Get ready to face cosmic storms, explore the mysteries of the machine age, and archive the wonders of the universe.Additionally, enjoy the full native version of the game on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
STOCKHOLM – November 6, 2025 – Paradox Interactive and Tantalus Media today announced the Season 8 expansion pass for their hit sci-fi grand strategy game Stellaris: Console Edition.
The pass is available now on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, with purchase giving you instant access to the "Rick the Cube Species Portrait" pack and the "The Machine Age" mega-expansion.The pass also includes the "Cosmic Storms" mechanic expansion pack and the "Grand Archive" story pack, which will be released next year.
The Season Eight Expansion Pass is on sale now at a suggested retail price of $41.99 / €41.99 / £36.74, which is a 20% discount compared to purchasing each DLC individually.
Additionally, Stellaris: Console Edition is now available in its full native version on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.This is a free upgrade for existing players that takes full advantage of the advanced hardware and modern optimization techniques of modern consoles, delivering enhanced performance, 4K resolution, and more galaxy setting options than ever before.Learn more about this update in our free features developer blog.
Stellaris: Console Edition Season 8 Expansion Pass includes:
The Machine Age (Massive Expansion Pack - Now Available): Explore a cyberpunk fantasy about technological augmentation and digitization of consciousness, expanding the possibilities offered by the game's "cybernetic" and "synthetic" ascension routes.Solve the moral and social challenges that communion with machines poses to your interstellar empire, and face new threats looming over the galaxy...or become the new threat yourself, traveling through time and reshaping reality in your image.
Rick the Cube Species Portrait (Available Now): Add a touch of mystery to your interstellar civilization with this unique portrait.It contains three different looks, each with unique animations.
Cosmic Storms (mechanical expansion pack - launching Q2 2026): Cosmic storms have begun to sweep across galaxies in the galaxy.Check the forecast to prepare your empire to withstand this new threat, and take advantage of the possibilities these storms bring to you as they weaken your enemies.Discover multiple types of cosmic storms that crisscross the galaxy from star to star, wreaking havoc (or delivering powerful buffs) to empires across the galaxy.Discover new technologies that allow you to predict and influence the direction of these storms, and experience new national ideas and origins that exploit this mysterious galactic phenomenon.
Grand Archive (Story Pack - Available Q2 2026): Uncover and reveal the universe's rarest treasures - living and inanimate - in the "Grand Archive" story pack.Amass an unparalleled collection of alien geological artifacts, remnants of forgotten civilizations, and tame space creatures in your groundbreaking new megastructure, The Grand Archives.
In addition, the narrative-focused expansion pack "Astral Planes" is also available in Stellaris: Console Edition today.Chart your own path through a series of wonders and dangers, travel through rifts in time and space, and glimpse strange new realities.‘Astral Planes’ are available now with a suggested retail price of $19.99 USD / €19.99 / £16.75 GBP.
About Paradox Interactive
Paradox Interactive is one of the top developers and publishers of strategy and management games for PC and console platforms.Its players span the globe, with some of its largest markets in North America, Western Europe and Asia.Its game products include popular series such as Stellaris, Europa Universalis, Hearts of Iron, Crusader Kings, Cities: Skylines, Surviving Mars, Age of Wonders, and Victoria.Paradox Interactive also owns all the IP under the World of Darkness brand.
