2 weeks Ago By Kevin Low
Shares 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sucker Punch’s PlayStation 5 exclusive sequel Ghost of Yōtei is finally on the horizon, with its new trailer titled The Onryō’s List detailing the game’s storyline, main villains, and a 2 October 2025 release. Showcasing a healthy dose of story cinematics alongside snippets of gameplay, the title’s latest trailer introduces the Yōtei Six, members of a gang that its protagonist Atsu has sworn to hunt down after being left for dead as a child. In a post on the PlayStation Blog , Sucker Punch dives deeper into Ghost of Yōtei’s narrative, describing a synopsis that reads: Sixteen years ago in the heart of Ezo (called Hokkaido in present day), a gang of outlaws known as the Yōtei Six took everything from Atsu.
They killed her family and left her for dead, pinned to a burning ginkgo tree outside her home. But Atsu survived. She learned to fight, to kill, and to hunt, and after years away she has returned to her home with a list of six names: The Snake, The Oni, The Kitsune, The Spider, The Dragon, and Lord Saito.
One by one, she’s hunting them down to avenge her family, armed with the same katana used to pin her to that burning tree all those years ago. But while Atsu’s story begins with vengeance, she’ll find there’s more to her journey than just revenge. As she explores Ezo, Atsu will meet unlikely allies and forge connections that help give her a new sense of purpose.
Apart from its storyline, the trailer also reveals more gameplay details, such as clips of combat featuring Atsu’s new weapons, like a spear, a kusarigama chained weapon and dual katanas. A companion system was also teased in the form of a wolf that fights at Atsu’s side, as well as a new gameplay mechanic that will allow players to glimpse into Atsu’s past, which provides two different perspectives on the same scene similar to something seen in last year’s Life Is Strange: Double Exposure . In addition, the sequel is set to provide more freedom and variety compared to Ghost of Tsushima in terms of open world exploration and its approach to main quests, with the player able to “choose which leads to follow as [players] pick which Yōtei Six member [they] want to hunt down first”, which does sound quite similar to the target system in Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Shadows (which interestingly also featured masked villains as its antagonists).
Players can also “track other dangerous targets and claim bounties, or seek out weapon sensei to learn new skills”, and can build a campfire anywhere in the open world for a moment of reprieve. Ghost of Yōtei will be released exclusively for the PS5 on 2 October 2025 , with support for “enhanced performance and visuals” on the PS5 Pro. Kevin Low Kevin is a reformed PC Master Race gamer with a penchant for franchise “duds” like Darksiders III and Dead Space 3 .
He has made it his life-long mission to play every single major game release – lest his wallet dies trying. Ghost of Yotei PlayStation Sony Sucker Punch The eastern action saga is getting a new lease of life. Cinema is coming home.
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