This year’s Summer Games Fest brought a surprise in the form of a reveal of the next game from Stellar Blade developer Shift Up much sooner than. The game is Stellar Blade: Blood Rain and looks to continue on the high octane action delivered by the highly popular 2024 game.
The game revealed in a highly stylized and action packed trailer shows a new protagonist exploring a dystopian cyberpunk world fighting grotesque monsters with Stellar Blade’s signature stylish flair. While the first game focused on swords as its main form of offense and defense, Blood Rain seems more melee focused showing the new playable character throwing around some fisticuffs and a gratuitous moment in the form of our new protagonist removing her jacket to showcase the game’s jiggle physics.
Developer Shift Up has confirmed the game is in “early development” and while the first game was PS5 exclusive, don’t expect Blood Rain to be as exclusive as this entry will not be published by Sony, and Shift Up “will transition to a first-party service model. This will allow us to lead marketing strategies that fully reflect the distinctive identity of the Stellar Blade IP, and we expect to communicate the unique appeal of its universe to players more directly and effectively.”
For some idea of what to expect, read our review of the first Stellar Blade.