Разработчик: Eleon Game Studios
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Workshop
Enrich your gameplay experience with blueprints from the Empyrion workshop: browse great collections of community created vessels and bases, try new and uncommon designs - or upload your own projects!
Об игре
Empyrion - Galactic Survival – это приключение с выживанием в открытом мире космической песочницы. Создавайте мощные корабли, могучие космические станции и обширные планетные поселения, чтобы исследовать, завоевывать или эксплуатировать различные планеты и открывать тайны Empyrion! Сражайтесь с людьми, инопланетянами, планетарными и биологическими опасностями и выживайте во враждебной галактике, полной скрытых опасностей. Играйте один или объединитесь с друзьями, заводите новые знакомства, создавайте альянсы или объявляйте войны, чтобы завоевать солнечную систему.Игра уникально сочетает в себе элементы симуляции космоса, строительства, выживания и 3д-шутеров. В Empyrion только вы куёте свою судьбу, в галактике полной безграничных возможностей.
Космос и Исследования планет:
Вас ждет опыт абсолютно свободных перемещений: прыжки между планетами, полёты с планет на луны, приземления на планеты и свободные исследования окрестностей. Откройте для себя секреты различных инопланетных рас, а так же туземной фауны и флоры. Песочница, наполненная разными яркими планетами, ждет вас!Солнечная система и Открытый мир:
Солнечная система является процедурно-генерируемой, с несколькими планетами и ТИ (Точки Интереса). Каждая планета имеет свои особенности (тип планеты, гравитация, атмосфера, количество лун, ландшафт, поверхность, растительность, климат, погода и ресурсы).Строения и Строительство:
Постройте большое судно, малый истребитель, мощную космическую станцию или большое планетарное поселение - самостоятельно или скачайте чертежи из Мастерской Steam, наполнив их своими идеями и функционалом!Режим Выживание:
Покиньте вашу спасательную капсулу, заберите всё что в ней есть и приготовьтесь выживать во враждебной среде. Пища и кислород редки, ресурсов недостаточно, боеприпасов мало, биологические опасности и погодные условия пытаются вас убить, и еще больше опасностей поджидают вас вокруг на каждом шагу. Держите глаза открытыми. Вы должны быть умным и хорошо подготовленным если хотите выжить дольше одного дня на чужой планете вдали от Земли.Режим Креатив:
Просто стройте и воплощайте в реальность все ваши безумные идеи без необходимости беспокоиться о еде, ресурсах или врагах. Присоединяйтесь к Сообществу и загружайте свои творения в Мастерскую Steam!Одиночная игра и Мультиплеер
Играйте один или присоединяйтесь к сетевому сообществу: объединитесь с друзьями, заводите новые знакомства, создавайте альянсы или объявляйте войны. Вы можете построить себе комфортный дом в хорошо защищенной области PvE или столкнуться с постоянными опасностями планет PvP в поисках их богатств, или покорить солнечную систему своей фракцией. Кроме того, в мастерской вас ждут десятки замечательных сценариев!Дикая природа и Враги:
Не заблуждайтесь относительно мирной дикой природы некоторых планет и тишины в космосе. Большая часть животного мира не прочь закусить вашими ногами, а агрессивные беспилотные дроны, инопланетные солдаты и защитники обязательно попытаются вас выследить, как только вы попадетесь им на глаза. Боритесь за свою жизнь и размещайте дальнобойные орудия против свирепых и неизвестных инопланетных созданий.Добыча и Сбор ресурсов:
Для строительства вам необходимо добывать и собирать ресурсы. Раскопайте богатое месторождение на планете или пробурите астероид полный редкой руды. Вы так же можете разграбить инопланетные постройки или любые другие структуры, которые найдёте.Расширенная система крафта:
Научитесь, как объединять ресурсы и строительные материалы для создания вашего оборудования. Создавайте свои вещи на своей базе или пока вы перемещаетесь, оборудуйте свои постройки и суда разнообразными устройствами, оружием и гаджетами для различных целей.Охота, Фермерство и Пищевая система:
Выращивайте свои овощи и фрукты или охотитесь на животных, чтобы приготовить вкусную еду. Некоторые растения помогают создавать медицинские принадлежности, другие - могут быть сразу использованы для оказания первой помощи или чтобы немного наполнить ваш пустой желудок.Опыт и Технологии:
