Ghost of Yotei, sequel to Ghost of Tsushima, coming next year: all the details

Sucker Punch’s action-adventure phenomenon Ghost of Tsushima is finally getting a sequel. During Sony’s State of Play broadcast on Tuesday, the developer pulled back the covers for Ghost of Yotei, introducing a new protagonist and a fresh setting. The sequel will feature a female heroine, Atsu, and will follow her journey through the lands surrounding Mount Yotei in Northern Japan in the 1600s. Ghost of Yotei will launch exclusively on PS5 in 2025.

Ghost of Yotei New setting

In a final announcement during the State of Play presentation, Sucker Punch revealed the sequel to Ghost of Tsushima with a trailer which featured a mix of gameplay and in-game cinematics. Ghost of Yotei is set in 1603, over 300 years after the events of Ghost of Tsushima. The game takes players to a new region of Japan — Mount Yotei, a volcanic peak in Ezo, the northern Japanese region now known as Hokkaido.

While the developer hasn’t revealed any details about the new setting, players can expect a vast open-world region to explore with the mountain at the heart of the map. “Back in 1603, this area was outside of Japan’s control and was filled with expansive grasslands, snowy tundra, and unexpected dangers. It’s a stark departure from the organized samurai clans that lived on Tsushima, and it’s the setting for an original story we can’t wait to tell,” Sucker Punch said in a PlayStation Blog after in which the sequel is described.

Ghost of Yotei takes place in the areas surrounding Mount Yotei in Ezo
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Ghost of Yotei Protagonist

Ghost of Yotei will also feature a new protagonist, replacing samurai Jin Sakai from the first game. In the trailer, the new hero, Atsu, is seen wielding an uchigatana and a shamisen, and is later seen with a chained weapon and a shotgun. Suck Punch said the game will feature new weapons, mechanics, and gameplay improvements over Ghost of Tsushima.

Atsu also appears to have a wolf companion who is featured prominently in the trailer. The game will likely feature deeper interactions with wildlife. She wears the Ghost mask and a straw hat. Sucker Punch explained their decision to move away from the story, characters, and setting of the first game, saying, “To create something fresh but familiar, we looked beyond Jin Sakai’s story and the island of Tsushima, and instead shifted our focus to the idea of ​​the Ghost. At Sucker Punch, we love origin stories, and we wanted to explore what it could mean to have a new hero wearing a Ghost mask and revealing a new legend.”

Ghost of Yotei gets a new protagonist, Atsu
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Ghost of Yotei Graphical Improvements

The trailer also showed off significant graphical improvements, with Ghost of Yotei being the first Sucker Punch game built from the ground up for the PS5. The developer promised that the world of the sequel would “feel even more real.”

“We have huge sightlines that let you see far across the environment, all-new skies with twinkling stars and aurora borealis, even more believable wind movement on grass and vegetation, and more improvements that we’ll share in the future,” the studio said.

More gameplay and story details about Ghost of Yotei will follow in the coming months. Ghost of Yotei will launch on PS5 in 2025.