Empyrion: Galactic Survival Hits Steam August 5th

Eleon Game Studios officially announced the release date for their upcoming video game Empyrion โ€“ Galactic Survival.  The game will hit Steam Early Access on August 5, 2015.

Check out the official Launch Trailer:

Empyrion is a 3D free roaming, space survival adventure in which you fly across space and land on planets. Build, explore, fight and survive in a hostile galaxy full of hidden dangers. The game combines elements from space simulations, construction games, survival games and ego-shooters. Empyrion is an innovative blend of Eve Online, Space Engineers, Minecraft, Rust and Halo โ€“ all in one package.

Game features:
โ€“ Free-Roaming Space and planet exploration
โ€“ Resource gathering and survival
โ€“ Building spaceships and bases, extensive crafting system
โ€“ Space and land combats
โ€“ Single player and co-op play

Empyrion will release on Windows PC โ€“ support for other platforms is not available at this time, but the company says they have not ruled it out