Shift Up has pulled the covers off its highly anticipated sequel to Stellar Blade during Summer Game Fest this evening, with a stunning debut trailer that you can see below. It’s called Stellar Blade Blood Rain.

The developer has spoke about its plans to make a new Stellar Blade game for some time now, although always insisted it wouldn’t be showcased until it reached “a satisfactory quality.” Only last month, the studio added that development of the sequel was progressing smoothly.

Stellar Blade was released for the PS5 in April 2024 and hit the PC in June 2025. On Steam, Stellar Blade achieved more than 100,000 concurrent users, making it one of the most successful PlayStation to PC ports released to date. Shift Up revealed in June 2025 that the game has sold more than three million copies across both formats.

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Shift Up made an appearance during today's Summer Game Fest 2026 show, with its follow-up game to Stellar Blade revealed to be Stellar Blade: Blood Rain. While the first game followed Eve, Blood Rain focuses on a new protagonist, Evie, which certainly won't confuse anyone. Shift Up calls Blood Rain "the next chapter" in the Stellar Blade franchise, one that goes "beyond" the events of the first game. We've known that Shift Up was working on a sequel for a while now, so today's announcement was always just a case of when it would reveal rather than if it would […]

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The creators of Stellar Blade have decided to expand. They announced the acquisition of Unbound — a studio founded several years ago by the renowned game designer Shinji Mikami.

More details: https://gameworldobserver.com/2026/04/01/shift-up-has-acquired-the-studio-responsible-for-creating-resident-evil

As promised, developer SHIFT UP has announced Stellar Blade: BLOOD RAIN, a new sequel they have early in development. While the reveal trailer for Stellar Blade: BLOOD RAIN has the game running on PC, platforms and a release date aren’t officially confirmed. Here’s the reveal trailer:

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Shift Up announced its next game is Stellar Blade: Blood Rain and stars a new heroine named Evie. This sequel follows the original Stellar Blade, which starred Eve. The company will self publish this title, which is in development. There’s no release date for it yet, and the first trailer involved PC-build footage.

We already knew a Stellar Blade sequel was in development, as Shift Up teased a new project in its 1Q 2026 Earnings Results. That confirmed announcements tied to the title would come up in 2026. 

The first trailer from Summer Game Fest 2026 offered a hint as to what we can expect from the world after the events of the first game. We also see Evie working on a mission alongside someone referred to as Canna. We see her go on a mission that involves following certain individuals. One of them injects themselves with something, attacking an establishment and people around them. We then see additional gameplay clips of Evie fighting in other areas.

The full Summer Game Fest 2026 stream can be seen below. As of time of writing, the Day of the Devs portion started.

Stellar Blade: Blood Rain is in development and a PC version is confirmed.

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With Stellar Blade 2 already confirmed to be in active development and Shift Up promising to share more details within 2026, there has never been a better time to get acquainted with Eve's first outing. Stellar Blade arrived on PC last June to an overwhelmingly positive reception, and right now, Fanatical has cut 30% off both editions of the game.

Read the full story on PCGamesN: With a sequel on the way, now is the perfect time to pick up a Stellar Blade Steam key at 30% off