It's a bittersweet game over screen for fans of Sabotage Studio's beloved RPG. According to Game Informer, the studio has officially shipped the Sunset Edition update for Sea of Stars today - and they're calling it the last one. Insert sad JRPG flute music here.
The update's headline feature is a brand new animated intro cinematic, which Sabotage says is designed to clear up some of the murkier story beats from later in the game. Think of it as a developer commentary track, except way prettier and significantly less likely to make you tab out.
One last chest to open
The Sunset Edition is framed as a proper capstone on the whole Sea of Stars development journey, not just a patch with a fancy name slapped on it. Sabotage uploaded a full breakdown video to their YouTube channel walking players through what's new and giving a little peek at what the studio has brewing next.
If you've been holding out on a Switch 2 upgrade, today's your lucky respawn point - the Switch 2 version also launched alongside the Sunset Edition update. That's two reasons to boot up the game again, which honestly feels like a well-timed side quest reward.
GG, Sabotage - we'll see you in the next dungeon
Wrapping up a game's active development with something as thoughtful as a new cinematic rather than just a quiet patch note is genuinely rare in this industry. Sabotage Studio is clearly trying to leave Sea of Stars in the best possible state before they move on to whatever their next XP grind turns out to be.
If you never got around to finishing Sea of Stars, this might be the perfect moment to finally clear that dusty backlog entry. New intro cinematic, Switch 2 support, and the knowledge that the developers poured every last stat point into this thing before calling it done - that's a pretty solid argument for one more run.
