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OUR TEAM

Meet the creative minds behind Empyrion – Galactic Survival. Our team combines a unique blend of skills and passion to create a comprehensive gaming experience.

Founders | Team | Alumni | Volunteers | Honorable Mentions | Builders

Founders

The visionaries who brought Empyrion to life and continue to guide our galactic journey.

Eric
Eric
Founder
Markus
Markus Lang
Founder
Uwe
Uwe Kühner
FounderTeam

Team

Our dedicated professionals who work tirelessly to expand and improve the Empyrion universe.

Adrián
Adrián Corbalán
Gameplay & AI Programmer
Creating fluid gameplay, intelligent AI, and solid systems—eliminating bugs along the way.
Bastiaan
Bastiaan de Vries
Community Manager & Server Manager (IT)
First point of contact for players and fearless “firefighter” in Empyrion’s multiplayer universe, always ready to spark new adventures.
Christina
Christina Busse
Game Artist 2D / 3D
Makes the nice things in the player inventory even more shiny and builds stunning buildings from blocks.
Christoph
Christoph Edelmann
Assistant Producer / Game & Content Designer
Breathes life into lore, transforming wild ideas into immersive stories and engaging missions, while weaving new mechanics into Empyrion’s universe.
Dave
Dave
QA Manager
Diligent architect of quality assurance, meticulously identifying and eliminating barriers that impede users’ seamless journey to success.
Dimtry
Dimtry
QA Tester
Fearless bug tracker on a trophy hunt, keeping a close eye on hidden anomalies—even in the far reaches of Empyrion.
Iggy
Ignaz Biegler
Content Designer & QA Tester
Tracks and fights issues that get in the way of our players and their friends’ multiplayer experiences. Adds content and tools for the game, for the community.
Kai
Kai Winkelmann
World Designer & Level Designer
Plants trees, shapes terrain, and builds entire worlds – bringing Empyrion’s galactic playgrounds to life.
Martin
Martin Slavkov
Gameplay & AI Programmer
Trains creatures how to think, soldiers how to storm player bases, networks how to flow, and vessels how to defend their turf.
Nikita
Nikita Olhovskis
Game Artist
Creates new designs and reworks worn-out ones to keep the visual experience of playing Empyrion fresh and colorful.
Jascha
Sascha ✝
Tool Development
Honored creator of the EAH toolkit. He will never be forgotten. (Nov 2023)
Thomas
Thomas
Programmer
Refines the foundation of Empyrion to allow improvements and new functionalities throughout the entire gameplay experience.
Xabier
Xabier Adrados
Producer
Oversees Empyrion’s voyage from concept to cosmos—keeping the grand vision steady on its path. Trying to build a good envinronment for the team to thrive!

Alumni

Former team members who helped shape the Empyrion universe and continue to inspire our work.

Alex
Alex
Music Composer
Gonzalo
Gonzalo
Game Designer
Mario
Mario
Animation / VFX
Mario
Nick Sukharichev
Game Artist

Volunteers

Community members that contribute a fair share of their free time actively and regularly with testing, building, and administration of forums and servers.

Admiral Flanker • AkevaBanshee • Allessia • Brad Chadley • Don2k7 • Escarli • Garaman • Germanicus • HeckenDiver • Lupinemind • ravien_ff • Robot Shark • Silvrav • spanj • Stellar_Titan • sulusdacor • teakeycee • vermillion

Honorable Mentions

Members of the community who have stood out during the long development history of the game by helping with testing, building and administration.

Derek • Fractalite • Frigidman • geostar1024 • jmcburn • jrandall • Kaeser • Kieve • Matcz • michaelhartman89 • rainyday • Ramachandra • Runningwithhamster • Siege Inc. • theScriptHD • TSM • Wanev • XCaliber

Builders

Community members who contributed blueprints that were officially incorporated into the game. Their creativity helps shape the Empyrion universe.

AkevaBanshee • 1,2,3,fear • 50kgCheese • 9oo9oo • A Big Ball of Earwax • Achilles • airelon87 • Allessia • altug • Anrchist • Apoc • Arthmoor • Arturius1967 • artybucco • Ashrai • Average • Azzona • barbados_boy • barefootnhilbily • binhthuy71 • Boba Brett • Bonedog • Brimstone • Burr • Captain Jack • Cpt Caveman • CrazyZ • Cute demon • D00mnoodle • Dadrick • Dan Bolo • DarkestWarrior • Darth Zaphod • decurion1965 • Demonic • Don2k7 • dpburke2 • Dr Interstellar • Es’carli • Esco • Faith • filbertfarmer • Finsterwolf • Fractalite • Fred • FrenetiK • Frigidman • Funog • Ganmo • Genza • geostar1024 • Germanicus • Gogs • Gold Ketama • goldwingknight • gonchi97 • guardian_de_la_via2 • HeckenDiver • Hootsman • Hummel-o-War • HushedDispatch • iClustaFlux • Intagal • Jan Mars • Jarvis1563 • jdrafton • jendrjaam • Jenniphurr • jepbindawernoch • jeremymtc • JH Elfnessa • JMCBurn • Joby • jrandall • Jumalein • Jupiter Vessel Corp • Kaeser • karamenlis • Kieve • KillerNoName • Kira_Yamato • Kithid • Lares • liftallthepizzas • LSX_SPETSNAZ • Luke • LyfeForse • MAK • Maloverci • Maratoder • Mark • MatCz • McFluffFace • Mechastophiles • Megs • Mikhaleech • Moobear • Movado • Mr.IceCat • MrChips-SWYS • Na_Palm • Needleship • Neurocite • Nickodemos • Niriel • NKCazy • Noetz • Noob • Nosture • oldladysheck • oojimaflip • Pantera • Pembroke • Phoenix • piddlefoot • pobachant • ProcyonLotor • Profanity • Proteus • Pyston • Quazi • RadsK99 • rainyday • Rakoona • Ramachandra • Ramsar_44 • Ranger • ravien_ff • Ravis • Ray • Reaper • RexXxuS • Robot Shark • Roon tyan • RtBucco • Runningwithhamster • sacredglade • Savinwraith • Semp • SentenzaTuco • Sephrajin • shiz314 • Siege • silvershadowtwo • smeissl • Sorcery • spanj • Steel Dragon • Stellar Titan • stubert • styLmntz • sulusdacor • Tamarak7777 • TAYSTAY • teakeycee • TeeWRX82 • The Tactician • theScriptHD • Tim88 • Timer • TiwBras • Triconflict • TRX • Twolinks • urialia • Vandal • Vermillion • Vreenak • waired • WDC_Knight • Whizzdom • Willow • Willy H. • Xentor • Xipe • Zerbarus • Zovya • 皮皮鲸

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