Делай всё, что захочешь и получай за это очки опыта! Выбросите в мусор старьё и используйте заработанные очки, чтобы разблокировать эти блестящие новые устройства в Технологиях.Деформация ландшафта:
Ландшафт каждой планеты построен на воксельной технологии. Вы можете его полностью менять по своему желанию: разгладить для своей базы, выкопать ямы, чтобы добраться до ресурсов или построить целую систему туннелей для своей защиты. Empyrion - это настоящая песочница!Поддерживаемые языки: english, german, french, russian, italian, portuguese - brazil, simplified chinese, greek
Системные требования
Windows
- 64-разрядные процессор и операционная система
- ОС: Windows 10 / 11, 64-bit system required
- Процессор: Dual-Core Processor 2.5 GHz or better
- Оперативная память: 10 GB ОЗУ
- Видеокарта: AMD RX 550 / NVIDIA GTX 1050 (min. 2 GB VRAM)
- DirectX: версии 11
- Место на диске: 10 GB
- Звуковая карта: DirectX® compatible
- Дополнительно: SSD is highly recommended
- 64-разрядные процессор и операционная система
- ОС: Windows 10 / 11, 64-bit system required
- Процессор: Quad-Core 3 GHz or better
- Оперативная память: 16 GB ОЗУ
- Видеокарта: AMD Vega 56 / NVIDIA GTX 1660 Ti (min. 4 GB VRAM)
- DirectX: версии 11
- Место на диске: 15 GB
- Звуковая карта: DirectX® compatible
- Дополнительно: SSD is highly recommended
Mac
Linux
Отзывы пользователей
Many enjoyable mining moments playing this game. I Highly Recommend this game.
You crash-land on a planet and have to survive many different creatures, find and fight and or befriend many different types of factions. Craft and build a base a hover craft, a ship to head out of the atmosphere of the planet to moons and other planets. Remember to save before you leave.
Go ahead give it a try.
base game is pretty bad but there are plenty of servers running Reforged Eden 2 which bring alot to the game
Minecraft in space with better graphics and a story!
I honestly can't believe I've never reviewed this game. I've played it more than any other, and by a pretty wide margin. I should specify that I am mostly referring to Reforged Eden. I've only played Vanilla once and never got that far. I do know that RE adds a bunch of new stuff to the game and ups the difficulty quite a bit (plus RE2 adds even more). However, I am not sure what all Vanilla is lacking in comparison.
To start, this game has very long learning curve. It can take quite a while just to learn the basics and it is incredibly deep. So I do suggest that any new players learn the basics in Vanilla and then move on to RE or RE2. I also suggest that they join a multiplayer server even if they don't prefer MP. If they can find someone to teach them about the game, they are going to have a much easier time.
This game can be classified as an Open World Survival Craft or OWSC. Your character requires both food and oxygen to survive, you have a health bar and there are a variety of injuries/infections you can suffer from that give various debuffs. One main aspect of the game is gathering materials and then crafting parts to build with. The building is similar to Space Engineers though you place down completed parts rather than frames. You can mine and process ores and/or salvage for what you need. Once you have a Jump Drive you can travel to new Sectors in the System. Then eventually you can make a ship with a Warp Drive that can take you to new Systems in a massive Galaxy containing thousands of them. The game also has a good amount of combat. There are POIs to fight your way through in first person and also enemy ships/bases to attack with your ships.
I won't deny that this game has a decent amount of jank and it can be particularly frustrating when you are first learning the game. Building on planets is annoying (especially if you haven't figured out how to use the Drone). HVs are a pain to scoot around in due to all of the trees and rocks (hold O to level yourself). Plus there are many other aspects that can cause new players to see the game as poorly made. On top of that, the game doesn't have the best graphics and the engine is prone to glitches. However, if you can get past these issues, this game has an unmatched amount of freedom and exploration.
