IXION
Space station survival city-builder with punishing resource management
Bulwark Studios · Published by Kasedo Games · Released Dec 7, 2022
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 79% of 18K
- Recent reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 76% of 226 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 197
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 2 years ago
- Jul 2, 2024
What is IXION?
A single-player survival city-builder set aboard the Tiqqun, a damaged space station carrying humanity’s survivors after Earth’s collapse. Across a chapter-based campaign, you build station sectors, manage population and resources, repair the hull, research technology, and send probes, ships, and expeditions into new star systems.
For you if...
- +you enjoy difficult, high-pressure resource and crisis management
- +you prefer story-driven campaigns to open-ended sandbox play
- +you like optimizing production chains in a space colony
Not for you if...
- −you want a relaxed city-builder with room for mistakes
- −you prefer nonlinear campaigns or an endless mode
- −you dislike micromanaging separate station sectors
What players say
79% of 17,826 reviews are positive · 76% of 226 in the last 30 days
Players praise the soundtrack, space setting, and production-chain management. Common complaints center on the linear campaign, constant resource pressure, heavy sector micromanagement, and persistent transfer or progression bugs.
Screenshots and trailer
IXION system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor
- Intel Core i5-3570K or AMD FX-8310
- Graphics
- GTX 1060 4GB or Radeon RX 590
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 20 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 12
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor
- Intel Core i7-4790 or AMD Ryzen 3 3200G
- Graphics
- RTX 2060 6GB or Radeon RX 5700
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- Storage
- 20 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 12
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 57
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, French, Italian.
Tags
- Space
- City Builder
- Strategy
- Survival
- Resource Management
- Colony Sim
- Base Building
- Building
- Simulation
- Exploration
- Choices Matter
- Atmospheric
- Economy
- Singleplayer
- Dark
- Management
Recent updates
- Jul 2, 2024 · Performance Update
- Dec 7, 2023 · IXION Anniversary - Italian Update & Exclusive Anniversary Giveaway!
- Aug 24, 2023 · August 2023 Update is Live
- Jul 13, 2023 · DOLOS Day: Next IXION Update
- May 8, 2023 · Update 1.0.4.7
2 DLC available.
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