https://www.sinsofasolarempire2.com
Just launched in Early Access only on Epic for €31.99: https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/sin ... -empire-ii
EA is projected to last a year, at which point price will rise to $49.99, so maybe buying now is a good idea if you know you'll want to play it.
Announcement Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk6cDtVk8uY
I was hoping for planetary surfaces and ground units, but alas it won't have them. The graphics do look revamped though, at least.
It will have the same 10-player MP as the original, but it's not in the game yet. Looks like current status of the project is very early. Roadmap here:
So basically we have about a year before it's ready to play, which gives us plenty of time to play the original, hopefully in 10P MP, if we can get that many players. We can try after we're done with our current Factorio run.