Action · February 25, 2020

Genesis Alpha One Deluxe Edition (2020)

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Deluxe Edition Includes: Artbook Soundtrack Rocket Star Corporation DLC In a near future ravaged by wars, corrupt regimes and devastating pollution, influential corporations have created the Genesis program in a last-ditch attempt to save humanity. As the Captain of a Genesis starship, you journey into uncharted space on the ultimate mission. Build and manage a space vessel, farm resources, deal with terrifying alien infestations, clone creatures and explore a vast, randomly generated universe. Go Rogue Huge, randomised galaxies ensure every run in Genesis Alpha One is unique. Choose one of three difficulties or tailor the game to your playstyle with the Custom Game Mode. Discover new planets, circumvent asteroid fields and survive encounters with the Mechanics and Framen, space pirates who will board your ship to destroy your ship and all its inhabitants. Death is the end and once all your clones are dead, the mission is over. However, you will carry through artefacts unearthed into your next playthrough as well as unlock new corporations, making you more powerful with each attempt. Build, Upgrade, Explore Starting with a small vessel, you’ll have to build and maintain an intergalactic ark by combining dozens of upgradable spaceship modules including crew quarters, workshops, hangars, clone labs and greenhouses. Using an intuitive building menu, easily snap together the pieces of your ship to tailor it to your playstyle. Develop your vessel and then explore your creation in first person. Battle Alien Infestations Alien infestations can spread quickly, contaminating the ship and crew. It’s imperative to wipe them out before you become overwhelmed and your ship is destroyed. An arsenal of weapons and defences can be researched to help you fight the alien threat. Unleash an array of powerful weaponry, research alien diseases to heal your crew, equip new abilities and deploy warbots to devastate the alien hordes. Clone and Create New Lifeforms As your ship grows, so must your crew. Using ground-breaking cloning technology, your crew will expand to meet the needs of the ship. Loot DNA samples from the aliens you encounter across the galaxy and splice them with members of your crew to give humanity a chance to prosper with abilities far beyond what was previously imagined. Delve Deep Into Vastness of Space For Valuable Resources In order to expand your ship and sustain your crew, you must explore planets fraught with danger. Gather elements such as Copper and Uranium and harvest plants to sustain life aboard your vessel. You may also find alien artefacts and intel from those explorers that have gone before, and not lived to tell the tale.

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Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Sci-fi · 425
  • Action Roguelike · 420
  • FPS · 419
  • Base-Building · 416
  • Open World · 405
  • Rogue-lite · 402
  • Horror · 396
  • Management · 395
  • Building · 392
  • Space Sim · 386
  • Survival · 386
  • First-Person · 369
  • Rogue-like · 369
  • Space · 363
  • 3D · 363

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume2.4k Steam reviewsTop 90% in Action
Positive rating69% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 88%
Metacritic67/100Genre average 77 — top 88% of Action titles
Engagement hours4 h averageTop 82% for session depth among Action

Reception Metrics

Steam community

69%Mixed · 2.4k reviews

1.7k positive · 742 negative

Metacritic

67/100 critic aggregate

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Curator recommendations

1.5k

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (7)

  • English volume_up
  • French
  • Italian
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Russian
  • Simplified Chinese volume_up

Full audio (2)

  • English
  • Simplified Chinese

Press Quotes

“A hugely compelling rogue-like with an ambitious concept that’s expertly crafted within a small scope, delivering an experience that’s full of mystery and horror” 9.5/10 – Thumbstix “Mixes the spirits of FTL and No Man’s Sky into a solid space simulator cocktail” 8/10 – The Sixth Axis “A unique, captivating experience” 4/5 – PC Invasion

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

4h

brief (under 5 hours)

Median

2h

Typical completion time

Achievements

28

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateFeb 25, 2020
DeveloperRadiation Blue
PublisherTeam17 Digital Ltd
Base price$2.99 -85%
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected]

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Remote Play on TV

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Editions & Packages

  • Buy Genesis Alpha One Deluxe Edition