TLDR: If you are looking for an OWSC with a ton to learn, where you start from nothing and build up a fleet of ships you use to explore the galaxy, then this may be the game for you.
I have almost 900 Hours in this game it has good bones but I think its time to let the horse die. Retire the game take what you've learned and build the true vision in 2025 not 2010 technology. Do that and star $hitizen wont stand a chance. Cant recommend because the developers are lazy and haven't even attempted to bring it up to a reasonable graphical standard.
Get yourself some tools. Get yourself a ride. Use them to take on what lies in your path. Profit.
You can also get yourself some friends & some mods to enhance the experience.
Base game itself is pretty good. Where this game excels is when you add massive content mods like Reforged Eden 2. There's so much to explore, so much to do. Even when the tech tree is done, you are not done. You build and fight some epic ships. In Multiplayer, you can even have friends control turrets on your ship. Great space open world builder.
If you liked Space Engineers, you should really like Emyprion.
I might be addicted, a bit of a grind to start the game but once you get into space it is an absolute blast. I recommended using the Reforged Eden mod, it really enhances the game.
The game seems like it could be enjoyable, but it's terribly unoptimized. I'm on an MSI Notebook (laptop) with RTX4050, Core i5 and 16GB ram, and I can't run more than 40 fps on low graphics settings in this game. That's also with nothing else running in the background, not even Discord.
I recommend waiting until this game is better optimized - if ever. Apart from that, it can be fun.
Have over 1000 hours of this game, and will probably end up with over 1000 more in time. Solidly built space exploration survival game, doesn't have the same extent of technical detail as Space Engineers, but is much more user-friendly and has way more content with a much more vibrant stellar community of civilizations. As a bonus, the game has an excellent modding community with a wide range of unique mods, from minor quality-of-life tweaks to total gameplay overhauls. I would recommend this game to anyone and everyone.
Great game , it's like space engineer meets survival game/rpg , i love that game , so much content so much stuff to do.
Fun Game, Mod in solo, or struggle online, the choice is yours. Space Adventures Await.
The game is kind of clunky, it is pretty obvious that the engine has some issues:
* The planets are actually flat. As in flat earth. Yes. But only when you are in them. That's why the poles are funny, as the planets wraps.
* When you reach orbit the system is flat as well.
* The transitions are fast but yeah it causes some issues, like, you are not gonna spawn on the exact point you think you were. The scales are different.
The dialogues and quests well, are a bit lackluster but have some funny puns. Some game mechanics are confusing and not well explained.
Yet, its a yes. There is some content and the building is entertaining. But yeah, you need to be able to put up with figuring a lot of things on your own, bad UX, and you being able to do things the game is not prepared for that can screw you over.
The "Help" system is absolute trash. You spend more time in the game watching tutorials to find out how to do something or where to go.
Gave it a try. Really really bad GUI and localisation... Refunded.
Alright, here's my honest take on this game, the good, the bad, the alternative workshop fix (TLDR at bottom).
I first got this game free from Epic Games, and ended up buying it on sale on Steam so I could have access to the Workshop, which honestly saved my experience of this game and is the major reason I recommend it (more on that below).
The Good
Easy to put lots of hours into exploration and building and get lost in it, which is exactly what I want with this type of survival/crafting game. Travelling through the cosmos is a lot of fun, finding new planet types, new sources of minerals, finding and exploring space stations, crashed ships, ruins, etc.
The building system is very user-friendly and easy to use. It didn't take too long to get a grip on how to build my first hover vessel and even my first capital vessel (even though it was basically a flying rectangle).
The Bad
For a game with such incredible planetary and cosmic detail and design, the NPCs are brutal, in their graphic design, their static dialogue, in every way. Other than the very short campaign, there's no interaction with most of them. They're just... there. And they might as well not be.
The base campaign is... bad. Really bad. And it just ends, leaving you on the biggest cliffhanger after setting up the plot of the game which you will never finish because it doesn't exist. From what I've seen, there are no plans to ever complete the story.
