Adventure · August 5, 2020

Empyrion – Galactic Survival (2020)

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Empyrion – Galactic Survival is a true space sandbox survival adventure that uniquely combines elements from space simulations, construction games, survival games and first-person shooters. Construct mighty capital vessels, sprawling planetary settlements, and vast space stations in your galactic journey to discover the mysteries of Empyrion! Build mighty capital vessels, agile fighters, vast planetary settlements, and space stations with complete freedom; piece by piece, anywhere you want – or download pre-built community blueprints from the Steam Workshop and customize them with your own ideas! Fully modify and deform the terrain on any planet. Thanks to the voxel-based terrain, you can flatten it for your planetary settlement, dig holes to find resources, or build a tunnel system to protect yourself. Empyrion is a true sandbox game! A vast galaxy awaits you. Warp and fly between a huge variety of planets, moons, and far-flung star systems. Freely explore the surface of each planet, with its own gravity, atmosphere, terrain, vegetation, climate, resources, and more. Survive its flora and fauna, and discover the secrets of alien races. Elevate your experience with an ocean of player-made blueprints for vessels and settlements, along with mods that provide completely new scenarios and items. To survive in space and on alien planets, you must plan with ingenuity and caution. Food, oxygen, resources, and ammo are essential. Hunt, forage, and plant a garden to sustain yourself. While some beings you encounter will be peaceful, others will destroy you given any opportunity. Come prepared with a range of weaponry and defensive measures. Play as a lone wolf in single player or join the multiplayer community. Team-up with friends, build new friendships, create alliances, and wage war. Build yourself a comfortable home in a well-protected PvE area and face the dangers of PvP planets and conquer the solar system with your faction. Learn how to combine resources and building materials to craft your equipment. Craft on the move or in your base and equip your buildings and vessels with a range of different weapons and gadgets. As you perform various activities, level up and unlock new tech in the tech tree! Fuel your crafting and construction projects by digging deep into planets for rich deposits or drilling through asteroids full of rare ore. Scavenge alien buildings and other structures you come across for additional resources. Forget food, resources, and enemies and just build. Create wonders with absolute freedom and then share them with the creative community by uploading them to the Steam Workshop!

Adventure releases from 2020

100 Adventure titles launched in 2020 — top 6 by review volume.

Position in Adventure

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume33.2k Steam reviewsTop 7% in Adventure
Positive rating79% positiveGenre average: 87% — this title sits in top 85%
Concurrent peak990 playersTop 4% in Adventure by live player count
Engagement hours98 h averageTop 2% for session depth among Adventure

Community Tag Signals

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

  • Simulation · 1.2k
  • Co-op · 1.1k
  • Open World Survival Craft · 1.0k
  • Space · 1.0k
  • Survival · 1.0k
  • Building · 1.0k
  • Open World · 992
  • Exploration · 971
  • Space Sim · 904
  • Sandbox · 883
  • Voxel · 882
  • Physics · 861
  • Multiplayer · 856
  • Singleplayer · 854
  • Sci-fi · 845

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Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player
  • PvP
  • Online PvP
  • Co-op
  • Online Co-op
  • LAN Co-op

Community

  • Steam Workshop

Input & Comfort

  • Partial Controller Support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Press Quotes

“Empyrion - Galactic Survival is quickly making me forget those No Man's Sky blues.” PC Gamer “This terrifying episode on my first night set the tone for my time in the game...a very fine survival game.” Rock, Paper, Shotgun “Steam-style survival with traces of No Man’s Sky? Interesting!” Kotaku

Reception Metrics

Steam community

79%Mostly Positive · 33.2k reviews

26.3k positive · 7.0k negative

Curator recommendations

28.8k

Peak concurrent players

990

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (8)

  • English
  • German
  • French
  • Russian
  • Italian
  • Portuguese - Brazil
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Greek

Release & Availability

Release dateAug 5, 2020
DeveloperEleon Game Studios
Base price$5.99 -70%
DLC / Add-ons1 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · [email protected]

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

98h

substantial (40–100 hours)

Median

7h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

22h

Current engagement

Editions & Packages

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