While this is a fairly recent tweak, the console resource panel doesn’t have alloys or consumer goods. The other big change, or rechange perhaps, concerns resources. Most notably the Frontier starbases are back, which give you spheres of influence which was replaced by individual starbases in later updates. Honestly, I needed a refresher as to how to play the 1.7 version of the game when I first loaded up. Not because the controls are wonky, they’re actually very good but we’ll get into them shortly, but because the console version is Stellaris from several iterations ago. If you’ve been playing it for the last few years it might feel like a little strange on your PlayStation 4 or Xbox One. But finally, the galactic-sized strategy game is on consoles too, bringing the often overlooked genre to a whole new audience.įans of the series might be a little confused by the playstyle of Stellaris on console though.

This 4X spacefaring game was first released in 2016 for PC and since then continued to evolve, refine, and improve itself. No game makes exploring the stars as mind-blowingly fascinating as Stellaris.

How to play stellaris controller