The first two star systems are available along with five different ship sub-class types. ItвЂ™s off to a good start thus far CEO and co-founder Michael Schade stating that it had вЂњexceeded our wildest expectations.вЂќ The space combat title had over 260,000 wishlists on Steam and even managed to the top the Steam worldwide charts for a time.ДЄccording to Schade, вЂњAfter a few hours, we saw over 3,000 simultaneous players which is more than double the record of the lower-priced, original Everspace in its first big sale.вЂќ The current release features the first 12 hours of the campaign with side missions. They really helped us to iron out major flaws, bring great new ideas into the game, and release a polished Alpha version in Steam Early Access.Rockfish GamesвЂ™ Everspace 2 launched last week for Steam Early Access and GOG Games in Development on PC.

Speaking of early backers, ROCKFISH Games says Feedback from fans proved invaluable to shaping Everspace into a success. The developer points out that the decision was motivated primarily by a desire to have backers on-board from the get-go. Rave reviews and steady sales should, in theory, have financed a sequel. The decision to once again use Kickstarter to fund development may be at odds with the success of the original ( not all campaigns can boast such a happy ending). And, each one has their own brand of challenges, puzzles, aliens, and NPCs. These range from procedural-generated to level-based locations.

Alongside redesigned AI, loot, and hundreds of intricate celestial locations such as space stations, planets, and capital ships. The developer promises an engaging 20-hour sci-fi campaign and side missions. Cleverly combine modules, weapons, devices, and perks to fit your individual playstyle and the current objective. Expand your private ship collection from a virtually endless supply of vessels composed of three main classes with several sub-classes and optimize your build to perfection. Imagine a Hack & Slash Action-RPG with all the bells and whistles: classes, random loot, skills, talents, and moreвЂ¦ but in space. But, ports it to a persistent open-world setting where RPG elements and deep exploration are brought to the forefront. Open-World Deep Exploration, RPG, Space ShooterД®verspace 2 taps into the fast-paced single-player combat of the original. As of writing, the campaign has blown past that initial milestone thanks to contributions from over 7,500 backers. Off the merit of the original, ROCKFISH Games launched a Kickstarter campaign in early October, hoping to raise half a million euros for development. The original was lauded across the board for its fast and fun take on space combat marrying roguelike elements and stunning visuals. ROCKFISH Games open-world space shooter RPG, Everspace 2, has hit its Kickstarter goal of raising 450,000в‚¬ despite the crowdfunding initiative not ending until later today.Д®verspace 2 Hits Kickstarter Milestones EarlyД®verspace 2 is a sequel to 2017вЂ™s acclaimed Everspace.

Developer ROCKFISH Games chose Kickstarter to guarantee fan involvement from the get-go to help shape the game.

The game is an open-world space RPG shooter with an emphasis on fast-paced combat.

Everspace 2 storms past 450,000в‚¬ Kickstarter milestone ahead of deadline.

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