Stellar Blade
Updated: 12/11/2025, 4:19:42 PM Wikipedia source
Stellar Blade (Korean: 스텔라 블레이드) is a 2024 action-adventure game developed by Shift Up and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. Players take control of the protagonist, Eve, as she embarks on a mission to save humanity from a relentless war against the Naytibas in a distant future. Throughout her journey, Eve is joined by her squad and other survivors as they fight to reclaim Earth. Shift Up, a Korean studio founded by Kim Hyung-tae, first teased the game in 2019 under the working title Project Eve. By 2021, it was announced as a PlayStation 5 exclusive, to be published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. In 2022, the game was officially named Stellar Blade. After being delayed from its original 2023 release, Stellar Blade was launched for the PlayStation 5 on April 26, 2024. A Windows version was released on June 11, 2025. The game received positive reviews from critics, who praised its visuals and combat, though some criticism was aimed at the story. By June 2025, it had sold over 3 million units. A sequel, titled Stellar Blade 2 is in production.
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| Aggregator | Score |
| Metacritic | 81/100 |
| OpenCritic | 81% recommend |
| Publication | Score |
| 4Players | 84/100 |
| Destructoid | 8/10 |
| Eurogamer | 4/5 |
| Famitsu | 35/40 |
| Game Informer | 8.75/10 |
| GameSpot | 8/10 |
| IGN | 7/10 |
| Jeuxvideo.com | 17/20 |
| PCMag | 4.5/5 |
| Shacknews | 8/10 |
| Video Games Chronicle | 4/5 |
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2024 | The Game Awards 2024 | Best Score and Music | Nominated | |
| Best Action Game | Nominated | |||
| Korean Game Awards | Excellence Award | Won | ||
| Popularity Game Award | Won | |||
| Planning and Scenario | Won | |||
| Sound Design | Won | |||
| Best Graphics | Won | |||
| Character Design | Won | |||
| Outstanding Developer Award | Won | |||
| British Academy Games Awards | New intellectual Property | Longlisted | ||
| 2025 | 28th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards | Action Game of the Year | Nominated |
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