Stellaris is a space-faring empire builder that blends the best of Paradox’s grand strategy games with the victory paths of 4X games. You pick one of several intergalactic races – or create ...

In addition to our main Game of the Year Awards 2024, each member of the PC Gamer team is shining a spotlight on a game they loved this year. We'll post new personal picks, alongside our main ...

Ad Astra, players will act as one of six alien species vying for dominance over the far reaches of the galaxy. While not the ...

The space 4X game is a bit of a deviation from the studio’s more traditional grand strategy games – the likes of Europa Universalis 4, Hearts of Iron 4, and Crusader Kings 3 – but it remains ...

Despite being such an enduring videogame setting, the great cosmic void beyond our planet is often treated as window dressing: an excuse to meet funky alien races and blow stuff up with colourful ...