Games like Empyrion - Galactic Survival
If Empyrion - Galactic Survival is your kind of game, the closest matches are 7 Days to Die, Space Engineers and Avorion — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and contemplative. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →Empyrion - Galactic Survival is a space survival sandbox developed by Eleon Game Studios that released in 2020 at $19.99. Players explore procedurally generated planets where they gather resources to construct bases, spacecraft, and orbital stations across land, sea, air, and space. The game features faction dynamics, quest progression, and extensive modding support that expands its content. Online cooperative play allows groups to share survival challenges and build together. Reviewers highlight that its crafting and survival mechanics reward patience, while custom vessels and bases feel uniquely constructed by each player. The modding community continually extends the game's scope. Players describe it as atmospheric and contemplative despite its challenging difficulty and massive length. The game runs as Playable on Steam Deck and holds a 79% positive rating from over 17,800 Steam reviews.
About 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!
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Space Engineers
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Second-strongest match for Empyrion - Galactic Survival fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Empyrion - Galactic Survival.
Space Engineers is a sandbox engineering game where you design and build ships, stations, and planetary bases in a fully destructible environment. Explore planets and space, mine resources, survive hazards, and engage in combat alone or with friends in Creative or Survival modes.
Avorion
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Empyrion - Galactic Survival.
Third-strongest match for Empyrion - Galactic Survival fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Empyrion - Galactic Survival.
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.
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No Man's Sky is a game about exploration and survival in an infinite procedurally generated universe.
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Shares an immersive mood with Empyrion - Galactic Survival.
Ranked #5 for Empyrion - Galactic Survival fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Empyrion - Galactic Survival.
Mine and craft your way to orbit, build your own starship and explore a vast, dangerous galaxy alongside your crew. For players who love a meaningful survival progression, a unique and elegant building system, and epic space-opera scale.
Osiris: New Dawn
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Ranked #6 for Empyrion - Galactic Survival fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Empyrion - Galactic Survival.
Osiris: New Dawn is an unforgiving near future space survival game with a cinematic feel and elements of horror. Play as a Mission Specialist in single or multiplayer to build your planetary base, pilotable vehicles, and controllable drones as you explore a dangerous solar system far from Earth.
StarMade
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The ultimate space sandbox. Participate in epic fleet battles, form alliances, strive to dominate entire galaxies and harness the universe’s resources for your industrious empire or the destruction of others. Customise your experience, the universe is yours!
Interstellar Rift
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Interstellar Rift is an open world starship simulator with an emphasis on ship construction and multi-player interaction. Survive in a hostile galaxy with your own custom designed and constructed starship. Invite other players to join your crew or fight them across the galaxy!
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No Man's Sky
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Shares procedural generation and an atmospheric mood with Empyrion - Galactic Survival.
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No Man's Sky is a game about exploration and survival in an infinite procedurally generated universe.
Space Engineers
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Space Engineers is a sandbox engineering game where you design and build ships, stations, and planetary bases in a fully destructible environment. Explore planets and space, mine resources, survive hazards, and engage in combat alone or with friends in Creative or Survival modes.
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Shares procedural generation and an immersive mood with Empyrion - Galactic Survival.
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Frequently asked about Empyrion - Galactic Survival
- Does Empyrion - Galactic Survival run on Steam Deck?
- Empyrion - Galactic Survival is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Empyrion - Galactic Survival cost?
- Empyrion - Galactic Survival is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Empyrion - Galactic Survival have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Empyrion - Galactic Survival supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Online Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Empyrion - Galactic Survival?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Empyrion - Galactic Survival are 7 Days to Die, Space Engineers, Avorion.
- Who developed Empyrion - Galactic Survival?
- Empyrion - Galactic Survival was developed by Eleon Game Studios.
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