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Sci-Fi Action RPG 'EXODUS' Set for April 7, 2027 Release

The confirmed date, paired with the trailer introducing Salt as a combat companion, gives the first concrete look at how Archetype Entertainment plans to differentiate its debut title from the studio's BioWare lineage.

Key Facts

  • 'EXODUS' is scheduled to release on April 7, 2027 globally, and April 8, 2027 in Japan due to the time difference.
  • The game will be available on PC (Steam and Epic Games Store), PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.
  • The release date was announced during the gamescom Opening Night Live 2026 stream on August 26, 2026.
  • 'EXODUS' is the debut work of Archetype Entertainment, a subsidiary of Wizards of the Coast, founded by veterans from BioWare.
  • The latest trailer introduces Salt, an Octopod Awakened, who fights alongside the protagonist Jun Aslan.

Reporting from 4 sources: GAME Watch (Impress), 4Gamer.net, Automaton, Game Spark.

Sci-Fi Action RPG 'EXODUS' Set for April 7, 2027 Release

At gamescom Opening Night Live 2026, Wizards of the Coast announced that Archetype Entertainment's sci-fi action RPG 'EXODUS' will launch on April 7, 2027. The game is the debut work of Archetype Entertainment, a studio founded by veterans from BioWare, known for the Mass Effect and Baldur's Gate series. Set 40,000 years in the future, the single-player action RPG follows the protagonist Jun Aslan, a scavenger fighting to save humanity as it attempts to migrate to Alpha Centauri. The new release date trailer shows Jun adventuring alongside Salt, an intelligent octopus-like alien called an Octopod Awakened, who rides a mech and fights with the player. The game will be available on PC (Steam and Epic Games Store), PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. In Japan, the release date falls on April 8 due to the time difference. The game was previously slated for an early 2027 release, and this announcement solidifies the date.

The announcement came during the gamescom Opening Night Live 2026 broadcast on August 26, 2026, Japan time. Archetype Entertainment is a subsidiary of Wizards of the Coast, and this marks its first release. The studio was founded by developers who previously worked on Mass Effect and Baldur's Gate, which has built early expectations for the title.

In the trailer, protagonist Jun Aslan is shown exploring ancient ruins and fighting hostile species alongside Salt, an Octopod Awakened. The footage includes Salt riding a mech, a scene that the sources highlight as a central hook for the game's combat. The game pits players against the Celestials, a threat to humanity's survival in the distant future.

The release date was previously listed as early 2027 on the Steam store page, which now specifies April 7, 2027 globally and April 8 in Japan. The game will be available on PC via Steam and Epic Games Store, as well as PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.

Synthesized by Yomimono from the 4 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.

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