Paradox Interactive has done it again with their new expansion, Stellaris: Galactic Paragons. This latest expansion adds a new level of depth to the game, allowing players to customise and fine-tune their leaders to guide their empire to greatness and it’s just launched today (May 9, 2023).
The Galactic Council is now bigger and better than ever before with Galactic Paragons. Players can invest in their leaders and guide them to become powerful paragons that can amplify their empire’s vision. With new council roles and benefits, players can unlock additional positions as their empire evolves, adding a new level of customisation to the game.
Stellaris: Galactic Paragons offers players new dynamic leaders, with the ability to recruit, improve, and follow the leaders of their empire through the ages. Players can pick the traits of their leaders, select their veteran class, and guide them towards their destiny, up until they retire or perish. There are even Galactic Heroes available to join your council, with their own unique art, events, and stories, bringing their own benefits to your government.
The expansion offers two new Tradition Trees, giving players new edicts and improved leaders, along with hundreds of new Leader Traits, and 12 new Veteran Classes. There are also eight new Civics focused on leadership, from immortalizing the personalities of leaders past in digital archives to heavily optimizing council selection via corporate charter. Additionally, new ships, art, and story content have been added, making this expansion one of the biggest and best yet.
Alongside Galactic Paragons, two multiplayer game modes are now available in open beta: Cooperative PvE and Competitive PvP. Cooperative PvE allows players to join together as a single empire to take on enemy empires. This presents a great opportunity for players to teach their friends how to play the game or divide the responsibilities of empire management for a more relaxed gaming experience. On the other hand, cooperative PvP allows groups of players to join opposing empires to fight against each other, offering a new level of competitive multiplayer gameplay.
All Stellaris players will also receive the free 3.8 ‘Gemini’ from the Stellaris custodians team, which includes a tremendous number of Quality of Life updates.
So, what do you think about Stellaris: Galactic Paragons? Are you excited to try out the new expansion, or do you have reservations? Would you like to see us stream a co-op run? Share your thoughts in the comments below or join the discussion in the Gaming.Buzz Community Discord. Let’s see what the galaxy has in store for us!
Where To Buy
The Stellaris base game, required to play the Galactic Paragons DLC is available in two editions: the standard edition, starting at a suggested retail price of £34.99, and the Galaxy Edition available for a suggested retail price of £41.99.
The Stellaris: Galactic Paragons DLC has a MSRP of $14.99/£12.79/€14.99 or local equivalent and is not yet widely available through many reputable game retailers outside of the marketplaces themselves, we’ll update this article as we find more options.
All the deals below are from reputable game retailers (not key marketplaces) and were correct at the time of writing (May 9, 2023 at 4.30pm BST) – Updated: May 10, 2023 at 2.30pm BST
Stellaris: Standard Edition
CDKeys | Steam Version * (82% off MSRP)
Fanatical | Steam Version * (77% off MSRP)
GOG Store | GOG Version *
Humble Store | Steam Version * (Up to 7% off MSRP for Humble Choice Members)
Green Man Gaming | Steam Version * (77% off MSRP)
Nexus Store | Steam Version *
Steam Store | Steam Version
Stellaris: Galaxy Edition
CDKeys | Galaxy Edition Steam Version * (76% off MSRP)
Fanatical | Steam Version * (77% off MSRP)
GOG Store | GOG Version *
Humble Store | Steam Version * (Up to 8% off MSRP for Humble Choice Members)
Green Man Gaming | Steam Version * (77% off MSRP)
Nexus Store | Steam Version *
Steam Store | Steam Version
Stellaris: Galactic Paragons
CDKeys Store | Steam Version * (49% off MSRP)
Fanatical Store | Steam Version *
GOG Store | GOG Version *
Green Man Gaming | Steam Version * (10% off MSRP)
Steam Store | Steam Version
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