Sucker Punch shares new Ghost of Yotei details as the game’s non-linear campaign is explained
Ghost of Yotei will be released in October
Sucker Punch has shared new Ghost of Yotei details, including information about the game’s non-linear campaign.
The game’s co-creative directors Nate Fox and Jason Cornell have spoken to Famitsu, shedding light on the next game from Sucker Punch.
“The main theme of this game is revenge,” Fox said. “The main character, Atsu, has a big trauma in her childhood and goes on a journey to get revenge.”
The game will see the player hunt down the Yotei Six, a group of warriors that have caused death and destruction across Japan. As the player hunts them down, a sash worn by the protagonist, Atsu, will display the names of the Yotei Six that she is pursuing.
Fox and Cornell visited the game’s setting, which today is known as the prefecture of Hokkaido, to research the game.
“We have received cooperation from various advisors regarding the depiction of the Ainu people and Ainu culture of the time,” said Fox. “Like with the previous game, we have also thoroughly researched Japanese culture and incorporated it into this project.”
Cornell concurred, saying, “I also went to Hokkaido to research Ainu culture, and had people knowledgeable about Ainu culture introduce me to museums and folk crafts, which I incorporated into the worldview of this work. By the way, I also went to the mountains with them and had the experience of picking wild vegetables.”
Players will be able to approach the Yotei six in any order, and the game will also introduce new close combat weaponry. Both Japanese cinema and Western dramas have inspired the game.
“In terms of an open-world adventure, Ghost of Yotei has the greatest freedom and biggest map of any open-world game we have ever made,” Fox told Famitsu.
Ghost of Yotei will be released on PS5 on October 2, 2025. Sucker Punch has released a new trailer for the game, alongside the release date announcement, which you can view below.
Sucker Punch has also announced a collector’s edition for the game.
This packed edition includes all of the pre-order bonuses, all in-game items from the Digital Deluxe Edition, and a digital copy of the game, as well as a replica display edition of Atsu’s Ghost mask. The mask is built to scale with Jin’s mask from our Ghost of Tsushima Collector’s Edition.
