Stellar Blade (PlayStation 5)

Stellar Blade is a singleplayer hack-and-slash game set in a future in which Earth has been overrun by monstrous aliens known as the Naytibas. The player controls EVE, a sword-wielding female supersoldier whose squad is dispatched to Earth from a colony ship on a mission to capture or kill the elder Naytiba controlling much of the planet. After crash-landing, EVE must rendezvous with the surviving members of her squad and forge alliances with the survivors on the surface to complete her mission.

The player controls EVE from a behind-view perspective and can perform quick and heavy attacks as well as parry enemy attacks. Landing a hit on an enemy or parrying fills EVE’s Beta Gauge, which allows her to perform a much stronger attack. Later in the game, EVE gains access to other weapons including a variety of guns and grenades as well as a Burst Gauge which can be filled by evading attacks. The Burst Gauge allows EVE to perform special abilities, such as the ability to pierce super armor or interrupt enemy combos.

Throughout their journey, the player can visit camps to save their progress, upgrade skills, and purchase items such as health potions and weapons. EVE’s weapon and equipment loadout can be customized to suit different playstyles and her appearance can be changed by applying different skins and cosmetic items.