Facts
- Noted
- side-scrolling action roguelike · 2026-09-08
- Noted
- not a long-term service game · 2026-09-08
- Noted
- team chose format to avoid camera problems and focus on controls · 2026-09-08
- Noted
- basic actions like guard and downward attacks available from start after March playtest · 2026-09-08
- Noted
- chips extend specific play styles · 2026-09-08
- Noted
- demo with up to 10 hours of content runs until September 24 · 2026-09-08
- Noted
- decision to avoid long-term service design lets team concentrate on core action feel · 2026-09-08
- Noted
- playtest feedback reshaped chip system so basic moves are never locked behind RNG · 2026-09-08
- Release
- game · spring 2027 · 2026-09-03
- Release
- game · September 4-24 · 2026-09-03
- Release
- game · TBA · worldwide · 2026-06-07
- Announced
- Release window and demo availability (State of Play broadcast) · 2026-09-03
- Announced
- story trailer (State of Play) · 2026-09-03
- Announced
- new trailer (PC Gaming Show 2026) · 2026-06-07
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1d ago
Producer Xie Jun explains why SlashZero is a side-scrolling action roguelike rather than a long-term service game. The team chose the format to avoid camera problems from 3D action games and to let players focus on controls. After the March playtest, basic actions like guard and downward attacks are available from the start, with chips extending specific play styles. A demo with up to 10 hours of content runs until September 24.
5d ago
Streetlamp Studio announced during the State of Play broadcast on September 3, 2026 that its side-scrolling roguelike action game SlashZero will launch in spring 2027. A demo is now available on Steam and the PlayStation Store, offering up to 10 hours of playable content. The demo includes new maps, three playable characters, and boss battles, expanding on the closed beta test from March 2026. It also introduces a new Time Hacker named Hamlet, allowing players to experience the game's core mechanics, including free combat and build combinations, unlocking additional Time Hackers, and progression systems that carry across runs. SlashZero features anime-style 3D graphics and a cyberpunk setting, with gameplay centered on a deep combo system and parkour-like movement across a multi-layered map. The title is planned for PS5, as well as PC via Steam. A separate play report based on roughly five hours with the earlier playtest describes the combat as stylish and the build diversity as substantial.
6d ago
Skystone Games released a limited-time demo of SlashZero, the 3D side-scrolling action roguelike from Streetlamp Studio, on Steam and PS5 from September 4. The demo runs until September 24 in Japan time. A new story trailer debuted during PlayStation's State of Play program.
Jun 7
Skystone Games released a new trailer for the side-scrolling roguelike action game SlashZero during the PC Gaming Show 2026 on June 8. Developed by Streetlamp Studio, the game is set in a cyberpunk world rendered in anime-style graphics. Players take on the role of Chrono Hackers who travel through parallel worlds with different timelines, aiming to defeat the void master Yeroso. The trailer highlighted high-speed combat with stylish aerial combos and character upgrades, and also introduced new characters. SlashZero is scheduled for release on PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store, as well as on PS5.