The Open World Sci Fi RPG I've Been Waiting Years For - EVERSPACE 2

Everspace 2 gameplay with Splat! Let's Play Everspace 2 and check out a game where you'll face off against a space empire while upgrading ships, equipping loadouts and honing powerful skills.
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[@aetius9]

If you want less arcadey controls, configure the input option "Toggle inertia dampeners" to a key and turn off the inertia dampeners. It also enables some tactics you can't otherwise use.

[@anteshell]

Enables some tactics that are absolutely crucial for staying alive in harder difficulties.

[@magnusberge]

move this comment up and pin it!

[@Magariz1283]

This! They put a lot of work into the controls. And it supports a lot of setups too.

[@M33f3r]

Sounds cool

[@amergingiles]

I'm getting flashbacks of turning off the stabilizers in Elite Dangerous to pull some wicked 180 spin and wipe 3 other kraits from existence. Fun times, while they were. Shame how much neglect its gone through.

[@bradulovic82]

You had me at "If you are a fan of Freelancer"....yes, I spent a lot of time playing that game.

[@noxsamus397]

good god i loved that game. best space game to date if you ask me. "have not played this one yet, is a tat prizy atm for me now". life is kicking my butt atm.

[@bradulovic82]

@@noxsamus397 First time I saw Star Citizen only thing I wanted it to be is a more modern take on Freelancer... and they made it this bloated mess that will never be ready. What a waste.

[@Lumios_UA]

I spent YEARS playing that game. One of my favorite games to this very day.

[@asmongoldsmouth9839]

I still have my Freelancer disc. I also made a version of ISO to install that runs without crashing on Win Vista or higher and it runs in wide-screen immediately after install. 😄 I played since release and ran my own server for ages. So much fun!!!

[@Pat315]

​@@noxsamus397 definitely not the best unless you have nostalgia goggles on but certainly an iconic game.

[@banaman7746]

17:50 having large capital ships actually be large, and giving you that feeling of being in a fighter is really tiny to said capital ships, is precisely why I loved freespace and especially freespace 2.

[@GrimnirsGrudge]

Splat you'd make a fortune if you had some sort of affiliate link through Steam. Not that they do that, but I swear half my purchases come from watching you play stuff for 30 minutes at a time. You're the best in the biz for real for real. Everspace 2 was going to be an easy buy either way, loved the first game.

[@bryan81584]

Fact. I have purchased so many random good Indy games because of his one off plays

[@empirion502]

Absolutely, I get a ton of good game recommendations from. Splat and Lazy Peon

[@MFDOOOOM]

How do you know that the link in the bio isn't affiliate ?

[@bringbackdislikes3195]

@@MFDOOOOM Because it is Steam.

[@AntExe-ey5my]

I bought the first Everspace because I saw it on this channel. Now this is one of my most anticipated games EVER. I'm gonna play the hell out of it this weekend. Thanks Splatt!

[@Fekron]

how was it :) thinking about buying it but first need to decide PS5 or Steam (because Steamdeck arrives soon)

[@dbean5174]

@@Fekron It’s so fun! If you’re hesitant, then just download the demo. The demo actually has a decent chunk of content in it and gives you a great feel of how the game is

[@dbean5174]

@@Fekron While I’m not sure if you get to this point in the campaign in the demo, buying another ship was so fun. They have so many different types 👍

[@maximus9430]

It is STILL in EA, both on steam and GOG. It does not release until april 6. I don´t know if splat got an earlier release or what. But for us mortal non-streamers its not out yet!

[@ItsaMeGo]

20 years in and I'm still chasing something to fill the Freelancer void. Much hope for this one!

[@Kizerlk07]

What game do you think is closest to Freelancer? I'm also looking to scratch that itch

[@dragonozzleo9839]

This game does a fair job of hitting that freelancer spot. At least in my opinion. Hope others think so as well.

[@ItsaMeGo]

@@Kizerlk07 maybe Darkstar One, though thats very much within the same era. Rebel Galaxy Outlaw was a very arcadey take on it but enjoyable enough.

[@Nynja123TRT]

Star Valor is like a 2D version of Freelancer, replete with aRPG goodies 😍 I *highly* recommend it!

