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Evochron Mercenary
The life of an independent mercenary is rarely without excitement. Your spacecraft awaits and your adventure begins in the Sapphire star system.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-13.
“Ok i bought this game during the summer sale and so far I like it! The Good! Open world.. You can do what you want to do if you have some imagination! A large mapped out universe with safe systems.. Not so safe systems.. And just down right Angry systems! Even more systems that…”
— a player, Steam review · 318 hrs played“Really fun. Great graphics (especially with the mods, which are worth looking into) and sound. Singleplayer and Multiplayer (basically the Singleplayer world but with other players on servers). No real loading screens except for like, 20 seconds when you first start playing. The…”
— a player, Steam review · 31 hrs played“I would have preferred a better reviewing system that would allow me to moderate my point, but this will have to do. If I had to give an honest opinion of whether or not you should get the game, I would say that it depends of what you're looking for, as well as how patient you…”
— a player, Steam review · 49 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-08-02 20:34 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Evochron Mercenary 2.928 Update...
Version 2.928 is now live and includes the following improvements: - Code changes implemented to improve overall memory efficiency for shader based objects. - Reputation levels could drop to default v
Evochron Mercenary 2.928 Update...
Version 2.928 is now live and includes the following improvements: - Code changes implemented to improve overall memory efficiency for shader based objects. - Reputation levels could drop to default v
Evochron Mercenary 2.918 Update...
Version 2.918 is now live and includes the following improvements: - New 'Zero Throttle' key and button remappable control option added to configuration menu. - A very rare scenario with targeting cou
Evochron Mercenary 2.918 Update...
Version 2.918 is now live and includes the following improvements: - New 'Zero Throttle' key and button remappable control option added to configuration menu. - A very rare scenario with targeting cou
Evochron Mercenary 2.908 Update...
Version 2.908 is now live and includes the following improvements: - Loading data performance for item descriptions in inventory console improved. - Passenger transport range based pay limit increased
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Action, Indie, Simulation |
| Player tags | Space · Simulation · Indie · Sci-fi · Space Sim · Action · Open World · Sandbox · Multiplayer · Flight · Trading · TrackIR (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
| Estimated owners | 50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.starwraith.com/evochronmercenary/index.htm |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
OS *: Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8.1 Processor: 2.0 GHz AMD/Intel Memory: 1.5 GB RAM Hard Disk Space: 750 MB Video Card: 128 MB DirectX Compatible DirectX®: 9.0c