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We’re excited to announce that Guild Saga: Vanished Worlds is coming to PS5 in May 2027.
In this story-driven tactical RPG, your first mission for the Heroes Guild takes an unexpected turn when a mysterious maelstrom leaves you stranded on an unfamiliar island. Beyond its shores lie dangerous creatures, suspicious alchemists, and a bustling town packed with people to meet, side quests to discover, and mysteries to unravel.
Today, we’re sharing a new trailer and a closer look at how we’ve approached combat, companions, and exploration.
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Create a hero and build your party
Create your hero’s appearance and choose their background, talents, and skills.
We wanted character building to leave room for creativity and experimentation. The progression system lets you combine skills across disciplines freely, as opposed to a more rigid class system. Skills let you deal damage, heal allies, change the environment, reposition across the battlefield, summon creatures, and alter the turn sequence. With hundreds of items, you can shape both your character’s build and their appearance, choosing gear that suits your playstyle and the look you want.
Your companions offer more opportunities to shape the party. Each brings a distinct history and personal quests, while their equipment, abilities, and attributes can be completely customized.
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Through dialogue and shared experiences, you’ll discover more about the companions you choose to bring along. Friendships and romance can become part of your journey, giving you connections to your party members beyond the battlefield.
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Make each turn count
Guild Saga: Vanished Worlds features tactical turn-based combat with approximately 200 skills across ten disciplines. Express your tactical creativity by exploring how skills across different schools work together and with the environment around you.
Surface interactions and weather are an important consideration in combat. Players will need to be mindful of how surfaces interact, how weather affects the battle, and how those conditions might alter their skills.
For example, a party member with points invested in Geomancer may summon a mandrake to join the fight. A companion with Hydromancer skills can then make it rain, watering the mandrake and causing it to grow into a more formidable force. A party member with Aeromancer skills may then use lightning to electrify the puddles, paralyzing anyone standing in them. Across three disciplines, you’ve summoned an ally, strengthened it through the weather, and turned the resulting surfaces into a tactical advantage. We want players to discover combinations like this and experiment with how their party’s abilities work together.
Preparation matters too. Looting, mining, and gathering herbs provide materials you can craft into weapons, equipment, arrows, potions, and food. Whether you’re replenishing supplies or crafting new gear for a companion, taking time to explore and gather resources can help your party prepare for the next battle.
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Follow your curiosity
When designing exploration, we wanted players to feel that taking their time could lead to something worth finding. The main quest gives your journey direction, but the islands also invite you to wander, speak to NPCs, and investigate what catches your attention.
You might find yourself solving a murder mystery, hunting feared monsters for bounty money, or settling a deadly dispute between farm animals. Elsewhere, you can follow the imagination of a famed explorer or uncover an alchemical conspiracy. These side quests give you reasons to get to know the archipelago’s inhabitants and become involved in their troubles, whether sinister, strange, or absurd.
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We wanted that variety to make following a new lead feel exciting. A conversation that seems like a small diversion can draw you into a story with its own characters, conflicts, and discoveries. Taking a detour is an opportunity to experience another side of the world and the people inhabiting it.
Hidden treasures, puzzles, valuable crafting resources, and unexpected encounters also reward exploration. Ancient books and forgotten notes offer glimpses into the world’s past, giving curious players more to uncover along the way.
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Your adventure begins in May
We’re looking forward to welcoming PlayStation players into Guild Saga: Vanished Worlds when it launches on PS5 in May 2027. We’ll share the exact release date closer to launch.
Until then, watch the new trailer and add Guild Saga: Vanished Worlds to your wishlist on the PlayStation Store. We can’t wait for you to meet your companions, explore the Respite Archipelago, and discover the stories waiting for you.
![[Image: 55636538581_197a0d83b8_k.jpg]](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55636538581_197a0d83b8_k.jpg)
In this story-driven tactical RPG, your first mission for the Heroes Guild takes an unexpected turn when a mysterious maelstrom leaves you stranded on an unfamiliar island. Beyond its shores lie dangerous creatures, suspicious alchemists, and a bustling town packed with people to meet, side quests to discover, and mysteries to unravel.
Today, we’re sharing a new trailer and a closer look at how we’ve approached combat, companions, and exploration.
Play Video
Create a hero and build your party
Create your hero’s appearance and choose their background, talents, and skills.
We wanted character building to leave room for creativity and experimentation. The progression system lets you combine skills across disciplines freely, as opposed to a more rigid class system. Skills let you deal damage, heal allies, change the environment, reposition across the battlefield, summon creatures, and alter the turn sequence. With hundreds of items, you can shape both your character’s build and their appearance, choosing gear that suits your playstyle and the look you want.
Your companions offer more opportunities to shape the party. Each brings a distinct history and personal quests, while their equipment, abilities, and attributes can be completely customized.
Through dialogue and shared experiences, you’ll discover more about the companions you choose to bring along. Friendships and romance can become part of your journey, giving you connections to your party members beyond the battlefield.
Make each turn count
Guild Saga: Vanished Worlds features tactical turn-based combat with approximately 200 skills across ten disciplines. Express your tactical creativity by exploring how skills across different schools work together and with the environment around you.
Surface interactions and weather are an important consideration in combat. Players will need to be mindful of how surfaces interact, how weather affects the battle, and how those conditions might alter their skills.
For example, a party member with points invested in Geomancer may summon a mandrake to join the fight. A companion with Hydromancer skills can then make it rain, watering the mandrake and causing it to grow into a more formidable force. A party member with Aeromancer skills may then use lightning to electrify the puddles, paralyzing anyone standing in them. Across three disciplines, you’ve summoned an ally, strengthened it through the weather, and turned the resulting surfaces into a tactical advantage. We want players to discover combinations like this and experiment with how their party’s abilities work together.
Preparation matters too. Looting, mining, and gathering herbs provide materials you can craft into weapons, equipment, arrows, potions, and food. Whether you’re replenishing supplies or crafting new gear for a companion, taking time to explore and gather resources can help your party prepare for the next battle.
Follow your curiosity
When designing exploration, we wanted players to feel that taking their time could lead to something worth finding. The main quest gives your journey direction, but the islands also invite you to wander, speak to NPCs, and investigate what catches your attention.
You might find yourself solving a murder mystery, hunting feared monsters for bounty money, or settling a deadly dispute between farm animals. Elsewhere, you can follow the imagination of a famed explorer or uncover an alchemical conspiracy. These side quests give you reasons to get to know the archipelago’s inhabitants and become involved in their troubles, whether sinister, strange, or absurd.
We wanted that variety to make following a new lead feel exciting. A conversation that seems like a small diversion can draw you into a story with its own characters, conflicts, and discoveries. Taking a detour is an opportunity to experience another side of the world and the people inhabiting it.
Hidden treasures, puzzles, valuable crafting resources, and unexpected encounters also reward exploration. Ancient books and forgotten notes offer glimpses into the world’s past, giving curious players more to uncover along the way.
Your adventure begins in May
We’re looking forward to welcoming PlayStation players into Guild Saga: Vanished Worlds when it launches on PS5 in May 2027. We’ll share the exact release date closer to launch.
Until then, watch the new trailer and add Guild Saga: Vanished Worlds to your wishlist on the PlayStation Store. We can’t wait for you to meet your companions, explore the Respite Archipelago, and discover the stories waiting for you.