Rockfish Games’ space-’em-up has launched on Steam Early Access and GOG Games in Development, featuring two “extensive” star systems and over 20 hours of gameplay.
Funded on Kickstarter in 2019, Everspace 2 is “a fast-paced single-player space shooter with deep exploration, tons of loot, classic RPG elements” and is in development for PC and consoles.
“Experience a thrilling story set in a vivid, handcrafted open-world full of secrets and perils on your journey as a former clone space pilot to become human after all.”
According to the game’s website and Steam Early Access announcement, players can expect quarterly content updates over the next 12-18 months, including:
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More star systems, locations, enemies, activities etc. (8 star systems planned for v1.0)
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More player ship subclasses and tiers (9 subclasses with 4 tiers each planned for v1.0)
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More ship customization options
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More player levels (max player level 30 planned for v1.0)
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More items and resources incl. Legendary gear
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More player perks (6 x 3 perk upgrade options planned for v1.0)
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More companion characters incl. perks to upgrade (6 companions planned for v1.0)
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More challenges
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More main and side mission story content (30+ hours of story content planned for v1.0)
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More situational commentary from Adam and Hive
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More interesting jobs and factions
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More alien creatures
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Natural phenomena like lightning fields, black holes, solar storms, etc.
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Fast Travel system
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Different Outlaw factions with different tech
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Better trading opportunities, price tracking, trade routes
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Quest inventory
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Codex
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Game difficulty setting
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Worthwhile endgame content and activities
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Achievements