Everspace 2
In space, nobody can hear you go “YEE-HAH!”
Landing at your base, or anywhere, is just a case of flying up to the entrance.
© ROCKFISH GAMES
WHILE ELITE: DANGEROUS has its charms, we can’t put our finger on a space shooter that’s really got under our skin since Freelancer—and that was an embarrassingly long time ago.
And while the first Everspace was a fairly simple affair, in which you fought battles to accumulate credits and ship parts, but lost all except the cash if you died, this sequel has made the excellent decision to explore thirdperson open-world RPG territory, having Kickstartered itself into orbit.
It’s also in Early Access, which means the game is not finished, and the expected completion date is sometime in 2022. Getting into a game—particularly paying money for one—at this stage is a risk, as you’re likely to encounter bugs, and have your save wiped by a patch that changes something deep within the game’s workings, but it also gives you the chance to experience something before anyone else, and guide its development by giving feedback.