Stellar Blade Was Just Patched With a New Game Plus Mode Before Launch

The upcoming action adventure Stellar Blade comes out on April 26 and before launch it was updated with a new game plus patch, allowing players to carry over most of their progress and unlocks to a new playthrough, playing the game from the very beginning.

Thankfully, Shift Up delivered just in time as when I went through the game for review, there was no New Game Plus mode available as completing the game only unlocks a new costume and Hard difficulty, the game’s third difficulty setting. Nothing else.

Playing the game from the start felt disappointing as a fresh save strips you of all the costumes and customization options you’ve unlocked in your previous playthrough.

Thankfully, those set to get the game on day 1 won’t have that problem thanks to the new update.

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Here’s what carries over once you start a new game plus playthrough:

• All equipment

• Currency

• Items

• Records

• Character enhancements

• Drone upgrades

• All acquired skills

• All SP gained

• Costumes earned

New Game Plus also unlocks new skills in the skill tree, but nothing too exciting as these new skills simply enhance the damage of certain Beta skills, a good addition, especially for those attempting Hard difficulty.

Update: a PlayStation Blog post confirms that the patch that adds new game plus revealed that there will be 34 additional costumes to earn for Eve, five new accesories, and two new costumes to earn for Adam, Lily, and your trusty drone in New Game Plus. There will also be better gear, and increased expansions for Tumbler (healing), weapon damage, and more.

Stellar Blade will be available on PlayStation 5.