Stellaris, the space strategy sim from Paradox Development Studio, takes players to the stars, where they spread their personalized empire across the space-lanes by diplomacy, or often force. We loved the game, praising it's detail and depth (read our review here), and a lot of people agreed with us; Paradox has sold 1.5 million copies of the game since May 2016. The new DLC, titled “Apocalypse” adds a ton of features, mainly centered around warfare and destruction to Stellaris.
There are a ton of new offensive and defensive options in the expansion, along with a few non-violent features for those empires that are oddly not currently at war.
Key Features
- That’s No Moon, neither is That One, That One Might be a Moon, Wait, No: Keep the local systems in line with fear of the new “Colossus” planet-killer weapon – a technological terror that eliminates entire worlds from the universe
- All Your Base Are Belong to You: New enormous “Titan” capital ships can lead your fleets to conquest, offering tremendous bonuses to the vessels under their command. Meanwhile, fortify key systems with massive orbital installations and secure your homeworld as an impenetrable bastion among the stars.
- Pirates of the Constellation: Watch out for Marauders – space nomads who raid settled empires and carve out their lives on the fringe of civilization. Hire them as mercenaries in your own conflicts, but take care that they don’t unify and trigger a new crisis!
- Some Non-Violent Features: New Ascension Perks and Civics are added in the expansion, along with new Unity Ambitions that provide new ways to spend Unity and customize your development
