Stellar Blade Gets Boss-Rush Mode And New Nanosuits Tomorrow

Stellar Blade is getting a new patch tomorrow, May 24, that will add a boss-rush mode as well as new costumes for its protagonist, Eve.

According to the PlayStation Blog, the Boss Challenge mode lets you face off against 19 bosses. Progression in Boss Challenge also requires battle data from bosses you’ve previously defeated, so you’ll need to have played the campaign and faced the bosses before. You can either choose to use your own gear collected during the campaign or pick from several preset loadouts. The minimal preset offers more of a challenge, while the maximum preset has all of Eve’s skills and stats buffed up.

There will be three new Nanosuit costumes for Eve. Those who complete the Boss Challenge on Normal difficulty or higher will unlock the Neurolink Suit. The White Kunoichi and Black Kunoichi suits will seemingly be added automatically when the update goes live.

Some quality-of-life improvements will come too. If you switch to ranged-attack mode and switch back to close-combat mode while locked on to an enemy, Eve will automatically lock on to the enemy again. There will also be a new option to always show the compass in the HUD.

Stellar Blade is available on PS5. Developer Shift Up recently revealed that it is considering a PC version of Stellar Blade as well as a sequel.