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Stellaris is tracked daily for official Steam updates. 8,247 playing when sampled at 23:41 UTC on 2026-10-15. Latest official patch in our feed: Stellaris 4.5.2 released (Oct 6, 2026).

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Stellaris Dev Diary #436 - Ideologies

Hi everyone, Today I'm turning things over to Atmaz to share some information about Ideologies in regular empires. (We'll talk about gestalt empires in another dev diary, we didn't forget about them!) Here we go! Introduction​ Hey folks. I'm Gary Morris (Atmaz), DLC Director for…

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Latest updates & patch notes

15 English-language official updates in the last 90 days.

  1. News Steam · Official

    Stellaris Dev Diary #436 - Ideologies

    Hi everyone, Today I'm turning things over to Atmaz to share some information about Ideologies in regular empires. (We'll talk about gestalt empires in another dev diary, we didn't forget about them!) Here we go! Introduction​ Hey folks. I'm Gary Morris (Atmaz), DLC Director for…

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    Official Patch / Release posts · 2026-10-15 UTC

  3. News Steam · Official

    Stellaris Dev Diary #435 - Willpower

    Give the Galaxy Something to Believe In. Stellaris Season 10 continues with the Willpower expansion, coming in the Stellaris 4.6 ‘Corona Borealis’ update. I have chosen to hold the release of Scenarios and continue to improve the system and polish the Scenarios themselves…

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  4. Patch Steam · Official

    Stellaris 4.5.2 released

    Hello Stellaris Community! Stellaris 4.5.2 "Cygnus" has now released on Steam, GOG and Microsoft store. Thanks to everyone who submitted bug reports during the hotfix period. Your bug reports go a long way to making Stellaris a better game. Without further ado, the changelog…

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  5. Patch Steam · Official

    Stellaris Dev Diary #434 - 4.5.2 'Cygnus' Tentative Patch Notes

    by Alfray StrykeHey folks, unfortunately Eladrin's been off ill this week, so we don’t have a full Dev Diary for this week. However I do have tentative patch notes for the 4.5.2 patch to share with you. As always, thank you for playing Stellaris and giving us the feedback/bug…

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  6. Patch Steam · Official

    Stellaris 4.5.1 released (checksum 358e)

    by EladrinHello, Stellaris community! We've updated Steam and GoG with a hotfix to address a few important issues. MS will follow as soon as it is possible. 4.5.1 ‘Cygnus’ Hotfix Release Notes​Balance​A Synaptic Lathe built by nomads in another empire's system no longer changes…

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  7. Patch Steam · Official

    Stellaris 4.5 "Cygnus" now available!

    Hello Stellaris Community, We’re pleased to announce that the 4.5 “Cygnus” update is now available! Before we dive into what’s included in this update, we want to talk about who put it there. Of the 525 lines of changes in this patch, 46.7% of them (by our internal count, so we…

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  8. Patch Steam · Official

    Stellaris Dev Diary #433 - 4.5 'Cygnus' Preliminary Release Notes

    by EladrinThe Stellaris 4.5 ‘Cygnus’ Open Beta is drawing to a close, and we’re currently building a release candidate. We’ve temporarily pulled Exclusive Harvesting Rights from 4.5 - your feedback from the Open Beta made it clear that it needed more balancing time, but expect…

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  9. Release Steam · Official

    Mammalian Science Ship Brickset and Bubbles Cantina Puzzle now available!

    Bricks and Puzzle pieces have entered the galaxy! Together with YouTooz, we're thrilled to release our first-ever Brickset and Puzzle inspired by Stellaris. Give your shipyards a rest, and construct your next Science Ship one brick at a time with the Mammalian Science Ship…

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  10. Patch Steam · Official

    Stellaris Dev Diary #432 - Yet More About 4.5 'Cygnus'

    by EladrinHello everyone, I’m back this week, though it’ll be a relatively short one. Last week Alfray mentioned that I might be ready to share information about the 4.5 ‘Cygnus’ release date, but I’m holding onto that for a bit longer to get more branch stabilization and fixes…

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  11. Patch Steam · Official

