Stranger Than Heaven Releasing in January

Sega and Ryū ga Gotoku Studio revealed that upcoming action adventure title Stranger Than Heaven will release on January 15, 2027. The game will be available on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S and is available to pre-order in digital and physical editions, including a Collector’s Edition. The Collector’s Edition will be available on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S and includes a 12-inch vinyl record featuring the main theme and other selected tracks, an exclusive SteelBook case, Deluxe Upgrade and Pre-Order Bonus DLC codes, and a premium box featuring exclusive art.

In addition to the release date, the companies revealed that actors Takashi Ukaji, Yasukaze Motomiya, Takaya Kuroda, and Kohei Tsuji will be joining the game’s cast, with rapper Tupac Shakur also appearing in the game. Tupac will portray the character Amaru with “the permission and ongoing supervision of his estate”; Ryū ga Gotoku Studio stated that his character design is based on archival footage and photographs.

Stranger Than Heaven starts in 1915, following young boy Makoto Daito, who boards a ship in San Francisco seeking to travel to his mother’s homeland of Japan. Showing his rise to success as a master showman, the game takes players to five different locations and time periods in Japan over the next fifty years.