

Weapons are divided into several groups, such as Kinetic and Energy damage.

The space combat demands high maneuverability and peripheral awareness while controlling the ship. But don’t be fooled – this is an action shooter, and to make sure you are aware of that, the game begins with a grand scale assault that killed me more than I would like to admit. Battles are very similar to classic RPG games, with weapons and special powers assigned to the number keys. Since this isn’t a space sim, the ship models don’t look very realistic, but they are fun to pilot nonetheless.Įverspace 2 adds a layer of open-world action RPG to its arcade shooter gameplay. Before I could jump into the action, I first had to choose a ship out of three options. For now, I shrugged it off and cruised into the galaxy of Everspace 2. There is an icon for a HOTAS controller in the menu, so perhaps it will be added in later versions. I downloaded the preview and pulled out my HOTAS, that’s a fancy term for a flight control stick for all you non-pilots, only to realize the game doesn’t support it yet. The preview build I played lasted for about an hour and offered a glimpse into the game Rockfish Games are cooking for us. Since I am a big fan of simulators, no matter if you’re flying a jet fighter or a giant mythical creature, I decided to take Everspace 2 for a spin. Mainly, it drops the rogue-lite aspects in favor of a well-crafted open world. Everspace 2 will be an RPG action game that will retain the high-octane space combat but will adopt RPG elements such as XP, levels, quests, and missions. The original Everspace is a rogue-lite space arcade shooter packed with fast-paced action.
