Andreas Salmen
Worth PlayingPS4 Review - 'Stellaris: Console Edition'
Published 9/11/2019
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Series X|S / PS4 / PS5 / XONE - 2/26/2019
Stellaris: Console Edition
The universe is getting bigger every day! Paradox Development Studio is bringing the grand strategy genre to consoles for the first time ever with Stellaris: Console Edition. Featuring the same deep strategic gameplay, rich and diverse alien races and emergent storytelling, Stellaris: Console Edition puts the complexity of the galaxy at your thumbsticks.
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- Paradox Development Studio
- Publisher
- Paradox Interactive
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Critic avg
80
12 scored reviews
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12
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60–90
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Mixed response
Score range is 21–30 points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 80 across 12 scored reviews, with a 30-point spread. That suggests a mixed critic response rather than a single clear read.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the 80–89 band.
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12 included scored reviews
90–1002 reviews · 17%
80–896 reviews · 50%
70–793 reviews · 25%
Below 701 review · 8%
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Daniel Garrod
Jump Dash RollStellaris: Console Edition Review - Jump Dash Roll
Published 3/14/2019
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80
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Read originalMatt Sainsbury
Digitally DownloadedReview: Stellaris: Console Edition (Sony PlayStation 4)
Published 3/8/2019
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90
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Read originalPreston Dozsa
CGMagazineStellaris: Console Edition Review
Published 3/5/2019
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75
-5 vs critic avg
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Read originalAnthony Bacchus
COGconnectedStellaris: Console Edition Review – One Giant Leap for Console Strategy Games
Published 3/4/2019
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83
+3 vs critic avg
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Read originalJames Kozanitis
PlayStation LifeStyleStellaris: Console Edition Review – Hyperspace Jump (PS4)
Published 3/4/2019
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75
-5 vs critic avg
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Read originalRob Larkin
Gaming NexusStellaris: Console Edition Review - Gaming Nexus
Published 2/28/2019
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80
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Metro GameCentralMetro GameCentral Stellaris: Console Edition Review
Published 2/28/2019
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60
-20 vs critic avg
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Read originalRosh Kelly
WccftechStellaris: Console Edition Review – Out of This World
Published 2/25/2019
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85
+5 vs critic avg
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Read originalT.J. Hafer
IGNStellaris: Console Edition Review
Published 2/24/2019
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74
-6 vs critic avg
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