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Everspace 2 Drops A Free Demo & Khaït Nebula Preview

Rockfish Games has released a new free Everspace 2 demo over Gamescom 2021 week for people to try and provided a preview to a new expanse. First off, the new demo can be played over on the game's Steam page, which will give you access to a good chunk of the game but not every aspect of it as you'll need to pay up if you want the rest. Meanwhile, the team revealed this week that they have a new expanse coming to the game in the form of the Khaït Nebula. We have a little more info on that for you here along with some screenshots showing it off.

In the fourth star system, Early Access pilots will encounter new and familiar alien life forms. Pilots who played  the early Everspace 2 prototype can look forward to the return of the popular Shadow Creatures, whose mating rituals require a little help, for which they will show their gratitude by dropping valuable resources for the player in case of a happy ending. A variety of space stations and special locations in the Khaït Nebula await, where familiar gameplay elements are combined with new ones to offer experienced pilots new challenges without completely overwhelming less seasoned players. In addition to raising the maximum player level and adding a set of new player perks, the autumn update will also add several chapters to the campaign. This will not only reveal new essential secrets in the Everspace universe but will also put Adam Roslin and his companions to the test, where their common cause is threatened by conflicting personal interests.

"As a 100% self-funded veteran indie dev, maximum transparency with our fans has always been at the very center of our communication. As said many times before, we have a super strong vision about the game our team is passionate about making, and we're fully committed to the promises we made in our Kickstarter campaign," said Michael Schade, CEO and co-founder of Rockfish Games. "However, we understand that making an arguably insanely pretty space game that borrows from various iconic space shooters as well as some of the most popular open-world ARPGs and looter-shooters might create expectations way beyond what's within our budget and our capabilities as an indie studio of 20ish developers plus a handful of highly-talented external contractors. So, even though we have hosted over 90 weekly gamedev and community streams on our Twitch and YouTube channels where we always show the latest Everspace 2 dev build live in action and answer all sorts of burning questions from our community, we understand that the space devil can be in the space details for some hardcore space sim aficionados. Hence, we've decided to release a new demo that is 100% based on the most recent Early Access version so that every space pilot on the fence about pulling the trigger can check out our work without any strings attached."

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