Stellar Blade Sequel Planned as Multiplatform Release

Stellar Blade, the action-adventure game developed by South Korean studio Shift Up and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment, has become the top-selling single-player PlayStation exclusive on PC since its release. The title achieved a peak of 192,000 concurrent players on Steam shortly after its PC launch in September 2024, surpassing all previous benchmarks for similar ports from Sony's catalog.

The game first debuted as a timed exclusive on PlayStation 5 on April 26, 2024, before arriving on PC five months later. Shift Up highlighted the milestone in a recent graphic shared on social media, comparing Stellar Blade's performance to other single-player titles ported from PlayStation. It outpaced Ghost of Tsushima's record of 77,000 peak concurrent players from its PC launch last year, as well as God of War from 2018 with 73,000. Other entries like Marvel's Spider-Man, Horizon Zero Dawn, and The Last of Us Part I followed with lower figures, rounding out the top performers. These numbers exclude multiplayer titles such as Helldivers 2, which have drawn larger audiences due to their cooperative nature.

Critics have praised Stellar Blade for its stylish combat,...