Evochron Legacy Demo

It would appear that the space sim genre is currently being brought back from the dead after many years, what with all the huge projects that are in the works right now. Hence, whether you are an Elite Dangerous admirer or a Star Citizen supporter, it’s the perfect time to be a space sim fan. On the other hand, maybe you don’t need tens of millions of dollars to make something fun and engaging.

Evochron Legacy is a space sim of a lower caliber than the ones mentioned earlier, but you wouldn’t be able to tell that just by playing. Obviously, the graphics are nowhere near as fancy, but the gameplay is just as rewarding and intricate, not to mention tons of fun. In fact, Evochron Legacy packs everything from combat and trading to planet landings and a variety of different career paths, which translates into hours upon hours of gameplay.

You get to choose from a couple of different professions when you first create your character, but you are in no way forced to stick with your choice until the end. Hence, you can be a mercenary, a trader or an explorer, depending on what your interests are. It’s possible to do anything once you are out of the hangar, however, so don’t let this stop you from having fun.

There’s far more to Evochron Legacy than that, especially when it comes to exploration, crafting and ship customization. Besides the fact that you can land on planets whenever you wish, but it’s also possible to craft your own components and upgrade your ship, or even change its appearance by moving parts around. Weapons are obviously important as well, at least if you are willing to destroy other ships.

As mentioned before, the only way you’ll notice that the game is rather low-budget is because of the graphics, because they are pretty unsatisfactory. Although they are not ugly per se, it’s quite clear that the technology used to render the environments is very old. However, you probably won’t have the time to worry about all that, not with all that content at your disposal.

Evochron Legacy is clearly not for everyone, but it certainly should be, given how much work and dedication the developers have put into it. The gameplay is rewarding, the universe is big enough for all intents and purposes, and you are allowed to do almost anything you desire.