Glitches. Ooooh, the glitches. The game can be really buggy at times, so I got in the habit of creating backup saves before entering orbit of any planet, even ones I'd been to before.
If you're playing the base game, don't bother with the main quest. Seriously.
Dark Faction
DO NOT GET IT. The DLC is not worth it. Seriously. The story sucks, the mechanics are broken, the main POIs connected to the storyline are glitchy and impossible to get through without using godmode etc. It's just... really, really bad. Like the original game and story, it just feels unfinished, unpolished, and empty. Good basic idea, but no follow through. A better DLC would've been connected to the original story, rather than… whatever this is.
OH, and if you load a saved game with the DLC installed, it erases all of your achievements, your Explorer Rewards, your quest completion… everything. Gone. It also eventually fills the entire galaxy with the 'Dark Faction' stuff and ruins everything. Avoid this like the Infected Abomination it is.
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Get the BEST Out of This Game:
Empyrion has so, soooo much potential, which is why I love it, despite the many issues it has. Thankfully, there's a rewrite mod called "Reforged Eden 2" (RE2). THIS is what the main game, main story should've been. It's still being worked on, so once you complete the story up to Level 25 (just like the base game), the main 'quest' is over. But there is so much more content. More missions, more enemies, more building elements, more technology, more to explore, more to kill, just…. MORE. Yeah, there are still glitches and bugs, but those are inherent to the base game being what it is, just something you'll have to be OK with when playing Empyrion. But honestly? I might've stopped playing if not for this overhaul. There are tonnes of Workshop blueprints for RE2 as well, so it's essentially a completely new game, taking advantage of Empyrion's game engine and turning it into what it could've been all along.
TLDR
Play the main game to get the basics down, which are a lot of fun! Seriously!
DO NOT get the Dark Faction DLC. It's a pile of broken garbage.
DO get the Reforged Eden 2 overhaul from the Workshop and play that instead. It makes the game worth it.
For all of its quirks and bugs, this game just has something that no other space survival games offer. It can be difficult and challenging. There is real risk for taking on hard challenges. if you fail you can be set back in progress. The only insurance is self insurance.
If you have a good imagination and love space themed games and like a challenge, then you might discover the same unique quality this game offers.
I just keep comming back to it even when I get so frustrated that I need to take a break from it for a while.
I've been playing this game since the beginning. I've had a few years break, mostly because the game started to become a bit crappy around the time that they introduced the motorcycles.
Now I've come back to try and play the game again and all I can say is "What the HELL have you done to this once fun game"???. OMG, you have completely destroyed it and taken out what once made it great!!!
Let me tell you what used to be great about it. We used to be able to make any damn thing we wanted, the creativity in design of bases and vehicles was amazing. You could even do silly things like using a capital ship core to make a land based mining rig. You could attach weird and wonderful bits and pieces to almost any design and it made for great fun and creativity. It was always hilarious watching these crazy craft try and survive their first flights. :D :D :D Another interesting thing we used to love doing was taking over wrecks and attaching cores to them to make them into bases and in some cases even trying to salvage them into a working ship, which never went well but it was FUN to try! *** F U N ***, do you guys even know what that word means anymore??
Now you have made the game a BORING slog managing cpus and restrictive base and ship designs. IT'S NOT FUN. My guess would be that you bent yourselves to the will of the vocal minority fan boys and ruined your own game in the process. NEVER listen to the vocal fanboys, it's a trap that many devs fall into and ruin their own games. These fanboys do NOT represent the majority of your players, not even close. When you turn the majority of your player base away from your game by taking away the fun, you also lose their ability to recommend the game to others and increase your sales figures.
Have a look at your game rating, it's gone to hell. It used to be a very positive review years ago and now you have driven it into the ground because of dev decisions that have ruined the fun open ended design of the game. YOU ARE NOT SPACE ENGINEERS, stop try to BE them. If I wanted to play space engineers I would play IT! You had a unique, wonderful, fun system that kept us coming back and recommending the game to friends. Now you have a horrible mix of overly complicated, unfriendly, unenjoyable mess that this game should never have become.
