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Jump Space (formerly Jump Ship) arrives September 19 for co-op PvE spaceship fun

Jump Space (formerly Jump Ship) actually looks incredible if you're in the market for a new co-op game and it arrives September 19th.

Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/jump-space-formerly-jump-ship-arrives-september-19-for-co-op-pve-spaceship-fun/

Jump Space launches into Early Access September 19th!

[p]Hello again, space lovers! [/p][p][/p][p]ARE YOU READY FOR SOME JUMP SPACE?? [/p][p][/p][p]Jump Space enters Early Access on September 19th, for both Steam and Xbox Series XS.[/p][p][/p][h3]Hype trailer:[/h3][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][h3]Gameplay Explainer[/h3][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]Please enjoy our new hype trailer, showing off the new ship, "Dart", that you can find and pilot in the game![/p][p][/p][p]Then have a gander at the new Gameplay Explainer, if you need a refresher or want to show a friend exactly what Jump Space is all about.[/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][p][/p][p]We are still thrilled that so many of you joined for our Next Fest demo![/p][p]Since then, we've been hard at work adding as many additional features and further polish to the Early Access launch as possible. You can expect improvements to moment to moment gameplay, persistent progression, new enemies, new weapons, a new player ship, public server browser, text chat - just to name a few.[/p][p][/p][p]Between now and September 19th, we will be posting a more detailed roadmap on what made it into our launch build, and what features will come after - both for this year and beyond.[/p][p][/p][p]The price will be revealed at the same time as the roadmap, so don't worry about us forgetting.[/p][p]You will be pleasantly surprised![/p][p][/p][p]- The Keepsake Crew[/p][p][/p]

Release Date Trailer Live @ Gamescom FGS Stream

[p]Tune in tomorrow, August 20th / 12.30pm PDT / 3.30pm EDT / 8.30pm BST / 9.30pm CEST[/p][p][/p][p]Our new release date trailer will be shown live during Future Games Show livestream from Gamescom![/p][p][/p][h3]Stream link:[/h3][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p][/p][p][/p]

We're rebranding to Jump Space!

[p]TLDR: Our game name is now Jump Space, due to trademark complications.[/p][p]We also have over 1 million Steam Wishlists! Release date announcement is happening on August 20th, during the FGS Gamescom stream.[/p][p][/p][h3]Hello again, Jumpers![/h3][p]We hope you have enjoyed your summer~[/p][p][/p][p]Today we have very important things to talk about, so let's dive right in:[/p][p][/p][h3]🚨The game rebrands to Jump Space🚨[/h3][p][/p][p]Long story short - Jump Space is the final name following trademark complications.[/p][p][/p][p]We think Jump Space is super cool, after all, there is more to the game than just the Ship![/p][p][/p][h3]Please help us spread the word so that everyone hears about the name change![/h3][p][/p][p]This also gives us a great excuse to show off the new keyart we had planned for Early Access launch![/p][p]Pretty Michael Bay-esq, huh?[/p][p][/p][p][/p][h3]This name change will not impact our release plans for Jump Space.[/h3][p][/p][h3]In fact, Release Date Announcement will drop during Gamescom later in August! ːsteamhappyː[/h3][p][/p][hr][/hr][p][/p][p]Now for MORE positive and INCREDIBLE news![/p][p][/p][h3]1 Million Wishlists.[/h3][p][/p][p]That's quite the number.[/p][p]One that most developers don't think is reachable before it's time to release.[/p][p][/p][p]"Happy to see that my repeated gnome disassembler sacrifices payed off. Thanks for your service, Nisse ❤️"[/p][p]- Rasmus, 3D Artist[/p][p][/p][p]The magic and excitement of having players so eager to play your game never goes away.[/p][p]Especially not for a passion project like Jump Space.[/p][p][/p][p]We managed to get enough traction to build a great team around the game, and we can only be extremely grateful for the opportunities we've been given.[/p][p][/p][p]This game is our very own baby, and seeing it reach these numbers is... Yeah, it's crazytown.[/p][p][/p][p]We've sure come a long way since the first 5 of us first moved into this space.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][h3]Thank you.[/h3][p](You will continue to hear this in every post for the next 6 months - Just get used to it.)[/p][p][/p][p]Now - we've seen the wishlist numbers climb through the years, so this didn't fully come out of nowhere.[/p][p]We see what people want from the game, and we have really cool plans for what to add beyond Early Access launch.[/p][p][/p][p]If you stick around for this journey with us, you shan't be disappointed.[/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][p][/p][p]In honor of this milestone, we wanted to share a few more images from the past.[/p][p]Can you believe Jump Space looked like this by the end of 2021?[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Asserting dominance over the power grid, barely any textures, ship cannons firing JPGs.[/p][p]This is just how it goes![/p][p]You keep cooking and then you end up with how the game looks now ːsummercrab2023ː[/p][p][/p][p]We are in the final stretch before Jump Space Early Access now, y'all.[/p][p](Is the new name setting in yet?)[/p][p][/p][p]Gamescom can't come soon enough![/p][p]Danke und auf Wiedersehen.[/p][p][/p][h3]- The Keepsake Crew[/h3]

Dev Q&A, July 9th 2025 - We showed some new stuff!

[h3]Greetings, space lovers![/h3][p][/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p]We hosted another live dev Q&A today on Discord, YouTube and Twitch at the same time.[/p][p][/p][p]What did we talk about? [/p]
  • [p] Freelook to Pilot view has been added[/p]
  • [p]Enemy ship fire can be dodged with good piloting[/p]
  • [p] More biomes and variations to ground missions [/p]
  • [p] Melee wrench[/p]
  • [p]Artifacts have a finished design[/p]
  • [p]Tab screen to show mission and ship overview has been added[/p]
[p] And then answering as much as we could![/p][p][/p][p]If you want to catch the next Q&A as it's happening, joining our Discord is good as we announce it there pretty thoroughly.[/p][p][/p][p]- The Keepsake Crew 🚀💙[/p]