Avorion

store.steampowered.comStore page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Online co-op, Kind of game, About, Working in sync, Story, Exploring, Fighting, Planning ahead, Building and creating, Rivalry in the group, Tension and danger.

• Online co-op: Text says the game features co-op multiplayer, and the Features list shows Online Co-op.
• Kind of game: Text sends you from the edge of the galaxy toward a core that gets more dangerous, and has friends build stations and fight together in a sandbox.
• About: Text describes a space setting with an alien race, ships built from blocks and mining of asteroids.
• Working in sync: Text says two players can fly one ship, one steering and one firing weapons. This is an extra, not a requirement.
• Story: Text gives a setup about a galaxy-wide Event and an alien race called the Xsotan. It sets the scene but is not the main draw.
• Exploring: Text invites you to explore the galaxy at your own pace to find wrecks, asteroid fields and clues.
• Fighting: Text covers fights with pirates and factions, turrets and fighters.
• Planning ahead: Text asks you to fit a ship to its purpose, manage crews and fleets, and set up trade routes and mines.
• Building and creating: Text centres on ships made of scalable blocks, with no size limit besides resources.
• Rivalry in the group: Text says you can also blow your friends apart. Player fights are an option.
• Tension and danger: Text says the galaxy gets more dangerous toward the core, and ships break apart in fights.

store.steampowered.comStore data, read 28 October 2026

Backs Steam app ID, Online co-op, Platforms, Release status, Release date, Free base co-op, Genres.

• Online co-op: Categories include Co-op and Online Co-op. LAN Co-op is also listed, which does not count as local co-op.
• Platforms: Windows, Mac and Linux are all marked true.
• Release status: Steam shows the game as available, not coming soon.
• Release date: Steam shows Mar 9, 2020, which matches the maker's full release date.
• Free base co-op: Steam marks the game as not free and sells it for 24.99 US dollars. A demo exists but demos are not counted.
• Genres: The short description calls it a procedural co-op space sandbox.

store.steampowered.comStore data, read 28 October 2026

Backs Steam Deck.

• Steam Deck: Valve rates the game Playable on Steam Deck.

avorion.netOfficial site, read 28 October 2026

Backs Online co-op, Kind of game, About, Genres, Building and creating, Unlocks and progress, Exploring, Fighting, Rivalry in the group.

• Online co-op: The Multiplayer section says the game features co-op multiplayer where friends form an alliance and build stations together.
• Kind of game: The page sends players from the edge of the galaxy to its core, and lets friends team up in an alliance.
• About: The page title calls it a sci-fi space sandbox, and the sections cover building ships and mining asteroids.
• Genres: The page title calls it a sci-fi space sandbox.
• Building and creating: Sections on building your own ship or fleet and creative freedom with scalable blocks and no maximum ship size.
• Unlocks and progress: Text says to upgrade ships with new materials, turrets and systems on the way to the core.
• Exploring: The page lists explore first and says all content is generated as you explore.
• Fighting: A section on combat and space warfare says the galaxy gets more hostile near the core.
• Rivalry in the group: The Multiplayer section mentions large PvP battles with friends as an option.

avorion.netOfficial site, read 28 October 2026

Backs Online co-op, Release status, Release date, Genres.

• Online co-op: The feature list includes Co-op Multiplayer.
• Release status: The factsheet says the game left Early Access and version 1.0 was released.
• Release date: The factsheet gives March 9th 2020 as the release date and as the day Early Access ended.
• Genres: The description calls it a procedurally generated sci-fi sandbox.

avorion.netOfficial site, read 28 October 2026

Backs Platforms, Free base co-op.

• Platforms: The FAQ says the game is available for Linux, Windows and MacOS.
• Free base co-op: The FAQ answers no to a free game and says the makers prefer buying the game over a free-to-play model.

steamcommunity.comOfficial support page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Online co-op, Sessions.

• Online co-op: A developer reply says one player can host a galaxy and a friend can join it through Steam.
• Sessions: The same developer says both players' ships and money are saved in the galaxy they play on.

wikidata.orgWikidata, read 28 October 2026

Backs Wikidata item, Release date.

• Release date: Wikidata shows 2017-01-23, which is when Early Access began. The file uses the full release date from the maker and Steam.

pcgamer.comPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Building and creating, Getting better, Fighting.

• Building and creating: Reviewer finds ship building simple to pick up and enjoyable, with a free choice of shape.
• Getting better: Reviewer mentions a learning curve at the start.
• Fighting: Reviewer lists fighting pirates next to mining and trading as part of play.

hookedgamers.comPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Building and creating, Unlocks and progress, Getting better, Calm and coziness, Time to hang out, Tension and danger, Sessions.

• Building and creating: Reviewer loves designing and rebuilding ships and says that is most of the charm.
• Unlocks and progress: Reviewer mines to build, sells to arm up and hunts pirates for better loot on the way to the centre.
• Getting better: Review says upgrading a ship is not covered by the tutorial and the early game is grindy.
• Calm and coziness: Review describes calming music and a slow, soothing grind.
• Time to hang out: Reviewer says the slow grind is good for passing the time, which leaves attention free for chatting.
• Tension and danger: Reviewer says the first pirate encounters ended with the ship destroyed.
• Sessions: Reviewer expects the game to take months of play.

startmenu.co.ukPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Unlocks and progress, Story, Tension and danger.

• Unlocks and progress: Reviewer says you work your way up the ranks of materials, systems and turrets from a junk ship.
• Story: Reviewer calls the storytelling sparse, and says the gameplay drives play more than the plot.
• Tension and danger: A warning icon shows when ships in a sector could destroy you, and the reviewer's crew suffocated in multiplayer because the game does not pause.

gamingonlinux.comPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Working in sync, Calm and coziness, Exploring, Building and creating.

• Working in sync: Review says that with others one of you can control the guns while another pilots.
• Calm and coziness: Review says the early game is relaxed, mixing exploring and building.
• Exploring: Review likens the world exploration to Eve Online and Elite.
• Building and creating: Review praises deep ship construction using resources you mine.