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Stranger Than Heaven Will Offer Optional Combat Assists
RGG Studio is adding optional assists to Stranger Than Heaven, its upcoming street-brawler game.
The combat relies on parrying and reacting to the direction of enemy attacks, making it more demanding than the studio’s earlier games.
Players can choose difficulty settings and assist items that restore health or provide other advantages.
Beginners who struggle with blocking can use items that let them clear fights with basic punches.
The assists are available from the start, but they appear as clothing on the character, so viewers can see when they are equipped.
The game also has a lengthy early tutorial, and it is set for release on January 15, 2027 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC.
Stranger Than Heaven will include optional assist items and difficulty settings to make its challenging combat more approachable.
The items can restore health automatically and provide other perks, while some let players clear encounters with basic punches.
Producer Hiroyuki Sakamoto said the game’s combat balance and control responsiveness were fine-tuned based on demo feedback.
The assists are available from the start, but appear as garments on the character, making their use visible to others watching.
The game is set for release on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC on January 15, 2027.
- Who
- RGG Studio is developing Stranger Than Heaven. Producer Hiroyuki Sakamoto discussed its combat assists.
- What
- The game will offer optional difficulty settings and assist items to make combat easier.
- When
- The game is set for release on January 15, 2027.
- Where
- The game is planned for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC.
- Why
- The assists are intended to help beginners and players who want to focus on the story and side activities.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
RGG Studio discussed the combat assists with IGN in an interview at the event.
Stranger Than Heaven is set for release on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC.
- Developer
- RGG Studio
- Producer
- Hiroyuki Sakamoto
- Assist availability
- From the start of the game
- Release date
- January 15, 2027
- Platforms
- PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC
What people are saying
We've also included difficulty settings and provided plenty of support features, such as cheat items that increase health regeneration.
Equipping those cheat items makes you much harder to defeat by automatically restoring health and providing other perks.
For beginners who still struggle with blocking, we’re prepared assistance items that let you clear encounters using basic left and right punches alone.
But because they function as ‘handicap’ items and you wear it as a cloth/garment, anyone watching your gameplay screen will immediately notice you’re wearing them.