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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 34K
Recent reviews
Mixed
54% of 42 in 30 days
Playing now
510
peak 24h 611
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update
1 month ago
Aug 11, 2026

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 34,434 reviews are positive · 54% of 42 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.

Screenshots and trailer

Empyrion - Galactic Survival

Empyrion - Galactic Survival system requirements

As published by the developer.

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

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
22
Steam features
Workshop, Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Playable

  • 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

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Text only: English, German, French, Russian, Italian, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Greek.

Tags

Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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