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Shoot for the Moon, Land Among the Stars! EVERSPACE 2’s Console Launch Blasts Off With A New Free Update!

Coming in hot after a successful PC launch, EVERSPACE 2’s much-anticipated PlayStation and Xbox debut launch takes to the stars with more than 1,111,111 Game Pass players. Today, ROCKFISH Games is adding free content to all platforms, plus macOS support on Steam and GOG.

Hamburg, Germany – October 2, 2023 – ROCKFISH Games is proud to share that the recent launch of EVERSPACE 2 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S has been a blast-off success, with more than 1,111,111 Game Pass players and tens of thousands of console copies sold during launch month. In total, EVERSPACE 2 has sold more than 400,000 copies across all platforms. 

Watch the Everspace 2 Console Launch Accolades Trailer HERE!


“There is nothing quite like seeing the space game genre have a massive resurgence, and the team at ROCKFISH is excited to be a part of it. Our intention was to create an accessible pick-up-and-play arcade-style space adventure game, and it’s clear that what we’ve made is resonating with space pilots all over the globe,” says ROCKFISH Games CEO Michael Schade. “EVERSPACE 2 is performing even better than our original surprise breakout hit. In the same time frame, we’ve seen nearly three times the number of sales on each platform and more than four times the players on Game Pass.”


Today, EVERSPACE 2 receives a large free update adding new set items, perks, equipment modifiers, and community-requested features. Alongside the new playable content, players can enjoy new customization options, updated music, and MacOS support. A full list of content and features being added to EVERSPACE 2 can be found in the update blog. 

Watch the Everspace 2 Armed & Dangerous Update Trailer HERE!


“Over the course of the last six years, our team has built something really outstanding—a beloved single-player experience in space with a passionate community of sci-fi fans, some clocking hundreds of hours in the DMZ,” said Schade. “This year has been the biggest ever in our genre, and Everspace 2 is among the highest rated space games released on all platforms within it. Today’s update is a great way to double-down on this success, while there's even more exciting content coming next year.”


ROCKFISH Games is giving a glimpse at post-launch content through a new roadmap. With another free update coming in Spring 2024, and a massive expansion adding new star systems, additional story content, and even more loot already in production, fans can expect to see more space shooting action in the years ahead. 


Alongside today’s free update, ROCKFISH Games has released the EVERSPACE 2 official soundtrack and artbook as digital downloads fans can purchase on Steam and GOG.


The EVERSPACE 2 Official Soundtrack includes 30 groovy dance tracks, EDM beats, and chill synthwave remixed and rearranged from in-game music. The Art of EVERSPACE 2 showcases hundreds of pieces of concept art, sketches, and more spread across more than 280 pages.

On October 3, 2023, Maximum Games releases an out-of-this-world retail edition for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S worldwide. The EVERSPACE 2 Stellar Edition comes packaged in an attractive steelbook along with a 64-page artbook and digital soundtrack download.


Pre-orders are available now through Amazon, Best Buy, Target, Walmart, GAME, Argos, Micromania, Cultura, Leclerc, Xtralife, MediaMarkt, Saturn, EB Games, JB Hi-Fi, and other retailers across the globe.


EVERSPACE 2 is available on PlayStation, Xbox, Steam, GOG, and the Microsoft Store for $49.99 USD / £44.99 / €49.99 / ¥6930 as well as through both Xbox and PC Game Pass as a Play Anywhere title. The game is fully voiced in English and German and currently localized in thirteen languages including English, Brazilian Portuguese, Czech, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, and Spanish.


Follow EVERSPACE 2 on Twitter, Facebook, and join the community Discord for the latest development news. On fridays, the ROCKFISH Games team shows off content from their latest EVERSPACE 2 dev build on the ROCKFISH Games Twitch and YouTube channel from 8 pm to 10 pm CET / 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm ET / 11:00 am to 1:00 pm PT. Viewers are encouraged to bring their questions about EVERSPACE games for the dev team. 

 
About EVERSPACE™ 2


EVERSPACE 2 continues the story of Adam Roslin from the first game of the series. EVERSPACE 2 has six sprawling star systems that can be explored by space pilots. Players experience Adam's emotional journey and personal development from an immortal clone space pilot to an individual character whose death has final consequences in an open-world action RPG.


EVERSPACE 2 can be purchased on Steam, GOG, PlayStation, and Xbox. EVERSPACE 2 is available as a Play Anywhere title through Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass.

 
About ROCKFISH Games GmbH
ROCKFISH Games is an independent AA game studio specializing in cutting-edge space action RPGs for PC and consoles. Industry veterans Michael Schade and Christian Lohr founded ROCKFISH Games to create a new breed of adrenalin-filled adventures for space shooter fans through their acclaimed EVERSPACE IP. After spending 30 years as joint entrepreneurs in the 3D graphics and mobile gaming space, Schade and Lohr built ROCKFISH Games from the ground up alongside their former team of veteran talents to the current studio of 25 cherry-picked game developers and community experts from across the industry.


Using Kickstarter as a platform to build a new community in 2015, ROCKFISH Games reached a runaway success with EVERSPACE, which has sold over two million copies on PC and consoles. Building on this success and propelled by yet another wildly successful Kickstarter campaign in 2019, ROCKFISH Games is dedicated to crafting a compelling next-gen single-player open-world space shooter experience that is driven by quality storytelling while being highly accessible at the beginning and yet deep in its gameplay mechanics to appeal to casual as well as hardcore space action aficionados from around the globe with EVERSPACE 2.