This game is currently in the Humble Choice for June 2024, and this is part of my coverage of the bundle. If you are interested in the game and it's before July 2nd, 2024, consider picking up the game as part of the current monthly bundle.
Another survival game in the No Man Sky’s vein.
Empyrion - Galactic Survival is a survival game on alien planets. The big selling point is the ability to create large-scale ships, and you can pilot massive ships in this game. You also will have to earn those ships by digging up ore, building components, and developing a large ship one piece at a time. Think of the biggest Minecraft build you ever made, and think about it as if it was a functional spacecraft as well.
But that also might be the issue with the game. It feels like everything takes a long time to do in this game. You’ll likely have to farm a lot of ore to make this work and that also means you’ll have to find a lot of that ore. I’m sure there are ways to make all of this work faster, but in general, the experience feels slow. Also, the tutorial doesn’t work well and tries to tell a story but also fails to teach players too much, and the main game has its short tutorial which is better.
Finally, I felt a strong pull to just go play No Man’s Sky, which admittedly is a more simplistic game than this, but if you just want to zoom around the galaxy, No Man’s Sky or Elite Dangerous does this far better. If you want to feel like you earned the right to explore the galaxy, then Empyrion will give you a better sense of satisfaction for that. Also, the game does feel a touch rough around the edges. It feels almost like it’s not finished, but that’s probably due to how the game has to be made to allow so much freedom in what you can create… which also means you’ll have to spend a lot of time looking online for tutorials or assistance.
Pick this up if you want a game where you can build your spacecraft and explore the galaxy. This is not a fast game and will take a lot of effort if you don’t play creative mode. There is a strong depth to the game, and the ability to dig into the ground is unique, but also it feels like the progress in the game is a bit slow and I wasn’t seeing a way to get upgrades that I was hoping for, which probably means it’s on a different screen.
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Another survival game in the No Man Sky’s vein.
Empyrion - Galactic Survival is a survival game on alien planets. The big selling point is the ability to create large-scale ships, and you can pilot massive ships in this game. You also will have to earn those ships by digging up ore, building components, and developing a large ship one piece at a time. Think of the biggest Minecraft build you ever made, and think about it as if it was a functional spacecraft as well.
But that also might be the issue with the game. It feels like everything takes a long time to do in this game. You’ll likely have to farm a lot of ore to make this work and that also means you’ll have to find a lot of that ore. I’m sure there are ways to make all of this work faster, but in general, the experience feels slow. Also, the tutorial doesn’t work well and tries to tell a story but also fails to teach players too much, and the main game has its short tutorial which is better.
Finally, I felt a strong pull to just go play No Man’s Sky, which admittedly is a more simplistic game than this, but if you just want to zoom around the galaxy, No Man’s Sky or Elite Dangerous does this far better. If you want to feel like you earned the right to explore the galaxy, then Empyrion will give you a better sense of satisfaction for that. Also, the game does feel a touch rough around the edges. It feels almost like it’s not finished, but that’s probably due to how the game has to be made to allow so much freedom in what you can create… which also means you’ll have to spend a lot of time looking online for tutorials or assistance.
Pick this up if you want a game where you can build your spacecraft and explore the galaxy. This is not a fast game and will take a lot of effort if you don’t play creative mode. There is a strong depth to the game, and the ability to dig into the ground is unique, but also it feels like the progress in the game is a bit slow and I wasn’t seeing a way to get upgrades that I was hoping for, which probably means it’s on a different screen.
If you enjoyed this review or want to know what I think of other games in the bundle, check out the full review on or subscribe to my Youtube channel: https://youtu.be/zV1PKwbXeMQ