[@ookammi]

i had a whole soundtrack for playing freelancer, mostly cowboy bebop and trigun lol

[@Jedi_Vigilante]

X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter did a good job of comparing fighters to capital ships. I remember one particular challenge where you'd have to go against a Super Star Destroyer, and it would take quite a while to fly from the point of the SSD to the bridge to try to target their shield generator domes. I think the challenge gave you 30 minutes to take it down, and even with several squadrons of B-Wings all dumping their missile banks into the shield domes and bridge you still might not be able to drop the shields, let alone take down the whole ship.

[@Xistric1]

Star valor has shuttles, fighters, corvettes, frigates, cruisers, and dreadnoughts

[@BVargas78]

Yeah i remember being impressed with the Super Star Destroyer. Also, Freespace 2 had some really big ships like the Satanas as as the human colossus.

[@asmosisyup2557]

18:00 X4 and EVE do an outstanding job illustrating the difference in size between different classes of ships.

[@lifelesshusky]

whole X universe in general i reckon not just x4, def my fav singleplayer space sandbox

[@jh5kl]

​@@lifelesshusky and the star wars mod for x foundations has to be one of the best star wars games ever, millenium falcon and razorcrest with full detailed interior, some spacestations even have a tram you can actually ride, it's simply amazing

[@marc-andrerenaud1394]

It's awesome that you're covering this gem of a game. It showed up as a recommend game in my list on Steam and I ended buying it during the Xmas Steam Sale. 96 hours later, I've unlocked a lot of ships and weapons yet, even in Early Release, there are still 2 star systems to unlock and explore. The devs did an amazing job with ship models, weapon types, sound design, and environments. Mission variety is also impressive. One highlight happens when, in order to steal a drone from pirates, you have to break into their computer network. Since the only unprotected port is in a mining facility inside an active volcano you have to remotely operate a shield drone to escort an infiltrate through the volcano's cauldron so it won't burst into flame, while your on-board AI is giving you grief. If you've yearning for a fun space game with a simplified, though still fully 3d, flight model; plenty of puzzles to solve; quirky companions that open up more perks and skills; or basically a game that harkens back to all the good aspects of Freelancer and Privateer, get this game. The OP weapon combos you unlock as the game progresses are the extra cherry on top.

[@xXfinaltwinkieXx]

I saw you play the first game, I bought it I loved it. Like you I have waited for 1.0 to play everspace 2 I’m so glad it’s here and you are shining your golden light upon this glorious game so it may see the recognition it deserves

[@Wolfsheim23]

I got that strong guilt in video games too, I think it came from playing Ultima games when I was a kid. Those games punished you for your bad ways and you always strove to better your avatar and build up each of the 8 Virtues.. Knighthood was kinda my religion for many formative years. Also the movie Excalibur which I watched over and over so many times I used to have every line memorized.

[@benrex7775]

I think there are worse things than being virtuous in places where it doesn't matter.

[@slutmonke]

i played the demo of this a couple years ago and really loved it. at this point i'm just waiting for it to finally go 1.0 so i can play as finished a product as possible and not feel like i missed any major features by playing until i'm tired of it too early.

[@tattooedsailor8666]

Its incredible game! I've been playing it for over a year now. Thanks for giving it the credit it deserves.

[@Mr.Faoustay]

@Splattercatgaming It's funny you mention 39:24 having a comfort show while eating ice cream, when I'm sitting here with my own ice cream, watching you for my comfort show. Had some tough times in my life (like anyone else) watching your game reviews has always been a nice respite from reality. I hope you get to see this, just wanted to say thank you.

[@Greggg57]

You say some of the funniest stuff. I enjoyed watching your ES1 videos too. Here, ya done good. Also, I admire the way your parents brought you up. I will definitely subscribe and like. Keep em coming, please.

[@kdowally]

This is one of the only games that keeps me playing without making me realise how long time has passed

[@raidermaxx2324]

seriously??? i must be spoiled or got good adderall or something because i got like 20 games that i play and dont notice how much time has passed... you want some suggestions or naah?

[@strawberrylotlizard]

​@@raidermaxx2324 I'll take some Adderall

[@cheyennebrunner7757]

-pops head in door- Someone say Adderall?!

