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Everspace 2

Everspace 2 presents a whole galaxy to unlock and explore, or the ability to just fly around and cause mischief. Either is great fun.
86%Game Brain Score
story, gameplay
grinding, stability
89% User Score Based on 13,262 reviews
Critic Score 83%Based on 20 reviews

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Everspace 2 is a single-player space exploration and combat game with RPG elements. Traverse a vast open universe, gather resources, upgrade your ship, and engage in high-stakes dogfights against hostile alien forces. Experience a compelling story with diverse characters, factions, and quests. The game features stunning visuals, detailed space environments, and immersive sound effects.

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89%
Audience ScoreBased on 13,282 reviews
story2.1k positive mentions
grinding518 negative mentions
  • Everspace 2 features stunning visuals and engaging gameplay, creating a captivating atmosphere that immerses players in a vibrant space environment.
  • The combat mechanics are praised for being smooth and enjoyable, with a variety of ship customization options that enhance the overall experience.
  • The game is appreciated for its integrity in monetization, with no microtransactions or ads, providing a refreshing experience compared to many AAA titles.
  • The story has received mixed reviews, with many players finding it generic and predictable, detracting from the overall enjoyment of the game.
  • Gameplay can feel repetitive and tedious, particularly with mission structures and puzzles that lead to a grindy experience.
  • There are significant optimization issues reported, including frame rate drops and glitches, which can detract from the overall performance and enjoyment of the game.
  • story
    7,294 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story in Everspace 2 has received mixed reviews, with some players finding it engaging and well-presented through comic-style cutscenes and voice acting, while others criticize it as generic and predictable. Many appreciate the character development and humor, but note that the narrative can feel linear and sometimes tedious, especially with repetitive mission structures. Overall, while the story may not be groundbreaking, it serves as a decent backdrop for the game's enjoyable combat and exploration mechanics.

    • “This game is a thrilling space adventure that seamlessly combines stunning visuals, engaging gameplay, and an immersive storyline.”
    • “The story pulls you in, the gameplay keeps you hooked, and by the end, you’ll wonder if your real-life car can handle flak cannons.”
    • “The story is interesting and engaging, bringing you characters that have tons of mystery surrounding them waiting for you to unravel.”
    • “The story is atrocious, and the main character is just awful.”
    • “It pains me to recommend this, as I'm a very story-driven person, but you may want to consider just skipping the story entirely.”
    • “The story not only is bad, but actually detracts from the game's good qualities.”
  • gameplay
    2,602 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay of Everspace 2 has received mixed reviews, with many praising its engaging combat mechanics, smooth controls, and the variety of ship customization options. Players appreciate the transition from a roguelike to a more RPG-focused experience, allowing for deeper exploration and loot mechanics, although some find the gameplay loop repetitive and the puzzles tedious. Overall, while the game excels in providing a fun and visually stunning space combat experience, it faces criticism for its pacing and some design choices that detract from the overall enjoyment.

    • “The gameplay is great, so I'm still giving this game a positive review.”
    • “The gameplay is incredibly engaging, with smooth mechanics that make exploring the vast universe a joy.”
    • “Everspace 2 builds upon the solid foundation laid by its predecessor, advancing the space combat genre with its impressive visuals, vast universe, and engaging gameplay.”
    • “The gameplay loop is where it really falls flat.”
    • “Within the first 5-6 hours of gameplay, you've basically seen everything there is from a mechanics perspective, and it just gets too tedious.”
    • “I thought I would enjoy it but it's actually boring and the gameplay doesn't feel good.”
  • graphics
    2,077 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics in Everspace 2 have received widespread acclaim for their stunning visuals and attention to detail, with many players noting the game's ability to create breathtaking space environments and intricate ship designs. The use of Unreal Engine enhances the overall aesthetic, providing vibrant colors and smooth performance even on lower-end hardware. However, some users have pointed out minor graphical issues and performance drops in specific areas, but these do not significantly detract from the overall visual experience.

    • “This game is a thrilling space adventure that seamlessly combines stunning visuals, engaging gameplay, and an immersive storyline.”
    • “The graphics are stunning, the gameplay is smooth and the story is engaging.”
    • “The visuals in 'Everspace 2' are breathtaking, with vibrant and detailed environments, stunning lighting effects, and beautiful space vistas that immerse players in a visually captivating universe.”
    • “The quality of the animations and graphics in the cutscenes is awful; a 5-year-old could draw better and with more creativity.”
    • “The graphics look like a game from 10 years ago.”
    • “Unfortunately, Everspace 2 moves so far in the 'arcadey' direction that it doesn't even feel like a space game anymore, despite the flashy graphics.”
  • music
    743 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in the game has received mixed reviews, with some players praising its atmospheric qualities and catchy synth tracks that enhance the gameplay experience, particularly during combat and exploration. However, many others criticize the soundtrack for being repetitive, generic, and lacking variety, often comparing it to elevator music or royalty-free stock tracks. Overall, while the music contributes positively to the game's ambiance, it may not meet the expectations of players seeking a more dynamic and memorable score.

