Simply revealed in State of Play, Jin Sakai will probably be one of our playable characters in Ghost of Yōtei: Most Wanted! We’re so excited to have the hero of Ghost of Tsushima again for this new mode, full with all 4 of his signature stances.
In case you missed our announcement final month, Ghost of Yōtei: Most Wanted is a model new single-player fight survival mode that’s included in Ghost of Yōtei Full Version.
Most Wanted is our spin on a roguelike. You’ll select from 4 playable characters and settle for bounties with escalating problem. As you full runs, you’ll earn perks and upgrades to construct out your character, changing into extra highly effective as you go.
It was vital to us to make Most Wanted really feel like an extension of Ghost of Yōtei’s core fight methods. We wish enjoying by runs to take the acquainted weapons and methods you’re used to and switch them right into a recent expertise that allows you to experiment with characters and builds to search out the loadout that works greatest for you.
So how does it work? To start out a run, you’ll choose a bounty from the bounty board. Every one contains a completely different member of the Yōtei Six, however to get to them you’ll need to tackle waves of enemies and minibosses. As you end every wave, you’ll unlock perks that allow you to create a strong construct to ultimately tackle the ultimate boss of the bounty you’ve chosen. Bounties might be replayed at rising problem ranges, all culminating in the toughest bounty in opposition to Lord Saito himself.
You’ll additionally earn Mon as you play, which you’ll spend exterior of runs to unlock new methods, weapon upgrades, charms, and character unlocks. Plus, any cosmetics you earn by enjoying Most Wanted can even be unlocked in the primary recreation, so you possibly can put on them throughout Atsu’s unique quest for vengeance, or as you tackle the brand new story growth in Ghost of Yōtei: Echoes of Sekigahara.
When you’ve unlocked all 4 characters, you possibly can choose between them. Every character will begin with a katana, in addition to their very own further distinctive weapons, skills, Ultimates, and Kill Streaks. We encourage you to attempt all of them as each brings their very own completely different strategy to taking down the enemies standing in your approach.
Your default beginning character will probably be Atsu, who makes use of twin katana in addition to two Ghost Instruments: Metsubushi (Blinding Powder) and a Blind Bomb. Atsu’s Final is “Name of the Pack,” which permits her to summon two wolves to take down close by enemies, and her Kill Streak is Onryō’s Howl, which can terrify all close by enemies and pressure one to flee.
You’ll additionally be capable to play as Oyuki, who fights with the kusarigama, kunai, and the tanegashima (rifle). Oyuki’s Final is “Shadow Killer,” which unleashes smoke to permit her to shortly assassinate two close by enemies. Her Kill Streak is Shadow Shinobi, which summons a 9 Tails ally to battle alongside her (and execute their very own assassinations) for a restricted time.
The subsequent playable character is Nagato, who makes use of the yari (spear), tanzutsu (pistol), yumi (lengthy bow), and hankyu (brief bow). His Final is “Gambler’s Mark,” which targets two enemies and fires a assured headshot, and his Kill Streak is Blast Arrow, which refills his Focus and grants an explosive arrow.
Lastly, Jin Sakai is our fourth playable character. For Jin, our animation and character artwork groups labored exhausting to take his Ghost of Tsushima mannequin and preserve it devoted whereas additionally making use of upgrades for Ghost of Yōtei. Jin can use his katana with all 4 of the unique stances from Ghost of Tsushima, serving to to take advantage of enemy weaknesses. He additionally begins with a Sticky Bomb and hankyu. Jin’s Final is the “Dance of Wrath” talent from Ghost of Tsushima, which targets a number of enemies and disarms them, and his Kill Streak is, of course, Ghost Stance, which permits him to terrify the enemies round him and kill a restricted quantity of them in a single hit.
Past deciding on the character you need to play as, the true solution to create your distinctive construct in Ghost of Yōtei: Most Wanted is by deciding on perks. As you progress by a run, you’ll incessantly choose between new perks together with weapon mastery, gear loadouts, summons, parries, survivability, and extra. These are the cornerstone of crafting the right construct and result in some of essentially the most thrilling surprises as you discover the problem or sudden worth that comes from mixing and matching perks.
Along with our Ghost of Yōtei: Most Wanted trailer and Jin Sakai reveal, we additionally launched a brand new take a look at Ghost of Yōtei: Echoes of Sekigahara in State of Play Japan at the moment.
Echoes of Sekigahara is break up between two intervals of Atsu’s life: her time on the mainland in the large Battle of Sekigahara, and the current day. In Sekigahara, you’ll find out about Atsu’s historical past with Nagato, a key determine from her previous who fought alongside her.
Within the current, Nagato has arrived in Ezo and is needed by the Vipers, outlaws loyal to the Snake left leaderless after his loss of life. The Vipers are a gaggle of vicious poachers who’ve taken over Ashoro Foothills, a beforehand unseen space of Ezo that was as soon as teeming with wildlife and has now been left devastated.
Atsu should reluctantly staff up with Nagato to discover a shut ally who’s been taken from her by the Vipers. In Ashoro Foothills, she’ll discover new enemy varieties, new heavy weapons to wield, new mythic tales and skills, new armor units and cosmetics, and way more.
In the event you already personal Ghost of Yōtei, you possibly can pre-order the Full Version Improve for SGD 20.27 / MYR 60.11 / IDR 220,890 / THB 524, which can grant you entry to Ghost of Yōtei: Most Wanted and Ghost of Yōtei: Echoes of Sekigahara on October 1 (in Bangkok and Jakarta) / October 2 (in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur), and on the spot entry to all of the in-game content material beforehand included in the Ghost of Yōtei Digital Deluxe Version, in addition to the Allure of Hokkyokusei.1 In the event you pre-order by September 30, you’ll additionally obtain an early unlock of the Sakai Armor for Atsu to put on on October 1/October 2 with out having to unlock it by enjoying Most Wanted first.1
In the event you haven’t performed Ghost of Yōtei but, you should buy Ghost of Yōtei Full Version digitally now for SGD 97.90 / MYR 299 / IDR 1,142,000 / THB 2,290 for fast entry to the unique Ghost of Yōtei recreation, plus our on-line co-op mode Ghost of Yōtei Legends, all of the content material in the Ghost of Yōtei Digital Deluxe Version and the Allure of Hokkyokusei, and entry to Ghost of Yōtei: Most Wanted and Ghost of Yōtei: Echoes of Sekigahara after they launch on October 1/October 2.
Ghost of Yōtei Full Version additionally contains new photograph mode stamps, further cosmetics for New Sport Plus, and new Trophies for each Echoes of Sekigahara and Most Wanted. If you are going to buy digitally by September 30, you’ll additionally get an early unlock of the Sakai Armor on October 1. The bodily version of Ghost of Yōtei Full Version will launch October 1/October 2.
In case you missed our announcement final month, we’ll even have some updates coming in a free patch for Ghost of Yōtei on October 1, even if you happen to don’t buy the Full Version improve.1 All Ghost of Yōtei house owners will unlock the free Magnificence of Yōtei mode, which lets you browse the gorgeous environments of Ezo and discover them in Picture Mode. All Ghost of Yōtei house owners can even obtain new tracks for Watanabe Mode that may be skilled anyplace in the sport the place the mode is enabled, in addition to a brand new choice to preserve an armor set’s look whereas utilizing a special set’s stats, and a brand new excessive distinction accessibility possibility.
With lower than a month to go now, we’re so excited to rejoice Ghost of Yōtei’s one-year anniversary with the launch of Ghost of Yōtei Full Version, and may’t look forward to you all to play by Ghost of Yōtei: Most Wanted and Ghost of Yōtei: Echoes of Sekigahara. Ensure that to tag us in all of your Picture Mode creations and your greatest Most Wanted builds!
1Obtainable through patch v.2.0 on October 1, 2026 globally and October 2, 2026 in some territories together with Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. Web connection and account for PlayStation required.