Its a cool game. I played it for 3 hours, up until 3am, because I wanted to get off of the planet (side note: my son got off of the planet in 20 mins) and I'm not a "gamer" by any means. It held my interests.
I hope that they do more with what they currently have because it is a damn impressive platform for a v1. The planets, space ships, animals, plants, etc. are all great. It just needs "humanity." Imagine finding a planet full of advanced life with culture and government and a military. or one where people simply battle. Or one where you bring your mined resources for the greater good/evil. There are so many possibilities.