A physical Nintendo Switch release of last year's Everspace - Stellar Edition is "definitely happening", developer and publisher Rockfish Games has confirmed.
The news comes from the studio's Twitter account, where it has posted the oddly satisfying image of Everspace Switch carts in what appears to be a glorified egg box. There's no news of a release date for this just yet, but we imagine the physical collectors among us will be ready and waiting for it as soon as it hits store shelves.
If you're not up to speed with this roguelike slice of solitary space combat, check out this little snippet from our full review (where we awarded the game an 8/10).
With gratifying space combat, an addictive ‘rogue-lite’ core loop and even some light, entertaining writing along the way, it performs admirably – if not flawlessly – on Nintendo’s console. Overall, we had a hell of a time with it and this port does a cracking job of preserving the full experience on a handheld. If any of this sounds remotely enticing, we’d heartily recommend investigation.
Have you already bought this one digitally? Might a physical release be enough to persuade you to give it a go? Reveal all in the comments below.
[source twitter.com]
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Oh you beauty!
Nice, I was waiting for this one
YES!!!! I'm so pumped!
Love this game, will get the physical version for sure.
Nice! I love having physical editions but I hate how often they are rare and overpriced.
Lovely stuff
I will get it for sure.
Got this game on PC.. Very good arcadey rogue-like that I'd recommend for anyone thinking of picking it up
I love this on ps4 pro. Is it ok on Switch? I could definitely see myself playing this on the go!
Your right on the rare part @JayJ. But i disagree with the over priced part. They are usually only $8-$15 dollars more. I don't know but i would assume a gamecart and case would cost $8-$15 to produce. So your basically getting it at cost. And since it's physical you can resell it, usually at the purchase price or even a profit even used.
This has been on my wishlist (the game, not the physical edition) for some time, but I haven't pulled the trigger because I'm both waiting for a sale and I'm not sure about the gameplay. People really do seem to like it tho. I just wonder if anybody feels strongly about it one way or another. I really enjoy the arcade-style action of Starlink, but I'm not as crazy about levelling up and customization. Basically, gameplay is more important to me than depth, though of course I like a good story mode and I need motivation beyond gameplay to keep returning to a game. It just usually isn't upgrading/customization, for me.
@BrettAwesome Haven’t played it on a main console but can confirm its great on switch.
Been wanting to play this, but I found the digital price too steep. This makes it more enticing.
The physical version is a bit more enticing, in case I don't end up liking it and want to trade it in. I was going to buy digitally but I didn't have enough money to buy it when it had it's pre-order discount. Then they upped the price at launch and never offered a discount since. And frankly I think that's just bad form. Usually when companies offer a pre-order discount, the discount price lasts a day or two after launch as well. And literally I just needed to wait a couple extra days for my paycheque. So I've refused to buy it until there was another discount, or maybe I'll see if I can find a used physical copy to pick up eventually (as my little bit of spite towards the developers for a rather b***hy tweet they sent me). LOL
Nice. Hope GameFly picks it up. I'd like to hear about physical Manticore: Galaxy On Fire next.
YEEEESSSS!!!!!!!! This game looks awesome!
Finally a developer not afraid to go physical.
@BacklogBlues @JayJ am I missing something here? You guys talk about indies, right? Because basically every physical game on switch is cheaper than digital due sales in the shops or on Amazon. I try to avoid digital as much as possible, mainly due to the price difference!
Yea where talking about indie games that get a limited physical release @mazzel . And your right about the regular releases as Walmart has every Nintendo released game for $49.99 or less, even Yoshi's Crafted World.
@BacklogBlues Yeah $10 isn't too bad but some of these games are charging $35 for a $20 download, I have even seen $50 for a game that would cost you $25 to download, and those are just standard prices not including sales. Point is I feel like some of these physical releases really overcharge.
I’ll pay whatever for it physically, just to have the option to be able to sell it once I’m done playing it.
Finally!
Some games are just too special to only have a digital license for.
Can't wait to play this, at last.
You right @JayJ some of the games are insanely more expensive like the Fairune Collection i bought physicaly. ($9.99 Digital $38 Physical) But for most part their only about $8-$15 more.
@BacklogBlues Yeah I think you just have to be smart about it. I usually just go for the games that would take up a lot of space.
Been holding off... might get this if I can use the Best Buy Gamers Club discount. I wish the Switch version was as cheap as Xbox...
WHAT! Amazing news!! I’ve been playing this quite a bit recently- it really is addicting and ever-changing. Takes the comedic AI aspect of Defense Wars and mixes it with realistic space flight with good controls, rogue gameplay with procedural generation levels, awesome scenery and sound effects, and satisfying explosions. Seriously this game may be very underrated and may have flown under a lot of your radars. You all should check it out if you like space combat! My dream game would be this as a foundation but instead of just having ships you could have a ship that could transform into a mech also. It would be a great foundation for that type of game since the pacing in this isn’t crazy fast and you sort of grind to make progress.
@nofriendo the way this game works is you start with a base ship on each “run”. It being a rogue-lite/rogue game, you start each “run” with essentials and procure everything as you go. You gain money during your runs and can go until you die. I’ve gotten as much as 11,000 credits in one run (it gets pretty difficult) with which then when you die you can spend that money to upgrade your ship. That can be more hit points, more equipment slots so you don’t have to swap weapons out and instead can just pick them up, or you can even buy new ships. The ships vary in weight and speed with some being full on gunships and some agile little scouts.
You die and repeat trying to get farther each time; and each run is different as the levels change each run. Some backgrounds are the same but think of you just being in a different sector. And you can also visit your previous crash, if you can get to it before dying again, and retrieve your equipment back. Nothing gave me a rush like when this huge massive Cadillac gunship appeared out of hyperspace right in front of me, Star Wars style, and pursued me across the map. I had to hit the jump to light space myself to escape and give up what I was exploring for that sector. Seriously it’s an awesome game and you should totally get it if you like Starlink- I like it better. It’s not even really fair to compare them but... yeah
@ChromaticDracula Awesome! Yours is the first description that’s really given me a shove toward the eShop... it sounds like a blast. I love space combat games that balance exploration with action and can create the appropriate sense of wonder and terror through excellent visuals and audio. Gameplay mechanics make it sound like Dead Cells in outer space. Thanks for sharing!
As usual, I'm glad I waited to buy this. Definitely buying physical.
But is it gonna be one of those limited things that sells out in a day and then commands 3 times the price on Ebay?
They gave me a review copy for my site last year and I loved it. Always made me feel bad for getting it free so I think I’ll probably show my support by buying the physical release.
@atomicjuicer
Oh, cool. Thanks! I might pick not up then
I was waiting for discount on digital, but in case of physical I would definitely pay the full price great news!
Now the wait is when and where do we buy this physical game at.
Glad I haven't picked this up yet (wanted to). I'm big on physical carts.
This just arrived in the post today nice little art book included.
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