Info about EVERSPACE™:

Official game description:
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About the Game
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EVERSPACE™ is an action-focused single-player space shooter, combining roguelike elements with top-notch visuals and a captivating story. It takes you on a challenging journey through an ever-changing, beautifully crafted universe full of surprises. Your skills, experience, and talent for improvisation will be tested continuously as you piece together the puzzle of your existence through encounters with interesting characters, each having their own unique part of the story to tell. In each exciting run, you will face entirely new situations, ensuring countless hours of thrilling gameplay and generating myriad opportunities for individual, meaningful moments to experience. No matter how skilled you are, death is inevitable but is also only the beginning of a much larger journey.
Dash into intense dogfights and experience furious space combat using a wide range of weaponry and devices.
Collect and mine valuable resources to either repair your ship’s systems or to craft new equipment and modifications for a much-needed advantage. Your choice.
Find blueprints for crafting, and hunt for exotic weaponry and equipment. You never know what will drop next.
Travel through vast, procedurally-generated levels with untold numbers of hidden dangers and treasures.  
A game of risk and reward awaits.
With the tools provided, it is up to you to make the best of your situation. Utilize every advantage and be creative to turn the odds in your favor. Every mistake could be your last.
FEATURES
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*   Single-player roguelike space shooter with persistent progression
*   Captivating fully voice-acted story featuring interesting and thoughtfully designed characters
*   Three unique player ships, each with different capabilities and starting gear to choose from
*   Vibrant art style with top-notch visuals and incredible attention to detail
*   Shooter-style 6DOF controls optimized for mouse + keyboard
*   In-depth crafting and damage system
*   Dynamic, functional cockpit displays for all player ships
*   Hardcore Mode with permadeath for die-hard roguelike fans
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Release date: May 25, 2017

Categories: Shooter, Roguelike, Space Combat, Resource Management, Crafting, Procedural Generation, Single-player, Ship Customization

Feature scans:
- MTX: score 20; verdict: Mixed Perception on Value; summary: The user reviews highlight a mix of opinions regarding the game's DLC and base pricing. While some users find the DLC to be a valuable addition, others feel it is overpriced or not worth the investment. Similarly, opinions on the base game's pricing vary, with some users considering it a good buy, especially during sales, while others feel it is overpriced. Overall, the perceived value of the game is subjective and varies among users.
- Proton/Linux: score 75; verdict: Barely Playable; summary: The game has significant performance and stability issues on the native Linux version, with frequent crashes and overheating problems. Using Proton improves stability but does not completely resolve the issues.
- Steam Deck: score 55; verdict: Tinkering Required; summary: The analysis of user feedback reveals several critical issues impacting the Steam Deck experience. Performance issues, including overheating and frame drops, are significant concerns. UI/UX issues, such as problems with fullscreen mode and menu navigation, also detract from the user experience. Control configuration has been noted as illogical and difficult to customize, affecting gameplay. Additionally, compatibility issues, particularly the need to use Proton to prevent crashes, indicate a lack of seamless integration. These issues collectively contribute to a less than optimal gaming experience.

