One of Best Space Games of 2023 Expects a Major Update
The developers of Everspace 2 have announced that the game will receive an update next week. Fans of the game will get a lot of fresh content, enabling them to personalize their space experience to a greater extent.
Fans of Everspace 2 will soon receive a sizable update called The Armed & Dangerous. The developers have confirmed that it will be available for download starting October 2 on PC and current-gen consoles. A digital version of the artbook and soundtrack will also go on sale on the same day.
Everspace 2 - The Armed & Dangerous update.
The upcoming update will bring the players new content and several changes. A description of all the new features can be found directly in a note from the developers, and below we list some of them.
Gameplay
- 10 item sets (a total of 34 new item variants will appear);
- 4 new catalysts;
- Tareen perk, which will enable you to sell processed resources.
Ships
- 15 new level 4 wing types;
- a palette for ship paint job;
- a palette for ship modules.
Improvements
- quick save / quick load;
- autosave fixes;
- interface improvements.
In addition to the changes that the October update will bring, Rockfish also announced the introduction of an artbook - consisting of some 280 pages - and a soundtrack, which is expected to offer 30 tracks, to digital sale.
The artbook and soundtrack will be available for purchase as separate DLCs, or combined into one set at a lower price (so far unknown) - importantly, the offer will be valid from October 2 only on Steam and GOG.
Everspace 2 is a highly acclaimed game
Space exploration looks very appealing to the players. Currently on Steam, the title has received almost 9 thousand reviews, of which as much 88% are positive.. Let's note that the game's all-time activity record on Valve's platform is 9760 concurrent players.
As for ratings on Metacritic, they also look well. The average rating from the critics for the PC version is 88/100, while that from gamers is 7.9/10.
Recall that Evespace 2 is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and PC (Steam, GOG). The title can also be played through the Xbox/PC Game Pass.
Currently GOG has a deal on Everspace 2. The game can be purchased 25% off.
