EVERSPACE 2

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7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 56 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 37 out of 56
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 56
  3. Negative: 3 out of 56

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  1. ImperialKnight
    Jun 21, 2023
    5
    Not sure why this game is so highly rated. The writing is terrible, the puzzles are poorly designed, and the combat is alright. The general lack of space fighter games does not make this a good game. Don't waste your time
  2. JackFrostyG
    Aug 3, 2023
    4
    Pros

    - The combat is acceptable
    - There are rewards for exploration

    Cons

    - Alienates the original Everspace fanbase by scrapping the roguelike concept of the first game for a mediocre story driven sequel.
    - Uninteresting environment. Everywhere looks the same.
    - Encounters are extremely repetitive
  3. philzlz
    Apr 23, 2023
    5
    I really did not enjoy this one. After five hours you have seen everything the game has to offer. Voice acting is monotone, I did not care for any of the characters and enemies come in clusters of four max five enemy ships. You will rarely attack a bigger enemy ship. Loot repeats over and over again, you will use the same weapons all game just with higher stats, legendary items are tooI really did not enjoy this one. After five hours you have seen everything the game has to offer. Voice acting is monotone, I did not care for any of the characters and enemies come in clusters of four max five enemy ships. You will rarely attack a bigger enemy ship. Loot repeats over and over again, you will use the same weapons all game just with higher stats, legendary items are too rare for a looter shooter.

    Quests are level gated, meaning you have to grind the same boring enemies and missions to advance. Now the worst part must be the puzzles that repeat over and over again. It is like finding a needle in a haystack, absolutely sleep inducing!

    It took me 25 hours to complete the game and I just soldiered through because I hoped it would get better. If you do not like the gameplay loop after a few hours do not go on, trust me.

    On a positive note it is a good looking game and ran well except on one or two planets.    … Expand
  4. megacrabe
    May 5, 2023
    2
    A wall of boring repetitive grind. Bad music and mobile-like gameplay do not help the grind at all. The endless "find a piece in a random place and put it where it fits" puzzles get tedious within the first few hours. You even have to grind for the fast travel that you unlock pretty late into the game. I ended up never using it at all.

    Don't listen to anyone who compares this game to    A wall of boring repetitive grind. Bad music and mobile-like gameplay do not help the grind at all. The endless "find a piece in a random place and put it where it fits" puzzles get tedious within the first few hours. You even have to grind for the fast travel that you unlock pretty late into the game. I ended up never using it at all.

    Don't listen to anyone who compares this game to Freelancer. They are nothing alike. Everspace 2 has next to no redeeming qualities. Maybe the story?

    EDIT: finished the game, the story is anything but okay. Just like everything else in the game, it shows promise initially, but eventually takes a huge nosedive and loses any semblance of quality.    … Expand
  5. Pteromyin0
    Apr 25, 2023
    6
    Good 60h space ARPG with beautiful graphics, responsive controls, hit-or-miss soundscape and okay story. The core gameplay is a mixture of intense space combat and relaxed container puzzles and that combination works really well. It's a real pleasure to maneuver your ship through tight spaces.

    But at the fringes the game shows it's only a double-A title. Especially the trading and    Good 60h space ARPG with beautiful graphics, responsive controls, hit-or-miss soundscape and okay story. The core gameplay is a mixture of intense space combat and relaxed container puzzles and that combination works really well. It's a real pleasure to maneuver your ship through tight spaces.

    But at the fringes the game shows it's only a double-A title. Especially the trading and faction mechanics are very shallow. The way the story is rushed to the end, how repetetive encounters can become, how similar all of the loot is and how rarely legendaries drop really made me just want to finish it off. You get to open Diablo-inspired rifts, but only after the story is done, at which point I did not really care anymore. Unfortunately, the soundtrack is ridiculously bad.

    Be aware that this is one of the most performance hungry titles currently out there.    … Expand
  6. WisetSticky
    Apr 9, 2023
    9
    Took me minute to get the controls adjusted (i.e. mouse movement speed, dead zone), but once I did, flying felt amazing. Navigating around can sometimes be a little disorientating, but that's not a shortcoming of the game. Instead, it's a side effect of being able to move and rotate any which way you want. Fortunately, hud icons marking enemies/items/points-of-interest help.

    Combat    Took me minute to get the controls adjusted (i.e. mouse movement speed, dead zone), but once I did, flying felt amazing. Navigating around can sometimes be a little disorientating, but that's not a shortcoming of the game. Instead, it's a side effect of being able to move and rotate any which way you want. Fortunately, hud icons marking enemies/items/points-of-interest help.

