The Fermi Paradox
Choice-driven sci-fi strategy guiding alien civilizations toward first contact
Anomaly Games · Released Jul 1, 2021 · Early Access
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 75% of 1,018
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 3
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Unsupported
- Last update on Steam
- 7 months ago
- Mar 25, 2026
What is The Fermi Paradox?
This narrative strategy game puts you in charge of guiding multiple civilizations across a galaxy, from early societies toward possible contact with other species. As events arise, you choose among three responses that shape each civilization’s development and survival.
For you if...
- +you enjoy branching stories about different alien societies
- +you prefer observing civilizations to commanding a single faction
- +you like a slow pace spanning centuries of change
Not for you if...
- −you want complex strategy beyond recurring event choices
- −you dislike reading through frequent narrative events
What players say
75% of 1,018 reviews are positive
Players praise the variety of alien civilizations and the stories that emerge from their choices. Others say decisions lack depth and events grow repetitive across playthroughs. Some recent players also question the pace of development or report display problems on ultrawide screens.
Screenshots and trailer
The Fermi Paradox system requirements
Minimum: DX10, 2 GB RAM, 10 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run The Fermi Paradox?
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- OS
- Windows 7 (SP1+) and Windows 10
- Processor
- x86, x64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support.
- Graphics
- DX10, DX11, DX12 capable.
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 10 GB available space
Recommended
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Does The Fermi Paradox have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does The Fermi Paradox run on Steam Deck?
Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.
- Not supported on SteamOS
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English.
Does The Fermi Paradox use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Early Access
- God Game
- Space Sim
- Choices Matter
- Sci-fi
- Indie
- Aliens
- Interactive Fiction
- Strategy
- Multiple Endings
- Resource Management
- 2D
- Space
- Choose Your Own Adventure
- Procedural Generation
- Story Rich
Recent updates
- Mar 25, 2026 · Sinope Update - 0.74 - Choice Symbol Rework
- Feb 10, 2026 · Ananke Update - 0.73 - Simple Modding Support
- Sep 3, 2025 · Metis Update - 0.72 - Terraforming and Ingame Tutorial
- Dec 19, 2024 · Steam Dev Diary # 7 - Roadmap Update 2025
- Dec 19, 2024 · Io Update - 0.71 - Endgame balancing, and more to come
1 DLC available.