There is a confirmed release date and a playable demo for Sabotage Studio's turn-based role-playing game Sea of Stars. During the Nintendo Direct in February 2023, a number of updates to other titles were announced, some of which included the game. When Sea of Stars was first announced in 2020, June 2022 was chosen as the first release date. But due to various delays, the title was put off until 2023.

RPG with a vintage appearance

With The Messenger, a homage to old-school action-platformers, Sabotage made a tremendous impression. Instead, the studio opts to return to the RPG genre with Sea of Stars, while still giving it a refined vintage appearance. Along with Sabotage's Eric W. Brown, Yasunori Mitsuda, the composer of the Chrono series, is scheduled to serve as a special guest composer. And the slice that was shown in the trailer today looks amazing.

A demonstration of the Sea of Stars feature was shown on Nintendo Direct.

In February 2023, a Nintendo Direct featured a demonstration of the Sea of Stars feature. While a gameplay video was playing, the art style was highlighted, and the release date of August 29, 2023, was disclosed. Along with the release date, an official playable demo was made available for download on the Nintendo eShop. The demo might be a good way to find out if Sea of Stars does, in fact, quench your Chrono Trigger need. The graphics, the turn-based combat, the lack of random encounters, and the attacks that are categorised as talents are a few small similarities to the aforementioned game.
 

Currently, Sea of Stars' demo is only available on the Nintendo Switch, but the full game will be released on PC and PlayStation on August 29. Although the game's social media account says this sample will be accessible on other platforms later this year, no information has yet been provided as to when those platforms will receive it.

In any case, it's a welcome surprise amidst the barrage of shadow-drops and revelations that today's Nintendo Direct delivered. I'm definitely leaving aside some hard drive space and bandwidth for some Sea of Stars, even though Metroid and Game Boy are both big.