In yesterday's State of Play, one of the most surprising announcements was regarding Sea of Remnants, a highly intriguing event. Hopefully, if you are a lover of ocean adventures and roleplaying games, this title will be on your must-watch list. Joker Studio is responsible for producing this from their minds behind the successful asymmetrical horror game Identity V, while it will be published under the name of NetEase Games.
So what is Sea of Remnants about That would be a free-to-play roleplaying game that takes place across vast, mysterious oceans-a 2026 release earmarked for PC (via Steam), PlayStation 5, and even iOS and Android devices. Pretty much nets wider than that
Sylar Pan, Product Lead at Joker Studio, put it well player agency really is core to this game. He said that the world's fate would literally be in our hands with more than 300 characters-enemies, allies, and everything in between-'every decision will have consequences that could make waves throughout the entire game world.' They seem incredibly giddy about all the stories that players will be able to tell in their own unique voyages.
The story sounds wonderfully unique because you'd be stepping in as puppet-like sailors whose memories have failed them entirely. You would set on an extraordinary journey through uncharted water-and mysterious islands-with a mysterious girl leading you toward a city that is slowly revealing its hidden truths.
During exploration, players can:
- Recruit a crew of equally unique "puppetfolk" allies.
- Customize their ship using modular upgrades-who doesn't appreciate a good ship upgrade system
- Assemble special teams for both exploration and turn-based land battles.
And this is where it starts to get really interesting every choice you make matters. Whether you choose to spare a foe's life or seize a golden opportunity, it guarantees earth-shattering effects. Rival factions will respond to what you do, and even issues in the city of Orbtopia may change depending on what you do. It implies that two players will not experience the same adventure, which is very promising.
A very cool twist in the battle system is this while combat will be turn-based on land, it will happen in real-time for battles on the high seas Positioning and timing are both critical to your victory in these naval encounters.
Beyond such battles, there is a whole world to interact with. Do you remember the 300 characters Each has different looks, personalities, and loyalties. You can attempt to befriend, deliberately annoy, or completely remove some of them from your story. And when you come back home to Orbtopia, you could relax doing things such as playing mahjong or try your hand at life skills like hotspot cooking and fishing. Sounds like quite a rich and varied world
As far as the PC users are concerned, the Steam page of Sea of Remnants has already been populated with system requirements for this game. Here is a quick glimpse of the requirements
Minimum Requirements
- OS Windows 10/11 64-bit and above
- Processor Intel Core i7-9700 / AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
- Memory 16 GB RAM
- Graphics NVIDIA GTX 1060 (6GB) / AMD RX 480 (8GB)
- DirectX Version 11
- Network Broadband Internet connection
- Storage 60 GB available space
Recommended Requirements
- OS Windows 10/11 64-bit and above
- Processor Core i7-12700 from Intel / AMD's Ryzen 7 7700X
- Memory 32 GB RAM
- Graphics NVIDIA RTX 3070 Ti / AMD RX 6800XT
- DirectX Version 12
- Network Broadband Internet connection
- Storage 80 GB available space
If Sea of Remnants sounds like anything ambitious, it is indeed fascinating. The combination of unique art style, impactful choices, and varied gameplay mechanics significantly increases our anticipation of learning and sailing even closer toward this project's release date in 2026.
