Posted December 23, 2020
I can't verify the perspective myself , I saw it in a review when I was deciding about buying Stellaris. Basically no, the base game alone is not enough as Paradox balances the game in respect to all the DLCs . It may be fun for some games with the base game alone, but if you want to play it more serious you will need the DLCs.
Post edited December 23, 2020 by Arundir