[@siluda9255]

Rimworld also do dat

[@kdowally]

@@raidermaxx2324 what I had failed to express properly is that, I get easily tired of games really fast . Don't know if I'm tired of everything, if I'm bored and sick just because I'm getting old or if years of playing a lot of stuff take it it's toll

[@Elidrys]

This game is amazing. Bought it awhile back but haven't played it much yet. First one was great too. Maybe now's the time! Don't be ashamed of playing honorably Splat.

[@ChibiDeath89]

I didn't know about this series until this video, thanks Splattercat. I've been looking for a good space game to play.

[@K3end0]

I used to be such a massive fan of the mobile game series Galaxy on Fire (1 and 2). Such a great game series, was sad when 3 was shit and the developers just disappeared. It was the best, freeform space rpg ive ever played. I've purchased the galaxy on fire 2 dlc packs on three seperate devices, its just so damn good and i mourned its death hard. Then i figured out the god damn devs behind GoF were the guys making Everspace!!! I cant believe my luck.

[@warriorfire8103]

I keep seeing Galaxy on Fire 2 mentioned and so I"ve wish listed it for later purchase. (along with the other 800)

[@K3end0]

@@warriorfire8103 The game is a bit old nowadays. Has scaling issues on android, but it otherwise runs alright. Give it a try if you want, but im not kidding when i say everspace 2 is galaxy on fire but on crack. Its everything i ever wanted from gof

[@Reoh0z]

There's a game theory on always having something for the player to do within eyesight of the last one. It's highly effective on myself as well.

[@clemguitarechal]

Played the EA for hours, I can't wait for the 1.0 to be released ! This is gonna be a blast ! For sure they have improved their licence A LOT !

[@CSMHD]

I played it 50 houres in early access. It's gonna be awesome to start from beginning again. The game in it's core is is one big spiral in finding new Locations to shoot down enemys to find better Loot to shoot better enemys. The fight's are so satisfying like in no other spacegame. It's a good mix in combat action & relaxing puzzles.

[@MrWhybull]

This is one of the few games I haven’t regretted buying into early access one bit!

[@miroz0181]

This video you have done splatt has been the best thing to have happened to me. Thank you

[@Xalantor]

Freelancer is one of my all time favorites to this day. I've backed Star Citizen with the hope of someday getting something amazing and it keeps on going but it's slow. I will gladly play Everspace 2, 3, 4 and 5 in the meantime :D

[@maaingan]

I look at Star Citizen as like a 30 year investment. It is an evolving project that currently is already outpacing the technology available. It’s way more complicated then any other game ever made and will realistically take another 20 years to get to a fully playable state

[@GameTimeWhy]

​@@maaingan there is no way it is ever releasing.

[@comancostin4623]

Nothing has come close to Freelancer ever since..

[@MaydayMaydayMayday147]

@@comancostin4623 Agreed, the atmosphere is unmatched. Still going back to play it from time to time

[@joshuakruebbe3762]

Why would they release a game when they already made half a billion bucks selling a dream.

[@DannyBoyZero]

Both X-Wing and Tie Fighter did a fantastic job of illustrating the size difference between parasite boats, ships, and capital ships. I miss those games.

[@Flusenjohnny]

I bought this game over a Year ago and almost forgot about it thanks for reminding me to play the full game. I'm pleasantly suprised and hyped xD

[@Insandom]

Splat, it's human to feel for stuff that's not "real". You're good my guy, I share what ya mean on always being nice, I always wanna be the guy that helps instead of screws over.

[@Szederp]

15:25 Splatter is so crazy he is throwing around "sockets".

[@SebastianSkadisson]

Great video, thanks for showing the gameplay. 👏Been waiting aswell and will use my easter holidays for a journey through space.

[@Libertas_P77]

This is on my list to pick up later this year, it looks great. Got some other games I’m playing right now, but I like the look of this a lot.

[@NevynAtAll42]

I bought this game when you first covered it, have played it on and off since then, and am still playing it. I love it. Never played the first one, though.

[@Deadsnake989]

I like the idea of them going a different direction with the second game. I remember playing the first Everspace 1 and loved the feel of it. But the whole time I thought "I wish this wasn't a roguelite."

