The first moments of a survival game, when it's good, are as exciting as they are disorientating. There are whole worlds full of potential, stretching as far as the eye can see. Mountains to climb and mine, creatures to hunt and run away from bravely, gargantuan lists of things to craft – how on earth do you choose what to do first?
In Empyrion, you’re dumped on an alien world, broken down escape pod next to you, and the answer to that all important question is simple: don’t suffocate.
Omicron, the aforementioned alien world where I found myself, is so alien that humans can’t even breath the atmosphere. It’s not a world where humans are meant to live – it’s as foreign as a place can be, and if your oxygen runs out, you’re done for.
