Stellar Blade: Blood Rain Release Date & Platforms

No. At the reveal, director Kim Hyung-tae said the team is "still in the early stages of development." Shift Up has confirmed the game exists, shown an in-engine trailer, and named the heroine and combat direction — but it has not committed to a launch date or window.

For context, a Stellar Blade sequel was first hinted in a May 2025 investor report; full reveal followed roughly a year later.

Some outlets have pointed to an unconfirmed internal target window of 2027, reportedly referenced alongside another Shift Up project in an earnings presentation. Nothing official ties Blood Rain to a specific year.

Given the early development stage and the studio's emphasis on still building out the story's second half, a near-term launch looks unlikely.

Specific platforms have not been announced. Shift Up has framed the goal as reaching "as broad a global audience as possible," and earlier recruitment listings described the sequel as a multiplatform title built in Unreal Engine 5 for consoles and PC.

The original Stellar Blade launched as a PS5 console exclusive in April 2024 and was ported to PC in 2025.

The biggest business change is that Shift Up will self-publish Blood Rain, stepping away from Sony Interactive Entertainment, which published the first game. In a May 2026 earnings presentation the studio said the move is meant to "reach a broad global audience from day one."

In practice, self-publishing usually means the studio is free to target more platforms and regions simultaneously rather than committing to a single-console launch.

A simultaneous PC release is plausible but unconfirmed. The original reached PC about a year after its PS5 debut, and self-publishing for "the widest audience" points toward PC being part of the launch rather than a later port.

Until Shift Up publishes a platform list, treat PC-at-launch as a reasonable expectation, not a promise.

There is no pricing information. Standard, deluxe or collector's editions have not been discussed. As a self-published AAA title, a full-price release would be unsurprising, but nothing is confirmed.

We watch Shift Up's official channels and major reveal events. When a date, platform list or price is announced, this page is updated and the relevant facts are re-tagged from To watch to Confirmed. Bookmark it and check back around major showcases.