[@bookmanjeb7238]

Looks amazing. Need something to scratch that old Freelancer itch.

[@rhov5708]

For those who don't know, I believe these guys made the Galaxy on Fire mobile games too. In my opinion still to date the best space ship games on mobile ever. I actually saw this connection in an article and that is what got me to have a look at Everspace 2. The influences are very apparent

[@matthewmarquez29]

He even mentioned in the beginning of the video that the Everspace protagonist was a “clone of a legendary pilot”. So, Kieth T. Maxwell lives on!! GOF2 has a special place on my heart :)

[@rhov5708]

Hear hear!

[@GuruChaz]

I ended up using an Xbox Controller and turning the move sensitivity down a notch or two. Works really well for me compared to Kb&M. As for the power cores, you want to find the dispenser and then where you deposit it before you do anything with it. You only have so much time to get one and place it where it needs to go to open a treasure door.

[@damightyshabba439]

I'm exactly the same as you - I've racked up 1000's of hours in Skyrim - not ONCE have I ever come close to getting even half way through the main quest - I'm always off doing other stuff! The amount of times I'm been given a Go Fetch mission and I already have the item in my inventory!!! Anyway, this looks great.... I'll be playing it for sure....

[@craig.a.glesner]

My man Splat! Immediately goes to the Distress Call. Outstanding spacer! Outstanding.

[@TheHumanRanger]

I would be happy to see more videos of this game😀

[@TuckerInTO]

The 7th is going to be a _really_ Good Friday. Thanks Splat!

[@meneguzzi1978]

Such great news that the game is finally making 1.0. This will be a fun weekend! Thanks for the awesome video!

[@Nekoyashiki-san]

Thanks for showcasing! ^^

[@txdmsk]

I am also unable to harm NPCs. I feel bad when I am mean to them. I did not receive any religion indoctrination or sense of guild or anything from my parents. It's just how I am built, and I like it. I imagine then that you also do not enjoy fictional stories (books, movies) where the protagonist is not a good guy?

[@kloa4219]

Little did you know that you must kill those NPCs since they are white nazi terrorists. How? I said so since they are colonizers and you're a nazi terrorist if you disagree. boom, I changed your morality in one swoop

[@GoldenEagleXTND]

*tips fedora* G'day outspoken atheist.

[@Sarnatuile]

You're not ''built'' as anything. A child does not have sense of morality. This grows over time due to your environment, whether it's religion or otherwise. It's baffeling to see you think that's only something religion, cults, guilds etc do. You still get taught about morality, what's right and wrong based on the environment you grow up in.

[@kadnhart6661]

Have you ever considered uploading your Twitch streams to a secondary VOD channel after the fact? I'd play those on a constant background loop!

[@LaserGadgets]

I was an hour late on kickstarter back then, so I was only backer number 100. Played it and had to stop because I wanted to get the full experience and binge it!

[@adamh1228]

this has big Descent vibes too, snooping around in those wrecks. im going to have to check this out

[@SutaSafaia]

Don't feel bad Splatter, I always feel bad if I'm mean to NPC's also. Unless it's required for some reason or another I never do it either.

[@HonorableAssassins]

Havent watched much gaming content on youtube for years now splat, but this video was a must watch for sure.

[@TheMrDewil]

This Everspace is the everspacest Everspace ever.

[@AlexLee-je5jg]

For those who dont know, this game is developed by rockfish games, which was once part of fishlabs before they spit. Thus they developed the legendary galaxy on fire series on mobile.

[@tercerocastero]

Looks really good, I'm on a kick of space games atm so this definitely has to go on my list now.

[@MrSteve0311]

What else have you played? I'm always looking for new space games. Check out Rebel Galaxy.

[@Xistric1]

Nienix: Cosmic Warfare

[@jh5kl]

check x4 foundations, insane sandbox

[@elblaise5618]

@24:33 that 10 seconds put a smile on my face, and I thank you for that contribution sir.

[@BG-pw4dv]

You had me at Freelancer

[@franklinhadick2866]

I'm not sure if I can AFFORD to keep watching your channel, I have already bought relic and now I have this one on my to buy list...more please and thanks for all your effort.

[@NickCombs]

My touchstone for games like this will forever be Escape Velocity, but we only had Macs when I was a kid.

