Stellaris: BioGenesis

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Evolution had its chance. Now it’s our turn.

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Developer:
Paradox Development Studio
Publisher:
Paradox Interactive
Engine:
Clausewitz Engine
Release date:
05 May 2025
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All Steam reviews:
Mixed (946)

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Description

Evolution had its chance. Now it’s our turn.

In Stellaris: BioGenesis, step into the role of a master geneticist, sculpting the galaxy to your design with living ships, engineered ecosystems, and enhanced species. Forge new paths with unparalleled bioengineering tools to create a civilization that thrives on adaptability and evolution – or exploit these tools to dominate the stars.

But beware, the wonders of life may harbor unforeseen dangers, including ancient threats lurking in the depths of space. The line between creator and creation blurs as you unravel the mysteries of life itself, unlocking the power to forge a living weapon capable of reshaping the galaxy – or devouring it.

Key Features:

Overhauled Genetic Ascension

Choose from three Ascension paths (Cloning, Purity, and Mutation) and over 18 enhanced authorities. Customize your genetic ascension by blending Purity, Cloning, and Mutation traditions into a unique path for your play style.

Biological Ships

Command living fleets that evolve alongside your empire. Customize these genetic marvels for specialized roles, from ferocious battleships to adaptable support vessels, each capable of empowering allies and weakening foes.

Player Crisis Path

  • Behemoth Fury: Let them fight! Breed an unstoppable biological monster and unleash it on an unsuspecting galaxy.

Three New Origins

  • Evolutionary Predators: Push the boundaries of Species Traits by unlocking and combining unique phenotype abilities to craft the ultimate adaptive empire.

  • Starlit Citadel: Solve the mystery of your empire’s biological attackers while boosting hyperlane choke-point strategies with early access to the Deep Space Citadel megastructure.

  • Wilderness: Begin as a sapient planetary ecosystem, a living gestalt of countless lifeforms united in harmony, seeking to spread its consciousness to the stars.

Hives with a Twist

Encounter a Hive Fallen Empire, a fractured hive mind struggling to awake between its three splintered personalities.

Seven New Civics

  • Genetic Identification, Crowdsourcing, Familiar Face, Aerospace Adaptation, Shared Genetics, Civil Education, Bodysnatcher

Deep Space Citadel Megastructure

A versatile new defensive station capable of holding off powerful enemy fleets at any system.

Phenotype Species Traits

16 New Species traits.

And much more!

●     Two Biological Ship Sets, City Sets and Diplomatic Rooms

●     Wilderness-themed City Set and Diplomatic Room

●     Reactive Species Portraits: Watch your leaders evolve as they gain experience.

●     New Music

●     65 new events

User reviews

Darkenoai
Recommended | 13 Dec 2025

Biogenesis DLC isn't bad. In fact, it is quite good. It just had the misfortune of releasing at the same time as the 4.0 update. This is where I can say the DLC was victim of bad timing over bad content.

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thehuntergatherer
Not recommended | 22 Dec 2025

6/10. Mid DLC. I like the ascension paths, species traits, and civics added. However everything else is just not good. Wilderness origin is horrible, can't even colonise worlds without gaining massive empire size.

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hatguy218
Recommended | 23 Dec 2025

I'm leaving this review because people keep leaving negative reviews on this DLC, not because they dislike it, but because they dislike the free update that came alongside it. It is true that 4.0 was a mess, but this

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FreddyDingo
Not recommended | 05 Dec 2025

Can't recomend this DLC while the Deep Space Citadels are so broken, saved the game have you?? Well we'll just reset all your citadels to the original design. Ruins the origin and defeats the point of building the

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LittleMissHiveMind
Not recommended | 18 Dec 2025

Very blatantly rushed. This could've been the next machine age, but they just want to churn out dlcs as much for money. Wilderness is still borderline unplayable and lacking numerous gameplay mechanics that other

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A woman kind of guy
Not recommended | 21 Apr 2026

The recent 4.3 update has completely destroyed multiplayer stability and as a result all of the competitive changes that make a totally singleplayer playthrough both harder and more annoying to play are completely

Helpful: 20