Since the launch of the BioGenesis DLC, Stellaris has witnessed a significant jump in engagement on Steam, with its peak concurrent player count crossing 31K. BioGenesis is the first episode of the ninth season of Stellaris, which came out on May 5, 2025.
After much anticipation, Stellaris recently kicked off yet another season of the space simulation title that has been consistently refreshed since its 2016 arrival. Earlier in May, the devs released the season's first episode, BioGenesis, bringing a plethora of additional features to the game for a price. The salient features of the new content drop are two different Bioship shipsets, three new Origins, and the Behemoth Fury crisis, among other things. Alongside this DLC, Update 4.0 (Phoenix Update) was also rolled out, introducing changes related to Pops, Trade Routes, and more. As it turns out, the boost offered by these updates aided Stellaris to climb in popularity among the growing number of Steam users.
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Stellaris, on the May 5 launch of BioGenesis and Update 4.0, reached a peak player count of 31,681 on Steam. It was the highest number seen by...