[@NakedAvanger]

honestly everspace was the first and only roguelike that i've ever played and I FUCKING LOVED the story once you actually beat it and i mean truly beat it not just got to the end the first time and be done with it i mean go trough multiple clones to see it to the very end it was amazingly unique and refreshing

[@kdog3908]

'I War' also had a good size differential between the sizes of the ship classes.

[@Raptanax]

Your comment about frigates reminded me of Freespace, which may actually be the first game to make you really feel that size difference. The general tone also reminds me of Rebel Galaxy, probably the second one more than the first. All good games.

[@JZStudiosonline]

If you want that size differential between your ship and the Corvette's check out Freespace 2. You're constantly a small fighter against fleets.

[@igorthelight]

"You're constantly a small fighter against fleets." - or check out Rebel Galaxy: Outlaw for the same reason ;-)

[@JZStudiosonline]

@@igorthelight yes and no. Outlaw doesn't really pit you against Corvette's like free space. But it's fun for dog fighting other small fighters.

[@xota-prebs4593]

You should take a look at X4 Foundations. It has everything from fighters, to carriers, miners & destroyers! And you can fly EVERYTHING! Also you can have your own faction, play it as a RTS, manage/exploit the real-time, fully simulated economy, build your own stations (modular). The list goes on..

[@sirc1446]

dunno for me X3 Reunion was the best

[@xota-prebs4593]

@@sirc1446 It's almost hard to compare the two. They have so different foci.

[@jh5kl]

​@@xota-prebs4593 new boron ships are seriously incredibly looking, just fantastic

[@xota-prebs4593]

@@jh5kl Yes! Yes they are! I am really looking forward to see the "end" :)

[@Stylpe]

You just taught me that "plosive" is a real word! And a very appropriate one to describe the weapon sound design.

[@smaragdwolf1]

21:40 XD wow.... you yeeted the containter out of the secret room into the void and i guess, if you wouldnt have chased it, it could have drifted out of bounds^^

[@Gerlaffy]

I am legitimately shocked that you went the full 40 minutes without changing your ship colours and materials! Would love a second video about this game when you can show us a lot more of that :)

[@Reoh0z]

> "Just pass it on. Maybe we can make the DMZ a better place." I predict that Freighter Captain is going to have a run in with pirates in the near future.

[@rickytempleton4181]

I am morally bound in video games as well. Only game I was able to break that was Snow Piercer the game AKA Frost Punk

[@perandersson3977]

Nice! :D I've been looking forward to this game for a long while now

[@LaserStorm117]

Omfg it's gorgeous! Alright, going to buy this rn. Was waiting on hearing about multiple ships, and buddy, they got me. Thanks, Splat!

[@demon_xd_]

Babe wake up, Galaxy on fire 5 dropped

[@troyhumphreys9952]

This is it! This is the one. Super excited about this. Can't wait

[@bikegeist]

I was just trying to remember the title of a game that you played a while back and I thought was really cool. It was this! Well, it was a bunch of games, but this was the one I was thinking of in particular.

[@kbuttstadt]

Everspace 2 is the most pure fun Ive had playing a game in a long damn time. Im so thankful Rockfish Games remembered what so many developers have forgotten: more than anything games HAVE to be FUN.

[@butangviber]

Fan of Descent!! Reason I crowd-funded the first one. Can't wait to check this one out. Thanks for the review.

[@CthulhuWaitsDreaming]

Everspace and Everspace 2 are fantastic. Thank you for pointing out that they are going to official release on 2. I will be playing it soon too.

[@Revenant483]

🙌🙌

[@Thanos1908]

looking forward to your streams being released as VODs :)

[@gautiergary8604]

super excited for the stream

[@nadtz]

Hrmm, another game I'd have never known about if not for your channel. As an old hand at space 'sims' I might have to give this a try, been an age since 've played a good one.

[@childrenoftolkien]

Today is the day I hit the like button for the game and not just for you.

[@jarronbaldwin1929]

I've been playing the early access with dual sticks and it's been great. Much better experience than the first.

[@tri99er_]

Wow, I'm surprised to find another person, that didn't beat Skyrim. I played it for like hundreds of hours, but never finished the main quest, because of the other stuff.

