May 9, 2026
View on Steam↗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.
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.
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