Ordered by installs · Not tested by us
The 20 most-installed Empyrion - Galactic Survival mods (2026)
Ordered by Steam Workshop subscriptions, which is a count from Valve rather than a judgement from us. We have not installed these, and say so rather than implying a verdict we have not earned. Everything here installs by clicking Subscribe.
The short version
- Most installed: ⛔ (OBSOLETE) Reforged Eden 1, 78,381 subscribers.
- 2 of 20 updated since the start of 2025, which matters more than subscriber count for whether a mod still works.
- All install through Steam. Subscribe on Workshop and the game picks it up on next launch. Nothing to unzip.
All 20, most installed first
ScenarioSingle PlayerMultiplayerUpdated 18 July 2025
ScenarioSingle PlayerMultiplayerUpdated 6 May 2026
BlueprintCapital VesselUpdated 23 July 2018
BlueprintHover VesselUpdated 9 January 2017
BlueprintCapital VesselAirtightUpdated 21 November 2019
BlueprintSmall VesselUpdated 12 July 2016
BlueprintSmall VesselUpdated 1 August 2021
BlueprintSmall VesselUpdated 1 August 2019
BlueprintCapital VesselAirtightUpdated 27 December 2019
BlueprintCapital VesselUpdated 31 December 2017
BlueprintCapital VesselUpdated 3 April 2018
BlueprintHover VesselAirtightUpdated 9 September 2020
BlueprintBaseUpdated 19 November 2018
BlueprintSmall VesselAirtightUpdated 13 January 2020
BlueprintCapital VesselUpdated 15 June 2018
BlueprintCapital VesselUpdated 15 July 2018
BlueprintBaseUpdated 30 June 2018
BlueprintCapital VesselUpdated 30 November 2020
BlueprintCapital VesselUpdated 21 May 2018
BlueprintSmall VesselUpdated 31 December 2017
Subscriber counts and approval scores are Valve's, read on 5 September 2026 and not adjusted by us. Browse the full Workshop.
Common questions
What is the best Empyrion - Galactic Survival mod?
By installs, ⛔ (OBSOLETE) Reforged Eden 1, with 78,381 Steam Workshop subscribers. That is the most-installed rather than the best: subscriber count measures how many people tried it, not whether they kept it. Workshop's own approval score is shown next to each one where Valve publishes it.
How do I install Empyrion - Galactic Survival mods?
Everything on this page is a Steam Workshop item, so installing means clicking Subscribe on its Workshop page and letting Steam download it the next time you launch the game. There is nothing to unzip and no files to move. Unsubscribing removes it. Mods from outside Workshop work differently and are not covered here.
Are these Empyrion - Galactic Survival mods safe?
They are hosted by Valve and distributed through Steam, which is a meaningfully lower risk than downloading files from elsewhere, but Valve does not audit mod code. We have not run any of them. Treat a mod with a large subscriber count and a recent update as better evidence than one with neither.
How is this list ordered?
By Steam Workshop subscriptions, highest first, read on 5 September 2026. That is a count from Valve, not a judgement from us. We have not ranked these by quality and do not have the basis to: nobody here has installed all 20.
Do you get paid for these?
No. Mod authors are not paid by us and cannot pay for a position here. The order is Valve’s subscriber count and nothing else.