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Empyrion - Galactic Survival

Open-world space survival sandbox with freeform ship and base building

Eleon Game Studios · Released Aug 5, 2020

AdventureIndieSimulationStrategy

Reviews
Mostly Positive
78% of 30K
Recent reviews
Mixed
68% of 38 in 30 days
Players
474
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
1 month ago
Sep 24, 2026
Minimum PC
RX 550
10 GB RAM · 10 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Empyrion - Galactic Survival?

A first-person, open-world survival sandbox set across alien planets and star systems. Alone or with others, you gather resources, manage food and oxygen, craft equipment, fight enemies, and build bases, space stations, fighters, and capital ships while investigating alien mysteries.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy designing ships and bases block by block
  • +you prefer open-ended exploration and resource-driven survival
  • +you want solo, cooperative, or competitive sandbox play

Not for you if...

  • −you want a guided, story-focused campaign
  • −you dislike gathering resources and managing survival needs

What players say

78% of 30,390 reviews are positive · 68% of 38 in the last 30 days

Players praise the deep construction system, large galaxy, and freedom to explore or pursue personal projects; many recommend the Reforged Eden 2 overhaul. Common complaints include persistent bugs, rough presentation, weak onboarding, unfinished systems, and crude on-foot and ship combat.

Players over time

▼ -29% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 831 players on Sep 21, 2026.

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Screenshots and trailer

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Empyrion - Galactic Survival system requirements

Minimum: RX 550, 10 GB RAM, 10 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10 / 11, 64-bit system required
Processor
Dual-Core Processor 2.5 GHz or better
Graphics
AMD RX 550 / NVIDIA GTX 1050 (min. 2 GB VRAM)
Memory
10 GB RAM
Storage
10 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11
Notes
SSD is highly recommended

Recommended

OS
Windows 10 / 11, 64-bit system required
Processor
Quad-Core 3 GHz or better
Graphics
AMD Vega 56 / NVIDIA GTX 1660 Ti (min. 4 GB VRAM)
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
15 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11
Notes
SSD is highly recommended

Does Empyrion - Galactic Survival have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online and LAN; PvP online. It also has a single-player mode.

Does Empyrion - Galactic Survival run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Default controller config not fully functional
  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • Default configuration is not performant
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
22
Steam features
Workshop, Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English, German, French, Russian, Italian, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Greek.

Does Empyrion - Galactic Survival 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 Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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