However, unbeknownst to many gamers out there, there has been a space survival game in existence since 2015 titled Empyrion – Galactic Survival,<\/em> by indie development team Eleon Game Studios. The closest game that Empyrion <\/em>could be compared to is No Man\u2019s Sky<\/em> (or at least what NMS<\/em> initially promised).<\/p>\n Granted, as with many Early Access titles, Empyrion <\/em>was pretty basic when it first debuted. There wasn\u2019t much content beyond the first couple of planets which players began their adventures on. But since 2015, Eleon has been patching and updating their little space survival gem constantly, and you can really tell that they are fully dedicated to not only their game, but also the growing community of people who play and support it.<\/p>\n As in NMS,<\/em> players begin each game with a few meager survival items and have to scavenge for resources. But whereas in NMS <\/em>you are surrounded by procedurally generated creatures (and redundant ones at that), there are distinct species that you\u2019ll encounter on Empyrion\u2019s<\/em> planets. You can still choose from one of two worlds to crash land on, each with totally different ecospheres\u2014one being more Earth-like, and the other being a volcanic planet which contains a much more hostile environment.<\/p>\n After harvesting enough resources using your basic mining and cutting tools, you can locate some prime real estate for your first base and begin building it up. One of the things that I really enjoyed about base building in Empyrion<\/em> is that not only are there handy (and robust) tutorials that explain all of the game\u2019s building mechanics, but there is so much that you can customize that you\u2019ll never get tired of the possibilities to be had.<\/p>\n There are PVE and PVP servers, as well as some which contain both PVE and PVP areas within the same server. In that regard, if you\u2019re on a PVP server (or area) you really have to be careful of where you throw up your initial base. If you put it out in an area where it can be easily spotted by others, you may get raided early on and lose everything straight away. Therefore, it is recommended that you choose a more clandestine location to build your starter base. Those who burrow tunnels into the sides of hills or mountains, or deep into the ground, usually survive longer since their bases are much harder to discover.<\/p>\n Once you have your first base up and running you can either begin the construction of a land vehicle, or, if you\u2019re really eager to get out into space, your very own starship. Although you can build large capital ships, you\u2019ll most likely choose to build a smaller vessel since your resources will probably be on the skimpier side.<\/p>\n It should be noted, however, that with Empyrion\u2019s<\/em> most recent update (6.0), wandering AI spaceship patrols can and sometimes will attack you. By that I mean not only can they fire away at your starship while you\u2019re traveling through space, but they can also send drones down from orbit and assault your land base as well.<\/p>\n Luckily, Empyrion<\/em> features a good selection of base defense weapons such as rail guns and laser cannons, so you\u2019re not entirely defenseless. What\u2019s fun about these massive weapons is that you can remotely control them from a control center located within your base. If enemy players start attacking your base you can do so as well\u2014just pop into your control center and begin blasting away at any incoming player-controlled ships.<\/p>\n Empyrion\u2019s <\/em>new update also added AI-controlled trading stations that orbit planets. Each of these stations have aliens wandering around within them who are usually non-hostile towards players. These stations add a lot to the game, as now you can simply purchase any resources that you\u2019re lacking instead of having to travel to some distant world in order to harvest them. You can also step through portals within these bases which will teleport you down to their orbited planet\u2019s surface. But be forewarned: Some of these places can be quite hostile and deadly.<\/p>\n There are different types of POI\u2019s (Points of Interest) that you\u2019ll come across on each planet or moon. One aspect I really enjoy about Empyrion\u2019s<\/em> various POI\u2019s is that you get a real sense of exploration when you intitally encounter each one. For instance, one time some friends and I were exploring a moon, and since each planet and moon has a full day\/night cycle, our location suddenly fell into darkness. We spied some lights off in the distance and decided to cautiously investigate them further. Once we got a little closer we disembarked from our ship and approached the lights on foot. Suddenly, lasers began shooting at us from the direction of the eerie lights so we quickly reversed our path and ran back to our trusty ship. After blasting off back into space we discussed what had happened and to this day still have no idea what those lights represented. Could they have been emitted from an AI or player-controlled base? Or perhaps it was a grounded alien vessel of some sort? The point being that there is a real sense of adventure, mystery, and discovery that Empyrion<\/em> is capable of evoking.<\/p>\n Some AI-controlled bases can be assaulted, and after you breach them you can then fight the aliens within them using whatever handheld weapons you have. If you\u2019re successful in your raid you can plunder whatever resources and items that are buried deep within their recesses. Some of these include rare items or weapons that are highly treasured, so you really have to scour each base thoroughly, lest you skip over something of high value.<\/p>\n Empyrion – Galactic Survival<\/em> was already a great game, but with the latest update it has gotten even better. Many gamers are saying that Empyrion<\/em> is everything that No Man\u2019s Sky<\/em> should have been, and I\u2019ll be the first one to admit that I whole-heartedly agree with that sentiment.<\/p>\n SCORE: 89%<\/p>\n Empyrion: Galactic Survival <\/em>features graphics that are more than good enough to wow your friends with. However, you want to have a pretty beefy gaming PC or gaming laptop in order to play it at a decent framerate. So, you may just want to invest in a decent gaming rig:<\/p>\n Visit CyberpowerPC\u2019s website<\/a> to check out all of the other great deals as well!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Empyrion – Galactic Survival Eleon Game Studios While the rest of the survival genre is pretty much on fire right now, with games such as Conan: Exiles, Ark \u2013 Survival Evolved, and Rust as popular as ever, science fiction survival games have been sorely lacking. 2016 saw a couple of attempts at space-based survival, with… Read More »Empyrion – Galactic Survival \u2013 A Hidden Space Exploration Gem<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":6053,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2732],"tags":[2520,741,2670,2669,2488,2527,67,2486,2644,2556,2602],"class_list":["post-6045","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-games","tag-4k-gaming","tag-cyberpower-pc","tag-eleon-game-studios","tag-empyrion-galactic-survival","tag-game-review","tag-game-reviews-2","tag-gaming-pc","tag-ian-kane","tag-sandbox-games","tag-science-fiction-games","tag-survival-games"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6045","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6045"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6045\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6054,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6045\/revisions\/6054"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6053"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6045"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6045"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6045"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"em1\"](\"http:\/\/www.cpgaming.gg\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/em1-915x514.jpg\")
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