Okay, So I slept on this series (as well as Paradox interactive as a whole) for awhile.
I bought this game three days ago...and Have played it 12 hours each day since.
If you have played other strategy games such as Civilization or Total war, this game is a good mix of both.
Massive military campaigns in space with an overarching economy that spans the stars with many resources and ways to manage your empire. It is however a Real Time game, not turn based. However you can set the speed of the game with some in game menus or outright pause it to issue orders or manage planets without having to worry about the rest of your empire or some Galatic Senate meeting going on without you.


The game can be a bit overwhelming for your first few playthroughs with the sheer amount of stuff to do. So I highly recommend only getting the base game to start out, then buy DLC as you adjust or learn more about the game. (Maybe get some species packs for flavour if you'd like)

Okay, So I slept on this series (as well as Paradox interactive as a whole) for awhile. I bought this game three days ago...and Have played it 12 hours each day since. If you have played other strategy games such as Civilization or Total war, this game is a good mix of both. Massive military campaigns in space with an overarching economy that spans the stars with many resources and ways to manage your empire. It is however a Real Time game, not turn based. However you can set the speed of the game with some in game menus or outright pause it to issue orders or manage planets without having to worry about the rest of your empire or some Galatic Senate meeting going on without you. The game can be a bit overwhelming for your first few playthroughs with the sheer amount of stuff to do. So I highly recommend only getting the base game to start out, then buy DLC as you adjust or learn more about the game. (Maybe get some species packs for flavour if you'd like)