Stellaris allowed me to create the friendliest war mongering, interstellar empire I always dreamed of creating. Although later on in the game, the amount of things you have to micro-manage can be a bit daunting, blowing everyone up with massive fleets never gets old.

Edit: Over 6 years since the original review where I had only played for 63.6 hours, I have played many more hours, blown up worlds, befriended aliens and repeatedly screamed "WHERE HAVE ALL MY CONSUMER GOODS AND FOOD GONE!?" I'm also now convinced I'm a god of empire-building.

Stellaris allowed me to create the friendliest war mongering, interstellar empire I always dreamed of creating. Although later on in the game, the amount of things you have to micro-manage can be a bit daunting, blowing everyone up with massive fleets never gets old. Edit: Over 6 years since the original review where I had only played for 63.6 hours, I have played many more hours, blown up worlds, befriended aliens and repeatedly screamed "WHERE HAVE ALL MY CONSUMER GOODS AND FOOD GONE!?" I'm also now convinced I'm a god of empire-building.