Astrox Imperium is my attempt to create the space game that I wanted to play, but no one had created. I wanted a single player, open-world space game that is similar to games I enjoyed, like Homeworld and EVE, with economies, factions, and a story. A game where I could set all the parameters, and the universe would come alive with new challenges each time I played. I tried to take the best of what I liked from many of my favorite space games, and combine them into something simple but deep, familiar yet fresh, and enjoyably addicting to play.
The human struggle to survive is an all too familiar one. As the planet collapsed into an ecological depression, mankind as a whole is forced to expand his vision to the skies. A grand ship was built, and the ‘Imperium’ was scheduled to launch mankind into the future. With a new Quantum technology at its core, the Imperium was mankind’s greatest achievement. Putting aside all differences, the people of world came together. Under a common goal, the efforts of an entire generation came to fruition. The Imperium was ready to carry the dreams of us all, and with it, the hopes of finding a second chance.
The main game play loops are fairly simple, and familiar. What makes Astrox Imperium unique, is the way that you can easily glide between the various loops to maintain a nice level of progression, without it feeling any more ‘grindy’ than you want it to. Sure, you can just mine rocks if you want, but Astrox Imperium provides you many different ways to progress your pilot.
Many of the classic mechanics from the space game genre have been incorporated into Astrox Imperium. Basic interface controls were designed using elements from some RTS and FPS games. All the fan favorites and core game play elements have been included; mining, crafting, trading, refining, fleets, combat, exploration, survival, and more. This game will seem familiar to fans of the space survival / exploration game genre. Here is a list of features that are currently in the game. Check out our community forum if you are looking for more information about upcoming features.
Posted on: November 29, 2019
Early Access review
THEKOZMA
Games: Reviews: 7
A single person that made a whole
That person - is the author of this game. He made it mostly on his own, working guided by his very own vision of 'a dream game', having a little - except of his talents - and he was succeed. Taking off my hat. It's simply marvelous
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Posted on: April 15, 2023
Early Access review
TwoCatsGaming
Verified ownerGames: 170 Reviews: 15
"Eve Offline", but lacking the soul
I really like what Jace is putting together here. The open, sandboxy, go where you want, do what you want*** style gameplay really gives that Eve Online kind of feeling. But in all my hours playing it (between GOG and Steam - yes I bought it twice lol), I always end up feeling like there's "something" missing. And I think I've maybe put my finger on it. What makes Eve Online what it is, is the presence of other players. The interactions, the trades, the combat, the negotiations, the betrayals... Those are the things that make Eve stand out and generate the headlines. Other players really are content in Eve Online, in the truest sense of the phrase. Your achievements in Eve Online have meaning and significance because they can be seen - and taken away - by other players. It gives everything meaning. There's a "point" to it all. The more successful you become, the bigger your footprint becomes in the universe. It puts you on people's radar. Makes you a sought after ally, or a target. And that "point" is what I find lacking when I play Astrox Imperium. When ever I'm grinding out whatever I'm doing at the moment, the thought of "why am I doing this? What's the point? Where am I going with this? To become the most powerful pilot in this particular universe? For what? I can't lose it. It can't be taken from me. I'm not going to be influencing anything politically." And then my motivation to continue fails and I uninstall. With the lack of other players as content, and all the possibilities that opens... I think Astrox Imperium needs to provide some kind of "end game" - even if a "soft end game" in its place. There needs to be some consequence for all your growth and improvement. Your presence needs to mean something, so it's not just "power for the sake of power". Not sure how that can be done, or how it would fit into Jace's vision for the game, but I really feel like some grander over-arching campaign with real influence in the universe could only help.
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Posted on: January 13, 2020
Early Access review
HarryQC
Verified ownerGames: 103 Reviews: 5
Amazing!
buy it, love it, play it....i own it also on Steam :)
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Posted on: March 17, 2025
Early Access review
JHBonnett
Verified ownerGames: 75 Reviews: 2
Piss Poor Game
No instructions, and it does not work!
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Posted on: September 26, 2019
Early Access review
pelleesso
Verified ownerGames: 13 Reviews: 1
Your loss
I'm not a "nice guy", I don't care if you buy this game, all I care about is that I got it and I love playing it and receiving constant updates. It will never be a MMOG (thanks baby jesus) so there's no reason for me to push for more players, honestly. So, don't buy it. Your loss.
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