In the wake of a recent Nintendo Switch 2 release, Rockfish Games caps off the eight-year Everspace 2 project by releasing a technical update across PC, Xbox, and PlayStation platforms. In addition to Steam Deck Verification, this free final technical update brings optimizations, community-requested bug fixes, and minor features to all versions of Everspace 2. A special Steam sale is live with discounts across the franchise to celebrate the update’s release.
“This technical update caps off an eight-year journey with Everspace 2. Our vision for an open world spaceship action RPG began alongside the founding of our studio more than a decade ago and was realized in this ambitious project,” said Rockfish Games CEO and co-founder Michael Schade, in a press release. “This has been a wild ride, and we appreciate all the space fans who have come along for this journey. Thank you to every Everspace 2 player out there who has enjoyed our game, left a review, shared the demo, and encouraged us to keep going.”
Today’s update includes optimizations, bug fixes, and quality-of-life features developed during the Switch 2 port that benefit all platforms. Performance on Xbox Series S in particular has been improved. New handheld-specific UI updates improve readability on Steam Deck, stepping the game to Steam Deck Verified status.
“The team here at Rockfish is turning their attention back to the future. Barring potential hotfixes and a few console-specific changes, this will be the final update for Everspace 2,” said Schade. “We’re not done telling stories in the Everspace universe or creating awesome action-packed space adventures. While it will be some time before we can reveal anything about our new game, I can’t wait to show our community of space game fans the incredibly exciting things we’ve been working on.”
Everspace 2 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.
The Rockfish Games team was also a recent recipient of an eight million euro grant from the German Government to develop a new title within the Everspace franchise. The final Everspace 2 expansion, Everspace 2: Wrath of the Ancients, won Best Audio Design at the Deutscher Computerspielpreis.