EVERSPACE

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  • Summary: Everspace is an action-focused single-player space shooter combining roguelike elements with top-notch visuals and a captivating non-linear story.
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. Video Chums
    Jun 10, 2018
    90
    Everspace does so much right. It has an engaging story and immersive visuals that make you feel like you're in a Star Wars film and combat that always keeps you on the edge of your seat because even the weakest enemies can overwhelm you.
  2. GamingTrend
    May 31, 2018
    90
    Everspace struts capably into a crowded field and proves itself as a vital experience worth revisiting again and again. This is the first game from the team at Rockfish, and they’ve certainly set the bar high for themselves.
  3. Everyeye.it
    Jun 3, 2018
    85
    With a gorgeous, ever-changing setting, unique and functional control scheme, and some fantastic roguelike elements, Everspace is an essential experience for fans of space shooters.
  4. PlaySense
    May 22, 2018
    80
    The roguelike space shooter from ROCKfish games successfully blasts its way onto the PlayStation 4. Everspace successfully merges concepts from big hitters such as Elite Dangerous, No Man's Sky and FTL: Faster Than Light and it's procedurally generated universe never gets old. It can get a bit grindy from time to time and the lack of VR support is somewhat of a bummer. Nevertheless, sci-fi lovers in particular will get a lot of enjoyment out of this.
  5. DualShockers
    Jun 4, 2018
    80
    If you can get past Everspace’s few flaws, a game that merges the best parts of roguelikes and space shooters exposes itself. The game manages to stand on its own as a unique entity within both the above genres, so Everspace should have no problem finding an audience in the sea of modern roguelikes and space shooters.
  6. XGN
    May 23, 2018
    80
    Everspace is a wonderful and exciting space-shooter for PS4. Despite its weak story and lack of different enemies it's a must have for spacefans.
  7. Push Square
    May 24, 2018
    50
    Everspace is a fun and fast paced space exploration roguelike with beautiful visuals, solid combat, and rewarding progression systems. Unfortunately, it’s let down by regular crashes and major drops in frame rate throughout. Rockfish has created a slick ship in the form of Everspace - it just requires a few patches before it can take off.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 13
  3. Negative: 3 out of 13
  1. Kinobesucher
    May 30, 2023
    9
    Mit eines der besten roguelike Titel die ich spielen durfte! Es spielt sich schnell, abwechslungsreich und vor allem motivierend, sodass manMit eines der besten roguelike Titel die ich spielen durfte! Es spielt sich schnell, abwechslungsreich und vor allem motivierend, sodass man immer noch einen run versuchen will. Für ein Entwicklerteam, was gerade einmal 20 Personen Stark ist einfach eine wucht - zudem sieht es halt auch noch fabelhaft aus. Freu mich sehr auf den zweiten Teil!… Expand
  2. Ldt1
    Jun 23, 2019
    9
    Wanting something unique to play and being a cosmology/ universe nut lol my brother picked this up, first thing is this game is jaw droppingWanting something unique to play and being a cosmology/ universe nut lol my brother picked this up, first thing is this game is jaw dropping beautiful, it looks ridiculously good in 4k, the lighting effects and little details with everything is amazing, the controls are tight and work really well in the fast paced dogfights, the default control scheme is a little weird but u can configure whatever buttons you want on ps4 through accessibility/ custom button layout so that isn't a problem, i love the unique missions/ npcs they have added, and really like the resource gathering/ crafting side of things, i spend hours scouring the environments, you get so far with your setup, fail then get to use the credits/ blueprints you collected for upgrades, to then try again, in a rougelike playstyle, to see if you can get further and uncover more of the story. i have been desperate to find an original / unique title to play recently and found it with this, it literally puts to shame some of the so called aaa titles that have come out recently considering the little developer this came from, this isn't just a shallow shooter, if you are looking for something original/ different then this is worth a look, great job by rockfish… Expand
  4. AnimalMother
    Jul 27, 2018
    9
    The best roguelike I've played in a long time!

    Gorgeous graphics, some of the environments are spectacular. One moment that was    The best roguelike I've played in a long time!

    Gorgeous graphics, some of the environments are spectacular. One moment that was particularly awe-inspiring was when I warp-jumped dangerously close to a star, my whole view dominated by it's undulating, apocalyptic surface; unfortunately I had no time to admire the view as my ships systems started to progressively malfunction from the heat.

    The developers have really captured the danger inherent to space exploration with numerous kinds of natural hazards that can really change the dynamic of an environment. Some of them I only encountered once in 40+ hours of play, like the aforementioned warp-jump into a star.

