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Nexus 5X

Nexus 5X

eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, eXterminate, EXPRESS. All of the depth, diplomacy, conflict and conquest of a turn-based 4X epic but played in fast-paced 60-minute competitive sessions. Play Solo or Multiplayer for 2-8 players.

Released Apr 18, 2024 Developer Whatboy Games Publisher Paradox Arc Platforms Windows Board GameStrategyTabletopCo-opMultiplayer
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-10-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-29 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-16.

90.7%positive948 reviews
Recommended · 77 found this helpful

“I was introduced to Stellaris Nexus as a player of Whatboy Game’s previous release, Trials Of Fire. I played the initial playtest in the summer of 2023 and joined in the Beta in the week prior to release in December 2023. Don’t be confused by the name, this isn’t Stellaris lite.…”

— a player, Steam review · 85 hrs played
Recommended · 55 found this helpful

“This game feels like some people got together, and were like "Twilight Imperium is a great game, but it takes too long to play and has too many fiddly rule bits we have to remember. Let's make a video game that gives the TI experience, but in under an hour and a half and with…”

— a player, Steam review · 66 hrs played
Recommended · 57 found this helpful

“This game does what it should: it provides that dosage of casual Stellaris without forcing you to get married to a savegame, worry about patches, without the stress of performing well enough so you don't miss thousands of notifications or just end up in a losing game in which…”

— a player, Steam review · 164 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.

257all-time peak
0 50 100 2024 2025 2026 No data collected for this period 92 avg · Dec 2023

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-25.

44achievements
3.4%median completion
1.1%rarest: Marshall
28.7% of players 27.8% of players 20.8% of players 12.2% of players 10.1% of players 9.1% of players 8.1% of players 8.0% of players 7.7% of players 7.4% of players 6.8% of players 6.6% of players 6.3% of players 5.7% of players 5.6% of players 4.7% of players 4.6% of players 4.2% of players 4.1% of players 3.9% of players 3.6% of players 3.4% of players 3.4% of players 3.1% of players 3.0% of players 2.9% of players 2.9% of players 2.7% of players 2.6% of players 2.4% of players 2.4% of players 2.4% of players 2.2% of players 2.1% of players 2.1% of players 2.1% of players 2.1% of players 2.0% of players 1.9% of players 1.8% of players 1.4% of players 1.4% of players 1.1% of players 1.1% of players 28.7% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
28.7%Sociable — Finish a multi-player Succession match.
27.8%Emperor — Win a Succession match.
20.8%Mission 1 — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
1.1%Marshall — Win a Succession match as the Kilik Marshall.
1.1%Fanatic — Win a Succession match as the Ave'brenn Fanatic.
1.4%Bureaucrat — Win a Succession match as the Kilik Bureaucrat.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$14.99current · sampled 2026-10-25 20:53 UTC
$7.49lowest since tracking began2026-08-24
US14.99 USD
EU14.99 EUR
UK12.99 GBP
Australia21.50 AUD
Canada19.99 CAD
Japan1,990 JPY
Brazil59.99 BRL
China78.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$12 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$17

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-10-23). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 07-25 08-11 08-30 09-17 10-05 10-25

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

May 27, 2024
Update v1.3.6736

Good afternoon everyone. We're here with a small update to address a couple of balance issues and bugs players have encountered. Please let us know what you think over on our Discord! Balance Updates

May 02, 2024
Update v1.2.6731

Hi again everyone. We've just released an update to address a few issues and rein back the Ave'brenn a little bit. Bug Fixes Fixed an issue causing the game to hang on the 'Waiting for voters' pop up

Apr 22, 2024
Hotfix v0.33.6436

Hi everyone. I hope you have all been having fun with the 1.0 release over the weekend. I've uploaded a small update to address a few issues that have come up. Fixed an error with some new players not

Apr 18, 2024
Nexus 5X v1.0 Release

Nexus 5X v1.0 Release Hello everyone. Welcome to the Nexus 5X 1.0 launch! We are super excited to take Nexus 5X out of Early Access. eXplore – eXpand – eXploit – eXterminate - EXPRESS Nexus 5X takes t

Apr 17, 2024
Development Diary #5: This is Nexus 5X

Hi Everyone As we approach the end of early access and the 1.0 launch of Nexus 5X, we wanted to share a bit of detail about the core design aspirations for the game and the main sources of inspiration

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.

GenresIndie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy
Player tagsBoard Game · Strategy · Tabletop · Co-op · Multiplayer · Team-Based · Turn-Based Tactics · Turn-Based Strategy · 4X · Turn-Based Combat · PvP · Sci-fi (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, German, Simplified Chinese
Achievements44
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: OS: Windows® 10 Home (64-Bit) Processor: Intel® Core™ i3-2120 or AMD® FX™6350 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 470 (1.25 GB) or AMD® Radeon™ HD 6870 (2 GB) or AMD® Radeon™ RX Vega 11 Storage: 1 GB available space