Stellar Blade’s sequel in development as multiplatform title, confirms Shift Up
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Key points
- Stellar Blade’s sequel was officially confirmed as a multiplatform title by franchise developer Shift Up.
- In June 2025, Stellar Blade’s PC port surpassed 1 million units sold, driving the game’s total sales to 3 million copies across all platforms.
- The title has a “Very Positive” rating on Steam with 43,591 reviews.
Stellar Blade’s sequel was officially confirmed as a multiplatform title by franchise developer Shift Up. According to the announcement from Shift Up’s CEO on Aug. 21, 2025, Shift Up is conducting large-scale open recruitment for the development of the game.
“Aiming for release on various platforms, including consoles and PC, the game will inherit the original IP’s stylish action and narrative-driven worldview from its predecessor, delivering an evolved action experience,” reads the translation of the announcement, powered by DeepL.
Published by Sony Interactive Entertainment, the original Stellar Blade was initially launched on April 26, 2024, as an exclusive for PlayStation 5, followed by a PC port released on June 11, 2025. Since launch the game received two DLCs: one in collaboration with NieR: Automata and the other with Goddess of Victory: Nikke.
Stellar Blade follows the story of Eve, who was deployed from the Colony to a post-apocalyptic Earth with her squad to fight the Naytibas, monstrous creatures that forced humanity to abandon their planet.
In June 2025, Stellar Blade’s PC port surpassed 1 million units sold, driving the game’s total sales to 3 million copies across all platforms.
As of the time of writing, the title has a “Very Positive” rating on Steam with 43,591 reviews and a peak of 192,078 concurrent players, according to SteamDB.