- Hardware Profile: No data
Feature extractions:
- Community Price:
  - Community fair range: $1.00 - $20.00
  - Reasoning: The evidence shows that users generally find the game worth around $20, but often mention waiting for sales or discounts. The frequent mentions of sales and discounts suggest that while the game is valued at around $20, the community often expects or waits to purchase it at a lower price, typically around $1 to $3. This indicates a perceived fair price range that is lower than the full price, reflecting a community sentiment that values the game but is price-sensitive.
- Playtime Metrics:
  - Game completion: 30.0h
  - Story completion: N/A
  - Session length: 2.0h
  - Endgame: N/A
  - Reasoning: The evidence provides several direct and indirect references to playtime. One user mentions playing for a couple of hours, indicating a short session length. Another user suggests that the game is worth playing a lot more, implying extended playtime. A different review mentions that the game was finished but the user still wants to play more, suggesting a game completion time that feels satisfying yet leaves room for replayability. Additionally, a user recommends not buying the game without the DLC, implying that the DLC adds significant content and potentially extends playtime.
- Time-to-fun:
  - Summary: The game initially presents a steep learning curve and repetitive tasks, but it becomes more enjoyable after players have mastered the controls and upgraded their ships.
  - Stance: Fun after initial grind
  - Anchor: Mastering controls and upgrading ships
  - Time to anchor: 1h 0m
  - Friction: Steep learning curve; Repetitive environments; Need for ship upgrades
  - Unlock drivers: Mastering controls; Ship upgrades; New encounters and upgrades
  - Conditions: Patience with initial learning phase; Willingness to upgrade and progress; Enjoyment of exploration and discovery
- Player Archetypes:
  - Veteran Space Combat Strategist (buy)
    - Motivation: Enjoys the depth and challenge of the game's systems.
    - Playstyle: Strategic and thoughtful, balancing action and resource management.
    - Experience: veteran
    - Purchase stance: buy
    - Labels: veteran; hardcore gamer
    - Reference games: Descent; FTL; Elite
  - Casual Space Action Enthusiast (sale)
    - Motivation: Enjoys casual space combat and quick exploration.
    - Playstyle: Action-oriented and exploratory, focusing on immediate fun and satisfaction.
    - Experience: familiar
    - Purchase stance: sale
    - Labels: casual gamer; space enthusiast
    - Reference games: FTL; Overload
  - Critical and Disappointed Gamer (no buy)
    - Motivation: Seeks engaging and well-designed gameplay loops.
    - Playstyle: Critical and analytical, focusing on game design and content.
    - Experience: mixed
    - Purchase stance: no buy
    - Labels: critical gamer; disappointed player
    - Reference games: Elite; FTL


Below are summaries of things people say about the game per category.
Each point is assigned a weight that represents how often it is mentioned across all reviews.
What players like:
- Engaging and Addictive Gameplay (weight 0.47): The game offers an entertaining and challenging experience with excellent game balance. Players find it very interesting and addictive, with enjoyable and inviting gameplay that includes a fun perk system and satisfying combat.
- Stunning Visuals and Graphics (weight 0.42): The game features beautiful and breathtaking visuals, with high-quality 3D graphics and stellar effects. Players appreciate the spectacular and pleasant graphics, which include stunning visual design and beautiful sceneries.
- Thrilling Combat Mechanics (weight 0.36): Combat in the game is described as thrilling, dynamic, and visually spectacular. Players enjoy the streamlined and responsive combat system, which includes intense dogfights and engaging space fights.
- Roguelike Elements (weight 0.34): The game incorporates roguelike elements, offering a fun and challenging experience with procedural generated maps and roguelite progression. Players appreciate the blend of roguelike mechanics with space combat and exploration.
- Simple and Intuitive Controls (weight 0.17): The game features easy and responsive controls, with a simple and convenient interface. Players find the controls pleasant and intuitive, enhancing the overall gaming experience.
- Good Value for Money (weight 0.1): The game is considered a good value for its price, especially during sales. Players appreciate the amount of content and the overall quality of the game for the price paid.

Common complaints:
- Repetitive and boring gameplay (weight 0.63): Many players find the gameplay to be repetitive and boring, with monotonous mechanics and a lack of variety. This includes repetitive looting, unbalanced gameplay, and a general lack of depth.
- Weak and uninteresting story (weight 0.5): The story is criticized for being weak, generic, and forgettable. Players note a lack of relevant story arcs and uninteresting characters.
- High difficulty and steep learning curve (weight 0.16): The game has a high difficulty curve, with difficult enemies and levels that can be frustrating. The initial difficulty is particularly noted for causing strong frustration.
- Grindy gameplay (weight 0.16): The game requires a lot of grinding to progress, which can be frustrating and time-consuming for players.
- Lack of content and depth (weight 0.13): Players feel there is not much content and little depth to the game, with a thin story and limited upgrade types.
- Poor controls (weight 0.1): Controls are described as slippery, erratic, and difficult to get used to, leading to a poor control feel overall.
- Procedurally generated levels issues (weight 0.06): Procedurally generated levels can be frustrating and lack inspiration, making them tough to navigate and enjoy.
- Low-quality textures and frame rate issues (weight 0.05): Some textures are noted to be of low quality, and there are issues with frame rate drops.
- Poor tutorial and mission guidance (weight 0.05): The tutorial is considered poor, and mission guidance is lacking, making it difficult for players to understand the game mechanics.

