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Coming in hot off the release of Sol Protocol a few days ago, another (non-VR) co-op-enabled spaceship roguelike has just hit the Steam store.

Engagement lets you fulfil your dreams of being a space commander with your friends, salvaging parts through the depths of the cosmos while fighting off waves of enemies that challenge your might.

Engagement looks heavily inspired by games akin to EVE Online, and focuses on strategic battles and meaningful, real-time upgrades that you can physically see mounted on your ship.

These act as their own separate entities, with each destroyed craft dropping items for you to salvage and physically bolt onto your own, from Tesla cannons to railguns and dome shields. The build variety looks to be vast, and the reward of seeing your ship actually upgrade seems extremely satisfying to watch.

Speaking of ships, Engagement has a whopping 15 flagships available at launch that you and your friends can pilot, each with unique 'ultimates' and hardpoint layouts to mix up your build if you want something fresh. You will also encounter 11 different types of "escorts" throughout 10 different sectors whom you can recruit and bring into your fleet, with the developer stating:

"You do not fight alone. Recruit escorts, give them orders and promote the ones who live. Two Veterans whose hulls fit a recipe can fuse into a new class of ship. Three can drill as a squad. An escort that goes down ejects its pilot in a pod you can still pull aboard; a pilot nobody reaches goes on the memorial wall with their rank, callsign and kills."

Along with these NPC characters, aboard your flagship will be a 20-man crew, all of whom will take on roles within the ship, and even make relationships (or enemies) with other members of the crew throughout the three-act campaign, during which you can encounter 15 different bosses to truly challenge your combat skills.

It isn't just the campaign, however, as the game also features Endless, Daily, Boss Rush and Challenge modes to enjoy after you have conquered the campaign.

Along with the plethora of bosses and the array of ships and escorts, the game's module system I touched on earlier is impressively complex, with there being 50 base modules, 59 evolutions, and 33 mega evolutions – meaning the amount of mix and matching you can do is massive.

Engagement is extremely deep, and even though I covered a lot of its content here, there is still so much else to explore. If you're unsure, head over to Steam and check out the free demo.