    Combat is also great. Different weapons feel distinct, and are good for different situations (i.e. close or long range combat). Can also equip your ships with additional active abilities, which are sure to suit different play styles. Can modulate difficulty through a difficulty slider, aim-assist slider, and through doing some extra grinding.

    RPG mechanics are limited solely to progression. So, don't expect choice when it comes to dialogue or solving quests. There are, however, several different ways to progress (i.e. ships, equipment, companion perks, main character perks, upgrading active abilities).

    The main gameplay loop involves traveling somewhere for a mission, killing enemies, completing the quest, and then exploring around for all the goodies that are scattered about. There are also light puzzle elements tied to accessing some of the loot (i.e. destroying shield generators to get past a shield, or providing power to a doohicky so that doors will open).

    Nothing particularly intriguing or compelling when it comes to story, dialogue, and characters, but it's serviceable. The voice acting is solid though.

    Haven't beat the game yet, but I wouldn't be surprised if I hit 100 hours of play time before seeing the credits roll.

    Oh, do note that it's not a true open world. It has "lily pads," and what is essentially an immersive world map. Like, instead of just selecting areas on a world map to travel to, or walking an avatar across a world map, you're transitioned to a 3d world map, that is graphically indistinguishable from the lily pads, that you can fly around in. It's a neat trick, which was executed well. (Hopefully that all made sense).

    No lootboxes or other microtransaction BS.

    I have quibbles with certain things (like mining with guns, and the sound effects that accompany it), but none of that is getting in the way of my fun. It's a good game, and I definitely recommend it for guys who like space combat, exploration, and progression systems.    … Expand
  7. d33f
    Apr 9, 2023
    9
    Backed when early access started, but waited for release. Glad it totally is to my liking!
  8. Ricc101
    Apr 8, 2023
    9
    I've been holding off playing this until it came out of early access and I'm so glad I did. It's almost exactly what I've been wanting ever since I played Freelancer and Starlancer back in the day.
  9. italoipo
    Apr 21, 2023
    10
    Great game. Playing it on the Steam Deck and works great.
    smooth gameplay, decent story and 0 Microstransaction BS, no half-ass Multiplayer. just single Player Fun. like in the good old days
    And against the **** gamer Trend after 30 hours still no force Woke Lgtbq and so on garabge found...
  10. jvalordv
    Apr 14, 2023
    9
    I liked the first. I love this sequel. Terrific visuals, great optimization, enjoyable soundtrack, and an engaging story that doesn't get in the way of gameplay. Also, full HOTAS support, which a bunch of presets already made for a slew of setups. They earned my money for that alone.

    I hope this game and studio gets the recognition they deserve for this, and we see more content to come.
  11. upThere
    Apr 12, 2023
    9
    Undoubtedly the best space sim game since Freelancer, and improves upon that game in every way you could hope for. I've loved Wing Commander, Xwing vs Tie Fighter, Freespace and all of those games -- this is the culmination of all good things in the genre. Cannot recommend highly enough.
  12. SuperMK
    Apr 18, 2023
    8
    The first game was the first rogue-like I had ever played and I was pleasantly surprised, so when they accounted for the development of the sequel and that it would be open world, I felt that my expectations would end up being too high. This was not at all the case. The combat was even smoother than the first, and the story was quite strong and kept the pace at a healthy speed, the enemyThe first game was the first rogue-like I had ever played and I was pleasantly surprised, so when they accounted for the development of the sequel and that it would be open world, I felt that my expectations would end up being too high. This was not at all the case. The combat was even smoother than the first, and the story was quite strong and kept the pace at a healthy speed, the enemy difficulty did have some challenging moments but in the end, it was a great time. The fact that it was in early access for so long did wonders for it in the end.… Expand
  13. NachtkindFX
    Apr 8, 2023
    9
    I was aloways looking for a fun space flight game, which can beat Freelancer ... I found it.
  14. GamerJosh0137
    Apr 10, 2023
    7
    Enjoying my time with it for the most part, but having some issues on the Game Pass PC version. I'm running a RTX 2060 super (not the best I know), an AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6 core, and 32 gigs of ram and even on low graphic settings my fans are constantly running, so be prepared. That said, gameplay is great and I am really liking how combat feels, and the ship customization. MissionEnjoying my time with it for the most part, but having some issues on the Game Pass PC version. I'm running a RTX 2060 super (not the best I know), an AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6 core, and 32 gigs of ram and even on low graphic settings my fans are constantly running, so be prepared. That said, gameplay is great and I am really liking how combat feels, and the ship customization. Mission structure is pretty basic but passable. I'm glad it is on game pass for sure, but anyone with even lower specs than mine might want to steer clear for a bit until maybe 1 or 2 updates.… Expand
  15. Momber
    Jul 21, 2023
    0
    I can say nothing good about this game at all. And to think I backed them on Kickstarter because the first Everspace was so much fun.... ugh! What a colossal failure.
  16. Jt0429
    May 23, 2023
    9
    Good-
    Good variety in activities; Fun story; Intuitive controls.
    Bad- More action than space trading. Thoughts- Regardless of your taste in games, Everspace 2 will definitely have something to offer you, be it the loot-based progression of an action-RPG, a cool story to follow with interesting characters, fun plot twists, some great action that gives you a variety of different    Good-
    Good variety in activities; Fun story; Intuitive controls.

