Stellar Blade Blood Rain and its new protagonist revealed at Summer Game Fest

Shift Up revealed Stellar Blade Blood Rain at Summer Game Fest on Friday. It is a sequel to the 2024 action game Stellar Blade and will continue the story beyond the events of the first game.

The new entry will star a new protagonist, Evie. The trailer shows her navigating a crowded city just before someone is turned into a naytiba, and gameplay footage shows Evie taking down several of the horrifying monsters Eve kills by the dozen in the first game.

Gameplay looks as intense as before, and the trailer includes a few butt shots similar to the first game.

Blood Rain was confirmed to be in development last summer; an investor report had hinted it might arrive in 2026, but the trailer provides no release information. Shift Up confirmed it will self-publish Blood Rain — the first game was published by Sony Interactive Entertainment, launched as a PlayStation 5 exclusive before being ported to Windows PC, and sold over 6 million copies while receiving a positive response from critics.

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