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Lost Soul Aside
Developer(s)Ultizero Games
Publisher(s)Sony Interactive Entertainment
Director(s)Yang Bing [1][2]
Producer(s)Yang Bing [1]
Composer(s)Cody Matthew Johnson [3][4]
EngineUnreal Engine 4
Platform(s)PlayStation 5
Windows
ReleaseAugust 29, 2025
Genre(s)Action-adventure role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player

Lost Soul Aside [a] is an upcoming 2025 action-adventure role-playing game developed by Ultizero Games and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. The game follows Kaser as he sets out on a perilous journey to rescue his sister, Louisa, and save humanity from mysterious invaders from across dimensions. It is part of Sony's China Hero Project, an initiative supporting Chinese developers.

Lost Soul Aside is scheduled to release for PlayStation 5 and Windows on August 29, 2025.

Gameplay

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Lost Soul Aside is a single-player action-adventure role-playing game.[6][7] The player controls Kaser, who is aided by his companion Arena—a character who is capable of transforming into weapons and other elements that are useful during combat or exploration.[8]

Premise

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Lost Soul Aside follows Kaser on his journey across multiple worlds and dimensions.[9]

Orphaned by war, Kaser raised his younger sister, Louisa, on his own in Slum Harbour. He and his sister have since joined the GLIMMER resistance group, which opposes the oppressive rule of the Empire. As the Voidrax, mysterious invaders from across dimensions, descend upon their world, Kaser embarks on a perilous journey to rescue Louisa and save humanity. With the aid of Arena, a dragon-like Voidrax warrior haunted by his past actions in conquering innocent worlds alongside his brethren, Kaser faces off against the invaders and their ruthless commander, Aramon, who seeks to harness the planet's Life Nexus in his quest for power and vengeance against those who imprisoned him. Along the way, Kaser crosses paths with Victor, a leader of the Holy Order and loyalist to the Empire, and Zana, a vital member of the resistance group.[9]

Development

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Lost Soul Aside is a game developed by Ultizero Games and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment.[10] Ultizero Games is a studio based in Shanghai, China.[11] The game's development began in 2014.[1] It was originally a solo project by Yang Bing, but it evolved into a full team effort over the years.[8][12][13] The game was built using Unreal Engine 4.[14][15]

In 2016, Yang began participating in Sony's China Hero Project, an initiative supporting Chinese developers, as he saw Sony's support as significant at a time when the country's console game market was not fully emerged yet.[16] Sony reached out to Yang after the game's initial reveal in a promotional video uploaded to his YouTube channel in July 2016, because the company was interested in discussing the project and exploring a potential collaboration.[17] The two parties met in Shanghai later that year and began working together from then on.[8] In October 2016, Sony invited the game to join the China Hero Project.[10]

With support from Sony and its game industry partners, Yang founded Ultizero Games in January 2017.[10] The project's long development cycle was largely due to early inexperience and the time required to build a capable team.[12] The overall tone of the game was established in 2021, as reflected in that year's trailer, which served as the reference template for the remainder of the development.[12] In an interview published in December 2022, Yang said that the staff consists of about 40 people—mostly development members.[16]

Yang was inspired by the Final Fantasy series, some of his favorite games, in the design.[1] Particularly, he thought that the world setting, which fuses fantasy and realism, was captivating—offering the romance of fantasy and the reassurance of reality—a balance in the series that he also sought to achieve in his game.[1] For instance, a designer made the main character's outfit, which was physically produced and then digitally recreated within the game, reflecting the intention to blend fantastical and realistic elements much like the aforementioned series.[1] In terms of action, Yang was inspired by Japanese titles such as Bayonetta, Ninja Gaiden, and Devil May Cry.[16]

Release

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Lost Soul Aside is scheduled to release for PC (Windows) and PlayStation 5 on August 29, 2025.[18]

Lost Soul Aside was first revealed in a promotional video uploaded to Yang Bing's YouTube channel on 30 July 2016.[17] During a press conference in March 2017, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced that the game had joined its China Hero Project.[19] During a press conference in November 2022, the company announced that it would serve as the game's global publisher.[20] The game was initially confirmed as a timed exclusive for PlayStation 4 in October 2016,[15] but a PlayStation 5 version was confirmed in April 2021[21][22][23] and a PC version was confirmed in July 2023.[24][25] Media outlets speculated that the PlayStation 4 version may have been canceled, as the most recent statement did not list PlayStation 4 among the supported platforms.[24][26][27][28]

During the PlayStation China 10th Anniversary Party in December 2024, Ultizero Games released a trailer revealing that Lost Soul Aside would launch on PlayStation 5 and PC in 2025.[12][29] During the State of Play in February 2025, the studio released a trailer announcing the game's release date as May 30, 2025.[6][30][31] In April 2025, the studio disclosed that the game was delayed to August 29, 2025.[32][33]

Lost Soul Aside became available for pre-order starting February 19, 2025.[2][34][35] Pre-orders come with Kaser's initial reveal outfit (The Origin) and other items as bonus content.[36] The game is offered in the Standard Edition and the Digital Deluxe Edition for its digital versions.[36] The latter edition adds extra content, namely a soundtrack, an art book, an Arena cosmetic (Golden Blaze), three weapon fragment cosmetics, and two accessories.[36] The game is also offered in the Standard Edition as a physical disc version.[36] This comes with a voucher to redeem the pre-order bonus content.[37]

Notes

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  1. ^ Chinese: 失落之魂; pinyin: Shīluò Zhī Hún.[5][6]

References

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