Ixion

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7.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 28 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 28
  3. Negative: 3 out of 28

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  1. edyraven
    Dec 12, 2022
    10
    For me, Gamer of a long date, is the second time a game,catch me so interest...
    The game is no easy like others... I begin the game 5 times...kkk...but is very good.
    I recomend..play at least 5 hours...
    To me...5*****
  2. used2loveFarcry
    Jan 19, 2023
    8
    Don't believe all the crybabies. Its not too hard. And I had no game breaking bugs. I played through it in one go. No need to start over. Just go slow and steady and collect all the resources. Its a solid game with lots of good ideas. Its also nowhere near a frostpunk in space. Just a solid indie game. Try it out. Its worth it.
  3. Johnth10
    Dec 9, 2022
    0
    Unplayable, way too hard, like other games of this type. How can it be fun ?
  4. zatoor
    Dec 14, 2022
    6
    This game has a lot of potential but its way to buggy to play right now. i played till second act and number of bugs or idiotic mechanical ideas are huge. Example 100% stability, positive happiness and for no reason violent strikes stats in my sector, where is the logic of this crap?! or idea that loosing research ship gives you -1 stability (permanent)... are you fu... kidding me?!This game has a lot of potential but its way to buggy to play right now. i played till second act and number of bugs or idiotic mechanical ideas are huge. Example 100% stability, positive happiness and for no reason violent strikes stats in my sector, where is the logic of this crap?! or idea that loosing research ship gives you -1 stability (permanent)... are you fu... kidding me?! overall i think that this game has a lot of potential but it need rebalance...… Expand
  5. shin777
    Dec 9, 2022
    0
    Game have too much resources types and complexity that make the game so boring to play, good idea but rly bad execution.
  6. Dallor
    Dec 12, 2022
    0
    Симулятор дебилов в космосе на станции из говна и палок. Как вообще люди умудрились построить настолько кривое говно, которое без постоянного ремонта разваливается на куски за пару дней, просто вися на орбите?

    Экипаж это вообще детский сад, который даже отбор никакой не проходил, судя по всему. Банальный пример: В одном отсеке не накормили трех человек, устроили забастовку в столовой,    Симулятор дебилов в космосе на станции из говна и палок. Как вообще люди умудрились построить настолько кривое говно, которое без постоянного ремонта разваливается на куски за пару дней, просто вися на орбите?

    Экипаж это вообще детский сад, который даже отбор никакой не проходил, судя по всему. Банальный пример:
    В одном отсеке не накормили трех человек, устроили забастовку в столовой, в итоге из-за этих трех дебилов голодными осталось 300 человек.

    Баланс ресурсов это вообще цирк.
    Маленькая станция населением 2000 человек полностью опустошает ресурсы целой звездной системы за внутриигровой год.    … Expand
  7. HidaN20
    Jan 8, 2023
    9
    This game has a very good story and addictive gameplay. Also has a good sci-fi music. Game doesn't hard if you playing wisly. Very easy I might say.
  8. NachtkindFX
    Jan 29, 2023
    8
    Very well designed managment game. The sound is so good. The implemented features work very well, but the game needs some QoL polishing. Yes, it's designed to be challenging, but I find it at a bit to hard and you can't change the difficulty.
  9. g_squidman
    Dec 18, 2022
    8
    This is the best city-builder this year.

    The game is challenging in a fair way. You don't struggle to stabilize your city constantly. Rather, it's easy to stabilize, but new encounters throw you off balance, so you're constantly trying to get a handle of something new. The challenges are also novel and interesting mechanically. Importantly, a lot of the rules respect you as a player.    This is the best city-builder this year.

    The game is challenging in a fair way. You don't struggle to stabilize your city constantly. Rather, it's easy to stabilize, but new encounters throw you off balance, so you're constantly trying to get a handle of something new. The challenges are also novel and interesting mechanically.

    Importantly, a lot of the rules respect you as a player. The roads don't cost resources. Buildings are fully refunded if you want to move them or shift your production focus. If something in your production chain breaks, it doesn't immediately cause a death spiral feedback loop that tears the whole system apart. You have a chance to recover. If you can't feed everyone, your workers don't immediately all go on strike and make it impossible to grow your food production again. These are the kinds of things a lot of similar games make mistakes with, and this game has taken those experiences into consideration when making design decisions.

