Stellaris: Console Edition

Stellaris: Console Edition brings Paradox's grand 4X strategy to consoles remarkably effectively, but it's a few lightyears behind in important updates.

While it's more than a little weird to play such an outdated version of the game, Stellaris is always an interesting and deep, not to mention surprising, 4X game to pick up. In addition to that, it doesn't have much of a competition on consoles.

Stellaris: Console Edition is the console conversion of the 2016 Paradox hit. A strategy and civilization management game in the 4X genre, which has managed to maintain its essence, fun and addition with its move to consoles and its change of control. It is not a game for all audiences, but once its entry barrier has been overcome, it will be a recurring game to which we will return and dedicate hours and hours.

It's an innovative and ambitious title within the strategy genre, while at the same time raising the bar for what is possible with the genre on consoles.

Paradox has delivered and fans of the real-time strategy genre who were missing games can be satisfied, Stellaris is excellent in its genre. I can recommend it without fear of disappointment. However, newbies or not very assiduous to this type of game, will have to be aware that it takes many hours and assimilate a lot of information to enjoy 100% Stellaris. If you dare to try it, I recommend turning to the online advisor every time you don't know how to follow the game, it also offers tutorial missions.

Stellaris: Console Edition is a mighty impressive game in and of itself. It also did the impossible: make a fairly complex and grand strategy title enjoyable on a console. That should stand as its own achievement. If you have access to Stellaris on a powerful PC, the console edition isn't for you. Even though it is a great title, the console version still feels somewhat restrained and pared down, but that may change with future updates. Regardless, if you're a fan of the genre and only game on a console at home, this is as close as you can get to a great strategy title running in its full glory on a TV.

Given the countless possibilities within each campaign of Stellaris: Console Edition, I foresee it reigning supreme as the pivotal example of how to bring strategy to consoles. Well done Paradox.

A slick PC to console port that stands proudly on its own two feet/tentacles — Stellaris is a fine example of grand strategy that melts away hours upon hours of your time in a haze of deadly supernovas, hypervelocity railguns and diplomacy through gritted teeth.

Stellaris is an aesthetically beautiful and rich in storytelling, and I'm fully enamoured to it.

Stellaris: Console Edition has a long way to go to catch up to the PC version, but its intuitive controls make it a compelling strategy game on consoles nonetheless