Stellaris: Shadows of the Shroud
Shadows of the Shroud is an expansion for Stellaris, released as a part of the Season 09 Expansion Pass in 2025. The psionic plane holds untold power—but at what cost? Shadows of the Shroud is a complete…
Stellaris: Shadows of the Shroud is a simulator developed by Abrakam, released 22 September 2025 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Stellaris: Shadows of the Shroud is
Stellaris: Shadows of the Shroud is a simulator game developed by Abrakam and released in 2025. It was published by Paradox Interactive. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Clausewitz Engine.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Shadows of the Shroud is an expansion for Stellaris, released as a part of the Season 09 Expansion Pass in 2025. The psionic plane holds untold power—but at what cost? Shadows of the Shroud is a complete overhaul of the Psionic Ascension path, introducing new moral dilemmas, patron allegiances, and the ever-present temptation of ultimate destruction.
How it plays
Its themes are 4x (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate) and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
What it launched against
Stellaris: Shadows of the Shroud launched on 22 September 2025, within three weeks of Battlefield 6, Ghost of Yotei, Hollow Knight: Silksong and Silent Hill f.
Released around the same time: Battlefield 6, Ghost of Yotei, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Silent Hill f.
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