Stellar Blade

Moderate overall intensity
Highest flag: Dark themes — intense
AdventureRPG

What's in it

Violence realistic
Moderate

Third-person action combat against humanoid alien enemies with blood effects; no gore or dismemberment.

Dark themes intense
Moderate

Post-apocalyptic setting with a lost war, extinction of humanity, and a city where most residents are in cryogenic stasis.

Nudity revealing/suggestive attire
Low

The player character Eve wears skin-tight bodysuits and unlockable outfits that are low-cut or leave much of the body bare, and the camera lingers on her; no nudity is shown.

Horror & psychological spooky
Low

Alien enemies are menacing and grotesque, and some environments are tense and eerie.

Who can reach your kid

What it is

Stellar Blade is a third-person action-adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic Earth where humanity has lost a war against monstrous alien creatures called Naytibas. Players control Eve, an elite soldier sent to reclaim Earth, engaging in melee and gun combat against alien enemies with blood effects but no gore or dismemberment. The story explores themes of loss, sacrifice, and survival in a bleak, ruined world. There is no in-game chat, microtransactions, or online interaction with strangers.

How it's framed

The game frames its combat as a desperate struggle for survival and redemption, with the player's character fighting to save humanity from an existential threat. Death and loss are presented as somber, serious consequences of war rather than glorified.

Details

Developer
Luminous Productions
Publisher
Luminous Productions
Released
Jun 11, 2025
Metacritic 81critic score (third-party) · out of 100

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