Stellaris is a sandbox grand strategy game where players create and shape empires as they see fit. While later updates add more species types and event chains with some modern themes, the focus remains on player agency and emergent storytelling. There is very little emphasis on identity politics or forced representation within its narrative framework.

The game lets players embody a vast range of empire types, including those that embrace traditional, religious, or authoritarian values without mockery or forced subversion. Family, religion, and tradition all can play major roles depending on the player's choices, and there is no overt agenda to undermine these.

Stellaris gives players the freedom to create empires with wildly different outlooks, including very traditional or even reactionary societies. Alternative worldviews are treated neutrally or as a matter of mechanical gameplay, not as caricatures. There's minimal evidence of ideological uniformity pushing a specific modern narrative.