I don't know about the game, but the book is good.
The devs are working on the game and recently they released a book from the game's world.
I really thought it would be shit, but then I saw that it was written by a known scifi author, so I thought it would be at least readable. I was pleasantly surprised and the book is actually really good.
The book in question is:
Exodus: The Archimedes Engine by Peter F. Hamilton