Along with a few updates on games we already knew about, such as Pragmata and Silent Hill F, we saw a healthy number of new titles announced during the PlayStation State of Play on June 4th, 2025. Square Enix revealed Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles, a remaster of the 1997 JRPG, and Suda 51’s studio, Grasshopper Manufacture, showed off the ultra-violent Romeo Is A Dead Man. But one reveal that got the GSC crew’s peglegs a-tappin’ was the visually rich Sea of Remnants.
You can read about every announcement at the PlayStation State of Play June 2025 right here.
Currently in development at Joker Studio and being published by NetEase Games, Sea of Remnants is a free-to-play oceanic adventure slated to release on PC, PS5, Android, and iOS in 2026. The player takes on the role of a sailor who has lost their memories, and must set off on a sea-faring journey with a mysterious young girl to recover what was forgotten.
Sea of Remnants is an open world adventure across land and sea, where you will recruit allies, customise and upgrade your own ship to sail the ocean blue, and assemble teams to explore and battle. With over 300 companions and factions to contend with, every decision you make will ripple throughout the world, shaping Orbtopia’s evolving cityscape and the ever-shifting sea.
Here are some more highlights from the Sea of Remnants Steam Page:
-Endless Loops of Memory and Loss: Every bond you form will resurface at the journey's end in the Sea of Remnants"”a place where memories cost everything.
-Welcome to Orbtopia: From fishing and cooking to music, mahjong, and alchemy, “slacking off” is the true profession of Orbtopia’s pirates.
-Turn-Based Strategy Meets Team Synergy: Form your dream pirate crew, train them in hidden professions, and unlock powerful skills to tip the tide of turn-based combat.
-Multiple Combat Modes, Infinite Chaos: Launch raids in real time, battle bizarre sea monsters, engage in dazzling close-quarters duels"”the ocean never sleeps.
-The Ocean and the City, Both Punk: Don't fear failure. Every journey connects a beginning and an end. The harbor is just as punk and romantic as you.
Sea of Remnants is a mysterious new land that has appeared on the horizon, but we are still too far off to tell what awaits us on its shores. While we don’t want to assume anything just yet, the fact that the game is being published by NetEase Games, who are well known for developing titles that prominently feature gacha mechanics and extensive microtransactions, does conjure some dark clouds.
The GSC crew will continue to keep our spyglass trained on Sea of Remnants, and keep you up to date with the latest news with this upcoming sea-faring adventure.
