Stellar Blade's slick-looking sequel is officially called Blood Rain

Shift Up

Among a slew of announcements astatine Summer Games Fest 2026, Shift Up revealed nan sequel to its breakout hit, Stellar Blade. The sequel, which we now cognize is called Stellar Blade: Blood Rain, is said to beryllium successful nan aforesaid beingness arsenic nan first crippled successful nan series. Shift Up says it will return that world successful a "bold caller direction." Blood Rain will besides characteristic a caller protagonist named Evie, a clear homage to Eve from nan original title.

The original Stellar Blade was mostly good received, earning an 81 connected Metacritic for its operation of stylish visuals and slick combat. Blood Rain looks to build connected those strengths, and nan lengthy trailer shown during nan uncover features a operation of highly shiny-looking cutscenes and flashy combat sequences punctuated pinch earth-shattering leader landings that Deadpool would balk astatine (very difficult connected nan knees). As befitting its title, Blood Rain's force designs look fittingly body-horror themed. They're appreciably different from nan seemingly Souls-inspired baddies of nan first title, and nan trailer shows their translator from quality to video crippled monsters successful gory detail. Not a speck of that humor tin beryllium seen connected our incredibly shiny and uncomfortably shapely, tegument suit-clad protagonist, though.

Shift Up will self-publish nan title, a crisp move from its erstwhile merchandise done Sony Interactive Entertainment for nan first Stellar Blade. The move comes aft immoderate players balked astatine a PlayStation exclusivity model for that crippled earlier its PC launch, and amid a renewed attraction connected exclusives astatine Sony that will spot titles withheld from PC.