    • “Combat and gameplay loop never get old, music is excellent, the environments are stunning.”
    • “The soundtrack is insanely good and an awesome creation all on its own!”
    • “The dynamic soundtrack enhances the sense of tension and adventure, creating an atmospheric backdrop that further immerses players in the game world.”
    • “The music is very generic and almost sounds like royalty free stock music you would find in a YouTube video with 43 views.”
    • “The music is worse than elevator music and again, has zero effort applied to it.”
    • “The music, unfortunately, is the worst of any game I have ever played.”
  • grinding
    546 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The grinding aspect of the game has received mixed reviews, with many players finding it tedious and repetitive, particularly in relation to puzzles and resource gathering. While some enjoy the grind as part of the experience, others feel it detracts from the overall enjoyment, leading to a sense of monotony and frustration. Overall, the game is described as having a grindy nature, especially in the mid to late game, which can feel like a time sink rather than an engaging challenge.

    • “Gathering resources is not too tedious; there are some puzzles requiring a bit of looking here and there.”
    • “Travel times are long, but aren't tedious (Elite Dangerous), and the player has ways of making travel faster if they finish the relevant side quests.”
    • “Trading and mining are simple and not too grindy.”
    • “The game is extremely grindy and repetitive to a soul-draining level, and I really tried to enjoy it.”
    • “This game felt like a tedious puzzle solver with some cool space combat and a meh loot system thrown in; it's some great potential but if you don't like puzzles or downtime, give this one a miss - even on sale.”
    • “Within the first 5-6 hours of gameplay, you've basically seen everything there is from a mechanics perspective, and it just gets too tedious.”
  • optimization
    370 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The optimization of the game has received mixed feedback from players. While many commend its overall stability and smooth performance on high-end systems, others report significant frame rate drops and stuttering, particularly in demanding scenarios or on lower-end hardware. Overall, the game shows promise with its graphics and performance, but further optimization is needed to address the issues experienced by some users.

    • “It's better than the first game in pretty much every regard, didn't have any crashes or bugs, well optimized - not too many games like that these days.”
    • “Gorgeous to look at, great level design (not an easy task in a game based around space flight), well optimized and overall - fun!”
    • “Honestly one of the best, most optimized space games to come out in recent memory.”
    • “Generally a good game, with a few cons, such as the absence of a loot filter and the utter lack of optimization in some areas (sometimes it just feels like you are playing some weird version of a bitcoin miner...).”
    • “On the technical front, Everspace 2 suffers from optimization issues, with frame rate drops and stuttering occurring even on high-end PCs.”
    • “However, the worst problem of this game also comes from the environment: well into the latter half of the game, some areas have very poor optimization that shot up my GPU usage to the point it would shut down, and in multiple instances forced me to restart my PC.”
  • atmosphere
    172 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The atmosphere in the game is generally praised for its captivating visuals and immersive sound design, creating a vibrant and engaging experience that evokes the vastness of space. However, some players feel that the music can detract from the overall ambiance, being too generic or upbeat, which undermines the intended immersion. While the environments are beautifully crafted, there are critiques regarding the lack of variety in gameplay mechanics and interactions that could enhance the atmospheric experience further.

    • “The attention to visual fidelity creates a captivating atmosphere that truly captures the awe-inspiring vastness of space.”
    • “Amazing - wonderful atmosphere, fun gameplay, very tight controls.”
    • “What I love about Everspace 2 is its overall atmosphere, the visuals, the music, the setting (I freaking love 'space'), the rewarding potential for exploration, and the overall style/art direction.”
    • “What holds this game back in my opinion is the overall crippling lack of atmosphere and immersion.”
    • “Everspace 2 is a pseudo-open world action RPG where you will gain the basic parallel of experience points to put into things, equipment have levels like any isometric RPG such as Diablo, and you get imitations of planets to fly in, but it really just feels like you are flying in space still with different scenery; the flight model doesn't even change at all between space and an atmosphere, so being 'on a planet' really just feels like an overlooked gimmick put in just so they can say that they have such a feature as 'landing on planets' or however they want to spin it - it's still just like being in space 100%.”
    • “Then there's the music, which if it doesn't manage to fade into the background is actively undermining the atmosphere of the game by being way too upbeat and just devoid of ... I guess tastefulness?”
  • stability
    146 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Overall, the game's stability is a mixed bag; while many players report a smooth experience with minimal bugs and excellent performance across various hardware, others encounter significant glitches and crashes, particularly in early access. Some users highlight that the game runs well on both high-end and older systems, but issues like controller support conflicts and specific mission bugs can detract from the experience. Despite these inconsistencies, many agree that it is less buggy than typical early access titles, making it a generally reliable choice for players.

