ASTROX IMPERIUM

This is very beautifully created early access game with great graphics and fantastic soundtrack that sometimes gives me shivers.
I have spent over 30h of constant gaming and at this level I feel that more content need to be added because it may feel a bit repetitive and in some aspects "empty".
I have came across few crashes here and there but those ones were quickly fixed after I send some feedback to the creators of this game. This gives me indication that the guys behind Astrox Imperium really mean business.
The game play is quite similar to another game I used to play back in 2004 and did enjoy playing it till 2010.But this one has no online option which has it's bonuses because you don't have to put up with all that "online" crap and all.
Although similar, Astrox has good few innovative things which I personally think are very cool.
One of those things is ability to train a skill that allow you to hire a mercenary. They do come in various shapes such as Gunships, Miners ,Transporters etc, etc.They do level up as you progress with game play and you pay less for them each time their loyalty goes up .When loyalty reaches 100% you merc will become part of your band/team and you don't need to pay his wages anymore.
The missions are quite basic at the moment :Kill pirates, scan some structures ,mine ore ,and after a while you may get bored of doing those but the vast Universe awaits and you free to roam and reach the farthest of its territory .
Another cool feature is that you have to equip your star ship with life support system which gives you necessity such as food ,oxygen ,water and help you survive in harsh Cosmos environment .Now, different part of Universe contain different hazardous elements that is mitigated by your life support so in some sectors you LS will last 20 minutes and in other may last 2 minutes.
This gives you that bit of realism ;you can't just go out there and hang for hours mining or just dazzling at stars.You need to plan your mining operation knowing that most precious ore is based in most hazardous location.I personally thing this is very cool feature.
The bogeys/bad guys or if you want pirates are of moderate strenght ,they will pop in in 4 maybe 5 in the same time and 8 to 10 in remote location but I didn't find difficult to overcome them.With the help of my two mercs I had no problems at all.
Skill system is based on time( time consuming) and it is acquired in so called Universities which are allocated all over the Universe the same goes to Ships which you can buy in Shipyards.
There is a good bit of ships out there in various shapes and sizes and those do different things too like mining ship,transport ship,cruiser etc,etc.
There is to much good things to writer about Astrox here but as I said at the beginning of my review there is also need for some additional content that would help make this game more "explosive".

Updates are very frequent !!!

At the moment 8 out of 10.