Summary
A brand-newDigimongame titledDigimon Story: Time Strangerwas just announced at the recent February 2025 PlayStation State of Play livestream, with a trailer highlighting the upcoming title’s plot and classic monsters. While not quite reaching the heights of its rival franchisePokemon,Digimonhas been home to several video games in varying genres over the years, from the original virtual pet handhelds to the visual novel style of 2022’sDigimon Survive.
At last year’s Digimon Con 2024 convention,Digimon World: Next Orderproducer Takahiro Yokota addressed the possibility ofanother entry in theDigimon Storyseries, and while he didn’t immediately confirm such a game was in development, he didn’t deny it either. The firstDigimon Storygame was first released on the Nintendo DS in 2010 and would spawn multiple sequels, with the most recent release being a compilation ofDigimon Story: Cyber SleuthandDigimon Story: Hacker’s Memoryon Nintendo Switch in 2019. Both these titles followed a traditional monster-raising JRPG format, with the player commanding classic Digimon creatures in turn-based battles.
Now, a new entry in theDigimon Storyseries has been confirmed duringFebruary 12’s PlayStation State of Play livestream. The trailer forDigimon Story: Time Strangersees a cel-shaded world being threatened by a mysterious threat as a female voice narrates about how an apocalypse looms over parallel dimensions. To combat this danger, the player will need to “embark on a journey” alongside the “gods, heroes, and monsters of bygone eras” known as Digimon.
Digimon Story: Time Strangers Release Window
From there, theDigimon Story: Time Strangertrailer shifts to footage of the game’s seemingly customizable protagonist running through a city, wielding some sort of laser gun, and riding on the back of a wolf-like Gururumon through fantasy landscapes. LongtimeDigimonfans can likely spot many other classic monstersthroughout the rest of the trailer, such as the franchise’s fire-breathing dinosaur mascot Agumon and his various evolutions, along with more menacing creatures like the insectoid Kuwagamon and troll-like Goblimon.
There was no official release date provided forDigimon Story: Time Strangeraside from a vague 2025 launch window, but its eventual release will certainly be a treat forDigimongaming fans. It has been about three years since the lastDigimongame and roughly seven since the last newentry in theDigimon Storyseries, but this drought will come to an end whenDigimon Story: Time Strangerlaunches on PlayStation 5 later this year.
Digimon
In Digimon, there is a world parallel to the human verse known as the digital world. This place is home to creatures called digital monsters. These friendly beings partner up with the kids of the human world to protect both realms from the clutches of evil. Digimon can become stronger through the power of digivolution.
