Sabotage Studio has announced that Sea Of Stars is getting a free major update called “Dawn Of Equinox on 12 November 2024.

It will add local co-op, refinements, and other quality-of-life improvements.

Following a year of incredible support from the Sea Of Stars community, Dawn of Equinox is Sabotage Studio’s gift to thank more than five million players for their unwavering love for Sea Of Stars. “Dawn of Equinox” includes some of the most requested features and improvements informed by feedback from players. The update represents Sabotage Studio’s fully realized vision for Sea Of Stars‘ spectacular adventure.

Sea Of Stars‘ story will be playable in its entirety by up to three players, with allies traversing the world together and mastering a new Cooperative Timed Hits combat mechanic. The addition of Mystery Locks brings a new gameplay loop around revealing the ways to break the spells of enemies each time a new type is encountered in battle. Along with “Reveal” functions added to some of the playable cast’s special skills, Combo Points now remain after battle, offering new ways to open certain encounters, or test different damage types on enemies to reveal their locks. A comprehensive balancing pass has also been done to reflect both these new changes and player feedback since launch.

Implementing combat for the young versions of our heroes, the updated flow does away with the flashback structure to begin in their childhood, directly including action in the prologue. An entirely new cutscene has been added to accentuate a pivotal moment in the original adventure, referred to as “Paths on Water.”

Three difficulty options are now available when starting a new game, which are presets using the game’s Relics. New Relics have also been added, both for quality of life and difficulty adjustments.

Sea Of Stars is available now for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam.

During the Nintendo Direct August 2024 live stream, Sabotage Studio announced the Sea Of Stars Throes Of The Watchmaker DLC expansion, which will launch for free in spring 2025.

Check out our review of the game here.

Check out the latest trailer below: