macOSWindowsLinuxSteamStellaris: Nemesis

StellarisThis DLC Requires:Stellaris
Region restrictions
Activates within United States
Will NOT activate in the following countries:
Afghanistan, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Belarus, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Central African Republic, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, The Democratic Republic of the, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Georgia, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Iran, Islamic Republic of, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Moldova, Republic of, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Russian Federation, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Suriname, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Yemen, Zimbabwe.
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Description

Nemesis is an expansion to Stellaris in which the player will be able to determine the fate of a destabilizing galaxy. Adding espionage tools, a path to power as the Galactic Custodian to combat endgame crises - or the Menace option to BECOME the endgame crisis - Nemesis gives you the most powerful tools ever available in Stellaris.

Ultimately you will have to make the choice between chaos or control, to take charge of a galaxy spiraling into crisis. Will you find a way to take power through diplomacy or subterfuge, or will you watch the stars go out one by one?

Features:

  • Become the Crisis: You are the fire that spreads across the galaxy, threatening its very existence. As your empire becomes more and more menacing, you’ll unlock powerful bonuses to finish a hopeless galactic stalemate on your own terms. If the rest of the galaxy can’t stop you in time, you can unleash enough power to end all of existence!
  • Galactic Custodian: It’s up to you to campaign for the Galactic Community to declare you a Custodian, granting you emergency powers to combat the Crisis. Use them to bring the galaxy back from the edge of destruction and restore order. When the crisis is defeated you may choose to relinquish your powers...or keep them, and form a new Galactic Imperium.
  • Espionage: Knowledge is power; use new tools to spy on your enemies (or friends). Deploy Envoys to lead covert Operations and counterintelligence behind enemy borders. Lies and deceit will throw your enemies off your scent while you learn their deepest secrets.
  • As your Infiltration Level grows you’ll unlock new operations, such as Sabotage Starbase, Acquire Assets or Steal Tech. Turn allies against each other through the use of smear campaigns and by instigating diplomatic incidents. Play your cards right, and they’ll be none the wiser: what they don’t know will hurt them.
  • New Ship Set: Nemesis includes new ships inspired by some of the most imposing empires in science fiction. Whether you’re taking control of the galaxy or wiping it out, you’ll look as powerful as you feel.

Requirements

Windows Requirements:
MINIMUM:
OS: Windows® 7 SP1 64 Bit
Processor: Intel® iCore™ i3-530 or AMD® FX-6350
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 460 or AMD® ATI Radeon™ HD 5870 (1GB VRAM), or AMD® Radeon™ RX Vega 11 or Intel® HD Graphics 4600
DirectX: Version 9.0c
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 10 GB available space
Sound Card: Direct X 9.0c- compatible sound card
Additional Notes: Controller support: 3-button mouse, keyboard and speakers. Special multiplayer requirements: Internet Connection
RECOMMENDED:
OS: Windows® 10 Home 64 Bit
Processor: Intel® iCore™ i5-3570K or AMD® Ryzen™ 5 2400G
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 560 Ti (1GB VRAM) or AMD® Radeon™ R7 370 (2 GB VRAM)
DirectX: Version 12
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 10 GB available space
Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c-compatible sound card
Additional Notes: Controller support: 3-button mouse, keyboard and speakers. Special multiplayer requirements: Internet Connection
  • Requires Stellaris to play.
  • Requires Steam and a Steam Account to play Windows version.
Linux Requirements:
MINIMUM:
OS: Ubuntu 20.04 x64
Processor: Intel® iCore™ i3-530 or AMD® FX-6350
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 460 or AMD® ATI Radeon™ HD 5870 (1GB VRAM), or AMD® Radeon™ RX Vega 11 or Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 12 GB available space
Sound Card: Direct X 9.0c- compatible sound card
Additional Notes: Controller support: 3-button mouse, keyboard and speakers. Special multiplayer requirements: Internet Connection
RECOMMENDED:
OS: Ubuntu 20.04 x64
Processor: Intel® iCore™ i5-3570K or AMD® Ryzen™ 5 2400G
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 560 Ti (1GB VRAM) or AMD® Radeon™ R7 370 (2 GB VRAM)
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 12 GB available space
Sound Card: Direct X 9.0c- compatible sound card
Additional Notes: Controller support: 3-button mouse, keyboard and speakers. Special multiplayer requirements: Internet Connection
  • Requires Stellaris to play.
  • Requires Steam and a Steam Account to play Linux version.

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  1. PFP

    Generally *NOT worth it*****

    The two main features of this DLC, 1) espionage and 2) Becoming the Crisis are not worth the price of admission. Espionage is both unwieldy and severely under cooked and Becoming the Crisis is an overpowered, albeit fun, more or less one shot deal.

    * If you're a big fan of playing the big bad disregard this review, if not, go buy the myriad of other Stellaris DLC first.

    by Kris 12, - Jun 9th 2023 (updated Jan 3rd 2025)
  2. PFP

    A lot of "one and done" content*****

    Galactic nemesis is fun the first time but the AI is generally poor at responding and so I havent done it again, the galactic community is similarly a neat concept but ends up being another pop up you click away most of the time, and the espionage is pretty meh, generally used to slot in an envoy and barely touch the actual operations

    by Zelefon, - Aug 10th 2026
  3. PFP

    Some good, some bad*****

    The espionage mechanics are pretty badly implemented, they're basically useless. I like the Custodian mechanics - you can become a Galaxy Custodian and decide for everyone how to fight the Crisis. You can also become the Crisis, but I'm more into being a good guy.

    by Kondiq, Poland - Jul 28th 2026
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