Get back to the roots of what you had 5 years ago. Build on that, make better AI, more worlds and systems, update the engine. Keep the original ship and base mechanics that made the game fun. (There's that FUN word again).
There is nothing fun about this game in it's current state. If you can't see that then you probably deserve to have your game go down the toilet. Another dev team ruined by listening to the vocal minority. But hey, if you don't want to sell more copies of your game, then I guess that's up to you.
This game is buggy AF, the developers have given up.
Great performance. Much better than Space Engineers.
A few annoying glitches with hovers when traveling across reigns.
Stop reading reviews and just buy the game. It's probably the best space game you'll ever play. Play Vanilla first, once you know everything there is to know go to a Reforged Eden 1 or 2 server. Great Success!
I'm not saying it doesn't have some issues, I'm just saying the game is so good it's very easy to overlook these issues.
This game is the sweet spot between a Mincraft block based experience and a Space Engineers experience where to install a door you have to design the hinge. It is an open universe game with plenty to do. you can build three types of ships and pilot them in exploration, mining, or combat. this started as a building sandbox game. there is no other game out there like it. if you loved building ships with LEGOs as a kid this is the game for you. The base version of the game is good but it is the Mod community that keeps breathing new life into it. with nearly 10k hours into it at this point I cant recommend it enough.
It’s hard to say if I recommend this game because, while it’s fun, you have to be okay with dealing with a fair amount of jank to enjoy it. It’s not expensive, and I’ve played several hundred hours, but it’s not something I’d personally recommend to anyone I know.
The base game is just too bare, it's only playable with mods (like Reforged Eden) that add more story, missions, resources, and make the game actually feel complete.
To have a good experience, you’ll probably need a friend or will have to join a server because the solo grind is just too much.
There's so many small bugs and quirks that can make it frustrating at times... inventory management is a nightmare most of the time, both ship and personal combat are inconsistent and a tiny moment of lag has caused me countless deaths.
It is inevitable to lose your entire ship to a glitch so having good saves or a good server host who is understanding is key to not giving up when a Tovera that is somehow glitched inside a planet doesn't show on radar and one-shots your CV (ask me how I know💀).
If this game isn't tagged as a horror game, it should be.
Some of the sounds are grotesque, and when you’re working through a POI hearing the sound equivalent of a Minecraft ghast on repeat can be maddening, not to mention the awful squishy sound when you loot organic bodies.
The early game is my favorite part with the more normal survival game feel but the base attacks/factions make it an interesting experience.
There’s mining, farming, building vehicles, combat, and even just collecting resources. You could stick to the starter systems and still get enough gameplay to justify the cost. Once you get into space and start building capital vessels, it feels like a completely different game, which keeps things fresh for a long time. Even with hundreds of hours put in, I wouldn’t say I’m close to “finishing” it.
Building and experimenting with ships is a lot of fun. Even if you’re not familiar with ship design, the workshop lets you find builds suited to your play-style. gather the resources, and spawn it in.
If you can deal with the jank, get past the learning curve, and want something that you can absolutely tank hours into, this is a good game for you.
This has held my attention like very few games have, if you like survival sandbox games this is one of the best
Way too much Unity jank. It has a "everything barely works" feel.
I used to love this game way back when, i have not played it for a couple of years and i really wanted to play it now, but its all become very frustrating, so many idiotic changes has been made to it.
One of the best space sims available rn if you want a focus on the survival and building aspects with space exploration taking a backseat. Recommend playing with a modded scenario such as reforged eden.
Save your money until the game is fixed. It's December 24, 2024 and the game still has the same issues from posting in 2016. For example, you'll spend a lot of time gathering resources, to build a blue print from the factory (F2), then you'll wait for it to finish, then nothing will happen and you'll lose all your resources and you won't get the product you've just built. This a HUGE part of the game, as it allows you to build stuff that people like me don't have the energy to figure out how to build from scratch and it doesn't work.
Also, the custom game settings don't work. You can set them and start a game, but those settings are ignored and the game uses what ever defaults it wants. It's broken.
