Eternal Strands Set for January 2025 Release with Post-Launch Final Fantasy Collaboration
The debut game from Dragon Age veteran Mike Laidlaw will feature elemental combat, dynamic exploration, and free DLC co-designed with Final Fantasy's Creative Studio III.
- Eternal Strands, developed by Yellow Brick Games, will release on January 28, 2025, for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC, and will be available on Game Pass.
- The game is the first project from Mike Laidlaw, known for his work on Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, and Inquisition.
- Final Fantasy XIV and XVI developer Creative Studio III will collaborate post-launch to create free DLC, including new creatures, weapons, and armor.
- The game features physics-based elemental combat using fire, ice, and telekinesis, alongside dynamic exploration with climbable environments and extreme weather systems.
- Amelia Tyler, known for narrating Baldur's Gate 3, will voice the Surgeborn, a central antagonist in the game's story.