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Avorion
A procedural co-op space sandbox where players can build their own space ships out of dynamically scalable blocks. Fight epic space battles, explore, mine, trade, wage wars and build your own empire to save your galaxy from being torn apart by an unknown enemy.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
90 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Overall, I have to leave a thumbs down for Avorion but it isn't an easy one mind you. The game is genuinely good fun and interesting throughout a good portion of the game. Pretty much everything before entering the…”
“It doesn't have modelled or simulated trade. It's mostly static and completely predictable. Why do much of the game is dedicated to trade makes no sense, when there isn't simulation for it. Setting up trading,…”
“Make ship, pack it with armor but still balanced, use some small turret, go pirate hunting. get a BIG WEAPON froma a rare drop, use it, obliterated a ship in one shot. An absoulute Build and Destroy masterpiece.”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“This is like if someone made an MMO but also wanted people to play it and not just spend money relentlessly, or grind for a pittance. it has all the bells and whistles plus creative freedom and some absolutely ♥♥♥♥♥♥…”
“Its a great game, having over 600+ hours now. I can say this game is one of a kind game. The goal of this game is to get to the center to reach rare materials like avorion to expand your fleet and empire. Using your own…”
“I enjoy the combat, the design and mission management. There is clear progression and its fun to achieve each milestone.”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Overall, I have to leave a thumbs down for Avorion but it isn't an easy one mind you. The game is genuinely good fun and interesting throughout a good portion of the game. Pretty much everything before entering the…”
“Took a bit to get into but once I did I was consumed with it. Love the building and spent probably 1/3 of my playtime in the ship editor.”
“such a slept on gem. some minor performance issues specifically with ships jumping into systems but it's just a minor rough spot in an otherwise fantastic game. there's some pretty in-depth mechanics like the economy to…”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Let me just be real that I don't actually hate this game. I really, really want to love it and recommend it. Avorion does so many things right for what it is, and it does a lot at once without feeling too terribly…”
“Avorion's singleplayer is a 50/50 split between recommend and not. And that's all I've played. I could see this being a lot of fun with other human players, though. Esepcially friends. The shame is, the ship building…”
“The time to penis (TTP) in this game is insane. Avorion is a ship building game with game mechanics built around it. The structure of the game always seems to be doing something to then build your ship up, whether that…”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Plenty of content, great build mechanics, chill online community, under 1GB install, runs well on older rigs.”
“Its a great game, having over 600+ hours now. I can say this game is one of a kind game. The goal of this game is to get to the center to reach rare materials like avorion to expand your fleet and empire. Using your own…”
“Very fun space game, the ability to build your own ships block by bock is really fun and I can see myself spending hours just doing that. The progression is fun and the end game goal is very clear. The workshop opens…”
23 of the 103 reviews raise this · 11 of them still recommend the game.