Gameplay feedback:
- Roguelite space combat mechanics (weight 0.49): The game features roguelite mechanics with permadeath and progression, set in a space environment with dynamic combat and exploration.
- Sector-based progression (weight 0.28): The game includes 7 sectors with randomized generation, each containing several locations and an end jump gate, increasing in difficulty.
- Resource collection and crafting (weight 0.25): Players collect resources and use a crafting system to create new weapons, consumables, and items using blueprints.
- Ship upgrades and customization (weight 0.24): Players can upgrade and customize their ships using credits and modules, enhancing ship management and permanent progress.
- Procedurally generated content (weight 0.14): Levels, planets, enemies, and loot are procedurally generated, providing a unique experience each playthrough.
- Diverse ship types (weight 0.12): Different ships with unique stats, weaponry, and attributes are available, including designs like Gunship and Scout.
- First and third-person perspectives (weight 0.11): The game supports both first-person and third-person perspectives, including a cockpit view for immersive gameplay.
- Meaningful exploration (weight 0.1): Exploration of space sectors and environments is rewarded, encouraging players to explore every corner.
- Varied space environments (weight 0.1): The game features a variety of space environments and items, with variations in each sector.
- Responsive controls (weight 0.09): The game has responsive controls and is playable with both keyboard/mouse and controller.
- Addictive gameplay loop (weight 0.09): The game features an addictive gameplay loop with growth, rewards, and repetitive progression.

Performance notes:
- Game runs well on various systems (weight 0.29): The game is noted to run smoothly on a range of systems, from powerful setups to older and less powerful hardware, including Linux and lower-end PCs.
- Excellent graphics praised (weight 0.26): Many players highlighted the game's graphics as superb, fantastic, and beautiful, particularly noting the detailed and visually appealing space environments.
- Performance issues reported (weight 0.23): Some players experienced performance issues such as low FPS, frame rate drops, and general performance inconsistencies.
- Control and VR issues (weight 0.18): Players have encountered problems with controls, particularly in VR, including issues with mouse pointers, control optimization, and VR performance.
- Crashes and stability problems (weight 0.16): There are reports of the game crashing during gameplay, cutscenes, and transitions, as well as issues with game freezing and stability.
- Optimization feedback mixed (weight 0.15): Feedback on the game's optimization is mixed, with some players praising its optimization while others report issues, particularly with small debris and explosions.
- Specific bugs and glitches (weight 0.09): Various specific bugs have been reported, including issues with resources after explosions, characters getting stuck, and graphical glitches in certain areas.
- Hardware compatibility and usage (weight 0.05): There are reports of high GPU usage and hardware compatibility issues, with some players noting that the game is demanding on certain hardware setups.
- Sound and cutscene issues (weight 0.05): Some players have reported issues with sound during cutscenes and problems with cutscenes not playing correctly on certain systems.