Also, The game engine randomly crashes and you lose stuff. This doesn't happen often, but it does happen.
I want to like this game, but until they fix the Blue Prints / Factory issue and the custom game settings, which simply don't work and impact the game in a way that renders the game broken, then I will remain the in the honest NO WAY BUY THIS GAME category.
Ok, I really want to like this game, but... the interface is pretty bad and non-intuitive. Trying to position blocks for bases is an exercise in frustration. Tried to put together a simple hover vessel, as the tutorial suggested, for an hour now, and I
1) keep getting stuck in the frame
2) placing the cockpit so it's connected seems impossible
3) have to read through video tutorials rather than these being integrated into the game
Shame, but I can't recommend this game. Frustration > enjoyment.
Played for 12 hours.. the game crashed 2 times... hoverbike was ok, hovercraft was no able to go over a small rock and was constantly stuck.
Had to rebuild base because the first one was build with a prefab and didn't let me place the Large fabricator next to the wall... finished building a base with the starter base.. a 10x10 block base with 3 block high ceiling.. fabricator was still not liking to be placed next to the wall...
closed the game and uninstalled... will go back to no man's sky
Like it. Its kind of like Subnautica in space. Well worth the time to play
This is literally TBGOAT - The Best Game of all time. I do not want to say anything about this, it will wreck the experience. Legit, it is a mix of Minecraft(but an alive version of Minecraft), Rust, Star Trek, Star Citizen... ohh.. and Egosoft's X series of games. Just buy it... it is cheap like dirt, it has taken over my gaming life, there is absolutely nothing I want to play anymore.
The sheer scale.... and there is a story, and if you want another story (scenario), then buy the DLC, or download something as there are many on the workshop.
Just get it.
No other game exists that is survival space building like this. Not perfect, needs a lot of QOL features. But it's a great game!
I am pleasantly surprised how good this game is, I have played Space Engineers and Empyrion compares favourably. I played through the vanilla tutorial which was comprehensive while still leaving some things to be discovered yourself. I then downloaded the Reforged Eden 2 scenario which I also recommend.
Great game, needs more development.
The ship building isnt the best ever, other games of this genre are able to do it better. However, empyrion blends PVE, building, and exploration in a way that no other game of this genre comes close to, despite the obvious jank (which every other space sandbox building game also has; comes with the territory.)
Play with mods for the best experience, specifically reforged eden 2, since that mod is the only way this game is ever getting finished properly to my knowledge, and makes the game far better.
This is the worst game I have ever recommended. You must have an amazing tolerance for jank and at least one friend with same,
I usually never write any reviews, but this one is an exception. A game i would really want to love, but it's QoL is dismal.
- Tutorial is non-existent
- Construction is absolutely abysmal from QoL perspective. YOU CAN't REMOVE BLOCKS W/O special tool. but not only that THIS TOOL REQUIRES EXOTIC RESOURCE TO USE that you will not be able to find anywhere from your starting base
- Yeah, feel that base is awkward? well, same thing applies to all the vehicles
- basic hoverbike you can construct is a savior when you are exploring, right? NO because it will literally disappear while you are mining a resourse node.
This game has no place among something you can release. Even in Early Access - it would be unacceptable
And they are selling DLC to THAT! instead of actually making a game
Before QoL is fixed - this game can't be called a game. I have to refund it and request a review from steam.
By far the best sci fi title I've ever played, with ship building 1st person shooting, base building, mining, survival, it's got it all
Overly complex with underwhelming tutorials. Want to build a single block for a base?
Okay, awesome let's get started!
But first you need to pick up the survival tools.
Then you need to figure out how the multitool even works.
Then you need to build a portable constructor.
THEN go mine some stuff because it looks like MAYBE the resources you need will make the blocks for the base you need?
Oh no, there's a blueprint for the basic base in one of the endless maze of tabs I overlooked which the tutorial didn't illuminate, okay cool, I must now be able to start building a base right?!
NOPE!
