| Lost Soul Aside | |||
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| Release Date | Gameplay & Story | DLC & Pre-Order | Review |
| Release Date | |
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August 29, 2025
More Details | |
| Genre | |
| Action, Adventure, RPG | |
| Platforms | Price (MSRP) |
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$59.99-69.99 |
| Developer | Publisher |
| Ultizero Games | PlayStation Publishing |
| Number of Players | Age Rating |
| 1 | RP |
| Time to Finish | Cross Platform |
| TBD | No |
| Official Website | Lost Soul Aside Website |
Lost Soul Aside Latest News
⚫︎ Lost Soul Aside Update 1.10 adds the new Surge of Voidrax challenge mode, introduces full Steam Deck support, and includes various quality-of-life improvements like customizable controls, exploration comfort features, and cinematic narrative upgrades.
⚫︎ Lost Soul Aside's biggest update scheduled for November 18th and will introduce a new 100-wave challenge mode called Surge of Voidrax,
which includes rogue-lite elements for acquiring upgrades and new outfits. The update will also bring quality-of-life improvements, such as the option to skip the Prologue, an objective-locating tool, fully customizable button layouts, and a significant overhaul to cutscenes with improved lighting and character emotion.
⚫︎ Lost Soul Aside's latest patch adjusts poleblade damage and Arena's dialogue frequency. This update also includes bug fixes, gameplay balance, performance fixes, and more.
⚫︎ Lost Soul Aside Gets New Update With Gameplay Optimisations, Performance Improvements (Gaming Bolt)
⚫︎ Development Troubles & Internal Drama Allegedly Hurt Reputation Of Lost Soul Aside In China Ahead Of Release (Twisted Voxel)
⚫︎ Lost Soul Aside developer acknowledges cutscene issues, despite major day one patch (Eurogamer)
Lost Soul Aside Overview
Lost Soul Aside is a stylish character action game developed by Ultizero Games and published by Sony. It was released for the PC and PlayStation 5 on August 29, 2025. The game first started production as an indie project by sole developer, Bing Yang. Gameplay footage of his demo went viral online and PlayStation took notice, granting him resources such as a full development team which would become Ultizero Games. The game has been said to take large inspiration from Final Fantasy XV and Devil May Cry.
Lost Soul Aside stars Kazer, who is on a quest to rescue his sister in the war-torn world they live in. On his adventures, Kazer is fused by a mysterious symbiotic entity known as the Arena, who grants him various skills such as summoning a multitude of weapons at his disposal. Using the power of the Arena, who shows itself as a head of a wolf, Kazer encounters different enemies and powerful bosses and must go through them all to save his sister.
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Lost Soul Aside Gameplay
Lost Soul Aside is a fast-paced, single-player action RPG that is defined by its fluid and dynamic combat system. Players fight through waves of enemies and challenging bosses using a shape-shifting weapon that allows for seamless switching between different styles, like rapid sword strikes and heavy greatsword blows.
The combat requires to master a balance of offense and defense, chaining together combos while also using parries and dodges to outmaneuver foes. Key features of the combat include the Arena Power transformation, which grants a temporary power boost and invincibility, and a stamina bar that requires careful action management.
The game's challenges range from large-scale boss encounters to clearing out enemy hordes in a variety of vibrant environments. Boss fights are especially cinematic and require players to learn enemy attack patterns and strategically use their full combat toolkit.
Lost Soul Aside Announcement Trailer
Announcement Trailer
Lost Soul Aside did not have a formal announcement trailer, as it was first noticed from the PSX2017 Demo uploaded by lone developer Bing Yang on YouTube. The footage caught the public’s attention, wowing viewers with the stylish action combat that was all developed by one person, Bing Yang.
Lost Soul Aside Trivia
⚫︎ Lost Soul Aside started development as a one-man indie project by Bing Yang around 2014. He saw a trailer of the then-FF Versus XIII featuring a prototype version of Noctis and aspired to recreate the experience of the trailer himself.
⚫︎ Devil May Cry has also been cited as an inspiration for the title’s stylish combo-heavy action gameplay.
⚫︎ Lost Soul Aside has been in development for nearly as long as the game that inspired it, FF Versus XIII/FFXV.
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