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Astrox Imperium

Single-player space sandbox with mining, trading, and adjustable progression

Jace Masula · Released Mar 22, 2019 · Early Access

ActionAdventureIndieRPGSimulationEarly Access

Reviews
Very Positive
84% of 1,255
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Playing now
6
right now
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update
1 year ago
Apr 27, 2025

What is Astrox Imperium?

Astrox Imperium is a single-player, open-world space sandbox where you mine, trade, craft, explore, and take randomly generated contracts, including combat missions. You can adjust how the universe is generated and how quickly you progress, with factions and a simple story alongside the sandbox activities.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy relaxed mining and trading between missions
  • +you like adjusting sandbox settings to set your pace
  • +you want solo space exploration with occasional combat

Not for you if...

  • you want a story that guides your progress
  • you dislike repeated mining, trading, and contract work
  • you want to play alongside other people

What players say

84% of 1,255 reviews are positive

Players praise the relaxed mining and trading and the adjustable sandbox settings. Many complain that updates appear to have stopped while the game remains in Early Access; some also say its systems feel shallow or unfinished.

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Astrox Imperium

Astrox Imperium system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS
Windows 7 (64 bits)
Processor
Intel Core® i5
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 470 / AMD Radeon® HD 6870 / DX10 compatible GPU with at least 2GB VRAM
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
1 GB available space
DirectX
Version 10
Notes
Only 64 bits versions of Windows are supported.

Recommended

OS
Windows 10
Processor
I7Intel Core® i7
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 970
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
1 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11
Notes
Only 64 bits versions of Windows are supported.

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
45
Steam features
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
  • 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.

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