Every Monday we jettison Brendan into the uncharted quadrants of early access and demand constant progress reports. This week, he makes himself a new home in the tropical forests of Empyrion: Galactic Survival [official site].

There s something making noises out there. It s growling, or they re growling. I m not sure. It s pitch black in the jungle tonight and the noise is definitely not normal jungle noise. Not the same sounds that I heard during the daytime whoops and whistles and insect chatter. No, there s something else out there. And if it s dangerous, I need to kill it. Because I don t even have a shack to hide in. I m just camping here beneath the canopy, next to some crafting contraption I barely know how to u–

Shh! The growling, it s closer. They re here.

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Oh my, Empyrion – Galactic Survival [official site] might be the The Martian simulator I ve been craving since I read Andy Weir’s book.>

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Just a few months ago we included Empyrion – Galactic Survival [official site] in our much revered list of PC Games Of 2015 Wot Could Conceivably Be Good. Imagine a game that basically appeals entirely to the reptilian part of Jim’s brain that can only experience joy through games that take place in the vacuum abyss of space, in which you hop planets and trade space stuff and fight with your space things.

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