[@igorthelight]

I never finished Skyrim. As a Gothic fan, I found Skyrim lacking ;-)

[@Hauerization]

Everspace 2 coming for xbox x and damn Im looking forward to tryig it out, One thing I didnt catch in the video; is there a first person-mode alternative when piloting the ship? Great vid.

[@Jasta85]

Had this in my library forever but been waiting for early access to end before jumping in. Just 2 more days. Also got Wartales coming out of early access right behind it. My month is booked as far as games are concerned.

[@gearyae]

I am pretty excited by the direction they took this, filling the void that Rebel Galaxy Outlaw left... Shame about the loss of VR support, though. Elite Dangerous needs some competition in that regard.

[@lippy_8392]

Just finished Chorus. It was a lot like this and tons of fun. Weird story though. I'm really loving this game even more.

[@Moumszk]

This really reminds me of an old mobile game called Galaxy on Fire

[@dancordellsailing]

How can you forget about Freespace/Freespace 2?! Those also had amazing scale differences between capitol ships

[@jonathant8575]

Nienix does a pretty good job of it as well. Especially when you jump into a frigate and all the enemy fighters are suddenly tiny little ants.

[@bpdmf2798]

It's been out for like 2 years on pc. It just left early access the other day. Everspace 1 is my fav space roguelite.

[@GregaMeglic]

Regarding the ship size difference between fighter and corvete. You would probably have a field day with the X serries. Especially those MO class ships with firepower out the wazoo along with the M1 carriers and crone frigates XD

[@danielgranda896]

Great video and commentary. Been looking for a game like this and leery of trying Elite Dangerous based on reviews.

[@TheRealCodeBlack]

I maintain Everspace is one of the best game for feeling like you're flying an X-Wing ever made - almost as much as the old X-Wing games - and my pipe dream is to one day see Lucasfilm Games collab with Rockfish.

[@Stone7C1]

oh shit, i had this in my library since it went into early access but wanted to wait for the full release since its a story driven game, and i didnt want to play it in pieces whenever theres an update. thanks for the reminder.

[@lenaistalar8032]

I found the first one really great regarding flight model and the general moment-to-moment gameplay. What I didn't like though was the time constraint you had in each level. This seems to be more chill in that direction and that puts it right back on my list.

[@thomasjackson1645]

I'm looking forward too this week's streams

[@user-pm8je4fo7e]

There he goes! Homeboy hugged a fanciful alien once!

[@Forsak3nBreed1982]

love the bomber and vindicator class ships

[@truthordaryll5765]

Everspace and Rebel Galaxy are the only space games where I lose all sense of time and end up playing for hours before realizing it.

[@igorthelight]

Rebel Galaxy has that great "Cowboy in space" vibe! ;-)

[@sirc1446]

awesome game

[@igorthelight]

@@Shred_Skillz Interesting game but rough ;-) Wait for Final release or just 3-6 months.

[@derekdrake8706]

Game idea: Very similar to this game, but with a greater focus on the station which acts as the players base. You're a clone of a great pirate and wanted by the space popo. Every time you encounter the space cops, they start a scan on you to trace the wifi that connects you to the cloning pod (so it can backup your memories), once that scanning progress bar reaches 100% (assuming you couldn't escape them in time) they send a fleet to blow up your space station. A big part of the game would be keeping your base constantly on the move,, picking up allies and resources along to way to eventually grow your little station into a fortress capable of defending itself. Then you raid the civilized worlds and take over the galaxy, muahahaha. It'd be neat if you could walk around the station, talk to npcs who've joined you, chill out and shoot pool with them. Keep the hub feeling alive when you return from exploring, similar to how Hades kept the hub feeling alive in that game. Definitely have to have space blackjack and space hookers, it IS a pirate station after all. Maybe have your little station eventually grow into a small space tortuga, a space city FOR space pirates BY space pirates, owned by the immortal space pirate captain Jack Swallows!

[@rvkasper]

Moosetracks ice cream is the BEST! Cheers man

[@EarlyRound]

The power of ice-cream compels you! Man I can't wait for a 50% off sale, but I will.

[@TheAussieLeo]

Side Note: This is Free on PC GamePass for those XBox people out there.