Now I need to build a core. Okay, great, where's the core? Oh NOW I need to explore the submenus for forty five minutes because the tutorials didn't tell me anything about this and not find it and then go to youtube to figure out how to build a core.
Oh okay, so I build a core and then that allows me to build this basic blueprint for the base right?
NOPE. Gotta build the components for the core you overlooked, can't find and have no idea how to build.
Okay, how to I build those components? I just need to build some computers, that should be...(sigh) easy?
NOPE. No one has any idea where those are and oh by the way, it's been THREE HOURS. IT'S BEEN THREE HOURS AND I HAVEN'T BUILT A SINGLE BLOCK OF MY FIRST BASE.
Done. Absolutely fed up with this game. It's too many steps. There's a balance between complicated and fun, and this ain't it.
I haven't put many hours into this game but I can assure you from the day it got on steam it's got a ton of content updates and it's turning into a pretty neat game.
I just wish dev's would realise that selling extra content packs that are unfair to people who don't own these packs. Most people are not aware of this but diablo IV is being hit pretty hard with negative reviews because of the same thing, people barely have the money to pay for the base game they sure as hell don't have the money to pay for the expansion.
If you sold the game as is and then added packs that change the way the game appears to people like for example, a cooler HUD, maybe the mechs have gold instead of steel on the hud ETC. as long as the packs don't affect the base gameplay you wont ruin your player base and if you ever question why your game isn't doing well do not evaulate the game, evaluate how you charge for your game. Cheers!
Like the game but the wonky animation and terrible AI are disheartening.
Bit of learning to do to get started but quite enjoyable once you get into it.
A Diamond in the rough...
TLDR - Good game could be a truly Great game if some issues were ironed out...
There's a great game in here but needs some more work to achieve it's vast potential... While a lot of the issues are minor they add up to an often frustrating experience...
- (Edit) - The tutorial Scenario is very important to run for a new player.. A New game expects you have already run through it... It will GREATLY help you figure out the various systems...
The UI can be a little counter-intuitive and has a steep learning curve...
Ground combat is Super clunky - Enemy AI is touch and go as enemies swarm you one minute and run past you the next - Some enemies are way too fast and slide all over the place which feels very "Unnatural"... Weapons need new animations and better hit detection... Reloading is painfully clunky...
Bullet sponge ships in space...
Sounds can be extremely irritating and repetitive (Enemy and biome ambiance)
Faction reputation is Way outta whack as you take small gains but can lose everything just by opening a crate in the wrong location / territory... You do get a warning before opening but there's no being a sneak-thief which can feel stupid...
Combat debuffs are brutally overclocked - They occur way waaaay too often and spiral into other debuffs that will kill you super quickly... It's often easier just to die than run back to your med stations or have to carry a bunch of different meds...
The notifications of "You cannot destroy this with your current weapon " are brutal... In any POI ANY missed shot or stray shotgun pellet you get a DING and pop up on screen... Just put an X on the crosshair to signify wrong tool / weapon...
Death by a thousand cuts - This game could easily be so much better with some minor attention... I hope they're still working on it...
A prettier but worse clone of Space Engineers with no physics and limited block functionality. Seems to be lacking a lot of features despite being in development fro 10 years. It's not bad, but it's not good either.
This game is an absolute mess on a technical level, and it seeps into every corner of the gameplay. Avoid.
Empyrion: Galactic Survival is an immersive open-world survival game that combines space exploration, crafting, and combat in a vast procedurally generated galaxy. The game shines with its deep crafting system, allowing players to design everything from sprawling bases to powerful starships. Its planetary variety and survival mechanics create engaging challenges. However, the true gem is the Workshop, particularly the Reforged Eden scenario, which enhances gameplay with refined mechanics, better balance, and deeper progression systems. While the base game has some rough edges, Reforged Eden elevates the experience, making Empyrion a must-play for fans of space survival and creative freedom.
