Stranger Than Heaven Gets Act 2 PS5 Trailer Ahead of January 2027 Launch
RGG Studio has shown Act 2: Kure of Stranger Than Heaven, one of five acts spanning 50 years, with the PS5 game due on 15 January 2027.
Stranger Than Heaven is getting a trailer for each of its acts, and the latest one covers Act 2. According to Push Square, the developer previously showed Act 1: Kokura last month and has now followed it with a look at Kure.
What the Act 2 trailer shows
Act 2 is set in 1929 in Kure, in Hiroshima Prefecture. Push Square says main character Makoto Daito joins the Iwaki family in an attempt to rise through the ranks.
The YouTube description teases that he becomes known as the "Red Oni" and wrestles with his life in the yakuza and the choices he has made.
The official store pages describe Kure as a port town dominated by Japan's largest naval arsenal and heavily influenced by yakuza organizations.
Five acts, five cities
The trailer approach reflects the game's scale. The store pages describe a fifty-year saga across five cities, each modeled on a real location of its era:
- 1915, Kokura, Fukuoka
- 1929, Kure, Hiroshima
- 1943, Minami, Osaka
- 1951, Atami, Shizuoka
- 1965, Shinjuku, Tokyo
Push Square says to expect three more trailers, set in 1943, 1951 and 1965. The story begins in San Francisco in 1915, when a young Makoto sneaks aboard a ship and travels to Japan, his mother's birthplace.
Push Square's writer also says he read on social media that RGG Studio estimates the main story at 50 to 100 hours. That figure is relayed second-hand and isn't in the official pages we reviewed.
Combat and music
The official descriptions say players control Makoto's left and right sides independently. You can block with one hand and counter with the other, and use weapons such as knives, hammers and katanas.
Music is the other pillar. Makoto becomes a showman, scouting performers and collecting everyday sounds to craft original tracks. He then arranges the band, cast and staging for each show.
Push Square has played the game several times and says it came away impressed, apart from the new combat system. Editor Sammy Barker said one-handed weapons like a knife skew combat options toward one hand. That is the outlet's hands-on impression, not a review verdict.
What it means for you
If you plan to play on PS5, Push Square calls it the first big PS5 release of next year, arriving on 15 January 2027. The Steam page offers a pre-purchase bonus, the "Dosu: Kagekiri" weapon, which is used in-game. The Xbox page lists SEGA as publisher, a Mature 17+ rating and Xbox Series X|S optimization.
The remaining act trailers should show more of the later eras before launch. Push Square gives no dates for them.
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Quick answers
When does Stranger Than Heaven come out?
Push Square gives a release date of 15 January 2027 for the PS5 game. The store pages we reviewed do not state a date.
How many acts does Stranger Than Heaven have?
It has five acts, set in 1915, 1929, 1943, 1951 and 1965. Trailers have covered Acts 1 and 2 so far.
How long is the game?
Push Square says it read that RGG Studio estimates 50 to 100 hours for the main story. That figure comes from social media, not an official page we reviewed.
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