Everspace Becomes First ID@Xbox Title Supporting Play Anywhere

Rockfish's space game, EVERSPACE, has launched in Game Preview form on the Windows 10 store. This marks the first time that a game created through the ID@Xbox scheme has made the jump over to Windows as part of the Xbox Play Anywhere scheme, which allows players to jump between systems as they choose. The game has cross-saves between the Xbox and Windows 10 PC versions and anyone who has the game on Xbox One will be able to play on Windows 10 PCs at no additional cost, and vice versa.

The fast-paced roguelike space shooter launched on Steam some weeks ago and a month earlier than initially estimated during its wildly successful Kickstarter. It made it to the top sellers in no time fueled by above 90% positive reviews. In spite of its unfinished state of development, Everspace received high praise for its stunning visuals, engaging gameplay, intuitive controls and overall polish from gamers, influencers and the gaming press alike.

"It is fantastic to see that Everspace continues to receive such positive feedback from the community and from professional media also," said Chris Charla, Director ID@Xbox at Microsoft. "We are thrilled to have it as the first ID@Xbox title supporting Xbox Play Anywhere and we also look forward to the upcoming content updates that Rockfish Games has already announced"

The full release is scheduled for Q2 2017 and will feature a fully voice-acted story with several thoughtfully designed characters, situation-based events, as well as the Hardcore Mode. The price of the game will be raised to $39.99 when it hits full release but it's currently available at a discounted rate whilst it is in development.

“We believe, paying only once and getting Everspace for Xbox One and for Windows 10 is a fantastic offering and being able to pick up your game session back and forth is just how seamless gaming between console and PC is meant to be,” says Michael Schade, CEO and co-founder of Rockfish Games. “We also couldn't be more excited about the Game Preview program as it gives us the opportunity to keep in touch with our fans on Xbox One and on Windows 10 to improve and complete the game.“