There is no debating that EVERSPACE on Xbox One and PC is a bit of a cracker. Our review pretty much points to that being the case and one look at the stunning visuals should really confirm things. But that doesn’t mean that indie dev ROCKFISH Games are done with it, far from it in fact and today they’ve announced a major expansion for the game – alongside the confirmation that they’ll be delivering free 4K Xbox One X support.

So, what have we got? Well, EVERSPACE will soon be expanding with Encounters, a massive expansion that brings more than 10 hours of extra gameplay to the roguelike space shooter. It’ll feature a new ship, the Colonial Sentinel, which is a medium fighter class ship that comes with some serious electronic warfare capabilities and a special shield, featuring twice as much capacity as the standard model. You will also be able to use a plethora of new weapons, devices and consumables to fool, distract, and defeat enemies in new ways.

Brand new factory space stations add further gameplay mechanics to the experience by offering special on-the-fly services, like refining and converting resources, upgrading ship capabilities or minor repair jobs. But if that isn’t enough for you, then you’ll find that you can even be able to pay the Okkar Homeworld a visit – as long as you are happy to encounter new types of enemies and new story characters, who will offer individual questlines.

Encounters will be coming to PC at the end of October 2017, whilst Xbox One players will need to wait just a little longer, with the migration to support Xbox One X seeing Encounters drop on to our systems in early February 2018, with a free 4K and 1080p update hitting home at the same time.

If you haven’t yet tested your space piloting skills and whih to head off on a challenging journey through procedurally generated levels, then you should be checking out EVERSPACE right away. Make sure you have a read of our full review too – we reckon that’ll sell it easily! You should watch the trailer below too.