Sci-Fi City Builder ‘Ixion’ Now Available on Consoles

Kasedo Games and Bulwark Studios have announced that their critically acclaimed sci-fi city builder titled Ixion, has officially broken free from its PC exclusivity and is now available for purchase on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. The game has been optimized with a streamlined, console-friendly UI and full gamepad support, offering enhanced performance and immersive gameplay. Originally released for PC in 2022, Ixion is a sci-fi space opera described as a blend city building, with survival mechanics and space exploration.

Humanity’s Fate is in Your Hands

After the Earth has been devastated and uninhabitable, players take on the role of an Administrator aboard the Tiqqun (pronounced ‘tycoon’) Space Station, which is owned and operated by the DOLOS Space Engineering Corporation. Every decision matters as the fate of humanity rests in your hands, players must embark on a perilous journey across the stars to find a new home. Maintaining the station’s hull integrity, managing power consumption and gathering resources are vital and will determine whether your mission succeeds or fails…no pressure. Ixion is now available to purchase digitally on both the PlayStation Store and Xbox Store for $34.99 US / €34.99 / £29.50.

KEY FEATURES

• BUILD YOUR SPACE CITY: Set up housing, food halls, storage and more on a space station grid.
• MANAGE RESOURCES: Keep track of limited resources and set up roads to move things around smoothly.
• SURIVIAL MECHANICS and POPULATION WELL-BEING: Keep people alive (and happy) as you balance food, water, power and health while keeping your trust high, or risk a mutiny.
• DECISION MAKING with CONSEQUENCES: Face tough moral and strategic decisions that carry serious consequences affecting survival and morale should things go sideways.

My Thoughts

I always get excited when a city-builder or management sim makes its way onto consoles. This genre was my go-to on PC back in the day, but now that I don’t really have a decent gaming rig to handle modern games, I have to settle for console ports…still waiting on the console port of Cities: Skylines II, by the way! That said, because I’m relegated to console versions of games that traditionally benefit from mouse and keyboard controls, having an easy-to-use, well-optimized UI for gamepads is essential. These kinds of games can easily become overwhelming if the menus and navigations aren’t handled well. Based on that, Ixion seems like a game that’s right up my alley, and I’ll surely give this a go sometime soon.