During the PlayStation State Of Play September 2024 live stream, Sony Interactive Entertainment and Sucker Punch announced Ghost Of Yotei, the sequel to 2020’s Ghost Of Tsushima.

The game’s description reads:

In 1603, a new Ghost named Atsu sets out on a journey in the lands surrounding Mount Y?tei, an area filled with sprawling grasslands, snowy tundras, and unexpected dangers.

It looks like Jin Sakai will no longer be the protagonist and this time, it’s a new female Ghost named Atsu, who can be seen in the trailer.

It also seems like the game will feature multiple different weapons, including early firearms (which is expected considering that gunpowder weapons are becoming more common in the 1600s).

According to Sucker Punch:

We also wanted to continue to innovate. To create something fresh but familiar, we looked beyond Jin Sakai’s story and the island of Tsushima, and shifted our focus to the idea of the Ghost instead. At Sucker Punch we love origin stories, and we wanted to explore what it could mean to have a new hero wearing a Ghost mask, and uncovering a new legend. This led us to Ghost of Y?tei: a new protagonist, a new story to unfold, and a new region of Japan to explore.

While we aren’t diving into story specifics yet today, we can reveal that Atsu’s journey takes place in 1603, more than 300 years after the events of Ghost of Tsushima. Our story is set in the lands surrounding Mount Y?tei, a towering peak in the heart of Ezo, an area of Japan known as Hokkaido in present day. In 1603, this area was outside the rule of Japan, and filled with sprawling grasslands, snowy tundras, and unexpected dangers. It’s a far cry from the organized samurai clans who lived in Tsushima, and it’s the setting for an original story we can’t wait to tell.

This is also Sucker Punch’s first game built from the ground up for PlayStation 5, and we’re excited to build on the visual foundation we established in Ghost of Tsushima by making the world feel even more real. We have massive sightlines that let you look far across the environment, whole new skies featuring twinkling stars and auroras, even more believable movement from wind on grass and vegetation, and more improvements we’ll share in the future. Our new setting also gives us the opportunity to introduce new mechanics, gameplay improvements, and even new weapons.

You can check out our review of 2020’s Ghost Of Tsushima here.

Ghost Of Yotei will launch for the PS5 sometime in 2025.

Check out the trailer below: