When Sea of Stars was released in 2023, not even its developer could have predicted the overwhelmingly positive reaction the indie RPG would receive. In a sea, pun intended, of nostalgic Chrono Trigger-inspired games, Sabotage Studio's take on the genre stood out. Now, three years later, the team is closing the chapter on Sea of Stars.
In a June 8 post on Steam, Sabotage Studio announced, "the final update is here." Sea of Stars: Sunset Edition marks "the end of a journey that has spanned more than seven years." Post-release support has also included the release of a free expansion called Throes of the Watchmaker. What the last update actually brings to the game is rather sparse, but no less interesting. The main addition is a new cinematic intro that "puts faces on heroes from the past known until now only by name."
Sabotage notes that since the cinematic is at the beginning of the game it should still be easy to experience for anyone who has completed the story, as all you need to do is start a new game. The cinematic is also paired with a key flashback in the game getting expanded. Mechanically, the Sunset Edition has rebalanced the Normal and Hard modes one last time. "Splitting the attributes of the Tactician’s Mettle relic into two separate relics (Tactician’s Mettle and Ray of Sunset) enables a 'Normal' experience that demands more grit." writes Sabotage.
The studio signs off by thanking players for the journey that has been Sea of Stars before looking towards the future. "Rest assured that pre-production for 'Project Sparrow' has been underway in parallel for more than a year now," reads the blog post. While it is too soon to share anything beyond that, Sabotage says that the team has, "never been as excited by a project at this stage in ten years at Sabotage."
If you've yet to dive into the wonderful experience that is Sea of Stars, the game is currently 50% off on all platforms to celebrate the Sunset Edition.
