After Stellar Blade’s kerfluffle involving the unintentional launch of its demo, developer Shift Up has introduced the precise launch date for the motion title’s demo. It’s taken a number of lengthy years of solely a few trailers with little data within the lead as much as its debut, however gamers will lastly have the ability to step into Eve’s wedges to tackle fleshy monstrosities this month.

When is the Stellar Blade demo popping out?

The information got here through a publish on the PlayStation Weblog for Director Kim Hyung Tae. The demo can be accessible on March 29, 2024.

The demo will cowl the opening act of the sport as Eve, a member of the seventh Airborne Squad is deployed to Earth in an effort to combat again the Naytiba and convey the planet again below human management. Masking the fundamentals and tutorial sections, gamers will have the ability to familiarize themselves with Stellar Blade‘s gameplay earlier than it launches on April 26, 2024. Moreover, progress within the demo will carry over to the sport.

I’ve been eyeing up Stellar Blade because it was introduced throughout the 2021 PlayStation Showcase, when it went below the moniker of Mission Eve. Info has been scant, however the PlayStation 5 unique has been selecting up traction because of the consideration it locations on protagonist Eve’s physique. The design, general story, and gameplay are largely influenced by Nier: Automata. Until Stellar Blade proves to be simply as compelling, it might be seen as a knock-off. Alternatively, should you had been a fan of the previous, then odds are you’ll be a fan of the latter.

Those that had been capable of obtain the leaked demo made positive to publish movies on-line, and also you shouldn’t have any points discovering them. Whereas it appears phenomenal from a graphical standpoint, it does appear a bit generic in each different space. The footage on the market additionally makes it unattainable to gauge what sort of recreation it’s speculated to be. Is the fight meant to be sluggish and significant, or is that simply the results of somebody studying the ropes?

There are plenty of questions I would like answered, and I’ll be sure that to spend a while answering them when the Stellar Blade demo drops on Friday at 10 a.m. ET.