Stellaris is getting a base-game upgrade in May, but it’ll also come with a $10 price hike, and Paradox Interactive has laid the details out clearly to make sure you can decide what’s right for you if the Steam spring sale has you tempted. We’re about to reach a full decade of what remains one of the best 4X games on PC, and Paradox is handing out some of its most essential DLC to all players, old and new, as part of the tenth anniversary celebrations.
“For the past nine years, every time a new player asked, ‘What’s the first DLC I should buy for Stellaris?’ you’ve all pretty much unanimously said, ‘Utopia,'” game director Stephen ‘Eladrin’ Muray writes in a message to the community. “Honestly, we agree. As part of the Stellaris ten year anniversary celebrations, we are going to give every Stellaris PC player the Utopia and Synthetic Dawn DLC, and the Humanoid Species pack.”
Those three add-ons are all being rolled into the base game, alongside the majority of the Stellaris Galaxy Edition (giving you a digital collector’s book, signed wallpaper, the soundtrack, an exclusive spider-alien race, and a forum icon and avatar). The one exception that you won’t get access to is the ebook for Steven Savile’s Stellaris novel ‘Infinite Frontiers,’ which is being retired altogether.
The three packs all come from 2017; in fact, Utopia was the first full Stellaris expansion. It introduces advanced governments, megastructures such as Dyson Spheres, and habitat stations designed to better accommodate ‘tall’ empires. It also offers more Ascension Perks, along with specific paths to determine the long-term direction of your species. Synthetic Dawn lets you take charge of a machine empire, while the Humanoid pack grants the ability to lead master artificers, decadent hedonists, or your very own clone army.
With Utopia, Synthetic Dawn, and the Humanoid Species pack being rolled into the base edition of Stellaris, the price of the core game will be increasing by $10 (or your regional equivalent) when the change takes place on Monday May 11.
“We wanted to be completely transparent with you before the Steam spring sale,” Muray explains. “We know many of you will be on the lookout for new games and DLC to add to your collection, and we believe this information will help you make a better-informed decision.”
If you’re only interested in the base game, Paradox recommends picking it up during the spring Steam sale, before the price change comes into effect. If you were planning on grabbing any of the DLC that’s being bundled in, the team wants you to consider that they’ll soon be rolled into the base game before making any decisions about what you buy. “Thank you for ten years of exploring the wonders of the galaxy together,” Muray concludes.
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