May 9, 2026
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Stellaris' 10th Anniversary!

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Utopia, Synthetic Dawn, and the Humanoids Species Pack are being integrated into the Stellaris base game for free to celebrate the 10th anniversary.

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Key Changes

  • 1Utopia DLC integrated into the base game
  • 2Synthetic Dawn DLC integrated into the base game
  • 3Humanoids Species Pack integrated into the base game
  • 410th Anniversary Documentary released
  • 5Limited-time merchandise run launched including Blorg body pillow
  • 610th Anniversary Concert announced for August 16th

All Changes

🚀Base Game(10)

  • changeUtopia: Utopia DLC content integrated into the base game permanently.
  • changeSynthetic Dawn: Synthetic Dawn DLC content integrated into the base game permanently.
  • changeHumanoids Species Pack: Humanoids Species Pack content integrated into the base game permanently.
  • changeUtopia: Added Megastructures, Habitats, Ascension Perks, Indoctrination, and Advanced Slavery to base game.
  • changeUtopia: Added Hive Mind empires and Fanatic Purifiers to base game.
  • changeSynthetic Dawn: Added Machine Intelligence empires, Machine Rebellions, and Machine Fallen Empire to base game.
  • changeSynthetic Dawn: Added 7 Machine Portraits to base game.
  • changeHumanoids Species Pack: Added 10 humanoid portraits and the Humanoid Shipset to base game.
  • changeHumanoids Species Pack: Added Master Artificers, Pleasure Seekers, and Pompous Purists civics to base game.
  • changeHumanoids Species Pack: Added Clone Army origin to base game.

👥Community(2)

  • newStellaris: Released a 10th Anniversary video documentary featuring past and present developers.
  • newStellaris: Launched the Stellaris 10th Anniversary website to track celebration events.

👕Merchandise(1)

  • newStellaris: Limited-time merchandise run launched including clothing, towels, water bottles, and the Blorg body pillow.

📅Coming Soon(1)

  • newStellaris: Stellaris 10th Anniversary Concert in China scheduled for August 16th.

Summary

10th Anniversary Celebration

To celebrate a decade of space exploration, Paradox Interactive is expanding the Stellaris base game by permanently including three major DLCs: Utopia, Synthetic Dawn, and the Humanoids Species Pack. Players are encouraged to claim these for free on Steam before Monday, May 11th, to ensure compatibility with older game versions.

Community & Media

The anniversary also features a new video documentary with past and present developers, a limited-time merchandise run (including the Blorg body pillow), and an upcoming live concert in China featuring the game's soundtrack.