Ghost of Yōtei Complete Edition lands on PS5 October 1, just days shy of the original game's one-year anniversary. The usual anniversary playbook for game studios is repackaging old code and selling it again at full price — but Sucker Punch isn't running that play this time. Existing owners can upgrade for just $15, and given how much content is coming, that number actually feels honest.
The centerpiece of the new content is a narrative expansion called Echoes of Sekigahara, spanning two different time periods and digging into protagonist Atsu's past. A new explorable area gets added to the map, alongside updated weapons, enemies, armor sets, and dye options — essentially adding another layer of time depth to the existing open world.
The other big addition is Most Wanted, a solo combat survival mode the dev team describes as "our take on the roguelike genre." The gameplay loop revolves around taking bounties, defeating targets, and building up combat skills — a pace completely different from the main game's open-world storytelling, giving players who've already finished the campaign a solid reason to come back.
Complete Edition is priced at $70, matching last year's launch price for the base game. That price covers the main game, both new additions mentioned above, and the online co-op mode Ghost of Yōtei Legends. In other words, new players buying in get the full package at the original price point, while existing owners can unlock the new story line and roguelike mode separately for just $15.
Even for those who skip the paid upgrade, every version gets a new photo mode, a matching screensaver, and a high-contrast accessibility option — a baseline gesture of good faith from Sucker Punch to all players, whether they pay up or not.
Ghost of Yōtei is the sequel to Ghost of Tsushima, developed by Sony's Sucker Punch and carrying forward the acclaim of its predecessor. Instead of pushing out a remaster for the one-year mark, the studio chose to dig deeper into the story instead. It's not the flashiest move, but at least it's not treating longtime fans like an ATM.
