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Stellaris: Utopia
The stars have called you for millennia and now you walk among them. A universe of possibilities is open to your species as it takes its first fitful steps into the great unknown. Here you can turn your back on the divisive politics of the home planet. Here you can build something new. Here you can unify your people and build that perfect society. ...
Details
- Released
- April 6, 2017
- Developer
- Paradox Development Studio
- Genres
- Real Time Strategy (RTS) · Simulator · Strategy
- Publisher
- Paradox Interactive
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Stellaris: Utopia Reviews
Professional reviews from gaming critics
A much-needed expansion that sures up the shallowness of the empire building and management. Utopia adds great depth and new layers of progression that make building your interstellar empire a much more unique and enjoyable experience.
Stellaris' first expansion makes a few of the same mistakes, but adds weird, wonderful directions to take your alien race.
Stellaris: Utopia fills out a game that was already bursting. In the time I’ve had with it, I’ve played planet-devouring swarms, robotic foxes, militant birdmen, and slaving psionic jellyfish… things. While combat remains a sticking point, and hive minds feel like they have a ways to go before the idea is fully-formed, there is more potential than ever to do what the title does best – tell a story.
When Stellaris released last year it was a game on the brink of greatness, and with Utopia it has taken another step towards total galactic domination. There's still a fair amount of busywork to contend with when it comes to managing your planet-side resources, but this has been eased considerably by new systems that more frequently interrupt those moments where you're merely waiting for something new to happen, and there are now more interesting decisions to be made more often. Stellaris now facilitates even more varied scenarios, and it's a better game for the inclusion of both the paid and…
However! Factions, most civics, traditions, the reworked government system and a multitude of other tweaks and improvements are all available for free with the Banks patch. Utopia enhances them, adding the more advanced civics, ascension perks and megastructures, but it’s really just building on the excellent foundations created by the update. These enhancements are great, sometimes even game-changing, but Paradox are offering so much for free that it makes the actual premium DLC less vital.