Everspace 2 blasted off into early access back in January of this year and since then Rockfish Games have released a few meaty updates, as part of their roadmap, but now that the year is coming to a close, it is time to look at what they did release and glimpse what is to come.

Of course, the game is still going to be in early access for another 12 months, so don’t expect a full release anytime soon.

“After over three years of hard work, EVERSPACE 2 had a rocket launch Early Access release topping the global Steam charts in January, selling three times more copies than the predecessor within the first week. The game hit 91% positive reviews right out of the gate, and, after two major content packs, is now sitting at 93% positive reviews,” said Michael Schade, CEO and co-founder. “But the best is yet to come! We’ll be pushing hard with an ambitious 2022 roadmap to maintain the top position within the space combat & exploration genre and deliver a rock-solid product at full release in early 2023.”

The first update, scheduled for Autumn, adds a third light fighter subclass, improved crafting, trading, and resources gathering/processing, new equipment, new story content, new perks and more challenges. You can see the rest of what the update includes, as well as the plans for the other updates for 2022 in the infographic below, with the game officially set to launch in early 2023.