Sea of Stars is 2023’s Chained Echoes

Alongside all the other genres that have been well-represented in 2023’s absolutely jam-packed release schedule, there’s been a windfall this year of quality RPG releases. One of the most-anticipated of these (and quite possibly a dark horse contender for Game of the Year) is Sabotage Studio’s Sea of Stars. This classically-styled RPG ticks all the boxes for fans of the genre that grew up during its heyday in the 16 and 32-bit eras while simultaneously innovating and iterating on a decades-old formula. The result is that Sea of Stars feels like a game players might have missed on the SNES or PS1, but still retains an identity all its own.