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Stellar Blade

Stellar Blade

Shift Up
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Initial Release: Apr 26, 2024
•ESRB: Mature•PCPlayStation 5
7
IGN Rating

8.5

1.2k Ratings
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23 hrs

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38 hrs

Story + Sides

58 hrs

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40 hrs

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Stellar Blade is great in all of the most important ways for an action game, but dull characters, a lackluster story, and several frustrating elements of its RPG mechanics prevent it from soaring along with the best of the genre.
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Summary

The noble Eve battles against unknown invaders, NA-tives, to reclaim the lost Earth after its collapse in the action game Stellar Blade.
Content Rating
ESRB: Mature
Language, Violence, Suggestive Themes, Blood and Gore, In-Game Purchases
Developers
Shift Up Corp.
Publishers
Sony Interactive Entertainment
Franchises
Stellar Blade
Features
PS5 Pro Enhanced
Initial Release
Apr 26, 2024
Platforms
PCPlayStation 5
Genres
Action, RPG

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Stellar Blade 2 Won't Be Published by Sony, Potentially Hinting at Multiplatform Launch
May 11, 2026
Stellar Blade 2 Won't Be Published by Sony, Potentially Hinting at Multiplatform Launch
May 11, 2026 - Gear change.
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Stellar Blade Developer Buys Resident Evil Creator's New Studio
4:57
Apr 1, 2026
Stellar Blade Developer Buys Resident Evil Creator's New Studio
Apr 1, 2026
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Stellar Blade Developer Shift Up Buys Resident Evil Creator Shinji Mikami's New Studio: 'For the First Time in a While, I'll Be Fully Involved On-Site to Work on a Fairly Large Game'
Apr 1, 2026
Stellar Blade Developer Shift Up Buys Resident Evil Creator Shinji Mikami's New Studio: 'For the First Time in a While, I'll Be Fully Involved On-Site to Work on a Fairly Large Game'
Apr 1, 2026 - Unbound potential.
Stellar BladeSimon Cardy
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Stellar Blade Drops 40% in PlayStation’s Latest PS5 Video Game Sale
Feb 23, 2026
Stellar Blade Drops 40% in PlayStation’s Latest PS5 Video Game Sale
Feb 23, 2026 - Stellar Savings.
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It Sounds Like Stellar Blade May Launch on Xbox and Nintendo Switch 2 This Year
Feb 16, 2026
It Sounds Like Stellar Blade May Launch on Xbox and Nintendo Switch 2 This Year
Feb 16, 2026 - Dev "reviewing platform expansion beyond PS5 and PC to broaden audience reach."
Stellar BladeVikki Blake
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'One Person Can Perform the Work of 100 People' — Boss of Stellar Blade Developer Says It Needs to Use AI to Compete With Overwhelming Manpower of China and U.S. Studios
Jan 13, 2026
'One Person Can Perform the Work of 100 People' — Boss of Stellar Blade Developer Says It Needs to Use AI to Compete With Overwhelming Manpower of China and U.S. Studios
Jan 13, 2026 - "We devote around 150 people to a single game, but China puts in between 1,000 to 2,000."
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Stellar Blade Studio Shift Up Gifts Staff Yet Another Big Bonus, This Time an Apple Watch, AirPods Max, and a $3,400 Cash Bonus
Jan 12, 2026
Stellar Blade Studio Shift Up Gifts Staff Yet Another Big Bonus, This Time an Apple Watch, AirPods Max, and a $3,400 Cash Bonus
Jan 12, 2026 - Cut price.
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Stellar Blade Director Receives Presidential Commendation for Development of Korean Game Industry
Dec 15, 2025
Stellar Blade Director Receives Presidential Commendation for Development of Korean Game Industry
Dec 15, 2025 - "We will continue to do our best to further promote Korean games on the global stage."
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Stellar Blade Dev Hails Its Performance on Steam, but New Research Suggests the 'Novelty' of Playing PlayStation Games on PC Is 'Wearing Off'
Nov 25, 2025
Stellar Blade Dev Hails Its Performance on Steam, but New Research Suggests the 'Novelty' of Playing PlayStation Games on PC Is 'Wearing Off'
Nov 25, 2025 - "The audience that was once excited to experience these games for the first time has largely been served."
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