Neon Odyssey? I am so out of touch.
I have not played 5e much at all. Maybe I gave it a spin a few times when it first came out. And I've mostly only given Critical Role and what goes on there a slight glance. I get most of my rpg news from EnWorld newsletter, a couple other indie newsletters. R/rpg, and fees other subs, plus a couple YouTube channels and game designer colleagues on social media (mostly Facebook).
But when these huge Kickstarters happen in the D&D sphere, I start to wonder how such things get past me. Shouldn't I know that people play sci-fi with D&D to the tune of 16 million dollars? It seems so absurd.
Does 5e really play space well? Would you say it works better than combat fantasy?