South Korean Action Game Stellar Blade Tops Steam Sales in Japan At the same time, the game has reached second place in the charts in China and South Korea. The PC release is scheduled for tomorrow, June 12 — the game is already available on PlayStation 5.

Steam Hit — Japan, Korea, and China

As of June 11, Stellar Blade holds the number one spot on the list of best-selling games on Steam Japan. This news was confirmed by the developers themselves on social media. In China and South Korea, the game is currently in second place in the sales charts. This is a significant achievement for a project that hasn’t even launched on PC yet.

The game debuted on PlayStation 5 back on April 26, 2024, where it already received positive reviews and sold over a million copies.

The PC release is planned for June 12, 2025 — that is, tomorrow.

Available Editions

Several updated and new editions of the game will be available on PC:

• Standard Edition — the base game with all the latest patches.
• Stellar Blade x GODDESS OF VICTORY: NIKKE Pack — a new bundle featuring content in the NIKKE style.
• Stellar Blade x NieR:Automata Twin Expansion Pack — a crossover pack with elements from both NIKKE and NieR.
• Tachyon Pack — a set of costumes for Eve and skins for the drone from the Complete Edition.
• Stellar Blade Complete Edition — includes the full game along with all DLCs, crossovers, and bonuses.
• Deluxe Pack — formerly known as the "Digital Deluxe Edition Upgrade", available as an upgrade.

It’s worth noting that the bonus costume from Goddess of Victory: Nikke is available only in the Stellar Blade Complete Edition. However, in the Nikke game itself, the skin will be available separately via in-game purchases. Director Hyung Tae Kim publicly acknowledged the dissatisfaction among some PlayStation users and expressed regret over the imbalance between versions.

System Requirements

Minimum:

• Windows 10/11
• Intel i5-8400 or AMD Ryzen 5 2600
• 16 GB RAM
• NVIDIA GTX 1070 or Radeon RX 5700
• 60 GB free space
• DirectX 12

Recommended:

• Intel i7-9700K or Ryzen 5 5600X
• NVIDIA RTX 3070 or Radeon RX 6800 XT
• 16 GB RAM
• Windows 10/11
• 60 GB free space

According to Tweaktown, the game can deliver up to 540 frames per second in 4K on an RTX 5090 GPU with DLSS 4 enabled. This shows a high level of technical optimization for PC.

What Kind of Game is It?

Stellar Blade is a sci-fi action slasher from the Korean studio Shift Up, in which players take on the role of Eve — a warrior in a nano-suit fighting mechanical monsters in a ruined world. The game is praised for its dynamic gameplay, stylish visual presentation, and deep combat system.

Its success in East Asia is attributed to cultural affinity with the game’s aesthetic, as well as a large-scale local advertising campaign — from billboards to music videos.

The game has already made waves on consoles, and with tomorrow’s PC release, it has every chance to become the biggest Steam hit of the summer.