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Previews Point to Strong Return for Digimon Story: Time Stranger

Early hands-on impressions highlight deep raising systems with a renewed focus on balanced, modern turn-based combat.

Overview

  • Multiple outlets report an early October 2025 release on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, with a minor date discrepancy between October 2 and October 3.
  • Journalists played roughly three hours at a Bandai Namco event and came away positive on the game’s scope, pacing, and presentation.
  • Around 450 Digimon are included, with non-linear digivolution and 16 personality matrices that shape stat growth, skills, and evolution paths.
  • Encounters appear in the overworld rather than at random, battles support speed adjustments and group attacks, and teams field three active Digimon with reserves and a story guest.
  • The campaign spans real-world Tokyo districts and the Digital World Iliad, casting players as an adult agent investigating anomalies with time-travel and apocalyptic stakes.