The newest game from theEVE Onlinefranchise is out, and it’s not what fans were expecting. The new game is a free-to-play mobile game titledEVE Galaxy Conquestthat launched on October 29. The game is meant to expand the world ofEVE Online, CCP Games' massive, long-running sci-fi MMO, but it’s being met with criticism and negative reviews, instead.
A release trailer has been revealed on theEVE Galaxy ConquestYouTube channel to an abysmal view count of under 10K in a week. In contrast,MMO Populationreports that there are over 10.58 million accounts in the game, with an estimated 59K players per day over the past month.EVEfans are largely blasting the new mobile game and criticizing CCP Gamesfor not taking their time to make a good companion game for their IP.
EVE Galaxy Conquestis a 4X game (explore, exploit, expand, and exterminate) that “combines resource management, diplomacy, and combat” and lets players engage in space battles. However, besides the name and setting,the game seems to have little of the depth that the core MMO is known for,resulting in some disappointed fans.
EVE Galaxy Conquest Receiving Negative Feedback From Fans Across The Board
Players Ask CCP Games To Spend More Time On Core Game
AlthoughEVE Galaxy Conquestcurrently has a rating of 4.1 on theGoogle Play Store, the reviews section is full of scathing reviews ranging fromperformance issues to general disappointment that the game doesn’t have more of what makesEVEspecial.Several reviews note that the game has very little to do withEVEbesides the ship graphics and names, and is instead a reskin of games likeInfinite Lagrange.Other reviews criticize the game for lacking complexity and ingenuity, bringing nothing new to the table.
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In a comment on the release trailer, YouTube usermushetti3166writes “Well a big ‘NO THANK YOU’ another EVE trash game money cash grab. Shame on you developers.” RedditorKeydetechoes this sentiment in aReddit thread decrying the mobile game’s apparent overuse of AI-generated art and assets, saying “It’s almost funny how little effort they put into this amalgamation of AI slop” and calling the entire game a “dumpster fire.”
Our Take: EVE Galaxy Conquest Is Neither For New Players Nor Existing Fans
The Game Misses The Mark For Either Audience
EVE Onlinehas been online since 2003 and it’s amassed a dedicated fanbase and a unique legacy. The game often makes headlines for having themost expensive in-game purchasesor staging some of thelargest PvP battles in MMO history.EVEplayers spend hours honing their skills and improving their ships in a game that has a notoriously steep learning curveand requires a large time commitment.
With all that in mind,the new mobile game doesn’t seem to make sense as the next stepfor the company. The game lacks the complexity and depth that existing fans, but it also doesn’t offer anything to new players that they can’t get in another game. It seems likeEVE Onlinedevelopers forgot to consider their target audience when releasingGalaxy Conquest.A few reviews remain optimistic, though, stating that they’re hopeful that the game will improve over time as it gets its footing.
