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Create a hero, rebuild your hometown, and recruit allies for turn-based battles over divine rings in Orsterra.
Released 04 Dec 2025
Rebuild Your Hometown
Recruit 30+ Allies
Create Your Own Hero
Start from zero and discover the newest entry in the OCTOPATH TRAVELER series. Experience a story of restoration and retribution over the divine rings—an epic saga that unfolds across the realm of Orsterra.
Developed by Square Enix, DOKIDOKI GROOVE WORKS · Published by Square Enix
Set in Orsterra, the story follows a player-created protagonist through a tale of hometown restoration and retribution tied to divine rings. You can choose your character’s appearance, voice, motions, and favorite dish.
Explore locations, interact with townspeople, and recruit more than 30 allies. Turn-based battles use the Break and Boost system, with parties of up to eight characters arranged in front and back rows that can be switched during combat.
Gather resources and develop your hometown by constructing buildings and inviting people to live there. Allies can learn skills that are passed on to other characters, offering options for party and skill customization as the adventure progresses.
Players who enjoy the game often highlight its turn-based combat, especially the flexibility of building an eight-person party and switching characters between rows. The soundtrack and hometown-building system are also recurring points of praise, and some players enjoy exploring and recruiting new allies. Reactions to the story and its pacing are mixed, with many reviewers criticizing them.
Start from zero and discover the newest entry in the OCTOPATH TRAVELER series. Experience a story of restoration and retribution over the divine rings—an epic saga that unfolds across the realm of Orsterra.
Enjoy familiar features such as the series' HD-2D graphics, a fusion of retro pixel art and 3DCG; the player's ability to roleplay using Path Actions of their choice; and the Break and Boost system that can turn the tide of battle. Additionally, brand-new features such as character creation and town building allow you to create your own character and restore your hometown.
You are the protagonist of the story. Choose your appearance, voice, motions, and favorite dish with the new character creation feature!
Restore your hometown through town building. Invite companions and allies to live in a town of your creation!
Engage in exhilarating and strategic command battles. Choose from over 30 allies to form a party comprised of up to eight characters!
Use Path Actions to invite people to your town, engage in battle, and obtain items. Where you go and what you do is entirely up to you.
Equip action skills with the new skill system. These skills can be learned by allies and passed on to others.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 37 |
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| Controller support | PlayStation, Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| Demo | View demo on Steam |
| DLC / extras | 1 listed on Steam |
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