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Build and explore in a true space sandbox survival adventure. Construct mighty capital vessels, sprawling planetary settlements, and vast space stations in your galactic journey to discover the mysteries of Empyrion!
Empyrion - Galactic Survival is a simulation, co-op and open world survival craft game
developed and published by Eleon Game Studios.
Released on August 05th 2020 is available on Windows, Steam Deck and Steam Machine.
It has received 33,247 reviews of which 26,195 were positive and 7,052 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.8 out of 10. 😊
The game is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 2.03€ on G2A.
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- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 / 11, 64-bit system required
- Processor: Dual-Core Processor 2.5 GHz or better
- Memory: 10 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD RX 550 / NVIDIA GTX 1050 (min. 2 GB VRAM)
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 10 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX® compatible
- Additional Notes: SSD is highly recommended
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Empyrion: Galactic Survival – A True Sandbox Space Adventure If you're looking for a game that gives you freedom instead of holding your hand, Empyrion: Galactic Survival is one of the best space sandbox games available. The game offers a huge variety of missions, but what really keeps me playing is that they're only one part of the experience. You can explore at your own pace, build an industrial empire, become a trader, hunt pirates, or simply head off into deep space to see what's out there. The building system is fantastic. You aren't limited to predefined vehicles—you design and construct your own creations. Whether it's a nimble hovercraft for planetary exploration, a fast small attack ship for dogfights, or a massive capital vessel that serves as your mobile home, the game lets your imagination take over. Building and improving your own fleet is incredibly satisfying. The same goes for bases. Creating a permanent home on a planet, a hidden asteroid base, or a giant orbital station becomes a game in itself. Mining resources, expanding your facilities, and defending your territory adds a strong sense of progression. Combat offers plenty of variety. You can fight on foot using a wide selection of weapons, engage enemies in close-quarters combat while boarding installations, or take the battle into space with exciting ship-versus-ship and ship-versus-base encounters. Whether you prefer rifles, heavy weapons, or massive capital ship cannons, there's a playstyle for everyone. Perhaps the most impressive feature is the scale of the universe. With over 1,000 star systems to explore, every jump can lead to new planets, resources, factions, dangers, and discoveries. Even after many hours, it still feels like there are new places waiting beyond the next warp jump. Empyrion isn't just about surviving—it's about creating your own story. If you enjoy exploration, engineering, base building, space combat, and the freedom to play your own way, this game offers hundreds, if not thousands, of hours of entertainment. Highly recommended for anyone who dreams of building their own fleet and exploring a vast galaxy.
I've put tons of hours into this game and no doubt I will continue to do so, so it's time I gave my support for this gem. [H3]TL DR:[/H3] Fantastic space sandbox with a deep building system (less complex than Space Engineers, more complex than Avorion, i would rate). Marred by lots of rough edges and jank, but an immensely satisfying game to build in. Has plenty of content to interact with (tons of POIs, ships, planet types, etc) to slam your builds against. Blueprint system allows you to save your builds, carry them over to games, build more copies of the same creation in the same game, or download builds from the workshop. [H3]Now, in more depth:[/H3] First, right off the top, while Vanilla is solid and has merits, I strongly recommend using the overhaul mod Reforged Eden 2 for a vast increase in mechanics, intelligent rebalancing, and a huge increase in content in general. Very easy to subscribe in the Workshop. The game features four types of builds - Bases, Hover Vessels, Small Vessels, and Capital Vessels. Empyrion's sandbox is less immersion focused (IE, Elite's obsession with representing true distances) and more player interaction focused. Celestial bodies, day night cycles, other elements are stiff and more window dressing than simulation. Voxel digging, block placements, light survival management (oxygen, status effects, radiation) and other standard fare for survival games are all present. Factions and reputation scores are also in. Multi-player is fantastic in Empyrion, because multiple vessels and players really opens up a lot of strategic options for attacking POIs or enemy ships. There are pretty healthy servers out there too, if looking for a more open experience. I have a very fond memory of a failed dropship attack on a barren moon, where I was in the middle of giving out a joking drill sergeant esque speech when suddenly we were smacked out of the air, and scrambled out of the ship, wiping basically immediately. Progression in Vanilla is satisfying, but really shines in RE2. Ships have a solid balance, and I have personally created many vessels to solve specific problems, rather than make one Swiss army knife ship to do everything perfectly. Performance on an old rig might struggle a bit when there's a huge build or multiple builds up on screen. Graphics are dated, some models are very strange choices and look like purchased assets. Loading screens aren't bad. Jumping to a sector is quick, entering a planet's atmosphere then has a super fast loading sequence, but otherwise it's not distractingly often. [H3]How jank are we talking?[/H3] Let me throw examples out to let you decide if you can stomach the jank. The big one - you can't stand up from a ship in motion or walk about in it. As mentioned, celestial bodies misbehave and act strangely. AI is poor (but does improve with RE2). Planet generation sometimes has strange behavior. Quests can be buggy. Things of this nature. [H3]Closing[/H3] I've said plenty, but to reiterate, I continue to have a blast playing through Empyrion, and I have really got my teeth in the building systems of late. It's an excellent outlet for creativity. If you can get past the jank, you're in for a treat.
[H3]DISCLAIMER:[/H3] I HIGHLY suggest playing this game with Reforged Eden 2 mod/scenario, it adds so much content, and makes the game SO much better, you have no idea. I've gobbled up 200+ hours of this game in like a couple of weeks, and I'm honestly in love with it. Granted that I'm getting close to the endgame very soon, and it saddens me a bit, but come on, 200+ hours as a baseline for content is pretty amazing. RE2 has a giant galaxy with a ton of factions, missions, stories, creepy spooky locations and many more other amazing things. There are a bunch of pretty rough edges (the most jarring are probably the non-rotating night sky when you're flying around moons, while the surrounding celestial bodies ARE rotating, and the ridiculous space distances which should be measured in thousands of kilometers, instead are measured in... just kilometers. Space doesn't really feel big at all, it's quite immersion breaking). The character animations are also pretty bad, devs should probably make them a LITTLE bit better. Anyway, with a handful of patches and adjustments, this might become the best space game currently on the market. That's coming from someone who has over 1300 hours in Elite: Dangerous and an avid Freelancer lover...
pretty amazing sandbox. got 1000 hours out of me on various themed playthroughs in reforged eden 1/2 presentation 2/10 onboarding 0/10 gameplay 9/10 people ive got to play it either bounce off within a few hours or obsess and think about it all day at work then log on till 6am. no inbetween
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Frequently Asked Questions
Empyrion - Galactic Survival is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam.
No, Empyrion - Galactic Survival is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 19.99€ on Steam.
Yes, Empyrion - Galactic Survival received 26,195 positive votes out of a total of 33,247 achieving a rating of 7.75.
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Empyrion - Galactic Survival was developed and published by Eleon Game Studios.
Yes, Empyrion - Galactic Survival is playable and fully supported on Windows.
No, Empyrion - Galactic Survival is not playable on MacOS.
No, Empyrion - Galactic Survival is not playable on Linux.
Yes, Empyrion - Galactic Survival is playable on Steam Deck, though it might require a few minor tweaks. Make sure to check the Steam store page and community feedback on ProtonDB for exact compatibility details.
Yes, Empyrion - Galactic Survival is playable on Steam Machine, though it might require a few minor tweaks. Make sure to check the Steam store page and community feedback on ProtonDB for exact compatibility details.
No, Empyrion - Galactic Survival does not support VR.
Empyrion - Galactic Survival offers both single-player and multi-player modes.
Empyrion - Galactic Survival offers both Co-op and PvP modes.
Yes, there is a DLC available for Empyrion - Galactic Survival. Explore additional content available for Empyrion - Galactic Survival on Steam.
Yes, Empyrion - Galactic Survival is fully integrated with Steam Workshop. Visit Steam Workshop.
No, Empyrion - Galactic Survival does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, Empyrion - Galactic Survival is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Empyrion - Galactic Survival.
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Online players
566
Developer
Eleon Game Studios
Publisher
Eleon Game Studios
Release
05 Aug 2020
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