Probably really cool if you join a big server or buy a server. Otherwise, it's an absolute nightmare to set your own dedicated server up. I have plenty of experience doing it for other games, had my port range properly forwarded, dedicated IP set; having a client and server on the same machine means you have to set the client's port to something different than the server's port, then you have to restart the thing 15 times to get the client to connect, and finally my friend couldn't connect to the server because of an "Epic connect no join code" error, of which there's absolutely no documentation for a fix online.
Empyrion: Galactic Survival – A Beautifully Unfinished Masterpiece
Empyrion is, without a doubt, one of my all-time favorite games. It masterfully blends some of the most enjoyable aspects of gaming—exploration, crafting, building, and survival—into a rich and rewarding experience. Starting with nothing but a humble wooden hut and some basic tools, you gradually work your way up to piloting advanced, system-hopping starships. Along the way, you'll interact with (and often battle) a myriad of alien species, infiltrate intricate structures, and fight for your life in sprawling, infested labyrinths. It’s the kind of game where getting lost in the experience feels natural—and inevitable.
Of the 650 hours I've logged so far, I can confidently say that a large chunk of that time has been spent building. The building system is easily Empyrion’s crowning achievement. Its depth and creative potential are astounding, offering endless possibilities to design everything from simple shelters to massive, awe-inspiring space vessels. It’s addictive and satisfying in a way few games manage to achieve. I could honestly rave for days about the things I love in this game.
But, for all its brilliance, Empyrion is also deeply flawed.
The Elephant in the Room
Here’s the truth: despite its official "release" on Steam, this game is not finished. Empyrion launched as an Alpha in 2015, and I joined the adventure in 2018. While the developers officially "released" the game in 2020, many players—including myself—believe it still feels like an early access title. Some even argue that there hasn’t been a significant update since before 2018. The 2020 release seemed more like a marketing decision than a declaration of completion.
Visually, Empyrion feels stuck in the mid-2010s, with graphics that scream 2015 rather than 2025. While the gameplay content is vast and engaging, it often feels incomplete, as though someone started an ambitious project, gathered all the right ingredients, and then left it half-baked on the counter. The result is a game with incredible potential but glaring gaps in execution.
Additionally, it's worth noting that the game can be quite "heavy" on older or aging PCs. Empyrion's ambitious scale comes with a performance cost, and players with older hardware may struggle with slowdowns or crashes, particularly in the larger, more complex environments.
Modders to the Rescue (And Deserving More Recognition)
To its credit, Empyrion’s modding community has done wonders for the game. The most notable example is Reforged Eden 2 by Ravien and Vermillion, a monumental overhaul that improves almost every aspect of gameplay. Reforged Eden adds depth, balance, and an incredible amount of polish to the game. It has effectively become the gold standard for how Empyrion should play. Frankly, Ravien and Vermillion deserve to be hired onto the official development team; their work has elevated the game to heights the developers haven’t managed to reach.
While mods like Reforged Eden can transform the experience into something truly special, even these dedicated efforts can’t completely make up for the unfinished state of the base game.
The Bottom Line
Despite its flaws, I love Empyrion and will continue to play it until the servers shut down—an eventuality I sadly expect, given the developers' apparent lack of follow-through. It’s a game that shines in its ambition and creativity, even if it stumbles in its execution.
So, should you buy it?
Is the price worth it? Not at full price—grab it on sale.
Is it a finished product? Absolutely not.
Is it playable? Yes, and deeply enjoyable if you’re willing to overlook its rough edges.
Would I recommend it? Absolutely—so much so that I’d consider buying it for a friend if I thought they’d enjoy it.
Empyrion is the perfect paradox: a game I wholeheartedly adore, despite knowing it could have been so much more.
I just found out about this game and this is by far my favorite even though it is dated. I do run into weird issues that can make game play a little bit frustration, however, nothing has resulted in permanent loss in anything, just a mere inconvenience. I can't believe I missed it all these years. I would have been playing this long ago and still playing. I originally got it for free off epic. I liked it so much I also purchased it on steam.
Very fun to play with friends and once they update the graphics it will look great.
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Дополнительная информация
Разработчик | Eleon Game Studios |
Платформы | Windows |
Ограничение возраста | Нет |
Дата релиза | 22.01.2025 |
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