Digimon Story: Time Stranger DLC Legacy of Heroes Arrives in 2027
This marks the first major post-launch expansion for the RPG, moving the story three years forward with a new lead, a narrative structure the sources contrast with the main game's secret-agent setup.
Key Facts
- The large DLC "Legacy of Heroes" for "Digimon Story: Time Stranger" is scheduled for release on PlayStation 5 in 2027.
- The DLC is set three years after the main game and features a new protagonist with a completely new narrative.
- The trailer was released during the "State of Play 2026.9.3" broadcast on September 3, 2026.
- The expansion adds approximately 50 new Digimon, with details to be revealed later.
- The base game "Digimon Story: Time Stranger" is available on PC, Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch.
Reporting from 2 sources: 4Gamer.net, Denfaminicogamer.
Bandai Namco Entertainment unveiled a new trailer for the large DLC "Legacy of Heroes" for "Digimon Story: Time Stranger" during the official "State of Play 2026.9.3" broadcast on September 3, 2026. The DLC is scheduled for release in 2027 on PlayStation 5, as announced during the program that introduces new PlayStation-related information. The expansion depicts a world set three years after the events of the main game. The trailer shows a boy adventuring across a vast world, exploring a new map while riding Digimon, and fighting alongside new partners. A completely new narrative unfolds with a new protagonist. The DLC adds approximately 50 new Digimon, with further details scheduled to be revealed at a later date. The beginning of the trailer includes content from the main game, prompting the official Digimon Game account to caution players who have not yet finished the main story. The base game is available on PC, Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch, and is an RPG where the player becomes an agent of a secret organization adventuring across the human world and the digital world of Ilias.
- The trailer debuted inside Sony's "State of Play 2026.9.3" broadcast, where the Digimon Game official account (@Digimon_game) promoted it with a post timed to the September 3 airing.
- 4Gamer.net frames the DLC as a world "set three years after the main game," with a boy seen "adventuring across a vast world and fighting alongside new Digimon" in the footage.
- The trailer's opening includes main-game content, and the Digimon Game account added a caution aimed at players who have not finished the base story, warning them to be careful before watching.
- Denfaminicogamer reports the expansion's Japanese title, "Hero's Will," and notes the new map is explored while riding Digimon, a traversal detail the summary did not spell out.
- The approximately 50 added Digimon are the only concrete roster figure given; the sources do not name any specific new partners or returning species.
- Both outlets list the base game platforms as PC, Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch, with the DLC confirmed only for PlayStation 5 so far.
- Neither article names a developer, director, or voice cast for the expansion, leaving Bandai Namco Entertainment as the sole credited party in the cluster.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.