Is Stellaris good for first-time player of the strategy genre?

[OniGiRiGO]

Never really into strategy stuff, but recently wanted to expand my Steam library lol
So, a few questions:

1. Is multiplayer in this game a must? Or can I ignore it completely and have fun solely in singleplayer?

2. Will I be too overwhelm by the game's content? Since it is my first time, I'd prefer not to overload my brain lol

Thanks for all the replies in advance <3

[Jimmy McGill]

Nah
I dunno maybe yes maybe not you'll have to try
Also its in this month humble monthly bundle

[OniGiRiGO]

Originally posted by Heranirum:

Nah
I dunno maybe yes maybe not you'll have to try
Also its in this month humble monthly bundle

lol yes I m aware of the Humble bundle, part of the reason I want to try it out lol

[ingosupercute]

Hi, I would not recommend it for a first timer. It's really a lot to take in at first even for genre veterans. Sure you might get the hang of it later on but the game sort of expects you to notice stuff yourself. You also have to pick from so many things and consider species boni and givernment forms plus single ethics inside your realm.

For a completely new player of strategy games, if you want to keep the space setting, I would recommend Master of Orion. It's rather simple to pick up with a lot of ingame help and still super fun and got good graphics. All species are premade there and unique. BUT! It's not as versatile as Stellaris. You kind of know what to expect from your opponents each game in MoO, while in Stellaris you get a different universe with all sorts of crazy species every time.

You can completely ignore multiplayer. I never use it.

[Red Dox]

1.) Depending on how much you like these 4X games, you can sink thousands of hours into just fighting AIs and never even touch multiplayer.

2.)if this will be your first step into an 4X game, Yes you will be overwhelmed.
it is up to you then if you dive in and try to learn nd adapt or if you throw the game on your Pile of Shame and never touch it again (be it becasue the graphic or the gameplay were not to your likeing or if ou just do not want to invest time to learn the game to really enjoy it later)

[OniGiRiGO]

Originally posted by ingosupercute:

Hi, I would not recommend it for a first timer. It's really a lot to take in at first even for genre veterans. Sure you might get the hang of it later on but the game sort of expects you to notice stuff yourself. You also have to pick from so many things and consider species boni and givernment forms plus single ethics inside your realm.

For a completely new player of strategy games, if you want to keep the space setting, I would recommend Master of Orion. It's rather simple to pick up with a lot of ingame help and still super fun and got good graphics. All species are premade there and unique. BUT! It's not as versatile as Stellaris. You kind of know what to expect from your opponents each game in MoO, while in Stellaris you get a different universe with all sorts of crazy species every time.

You can completely ignore multiplayer. I never use it.

Thank you for the opinion :D
I'll check MoO out as well

[OniGiRiGO]

Originally posted by Red Dox:

1.) Depending on how much you like these 4X games, you can sink thousands of hours into just fighting AIs and never even touch multiplayer.

2.)if this will be your first step into an 4X game, Yes you will be overwhelmed.
it is up to you then if you dive in and try to learn nd adapt or if you throw the game on your Pile of Shame and never touch it again (be it becasue the graphic or the gameplay were not to your likeing or if ou just do not want to invest time to learn the game to really enjoy it later)

I really dont want to buy it and not play it again after 1 or 2 hrs lol
Maybe I should try it through the refund system first

[daemonworks]

It's a bit of an odd fish. So far I've found it to be almost zen, in that everythign takes forever, and unless you're really lucky or unlucky, or have set things up in particular ways, it's pretty easy to find yourself in a game where nothing significant happens for hours at a time. Even when you want it to.

[Korpah the Dutch Gamer]

answering this from my personal perspective, as others might have an different view.


1. MP is not an must (although its more of an challenge) AI is of course AI so exploitable and not always logical, but the game is perfect playable single player (this is what i mostly play)

2. this game has allot of things going on, happily you can reduce this when starting an new game, i would recommend to:

Disable: Fallen empires
Disable: Any ftl (pick hyperlanes)
Disable: end game threat (not sure if this is the correct name)
Play an small galaxy
Watch the tutorials: (i believe more are comming) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaIkxK-Ss_c&t

I believe the tutorial can be turned on in game but not sure where (it might be on by default)

[Cuendillar]

MP in this game is hilariously unbalanced

Can be good fun to co-op vs the AI, but RNG will play as much part as skill in an actual competative match. There is a reason Paradox has only shown one multiplayer Stellaris Event while they have done tons of CK2 and EUIV. Hell, they have even done two HOI IV matches.

MP has a loooooooooooooong way to go

[Saxon]

I don't know why people are telling you otherwise but this game is very easy to get into. I have at least 3 friends who play this that didn't have much (if any) strategy gaming experience and they were fine after finishing all of the tutorial missions. This is by far the easiest paradox game to get into.

The overwhelming majority of players have a blast playing this in single player. For multiplayer I recommend playing against your friends rather than randos.

[Traz]

I found Stellaris to be the easiest Paradox grand strategy game to learn. The tutorial/robotic assistant explain you what to do during the beginning of every game until you turn it off.

The quest tab (I don't remember the exact name) keeps tracks of elected leaders campaign program, of your main quest and every side quest, of every debris you can study and their timers, of every research project (that's where you must start some projects).

Like in other Paradox games there are quite a lot of tabs that you will casually look at, but I find it easier in Stellaris since wars rarely happen (especially if you play a xenophile race like the preset empire United Nations of Earth) and you can afford not to be the top dog in the galaxy, be it by staying alone or choosing security by joining a federation.

Even with the rarity of wars there is still a lot happening when exploring the galaxy with multiple science vessels, starting a lot of events and meeting a lot of xenos.

[ghostikailo]

It is better than Distant Worlds as far as new players would be concerned. I have like 200 hours in distant worlds and I still haven't figured all of it out. I figured everything out in stellaris in like 5 hours.