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Sabotage Studio, the creator ofSea of Stars, revealed a new update that will add a co-op mode for the indie RPG. The announcement came afterSea of Starssurpassed more than 5 million players, and in it, the studio provided a teaser to showcase how this new co-op mode would work in practice.
Sea of Starsis an indie RPG that launched in 2023 and took the gaming world by storm. It puts players in the roles of Zale and Valere, two Solstice Warriors tasked with protecting the world from the villainous Fleshmancer. Its retro aesthetic, turn-based RPG mechanics, and soundtrack composed by Yasunori Mitsuda led many fans to considerSea of Starsas a spiritual successor toChrono Trigger. To the credit of Sabotage Studio, thecreators ofChrono TriggerpraisedSea of Starsas one of 2023’s best RPGs.
As a result of its accomplishments,Sea of Starsreached 5 million players across all its platforms. This achievement prompted Sabotage Studio to officially announce a new three-player couch co-op mode for the game, titled Single Player+. The 8-second teaser shows that each player independently controls the three party members during map exploration. Sabotage Studio said each participant would also handle their respective character inSea of Stars’turn-based combatand hinted at a new feature called “Co-op timed hits.” However, the mode is still in development, and players should expect further news down the road.
Sea of Stars Adding Three-Player Co-Op Mode
The co-op mode is not the only planned update forSea of Stars. Four months after the game’s release, Sabotage Studio revealed it was already working on the RPG’s first DLC,Throes of The Watchmaker. Little is known about the expansion, butThroes of The Watchmakershould arrive within a year ofSea of Stars’launch if it follows the same release window as Sabotage’s previous game,The Messenger,and its DLC.
While comparisons toChrono Triggermay sound intimidating,Sea of Starsdidn’t shy away and wonBest Indie Game at The Game Awards 2023. For many fans,Sea of Starsis a nostalgic trip back to the ’90s when RPGs tended to have a lighter, more laid-back tone. The community’s support for Sabotage Studio allowed the developer to go full throttle and begin work on its mysterious third game.
Sea of Stars’three-player couch co-op mode seems to draw inspiration from another Super Nintendo RPG,Secret of Mana. As an action RPG,Secret of Manaallows up to three players to play together, each controlling their character while exploring and battling enemies in real-time.Visions of Manais the latest installmentin the iconic Square Enix series, scheduled to release in the summer of 2024.
