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Stellaris is getting a First Contact story pack, Paradox confirm after leaksOpen your eyes, look up to the skies and DLC
Open your eyes, look up to the skies and DLC

Sci-fi grand strategyStellariswill take a step back from the stars and concentrate on pre-FTL civilisations with its upcoming First Contact story pack DLC. Paradox announced the DLC today after details, screenshots and a trailer leaked ahead of the reveal through SteamDB. YouTuber Aspec also uploaded a video detailing the leak and revealing the DLC’s trailer, which has since been made private. You can watch the official trailer below.
Stellaris: First Contact Story Pack | Announcement TrailerThe latest story pack DLC for Stellaris imagines what its like to meet another species for the first time.Watch on YouTube
Stellaris: First Contact Story Pack | Announcement Trailer

Adev diarythe developers published towards the end of last week had teased that something new to do with first contact scenarios was coming for Stellaris. “We understand that this is all very sudden. Receiving a transmission ‘from the stars’ has likely come as a surprise to you, but we’ve been watching your world for some time and your civilization scores very highly on several relevant metrics,” the post read. “With an evaluation score of ?ERROR_UNDEFINED, the people of ?ERROR_HOMEWORLDNAMENOTFOUND have been flagged as particularly worthy of cooperative enlightenment. Congratulations!” Seems suss.
The First Contact DLC for Stellaris doesn’t have a release date yet. The base game is onSteamandGOGfor £35/$40/€40.