    The narrative is very flimsy, essentially just a contrivance to frame the gameplay. Fortunately the gameplay itself is fantastic, with a huge amount of content to explore and secrets to uncover. There are 24 primary weapons, but there are a huge range of modifications that can be used to tailor them to suit your play style. Coupled with 4 different ships, myriad secondary weapons, devices (both active and passive) and consumables you really can play the game however you want. From a sneaky cloaked scout that snipes enemies from afar, to a turreted heavily armoured gunship that charges into the midst of enemy formations, there is as much variety in ship specification and loadout as you would expect from a deep RPG.

    Initially the controls felt a bit awkward, but after a few hours of play I genuinely feel that these are the best 3-axis spaceship controls I have ever experienced. It feels so natural zipping around asteroids and boosting into a roll to avoid a missile. Movement is key to surviving your encounters, especially with larger ships, so it's important that the controls feel intuitive.

    Like all rougelikes there is a degree of repetition, I would say the game is at it's best when you only play it for a few hours a day, although it can absolutely be addicting if a run is going well. The learning curve isn't especially steep if you play cautiously, but half of the fun is taking risks in order to potentially find that elite enhanced weapon or ancient glyph. There is almost always a temptation to push your luck just that little bit further, sometimes with disastrous results; anyone who enjoys rouguelikes will know that this is an essential aspect of the genre.

    It took me 40+ hours to complete the game and get the 'true' ending, I took my time and explored thoroughly, experimenting with different play styles and loadouts. Ironically after 35 hours of play and after settling into what I expected to be my end-game ship configuration, loot preference etc I stumbled on to whole new way to play the game. Not only did this end up being more fun than anything I had experienced before, but it also completely changed the way i approached every obstacle! This game always has something new to discover, as long as you are willing to experiment.    … Expand
  5. CoreGamer1408
    Jan 17, 2020
    6
    I do have the stellar edition so I do have the content in full to game on. Hard to find space dog fighting games on console in general. PCI do have the stellar edition so I do have the content in full to game on. Hard to find space dog fighting games on console in general. PC gaming really owns in this department for sure.

    Ok the bad...Technically this game has poor optimization and performance. With really unplayable crappy frame rates at times, but I have seen worse on the PS4 with KCD. Oh wow I came across such a cheap death mechanic no spoilers ha ha. You can have the same WTF face I had when it happens.

    Very pretty to look at full of beautiful colors and lighting. Rinse permadeath die repeat space dog fighting through mostly copy/paste scenarios. Collecting cash, resources, new weapons, tech and blue prints. Cash seems the most important after death to buy one of the roster of ships and/or pay for perks. The perks is what make the redo runs more interesting.

    I just thought initially wow a crappier live action take on FTL, but with far less to do and encounter. I zoned out of this one pretty quick due to the repetitive nature of the gameplay with crappy starting stuff. Then I picked it up again later. After I died a few times got better stuff end up loosing total track of time playing this one.

    The Permadeath in this game is not even annoying in this game. It is like oh wow I get to spend the cash on that failed run for better upgrades for the fresh next run and to pick up to three of the many available unlock-able boost buffs. Maybe I even try a new ship or give a ship a fresh coat of unlocked paint

    The overall low score is due to performance issues on the legacy PS4. Again another game like KCD that looks like it needs a PS5 tech upgrade just to run properly. Fun factor wise I'd give this a 8/10.    … Expand
  6. Snyx
    Aug 1, 2018
    5
    The game looks nice and polished enough, but the controller scheme and button configuration feel odd and takes some getting used.
    Combat is    The game looks nice and polished enough, but the controller scheme and button configuration feel odd and takes some getting used.
    Combat is unfair, you are underpowered and supposed to die, which sends you back to the home screen. There you can slowly level up your ship after each death with the credits you've amassed by shooting a few rocks and enemies before you watched your ship explode.
    You are then put back into some random space scenery and the cycle continues.

    This game is mediocre at best and left me with no real desire to play it again.    … Expand
  7. steelgrey75
    Jul 29, 2018
    5
    The game has crashed on 3 separate occasions, each time corrupting my save file and all the hours I have spent upgrading. I’m sorry but myThe game has crashed on 3 separate occasions, each time corrupting my save file and all the hours I have spent upgrading. I’m sorry but my interest died completely the third time this happened. Starting from scratch for the fourth time is unacceptable. The game was starting to get old after a while to be honest, very repetitive, same enemies and things to do in most sectors, does get old very quickly. Unless they fix the game save corruption issue then my advice is 100% do not buy or prepare for total frustration… Expand
  8. Mnobody
    Jul 26, 2020
    1
    A great game for neanderthals in between playing FIFA repeat-garbage and DarkSouls-it-must-be-good-cause-its hard genres. If you want monotonyA great game for neanderthals in between playing FIFA repeat-garbage and DarkSouls-it-must-be-good-cause-its hard genres. If you want monotony and difficulty, get outside and try deadlifting your daddy's pickup truck - at least then you'll get muscles and can have a chance to land a date rather than play this time vampire.… Expand

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Awards & Rankings

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#75 Best PS4 Game of 2018