PlayStation and developer Sucker Punch Productions have, rather suddenly, announced the release date for Ghost of Yotei out of nowhere. The game will be available exclusively on PS5 on 2 October 2025. News of the launch date was also accompanied by a new trailer highlighting the game’s primary villains, the Yotei Six.
In Ghost of Yotei, it seems players will have an objective to hunt down six masked figures known as the Yotei Six. They will seemingly act as the main villains of the game, though there’s likely more that we haven’t seen yet in the story. Speaking of story, the new trailer, titled “The Onryo’s List”, is heavy on story and light on gameplay. This is especially odd since we now have an official release date but don’t have any real gameplay to digest apart from what was briefly shown in trailers so far.
PlayStation provided a breakdown of the Yotei Six:
“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,” continued the description. “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.”
Judging by the trailer though, fans can expect more Ghost of Tsushima from its follow-up which isn’t a direct sequel but set many years after the events of the first game, following a different protagonist in a new region of Japan.
Ghost of Yotei officially launches on 2 October 2025 for PS5. Watch the new trailer below:
Source: PS Blog
