Hello realedazed,

Many players go it solo in Xsyon. It's easier now for new players than in the past, as they start off with many basic starting tools. As a returning player you may not have these, but you can put in a request and a Guide can sort you out with some starting equipment.

For better items, trade has been facilitated with recent changes (you can view all items for sale and their location from any Trade Totem) which should help solo players along.

Xsyon doesn't yet have any achievements or badges set up through Steam, but you can still play through Steam if you wish. The Steam patcher / downloader is better optimized than ours. To receive a Steam Key, please email us

I hope that answers all your questions!