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Good question. They have a common progressive story line so some of everspace 2 doesn't make as much sense without the first. But as far as the game play they are very different games. Everspace 2 is more of a progressive space shooter adventure with missions, trading, side quests and progressive sectors to explore. It's more similar to old wing commander of free space games, while everspace one, while the flight and combat are similar in a lot of ways, it's progression and archetype is rogue like very similar to FTL if you have played that.
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Good question. They have a common progressive story line so some of everspace 2 doesn't make as much sense without the first. But as far as the game play they are very different games. Everspace 2 is more of a progressive space shooter adventure with missions, trading, side quests and progressive sectors to explore. It's more similar to old wing commander of free space games, while everspace one, while the flight and combat are similar in a lot of ways, it's progression and archetype is rogue like very similar to FTL if you have played that.
Depends what you're looking for. Everspace 2 is more of a conventional universal flight sim (think Elite, Freelancer, etc). Everspace 1 is more of a flight-sim lite because of the roguelite elements--it has to compact the whole experience into an hour long playthrough because you'll always die/restart from scratch at the end.
I got about 40-50 hours out of E1 before I "beat" it, which was definitely worth the dollar I paid for it (past sale). Once you get over the initial disappointment that it's not the Freelancer experience you might have wanted, it is at least interesting as its own thing. But I suppose if modern Freelancer is all you really want, you could skip directly to Everspace 2.
Are there any other Co-Op games besides what i found below?
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We Were Here Together Yes – Online only Puzzle co-op 2 players
Valheim Yes – Online only Survival sandbox Up to 10 players
ASTRONEER Yes – LAN/Online (no split-screen) Sandbox co-op Up to 4 (or 8 with dedicated server)
PowerWash Simulator Yes – Online only Cleaning sim 2 (career); up to 6 (free/specials)
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Are there any other Co-Op games besides what i found below?
i found these via chatgpt
We Were Here Together Yes – Online only Puzzle co-op 2 players
Valheim Yes – Online only Survival sandbox Up to 10 players
ASTRONEER Yes – LAN/Online (no split-screen) Sandbox co-op Up to 4 (or 8 with dedicated server)
PowerWash Simulator Yes – Online only Cleaning sim 2 (career); up to 6 (free/specials)
There are some really good games in the $5 and under range. Make sure you are logged into your account if you are currently subscribed to the monthly subscription.
Dungeon Siege Collection all 3 games for $2.86, come on that is crazy. If you like old school top down RPG looter ala Diablo then these are that.
Last edited by slackerrudie August 16, 2025 at 10:39 AM.
Depends what you're looking for. Everspace 2 is more of a conventional universal flight sim (think Elite, Freelancer, etc). Everspace 1 is more of a flight-sim lite because of the roguelite elements--it has to compact the whole experience into an hour long playthrough because you'll always die/restart from scratch at the end.I got about 40-50 hours out of E1 before I "beat" it, which was definitely worth the dollar I paid for it (past sale). Once you get over the initial disappointment that it's not the Freelancer experience you might have wanted, it is at least interesting as its own thing. But I suppose if modern Freelancer is all you really want, you could skip directly to Everspace 2.
It's been really heartwarming to still see Freelancer getting the love it deserves. Such a special dragon that I suspect I might be chasing forever
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I got about 40-50 hours out of E1 before I "beat" it, which was definitely worth the dollar I paid for it (past sale). Once you get over the initial disappointment that it's not the Freelancer experience you might have wanted, it is at least interesting as its own thing. But I suppose if modern Freelancer is all you really want, you could skip directly to Everspace 2.
i found these via chatgpt
We Were Here Together Yes – Online only Puzzle co-op 2 players
Valheim Yes – Online only Survival sandbox Up to 10 players
ASTRONEER Yes – LAN/Online (no split-screen) Sandbox co-op Up to 4 (or 8 with dedicated server)
PowerWash Simulator Yes – Online only Cleaning sim 2 (career); up to 6 (free/specials)
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i found these via chatgpt
We Were Here Together Yes – Online only Puzzle co-op 2 players
Valheim Yes – Online only Survival sandbox Up to 10 players
ASTRONEER Yes – LAN/Online (no split-screen) Sandbox co-op Up to 4 (or 8 with dedicated server)
PowerWash Simulator Yes – Online only Cleaning sim 2 (career); up to 6 (free/specials)
Dungeon Siege Collection all 3 games for $2.86, come on that is crazy. If you like old school top down RPG looter ala Diablo then these are that.
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