''Everspace'' is a 3D space shooter with

roguelike Roguelike (or rogue-like) is a subgenre of role-playing computer games traditionally characterized by a dungeon crawl through procedurally generated levels, turn-based gameplay, grid-based movement, and permanent death of the player charac ...

elements developed and published by German studio Rockfish Games. It was released in 2017. A sequel, ''Everspace 2'' is set to be released on April 6, 2023.

Gameplay

''Everspace'' is a

space combat Space warfare is hypothetical combat in which one or more belligerents are situated in outer space. The scope of space warfare therefore includes ''ground-to-space warfare'', such as attacking satellites from the Earth; ''space-to-space warfare ...

game in which the player progresses through a number of sectors with increasing difficulty. In this game, the player is expected to die. With each death, they can spend earned credits toward Perks, which, in turn, facilitate their following run. The player can find weapons and add-ons that can be used during the current run. The player is also given the ability to craft and upgrade various systems of their ship, including weapons, maneuverability and shielding. An overarching storyline is revealed as the player reaches certain points in a run for the first time. The player can also meet NPCs which give different objectives in order to complete current or future runs and will reward the player once they complete their tasks.

Development

The developer Rockfish was established by

Fishlabs Fishlabs GmbH (formerly Fishlabs Entertainment GmbH and Deep Silver Fishlabs) is a German video game developer based in Hamburg. Founded in 2004 by Michael Schade and Christian Lohr, the studio is best known for its ''Galaxy on Fire'' series. F ...

founders Michael Schade and partner Christian Lohr. The game had a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2015. It launched in

early access Early access, also known as alpha access, alpha founding, paid alpha, or game preview, is a funding model in the video game industry by which consumers can purchase and play a game in the various pre-release development cycles, such as pre-alph ...

via on 14 September 2016 and was fully released on 25 May 2017 for

macOS macOS (; previously OS X and originally Mac OS X) is a Unix operating system developed and marketed by Apple Inc. since 2001. It is the primary operating system for Apple's Mac computers. Within the market of desktop and lapt ...

, Microsoft Windows, and

Xbox One The Xbox One is a home video game console developed by Microsoft. Announced in May 2013, it is the successor to Xbox 360 and the third base console in the Xbox series of video game consoles. It was first released in North America, parts of ...

. A version for

Linux Linux ( or ) is a family of open-source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991, by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged as a Linux distribution, w ...

was made available via GOG on 9 May 2018. A PlayStation 4 port was released on 22 May 2018. A port for Nintendo Switch, subtitled ''Stellar Edition'', launched on 11 December 2018. ''Everspace'' was made available for

Amazon Luna Amazon Luna is a cloud gaming platform developed and operated by Amazon. Luna was announced on September 24, 2020, with early access available to subscribers by invitation beginning on October 20, 2020. In its early access state, Amazon Luna ...

on 12 November 2020. A version for

cloud-based Cloud computing is the on-demand availability of computer system resources, especially data storage (cloud storage) and computing power, without direct active management by the user. Large clouds often have functions distributed over mult ...

console

Google Stadia Stadia is a cloud gaming service developed and operated by Google. Known in development as Project Stream, the service debuted through a closed beta in October 2018, and publicly launched in November 2019. The service was to compete with Sony' ...

was made available on 1 December 2020.

Reception

The PlayStation 4 version of ''Everspace'' has a score of 78/100 on

Metacritic Metacritic is a website that aggregates reviews of films, TV shows, music albums, video games and formerly, books. For each product, the scores from each review are averaged (a weighted average). Metacritic was created by Jason Dietz, Marc ...

. Anthony Marzano of ''

Destructoid ''Destructoid'' is a website that was founded as a video game-focused blog in March 2006 by Yanier Gonzalez, a Cuban-American cartoonist and author. Enthusiast Gaming acquired the website in 2017, and sold it to Gamurs Group in 2022. History ...

'' awarded the Nintendo Switch version a score of 6.5 out of 10, saying 'it ultimately is enjoyable' but acknowledging that it would not appeal to a wide audience. ''

Nintendo Life Gamer Network Limited (formerly Eurogamer Network Limited) is a British mass media company based in Brighton. Founded in 1999 by Rupert and Nick Loman, it owns brands—primarily editorial websites—relating to video game journalism and oth ...

'' awarded the Switch version a score of 8 out of 10, saying "it performs admirably – if not flawlessly – on Nintendo's console."

Sequel

A sequel, ''Everspace 2'' is set to be released for Microsoft Windows,

and Playstation 4. It was released on Steam's

on 18 January 2021, with the full game releasing on April 6, 2023.

References

External links

* {{Official website, https://everspace-game.com/ 2017 video games Kickstarter-funded video games Linux games MacOS games Nintendo Switch games PlayStation 4 games Roguelike video games Science fiction video games Single-player video games Space combat simulators Unreal Engine games Video games developed in Germany Video games using procedural generation Windows games Xbox One games Xbox Play Anywhere games Video games set in outer space Stadia games