Simply revealed in State of Play, Jin Sakai will probably be one among our playable characters in Ghost of Yōtei: Most Wished! We’re so excited to have the hero of Ghost of Tsushima again for this new mode, full with all 4 of his signature stances.
In case you missed our announcement last month, Ghost of Yōtei: Most Wished is a model new single-player fight survival mode that’s included in Ghost of Yōtei Full Version.
Most Wished is our spin on a roguelike. You’ll select from 4 playable characters and settle for bounties with escalating problem. As you full runs, you’ll earn perks and upgrades to construct out your character, changing into extra highly effective as you go.
It was essential to us to make Most Wished really feel like an extension of Ghost of Yōtei’s core fight techniques. We would like taking part in by way of runs to take the acquainted weapons and techniques you’re used to and switch them right into a recent expertise that permits you to experiment with characters and builds to seek out the loadout that works greatest for you.
So how does it work? To start out a run, you’ll choose a bounty from the bounty board. Each incorporates a totally different member of the Yōtei Six, however to get to them you’ll should tackle waves of enemies and minibosses. As you end every wave, you’ll unlock perks that assist you create a strong construct to ultimately tackle the ultimate boss of the bounty you’ve chosen. Bounties could be replayed at rising problem ranges, all culminating within the hardest bounty towards Lord Saito himself.
You’ll additionally earn Mon as you play, which you’ll be able to spend outdoors of runs to unlock new strategies, weapon upgrades, charms, and character unlocks. Plus, any cosmetics you earn by way of taking part in Most Wished will even be unlocked in the principle sport, so you may put on them throughout Atsu’s unique quest for vengeance, or as you tackle the brand new story enlargement in Ghost of Yōtei: Echoes of Sekigahara.
When you’ve unlocked all 4 characters, you may choose between them. Every character will begin with a katana, in addition to their very own extra distinctive weapons, skills, Ultimates, and Kill Streaks. We encourage you to strive all of them as each brings their very own totally different method to taking down the enemies standing in your approach.
Your default beginning character will probably be Atsu, who makes use of twin katana in addition to two Ghost Instruments: Metsubushi (Blinding Powder) and a Blind Bomb. Atsu’s Final is “Name of the Pack,” which permits her to summon two wolves to take down close by enemies, and her Kill Streak is Onryō’s Howl, which is able to terrify all close by enemies and power one to flee.
You’ll additionally have the ability to play as Oyuki, who fights with the kusarigama, kunai, and the tanegashima (rifle). Oyuki’s Final is “Shadow Killer,” which unleashes smoke to permit her to shortly assassinate two close by enemies. Her Kill Streak is Shadow Shinobi, which summons a 9 Tails ally to struggle alongside her (and execute their very own assassinations) for a restricted time.
The following playable character is Nagato, who makes use of the yari (spear), tanzutsu (pistol), yumi (lengthy bow), and hankyu (brief bow). His Final is “Gambler’s Mark,” which targets two enemies and fires a assured headshot, and his Kill Streak is Blast Arrow, which refills his Focus and grants an explosive arrow.
Lastly, Jin Sakai is our fourth playable character. For Jin, our animation and character artwork groups labored arduous to take his Ghost of Tsushima mannequin and hold it trustworthy whereas additionally making use of upgrades for Ghost of Yōtei. Jin can use his katana with all 4 of the unique stances from Ghost of Tsushima, serving to to take advantage of enemy weaknesses. He additionally begins with a Sticky Bomb and hankyu. Jin’s Final is the “Dance of Wrath” talent from Ghost of Tsushima, which targets a number of enemies and disarms them, and his Kill Streak is, after all, Ghost Stance, which permits him to terrify the enemies round him and kill a restricted quantity of them in a single hit.
Past deciding on the character you wish to play as, the true technique to create your distinctive construct in Ghost of Yōtei: Most Wished is by deciding on perks. As you progress by way of a run, you’ll continuously choose between new perks together with weapon mastery, gear loadouts, summons, parries, survivability, and extra. These are the cornerstone of crafting the proper construct and result in among the most fun surprises as you discover the problem or sudden worth that comes from mixing and matching perks.
Along with our Ghost of Yōtei: Most Wished trailer and Jin Sakai reveal, we additionally launched a brand new take a look at Ghost of Yōtei: Echoes of Sekigahara in State of Play Japan at this time.
Echoes of Sekigahara is cut up between two intervals of Atsu’s life: her time on the mainland within the huge Battle of Sekigahara, and the current day. In Sekigahara, you’ll study Atsu’s historical past with Nagato, a key determine from her previous who fought alongside her.
Within the current, Nagato has arrived in Ezo and is needed by the Vipers, outlaws loyal to the Snake left leaderless after his dying. The Vipers are a bunch of vicious poachers who’ve taken over Ashoro Foothills, a beforehand unseen space of Ezo that was as soon as teeming with wildlife and has now been left devastated.
Atsu should reluctantly group up with Nagato to discover a shut ally who’s been taken from her by the Vipers. In Ashoro Foothills, she’ll discover new enemy varieties, new heavy weapons to wield, new mythic tales and talents, new armor units and cosmetics, and far more.
In case you already personal Ghost of Yōtei, you may pre-order the Full Version Improve for $14.99, which is able to grant you entry to Ghost of Yōtei: Most Wished and Ghost of Yōtei: Echoes of Sekigahara on October 1, and prompt entry to the entire in-game content material beforehand included within the Ghost of Yōtei Digital Deluxe Version, in addition to the Allure of Hokkyokusei.1 In case you pre-order by September 30, you’ll additionally obtain an early unlock of the Sakai Armor for Atsu to put on on October 1 with out having to unlock it by taking part in Most Wished first.1
In case you haven’t performed Ghost of Yōtei but, you should buy Ghost of Yōtei Full Version digitally now for $69.99 for immediate entry to the unique Ghost of Yōtei sport, plus our on-line co-op mode Ghost of Yōtei Legends, the entire content material within the Ghost of Yōtei Digital Deluxe Version and the Allure of Hokkyokusei, and entry to Ghost of Yōtei: Most Wished and Ghost of Yōtei: Echoes of Sekigahara once they launch on October 1.
Ghost of Yōtei Full Version additionally consists of new picture mode stamps, extra cosmetics for New Sport Plus, and new Trophies for each Echoes of Sekigahara and Most Wished. If you buy digitally by September 30, you’ll additionally get an early unlock of the Sakai Armor on October 1. The bodily version of Ghost of Yōtei Full Version will launch October 1.
In case you missed our announcement final month, we’ll even have some updates coming in a free patch for Ghost of Yōtei on October 1, even in case you don’t buy the Full Version improve.1 All Ghost of Yōtei homeowners will unlock the free Fantastic thing about Yōtei mode, which lets you browse the gorgeous environments of Ezo and discover them in Picture Mode. All Ghost of Yōtei homeowners will even obtain new tracks for Watanabe Mode that may be skilled wherever within the sport the place the mode is enabled, in addition to a brand new choice to hold an armor set’s look whereas utilizing a distinct set’s stats, and a brand new excessive distinction accessibility choice.
With lower than a month to go now, we’re so excited to have a good time Ghost of Yōtei’s one-year anniversary with the launch of Ghost of Yōtei Full Version, and may’t look forward to you all to play by way of Ghost of Yōtei: Most Wished and Ghost of Yōtei: Echoes of Sekigahara. Be certain to tag us in all your Picture Mode creations and your greatest Most Wished builds!
1Accessible through patch v.2.0 on October 1, 2026 globally and October 2, 2026 in some territories together with Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. Web connection and account for PlayStation required.