Holy lord . <| sep |> Which type of rares were you going after ? <| sep |> Added you I ' m in the plaza <| sep |> It ' s a bitch . <| sep |> EmpyrionIsn ' t terrible with exploration , but it ' s going to be somewhat of a grind to get there . Empyrion focuses a lot more on survival , so you have to manage health , oxygen and food . There is only one solar system and 9 planets so far , but more is planned , they simply want it to run smoothly before adding too much . Right now it runs fine , and is pretty well optimized in my experience . Building in Empyrion is like Minecraft in that you can build buildings and vehiclesships block for block . Unlike Minecraft though there is no dividing line between the blocks , so they end up looking like whole structures that could have just been generated . I really like how they look in the end as if your ship was part of the game all along . The planets are a pretty good size , and much bigger than Starmade ' s planets . They also resemble realistic planets more than Starmades , but again , there are far less than Starmade . StarmadeIs like Minecraft in space essentially . The mechanics of building are basically the exact same block for block . The textures are better blended so that they don ' t look as much like Minecraft , but they ' re not as smooth as Empyrion . Starmade as far as exploration has a leg up on Empyrion but only in the scope of the universe . In Starmade you can explore basically indefinitely and you ' ll find stuff to fight , discover and mine . Problem is though the planets are pretty small and pointless other than gathering materials . You can fight pirates , create a faction and even a space station , but other than that , there is little else to do . Unlike Empyrion there is very little in the way of survival to keep track of other than health . You can mine resources , take over space stations and either keep them or destroy them for money . Build to your hearts content and that ' s basically it . I will say it ' s been a while since I ' ve last played though , so it may be a bit more updated than this by now . If you ' re looking for exploration that resembles our solar system and a more realistic setting , then I ' d choose Empyrion . If you ' re looking for more of a block building space game with combat and procedural planets , then choose Starmade .