Why I Love

onscreen Good tooltips, clear icons, nice fonts and an excellent galaxy map smooth out Stellaris' opening hours.

going retro The Creative Assembly looked to the past to build a believable future.

Menu magician Menu, maestro, please.

Total convert Preaching to the conversion.

Save me Save or be saved.

insane in the drain It's worth being angry to appreciate the game's standout chapter.

Walking stimulator "Know whence you came and there are no limitations to where you can go."

maxed-out Taking Snake from rookie to superhero.

Cartography crazed The dying art of real life game cartography.

poke and prod An unremarkable action in real life, yet oddly compelling when done in-game.