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Empyrion - Galactic Survival

Empyrion - Galactic Survival

Build and explore in a true space sandbox survival adventure. Construct mighty capital vessels, sprawling planetary settlements, and vast space stations in your galactic journey to discover the mysteries of Empyrion!

In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “deep building and space exploration” (49 of 103 reviews) and “better experiences with friends” (11); the most common complaint is “crude combat and clunky systems” (13). What reviewers agree on ↓

Released Aug 5, 2020 Developer Eleon Game Studios Platforms Windows SimulationCo-opOpen World Survival CraftSpaceSurvival
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (US · as of 2026-10-22)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.

78.4%positive34,436 reviews

What reviewers agree on

Praised
Criticised
Bar length = how many of the 103 reviews raise the point On criticised points, the pale part = reviewers who still recommend the game Select a point to see the exact counts and what reviewers wrote.

Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 78.4% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12

Recommended · 45 found this helpful

“In light of the recent negative reviews(looking at you dude with 2.5h into the game but can somehow explain how 60 hours of content suck...): It has its flaws, sure. But it's still an indie game and a labour of love. The devs are trying their best from what I can tell and I keep…”

— a player, Steam review · 262 hrs played
Recommended · 12 found this helpful

“pretty amazing sandbox. got 1000 hours out of me on various themed playthroughs in reforged eden 1/2 presentation 2/10 onboarding 0/10 gameplay 9/10 people ive got to play it either bounce off within a few hours or obsess and think about it all day at work then log on till 6am.…”

— a player, Steam review · 1,016 hrs played
Not recommended · 44 found this helpful

“Been the same broken game for years. Was super ambitious and interesting at the start but evolved into a running joke. Don't give these guys your money.”

— a player, Steam review · 60 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.

8,778all-time peak
0 2.5k 5k 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 No data collected for this period 3.6k avg · Jul 2020

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-20.

23achievements
0.2%median completion
0.0%rarest: test_achiev_1
1.5% of players 1.4% of players 1.3% of players 0.7% of players 0.3% of players 0.3% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.1% of players 0.1% of players 0.1% of players 0.1% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 1.5% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
1.5%Anniversary 2026 — Hidden achievement
1.4%Home Is Where The Core Is — Place your first Base starter
1.3%Escape Velocity — Achieve orbit for the first time
Rarest badges of honor
0.0%test_achiev_1
0.0%Rip And Tear — Kill an Abomination with a chainsaw
0.0%Hazardous Materials Disposal — Treat Indigestion using a toilet

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.

$19.99current · sampled 2026-10-22 11:56 UTC
$5.99lowest since tracking began2026-10-01
US19.99 USD
EU19.99 EUR
UK16.75 GBP
Australia30.55 AUD
Canada26.09 CAD
Japan2,450 JPY
Brazil59.99 BRL
China76.69 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$11 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$22

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-10-22). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-30 08-19 09-09 09-30 10-22

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Oct 22, 2026
v1.20 EXPERIMENTAL II

Welcome, Galactic Survivalist! Phase 2 of our v1.20 pre-experimental testing is now live! Building directly on our initial Creative Instance (“Virtual Workshop”) release, this update introduces Qualit

Oct 02, 2026
v1.20 Creative Mode Instances!

Welcome, Galactic Survivalist! Even though version 1.19.5 was released not too long ago, we’re already kicking off the (pre-)experimental phase for 1.20 today. The reason: Starting now, you can use an

Sep 24, 2026
v1.19.x HOTFIX

Changelog: v1.19.6 Build 5188 Fixes: Fixed Official Server were not always showing yellow in the multiplayer browser

Sep 23, 2026
v1.19.5 Update

Hello Galactic Survivalists! Welcome to the public release of v1.19.5! This interim update not only includes several bug fixes but also entirely new content set within the Testing Grounds scenario. Al

Sep 16, 2026
v1.19.5 EXPERIMENTAL

Hello Galactic Survivalists! Welcome to the experimental phase of Update 1.19.5! This interim update not only includes several bug fixes but also entirely new content set within the Testing Grounds sc

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.

GenresAdventure, Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Player tagsSimulation · Co-op · Open World Survival Craft · Space · Survival · Building · Open World · Exploration · Space Sim · Sandbox · Voxel · Physics (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · LAN Co-op · Steam Workshop
LanguagesEnglish, German, French, Russian, Italian, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Greek
Official sitehttp://empyriongame.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 / 11, 64-bit system required Processor: Dual-Core Processor 2.5 GHz or better Memory: 10 GB RAM Graphics: AMD RX 550 / NVIDIA GTX 1050 (min. 2 GB VRAM) DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 10 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX® compatible Additional Notes: SSD is highly recommended