| Digimon Story: Time Stranger | ||||
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| Release Date | Gameplay & Story | DLC & Pre-Order | Demo Review | Full Review |
| Release Date | |
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| October 3, 2025 More Details |
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| Genre | |
| Monster-Taming, JRPG | |
| Platforms | Price (MSRP) |
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$69.99 |
| Developer | Publisher |
| Media.Vision Inc. | Bandai Namco Entertainment |
| Number of Players | Age Rating |
| 1 | ESRB Teen IMDA 16 |
| Time to Finish | Cross Platform Play |
| 40-50 Hours | No |
| Official Website | Official Website for Digimon Story: Time Stranger |
Digimon Story: Time Stranger Latest News
⚫︎ In an interview with MCV/Develop, Digimon Story: Time Stranger producer Ryosuke Hara stated he hopes the new game will help show players the fundamental differences between the Digimon and Pokémon franchises, even while acknowledging that comparisons are natural due to their shared monster collection element.
⚫︎ The first DLC for Digimon Story: Time Stranger, titled Alternate Dimension, will be released this Winter and adds five new Digimon, including BlitzGreymon and CresGarurumon. This content pack also features a bonus story episode starring Kodai Kuremi and a special questline that offers new Digivolution routes "across time and space."
⚫︎ Bandai Namco unveils Digimon Story Time Stranger Season Pass DLC, Super Robot Wars Y crossover content, and more (PlayStation Blog)
⚫︎ Digimon Story: Time Stranger Anime Short Provides a Prelude (Crunchyroll)
⚫︎ Digimon Story: Time Stranger free demo announced for September 11 (RPGSite)
Digimon Story: Time Stranger Overview
Digimon Story: Time Stranger is an RPG published by Bandai Namco Entertainment and developed by Media.Vision, the developers of Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth (2015) and Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth - Hacker's Memory (2017). Released on October 3, 2025 for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S, it will be the seventh installment in the Digimon Story series.
Time Stranger follows a male or female protagonist (Dan Yuki or Kanan Yuki), an agent of the secret organization ADAMAS, which investigates anomalous phenomena. After encountering a mysterious Digimon in Shinjuku, they are caught in an explosion and wake up eight years in the past. They are now tasked with uncovering the mystery behind the impending collapse of the world while exploring the interplay between the past and future, the human and digital worlds, and the relationships between humans and Digimon.
Players can assemble a diverse roster of Digimon and nurture them into powerful allies for turn-based battles. They can collect, train, and customize these creatures, with deeper customization options providing "limitless ways to approach the challenges of battle." Digimon can evolve into stronger forms as they grow in experience and meet specific criteria, such as achieving certain stat thresholds. The bond players share with their Digimon also plays a crucial role in their evolution and overall strength.
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Digimon Story: Time Stranger Gameplay
Digimon Story: Time Stranger is a monster-taming RPG. Players traverse both the human and the Digital World, specifically the Iliad server, and encounter hostile Digimon in diverse environments, including hubs where Digimon live ordinary lives. Much like previous games in the series, wild Digimon encountered in the field have a "scan rate": defeating or encountering them repeatedly increases this percentage, and at 100%, you can recruit them; recruiting at 200% grants stat and level-cap bonuses.
During combat, players bring three Digimon into active battle, with a fourth slot reserved for a guest party member, plus three more in reserve that level up passively. The classic Data-Vaccine-Virus rock-paper-scissor type matchup remains, layered with elemental affinities and status mechanics discovered through trial and error. Battles include options such as targeting specific body parts on bosses and applying buffs to active party units, though buffs don’t carry over to reserves. Players can also adjust combat speed up to 5x.
Moreover, each Digimon has innate "special" skills, and players can purchase additional "attachment" abilities in shops. Equippable items, stat enhancements, and level thresholds support branching evolutions that can be chosen via a column interface. With over 450 Digimon to train—surpassing the combined roster of Cyber Sleuth and Hacker’s Memory—Time Stranger offers the largest Digimon selection in the series. The player inventory caps at a generous 999 Digimon, all of which gain experience, albeit at a reduced rate if not in active use.
Digimon Story: Time Stranger Trailer
Digimon Story Time Stranger | Anime Short | Prelude
Digimon Story Time Stranger – Announcement Trailer
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