    Some complaints about the game have been that the demo front-loads a lot of the story and cinematics which feels like a ripoff. If you're like me, you're buying the game based on reviews, not based on the demo, so it shouldn't be a problem. This is the new bar for city-builders.    … Expand
  10. WilcoRoger
    Jan 20, 2023
    9
    Love it. Great City Builder ins space with a good story telling. Great soundtrack.
  11. Corevat
    Dec 21, 2022
    10
    I've been waiting for this sadly obscure game to release since I found out about it last year. This was promised to be the spiritual successor to another great game that is much more popular.....Frostpunk.
    Somehow they managed to keep their promise and deliver the same very challenging city building experience as Frostpunk did. I am a big fan of the first game and I am very happy with    I've been waiting for this sadly obscure game to release since I found out about it last year. This was promised to be the spiritual successor to another great game that is much more popular.....Frostpunk.
    Somehow they managed to keep their promise and deliver the same very challenging city building experience as Frostpunk did. I am a big fan of the first game and I am very happy with what they did here. Expect to progress like you do in Dark Souls game....slowly...step by step after you understand and learn from each mistake you made. Since Frostpunk I really love tough experiences like these where game progression means figuring out the puzzle, the correct sequence of actions that will allow you to survive :). I highly recommend this game!    … Expand
  12. FlynnDynamics
    Dec 19, 2022
    10
    I wrote this to a friend about IXION:

    Buy IXION. **** the ratings. It will be really hard. And yes, that's really a bit too hard. But the story is so incredibly good so far... The best story I've seen in years across genres....
  13. Fulgore123
    Dec 19, 2022
    8
    El juego me parece impresionante pero hay que mejorar algunos error que saltan a la vista, muchos de ellos al momento de construir y sobre todo al demoler tambien. Es bien dificil a medida que avanzamos en el juego y no hay forma de cambiar la dificultad, debieron poner el clasico easy, medium o hard. El juego en si es buenisimo sobre todo en cuanto historia y sonido, es muy parecido alEl juego me parece impresionante pero hay que mejorar algunos error que saltan a la vista, muchos de ellos al momento de construir y sobre todo al demoler tambien. Es bien dificil a medida que avanzamos en el juego y no hay forma de cambiar la dificultad, debieron poner el clasico easy, medium o hard. El juego en si es buenisimo sobre todo en cuanto historia y sonido, es muy parecido al frostpunk por lo que no es algo innovador en cuanto a tipo de juego, por lo demas muy bueno, espero que le arreglen los bugs en parches venideros, que tiene un monton.… Expand
  14. werty111114
    Feb 26, 2023
    9
    This is a wonderful city-building simulator with a very interesting story that, most importantly, keeps you in suspense. During the passage, you can easily lose.
  15. nuglord
    Aug 30, 2023
    6
    + Beautiful, atmospheric, and polished.
    + Intuitive and easy-to-learn; difficulty settings offer a balanced experience for all players.
    - Decent story, but extremely linear progression. - Trust and Hull decay mechanics quickly become a chore. - Many "annoyance" mechanics (such as spam requests during crisis) that offer nothing but frustration to the player. - Massive amounts of RNG,    + Beautiful, atmospheric, and polished.
    + Intuitive and easy-to-learn; difficulty settings offer a balanced experience for all players.

    - Decent story, but extremely linear progression.
    - Trust and Hull decay mechanics quickly become a chore.
    - Many "annoyance" mechanics (such as spam requests during crisis) that offer nothing but frustration to the player.
    - Massive amounts of RNG, none of it contributes to the game experience.
    - Some aspects are mechanically clunky and feel unfinished (transfers are at the top of the list).    … Expand
  16. ToprakUcarr
    Aug 14, 2023
    9
    game is realy good but hard to play ı am offering close trust by diffuculty settings

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72

Mixed or average reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 24, 2024
    80
    The only criticism I can make of the game is that the difficulty is quite high, and if you don't think about your actions, you'll soon be mopping floors instead of driving a space station. [Issue#324]
  2. Games.cz
    Apr 17, 2023
    70
    Ixion is an unassuming space odyssey in which you build and manage your own space station. It’s a bit like Frostpunk but also adds its own layers, even if the execution sometimes leaves a lot to be desired. There is a pretty nice story accompanying all the strategy, though!
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  3. GameSpace
    Jan 30, 2023
    75
    Overall, IXION offers nothing new. Players will get through the good ol’ survival and management mechanics that we have all seen around. However, it is still addictive due to the competent combination of those elements as well as interesting execution and catchy aesthetics.
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