    • “The game is functionally sound, looks great, runs great, and is usually fun to play.”
    • “The game is smooth, has no glitches or hiccups, graphics are spectacular, the story is interesting, and it is very fun with an abundance of side missions.”
    • “Even though it is in early access, it is almost completely bug free, and the amount of content you will get is 7-9 hours if you rush the main campaign, 30+ hours if you want to explore and solve every puzzle.”
    • “The main menu wouldn't open once I started the game, and it was massively buggy in all respects.”
    • “It freezes your computer and locks the screen.”
    • “Tons of bugs, all the time game freezes (not as in actually freezing) and I can't press anything, game runs but in a 'paused' mode where it just, well, it's just there, nothing is clickable, can't skip, can't do anything...”
  • humor
    124 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The humor in the game is a mixed bag, with some players finding the dialogue and character interactions genuinely funny and engaging, particularly praising the voice acting and witty AI companion. However, others criticize the humor as hit-or-miss, with some jokes falling flat and certain dialogues feeling tedious or cringe-worthy. Overall, while the game features amusing moments and a cheeky tone, opinions vary on its effectiveness in delivering consistent humor throughout the experience.

    • “A very amusing and ironic story, with funny and likeable characters.”
    • “Great graphics, funny dialogue, and a nice explore/kill/loot loop.”
    • “The space combat is fun, the storyline is decent, the voice acting and dialogue is often hilarious.”
    • “The writing chooses instead to place the emphasis on largely unfunny humor that results in a jarring tone that wildly swings between sombre and kooky.”
    • “That's not funny, that's just pathetic.”
  • replayability
    116 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The replayability of the game is a mixed bag, with some players finding it high due to engaging mechanics, exploration, and customization options, while others criticize it for a lack of endgame content and repetitive side quests. Many feel that it doesn't match the replay value of its predecessor, Everspace 1, and some express concerns about the game's pacing and limited universe affecting long-term engagement. Overall, while there are elements that encourage replay, the consensus suggests that improvements are needed to enhance its longevity.

    • “And it has quite the replay value, especially after you unlock the nightmare difficulty.”
    • “Game mechanics provide nice options for side quests, challenges, and battles to lose yourself in, providing replayability.”
    • “Has an extreme amount of replayability and most importantly, a fair challenge keeping you engaged.”
    • “It doesn't really have any replay value, and I didn't even bother with all the side quests and location objectives since these got repetitive quickly.”
    • “The big downside is the lack of endgame content and replayability.”
    • “The game, at least for me, is not replayable as you already know what is going to happen, where everything is, etc. So it is labeled 'open world' but it does not feel that way at all.”
  • emotional
    34 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The emotional aspect of the game elicits mixed responses from players; while some find it wholesome and nostalgic, others criticize the storyline and character development as lacking depth and coherence, resulting in minimal emotional engagement. Many players express feelings of disappointment due to underdeveloped relationships and a narrative that fails to resonate, contrasting with moments of genuine connection and enjoyment found in gameplay. Overall, the emotional experience varies significantly, with some players feeling a strong attachment while others are left feeling disconnected.

    • “I love this game too, everything feels so wholesome, like everyone pieced together an unimaginable futuristic game with their heart, soul, sweat, and tears.”
    • “Thanks for the emotional rollercoaster, devs! :( t.t”
    • “There comes a new game called Everspace 2 after nearly two decades and it made me feel exactly like Freelancer did, awestruck.”
    • “The story is boring and constantly gets in the way of the gameplay.”
    • “The combat is slow and lacks excitement, making it hard to stay engaged.”
    • “It's not really difficult to go outside your comfort zone and create something unique.”
  • monetization
    34 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The monetization model of the game has received mixed feedback, with some players appreciating the absence of microtransactions, ads, and DLC, which they find refreshing compared to many AAA titles. However, there are concerns about potential future cash grabs and the game's long-term viability, leading to skepticism about its current pricing and promises of no intrusive monetization. Overall, while the game is praised for its integrity in monetization, doubts linger regarding its future direction.

    • “In a time of the so-called 'AAA' games, which are released unfinished, with performance issues and plagued with microtransactions, Everspace 2 is a refreshing experience.”
    • “No forced FOMO mechanics, no microtransactions, just a well thought out game that is gorgeous and fun to play.”
    • “No microtransactions, no ads, no weird level gating (that I've run into yet, anyway).”
    • “Devs, fix it posthaste and apologize for falsely advertising the game as complete.”
    • “Money grab (I paid my money and I ain't got time to wait 2 years. By then I suspect this will be abandoned or a further cash grab ensued.)”
    • “Pretty sure this is a cash grab.”
  • character development
    32 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Character development in the game is a mixed bag, with some players praising its complexity and pacing, particularly in relation to ship upgrades, while others criticize the shallow emotional investment and lack of depth in protagonist design. Despite some well-written moments and engaging gameplay, many feel that the overall character development is lacking, detracting from the story's potential impact. Improvements in character design and meaningful development are hoped for in future updates.

    • “It's a labor of love - great complexity in the ship/character development tree that remains strangely accessible.”
    • “As the story progresses, character development pulls me into the universe wanting more.”
    • “Just played through the part of the story that was available, it's very well written and has deep character development.”
    • “The main storyline lacks compelling hooks, and character development is shallow.”
    • “One aspect where Everspace 2 falls short is in character development and emotional investment.”
    • “For the amount of effort they put into the main storyline, there's very little stakes and even less meaningful character development.”

83%Critics’ scoreBased on 22 critic reviews

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28h Median play time
48h Average play time
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