Thought I'd write a review, for two reasons. First reason being I have read that this game differs quite a bit from the games in the Hitman series and many fans were displeased with that. I have never played any of the Hitman games so I have no frame of reference. I can only say that so far, I am enjoying this game a lot! Gameplay, graphics, etc. Even the tutorial is not annoying :) Second reason is that this game runs smooth! To me, that is a big deal. With many games I either have frame stutters or crashes or both, not this one. Or I need to mess a lot with settings or configuration files before it does what I want it to do, which is something I don't mind (the satisfaction of successful tinkering) unless it is to no avail. Not this one. I can appreciate a PC game that just plays properly (in my case, and so far), in my experience that is somewhat of a rarity. My hardware is an old overclocked Phenom X6 1090T, a RX 580 8GB, 16gb DDR3, 360 controller. A more recent game that also runs great on my old beater is Prey (2017). I can appreciate that!
I'm personally loving it. The past week I'd been hoping they would add a fourth ship and perhaps some other stuff, but I was afraid I may have to wait until there's an Everspace 2, so I have no beef with it coming as paid DLC. After all, they said right from the start when it was still in development there'd only be three ships. I find the new ship a valuable addition. At first it's a bit weak compared to the other three as I have them fully upgraded, but once you start improving it (especially the energy core) in the Perks section, it's a fine vessel. The NPC encounters and missions for me definitely add a new dimension to the game, I feel less alone in space :) The new devices, consumables, primary and secondary weapons, modifications etc only add to that. I consider the money well-spent and would definitely be open to more DLC of this quality and quantity in the future. I hesitated whether I'd wait until it would show up on sale on Gog, happy I didn't.