Recommendations:
- Recommended for space game fans (weight 0.15): This game is highly recommended for fans of spaceship flying games, space settings, and arcade flight games. It is particularly suggested for those who enjoy games like Rebel Galaxy, Elite Dangerous, Avorion, and X4.
- Buy on discount (weight 0.14): Many reviewers suggest purchasing the game only when it is heavily discounted or on sale. This indicates that while the game is enjoyable, it might not be worth the full price for everyone.
- DLC adds significant value (weight 0.12): Several reviews mention that purchasing the DLC, especially the Encounters DLC, is highly recommended for additional content and to avoid boredom.
- Recommended for roguelike fans (weight 0.09): The game is recommended for fans of roguelikes and roguelites, but players should be aware of potential repetitiveness in the gameplay.
- Positive general recommendations (weight 0.08): Several reviews simply recommend the game without specific reasons, indicating a general positive sentiment.
- Use specific strategies (weight 0.07): Various strategies are recommended, such as using devices to slow down enemies, energy-charging consumables, and focusing on the nearest enemy drone.
- Gradual growth and improvement (weight 0.06): Players are encouraged to enjoy the gradual growth and improvement process, sticking with the game for at least 6-8 hours to truly appreciate it.
- Craft and use consumables (weight 0.05): Crafting necessary equipment and using the menu screen for consumables are suggested for better gameplay.
- Upgrade and utilize drones (weight 0.05): Players should prioritize upgrading loot bonuses and use friendly drones for assistance.
- Try other similar games (weight 0.04): Some reviews suggest trying other similar games like Project Wingman or the prequel if you enjoy this game.
- Optimize control settings (weight 0.03): Players are advised to optimize their control settings for a better gaming experience.
- Save and restart (weight 0.03): Saving progress and restarting from the main menu is advised for better game management.
- Start on easy mode (weight 0.03): Beginning the game on easy mode until obtaining some ship upgrades is recommended for a smoother experience.
- Wait for deep discounts (weight 0.03): A few reviews recommend waiting for a very deep discount (90-95%) before purchasing the game.
- Recommended for FTL fans (weight 0.03): The game is recommended for fans of FTL seeking new experiences.
- Suitable for weaker PCs (weight 0.03): The game is recommended even for those with weaker PCs, indicating good optimization.
- Not recommended (weight 0.02): A few reviews strongly advise against playing the game, indicating it may not be suitable for everyone.

Other player notes:
- Motion sickness warning (weight 0.03): Some players experienced motion sickness while playing the game and issued warnings about it.
- Toggle for consumable effects (weight 0.03): Players requested an option to toggle the aggressive visual effects of consumables.
- Purchased during sale (weight 0.03): Players mentioned that they bought the game during a discount period.

Emotions:
- Frustration (weight 0.22): Players are frustrated primarily due to the game's control issues, repetitive gameplay mechanics, and high difficulty levels. Technical problems such as game crashes, poor optimization, and bugs also contribute significantly to this frustration, along with the loss of progress and resources upon death.
- Enjoyment (weight 0.2): Players enjoy the game for its fun and engaging gameplay loop, beautiful visuals, and satisfying combat mechanics. The variety in enemies, locations, and story, along with the addictive gameplay and space exploration, also contribute to the overall enjoyment.
- Disappointment (weight 0.13): Players express disappointment due to the game's lack of depth, repetitive gameplay, and lack of meaningful progression. The game's failure to meet expectations set by its predecessors and comparisons to other games also contribute to this sentiment.
- Satisfaction (weight 0.1): Players feel satisfied with the game's challenging yet rewarding combat system, variety of mods and weapons, and the overall positive experience. The game's depth, engaging mechanics, and good value for the price also contribute to this satisfaction.
- Excitement (weight 0.09): Players are excited about the game's polished and exhilarating experience, unique concept, and dynamic gameplay. The engaging blend of roguelike elements and space combat, along with the beautiful graphics and immersive environments, also contribute to this excitement.
- Boredom (weight 0.03): Players feel bored due to the game's monotonous and repetitive gameplay, lack of engaging story, and slow progress. The early stages of the game and the lack of engagement in looting also contribute to this boredom.
- Admiration (weight 0.02): Players admire the game's striking space vistas, detailed ship designs, and atmospheric locations. The beautiful graphics, immersive environments, and the developers' dedication to game design and craftsmanship also contribute to this admiration.
- Nostalgia (weight 0.02): Players feel nostalgic as the game reminds them of similar games from their past, such as FTL and Galaxy on Fire. The comparison to old arcade-like games and childhood memories also evoke this sense of nostalgia.
- Anger (weight 0.01): Players feel anger due to the game crashing during critical moments, such as transitions in higher levels. The feeling of unfair progress termination also contributes to this anger.
- Discomfort (weight 0.01): Players experience discomfort primarily due to uncomfortable VR gameplay and motion sickness. These issues detract from the overall enjoyment and immersion in the game.}