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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 Founder |
![]() Markus Lang Founder |
![]() Uwe Kühner FounderTeam |
Team
Our dedicated professionals who work tirelessly to expand and improve the Empyrion universe.
![]() Adrián Corbalán Gameplay & AI Programmer Creating fluid gameplay, intelligent AI, and solid systems—eliminating bugs along the way. |
![]() 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 Busse Game Artist 2D / 3D Makes the nice things in the player inventory even more shiny and builds stunning buildings from blocks. |
![]() 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 QA Manager Diligent architect of quality assurance, meticulously identifying and eliminating barriers that impede users’ seamless journey to success. |
![]() Dimtry QA Tester Fearless bug tracker on a trophy hunt, keeping a close eye on hidden anomalies—even in the far reaches of Empyrion. |
![]() 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 Winkelmann World Designer & Level Designer Plants trees, shapes terrain, and builds entire worlds – bringing Empyrion’s galactic playgrounds to life. |
![]() 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 Olhovskis Game Artist Creates new designs and reworks worn-out ones to keep the visual experience of playing Empyrion fresh and colorful. |
![]() Sascha ✝ Tool Development Honored creator of the EAH toolkit. He will never be forgotten. (Nov 2023) |
![]() Thomas Programmer Refines the foundation of Empyrion to allow improvements and new functionalities throughout the entire gameplay experience. |
![]() 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 Music Composer |
![]() Gonzalo Game Designer |
![]() Mario Animation / VFX |
![]() 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