    Stellaris Dev Diary #431 - 4.5 'Cygnus' Development Continues to Continue

    by Alfray StrykeHey folks, I’m taking over for Eladrin this week since he’s swamped with meetings and I got voluntold for Dev Diary Duty. The final 4.5 build isn't ready to ship, but we did push an Open Beta update earlier today, here’s the changelogs for that. Stellaris 4.5…

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  12. Patch Steam · Official

    Stellaris Dev Diary #430 - 4.5 ‘Cygnus’ Development Continues

    by EladrinWe have another update to the 4.5 ‘Cygnus’ Open Beta planned for today! 4.5 Update 7 contains fixes for Nascent Stage (again), some AI updates, and more. Stellaris 4.5 ‘Cygnus’ Open Beta Update 7 Preliminary Release NotesFeature:​Nomadic empires and settled empires can…

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  13. News Steam · Official

    Stellaris Dev Diary #429 - Summer Experiments 2026

    by EladrinHello everyone! With summer coming to an end, the Stellaris dev diaries are back on the schedule. We’ve updated the 4.5 Open Beta a couple of times now, and have some more changes coming soon with Update 6. Stellaris 4.5 'Cygnus' Open Beta Update 6 Release…

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In the news (1)

Third-party reporting, separate from official developer announcements.

  1. PCGamesN

    Paradox has been cooking up some Stellaris "summer experiments," from megastructure upgrades to a full espionage rework

    A new Stellaris developer blog details a range of experimental features the Paradox team has been concepting in the 4X game over the summer. Read the full story on PCGamesN: Paradox has been cooking up some Stellaris "summer experiments," from megastructure upgrades to a full…

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Game overview

Explore a galaxy full of wonders in this sci-fi grand strategy game from Paradox Development Studios. Interact with diverse alien races, discover strange new worlds with unexpected events and expand the reach of your empire. Each new adventure holds almost limitless possibilities.

Genre
Simulation, Strategy
Developer
Paradox Development Studio
Released
May 9, 2016
Price
$49.99
Metacritic
78
Recommendations
146K

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About Stellaris

Get ready to explore, discover and interact with a multitude of species as you journey among the stars. Forge a galactic empire by sending out science ships to survey and explore, while construction ships build stations around newly discovered planets. Discover buried treasures and galactic wonders as you spin a direction for your society, creating limitations and evolutions for your explorers. Alliances will form and wars will be declared. Like all our Grand Strategy games, the adventure evolves with time. Because free updates are a part of any active Paradox game, you can continue to grow and expand your empire with new technologies and…

Game details

System requirements (minimum)
Minimum: OS: Windows® 10 Home 64 Bit Processor: Intel® iCore™ i3-530 or AMD® FX-6350 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 460 or AMD® ATI Radeon™ HD 5870 (1GB VRAM), or AMD® Radeon™ RX Vega 11 or Intel® HD Graphics 4600 DirectX: Version 9.0c Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 10 GB available space Sound Card: Direct X 9.0c- compatible sound card Additional Notes: Controller support: 3-button mouse, keyboard and speakers. Special…
Languages
English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean
DLC
32 available on Steam
Official site
www.stellaris.com/

Frequently asked questions

Is Stellaris free to play?
Stellaris is listed at $49.99 on Steam.
What is the latest Stellaris update?
The most recent official update in our feed is "Stellaris Dev Diary #436 - Ideologies" (Oct 15, 2026), categorized as News. Hi everyone, Today I'm turning things over to Atmaz to share some information about Ideologies in regular empires. (We'll talk about gestalt empires in another dev diary, we didn't forget about them!) Here we go! Introduction​ Hey folks. I'm Gary Morris (Atmaz), DLC Director for…
When was Stellaris released?
Stellaris was released on May 9, 2016 by Paradox Development Studio.
What kind of game is Stellaris?
Stellaris is a Simulation, Strategy game, featuring single-player, multi-player, cross-platform multiplayer.

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24-hour peak player counts and update notes are pulled from Steam's public data and refreshed daily (last refresh: Oct 15, 2026). Official announcements and third-party reporting are labelled separately; follow the source links for full notes. Stellaris and all related assets are trademarks of their respective owners.