    Bad-
    More action than space trading.

    Thoughts-
    Regardless of your taste in games, Everspace 2 will definitely have something to offer you, be it the loot-based progression of an action-RPG, a cool story to follow with interesting characters, fun plot twists, some great action that gives you a variety of different weapon types to play with, and even some peace and quiet as you live out your fantasies of being a space trucker ferrying goods between planets. Everspace 2 is packed with content, and even once you’re done with its core story, there are several other ways to progress as well, such as end-game “dungeons”, and even a faction system to mess around with.    … Expand
  17. RoverDiscover
    Aug 2, 2023
    10
    Great space combat game, and most important: it's a 100% single player experience.
  18. adamflame7
    Jun 9, 2023
    9
    A great all rounder space-dogfighting RPG and a more complete package than its predecessor.

    The controls handle well. The loot system is pretty good and not overwhelming. There are definite end game challenges if you so wish. The voice acting is pretty good, though the story is not that interesting. Diverse and pretty environments and visuals. Took me about 95 hours to 100% it and    A great all rounder space-dogfighting RPG and a more complete package than its predecessor.

    The controls handle well. The loot system is pretty good and not overwhelming. There are definite end game challenges if you so wish. The voice acting is pretty good, though the story is not that interesting. Diverse and pretty environments and visuals.

    Took me about 95 hours to 100% it and maybe 45 hours to complete the story and some other stuff along the way.

    Great visuals, that ran pretty well on my old 1080ti at 3440x1440. I even used the photo mode and used those images to make some pretty rad desktop wallpapers.    … Expand
  19. markoul
    May 27, 2023
    10
    After more than 200hrs of gameplay I must say that EVERSPACE 2 is a masterpiece than no other. Early reviews with less than 50hrs of gameplay did injustice to the game since they did not even toughed to the slightest the variety and depth of gameplay of this sandbox unique space themed game. Played with an Xbox type controller Logitech F710 for PC (recommended way to play using an XboxAfter more than 200hrs of gameplay I must say that EVERSPACE 2 is a masterpiece than no other. Early reviews with less than 50hrs of gameplay did injustice to the game since they did not even toughed to the slightest the variety and depth of gameplay of this sandbox unique space themed game. Played with an Xbox type controller Logitech F710 for PC (recommended way to play using an Xbox type controller is by reducing the moving sensitivity of the controller sticks to the bare minimum).… Expand
  20. Norks
    May 1, 2023
    10
    superb game! I love the "diablo" meets "space sim" aspect. The visuals are really nice. The story is nothing too special but interesting so far and the open world gives you a "freedom" experience.

    it is far more accessible than star citizen. If you liked freelancer, you will also like this one. If you like science fiction, you will also like it :)

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Metascore
81

Generally favorable reviews - based on 36 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 36
  3. Negative: 0 out of 36
  1. Movies Games and Tech
    Jul 5, 2024
    75
    Everspace 2 is a perfect blend of an arcade shooter and space-looting action RPG, but not without its flaws. While a massive departure from the first Everspace game, if you’re nostalgic for classics like Freelancer and want a story that would fit perfectly into a 90s action sci-fi movie, this is the game for you.
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  2. Impulsegamer
    Sep 20, 2023
    88
    If you were a fan of Privateer grab a copy. If you just like the idea of an open world space flight game with aspects of role playing grab a copy… if you might be… maybe wait for a sale then grab a copy.
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  3. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Aug 29, 2023
    82
    A paradise for gamers that leave no stone unturned. There’s no procedural generation involved, so every nook and cranny were hand-made, and there’s a generous amount of loot to be found. [Issue#262, p.68]
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