In Ecclesiastes, the Bible says, “Where There’s Life, There’s Hope.” Ixion replies, “Then let there be neither.” Ixion is a game that hates you. I don’t mean that it’s hard, well, it is, but this game wants to cause you as much anguish as possible, and I’m mostly okay with it. Well, that, or I am suffering from Stockholm Syndrome. In Ixion, you are responsible for a colonization effort in deep space. The planets you find are frozen, burning, corrosive, toxic or otherwise awful in various esoteric ways. Think of it as a combination of Sim City, Tetris and a realistic simulation of the Donner Party. So, get ready, the universe is a (very) hostile place. Let’s have a look at Bulwark Studios Ixion.


