Probably my favorite grand strategy game that isn't Crusader Kings 2. Might be one of the best 4X space games that's ever been made. But there is one major caveat to that: microtransactions. And what I mean by MTX is that a lot of base features that should be in the base game itself is monetized. They do this for every Paradox game because no other study can make detailed grand strategies. For these business practices alone, Paradox games will never earn above 3.5 stars for me.