“It's a decent game but every 10 minutes I found something that feels very.. fake? And I wished I was playing x3/x4. Ship orders are fine, but half the time they're not actually doing anything in the world, they just…”
“It's a decent game but every 10 minutes I found something that feels very.. fake? And I wished I was playing x3/x4. Ship orders are fine, but half the time they're not actually doing anything in the world, they just…”
“It's a decent game but every 10 minutes I found something that feels very.. fake? And I wished I was playing x3/x4. Ship orders are fine, but half the time they're not actually doing anything in the world, they just…”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Overall, I have to leave a thumbs down for Avorion but it isn't an easy one mind you. The game is genuinely good fun and interesting throughout a good portion of the game. Pretty much everything before entering the…”
“It doesn't have modelled or simulated trade. It's mostly static and completely predictable. Why do much of the game is dedicated to trade makes no sense, when there isn't simulation for it. Setting up trading,…”
“Let me just be real that I don't actually hate this game. I really, really want to love it and recommend it. Avorion does so many things right for what it is, and it does a lot at once without feeling too terribly…”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“i tried liking this game, i really really tried because im a huge sci-fi nerd and i love space. unfortunately most of my time in this game was spent jumping from empty system to empty system, waiting sometimes a full…”
“Galaxy map mission suck, give us back command chaining and simple mining and refining commands! WTF is this ♥♥♥♥”
“This game is awesome. As a child, I would build little lego ships and fly em around, this is like a childhood dream lol. The building UI and mechanics are a little annoying until you get used to them, its like X4:…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“It doesn't have modelled or simulated trade. It's mostly static and completely predictable. Why do much of the game is dedicated to trade makes no sense, when there isn't simulation for it. Setting up trading,…”
“Actually really good. Would be amazing to set up a server to play with friends. The ship building can be as in depth or as simple as you like. Pretty good gameplay, little bit grindy BUT you can continue to get captains…”
“This is like if someone made an MMO but also wanted people to play it and not just spend money relentlessly, or grind for a pittance. it has all the bells and whistles plus creative freedom and some absolutely ♥♥♥♥♥♥…”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“I just got outright banned from their Discord for reacting to a politics post with a thumbs down emoji. Evidently a very immature dev that can't take criticism and will focus on DEI issues instead of fixing their game.”
“I've played this game for a very long time. i've come back over the years to try it again and again. but the devs i feel are not doing anything to try and keep the game alive in any meaningful way. they promised to…”
“I will say the simple fact that you can't make blueprints for Tech 51+ makes me not want to play the game anymore. That has to be the biggest F U a game designer could of done. Both mods people have released to fix this…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 90.2% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“This has earned a coveted place on my "scratches the Freelancer itch" shelf of my library. It is often difficult to describe what that means, or why I spend so much time looking for it. On the surface, it is not an overly deep or complicated game, it does not appear to have…”
— a player, Steam review · 319 hrs played“This is one of the best games I've ever played. I wish I'd found it sooner! Also one of the best truly open-world game engines I've experienced. Factions are actively at war behind the scenes, while you play. You can explore, fight, harvest, trade, run a space corporation, build…”
— a player, Steam review · 251 hrs played“Honestly, building ships in this game feels like crack. Most of my playtime has likely been sunk into building and that really shows. Of course there are multiple ways of playing the game: Bounty hunting, trading or mining your way through the galaxy are all fully valid ways of…”
— a player, Steam review · 724 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:31 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
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Latest official news
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Patch 2.5.13 now live on default
(combined patch notes for 2.5.12 & 2.5.13) Rendering Added a workaround for a rendering freeze that could occur primarily during Rift missions with AMD cards on WindowsA visual distortion effect is no
Beta Patch 2.5.13 now available
Beta Branch Note: These changes are currently available on the beta branch. The beta branch is for testing experimental changes and for finding and fixing errors. This is how you get access to the bet
Beta Patch 2.5.12 now available
Beta Branch Note: These changes are currently available on the beta branch. The beta branch is for testing experimental changes and for finding and fixing errors. This is how you get access to the bet
Patch 2.5.11 now live on default
(same as 2.5.11 beta patch notes) Gameplay (Into The Rift)Acid Fog environmental effect is less severe nowOverall damage is slightly reduced; maximum damage has been halvedAffected material progressio
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Indie, Simulation |
| Player tags | Exploration · Sandbox · Space Sim · Building · Space · Flight · Open World · PvE · Choose Your Own Adventure · 3D · Third Person · Sci-fi (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · LAN PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · LAN Co-op |
| Languages | English * , German * , Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, French, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil * |
| Achievements | 68 |
| Estimated owners | 500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://www.avorion.net/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 or higher Processor: Intel i5 @ 3.0 GHz or AMD equivalent Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia Geforce 550 or equivalent (full OpenGL 3.0 support required) Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 1 GB available space Additional Notes: Middle mouse button, mouse wheel required. No Internet connection required for Singleplayer.