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Create your customizable protagonist and expertise the opening sections of the story.Play by way of the primary three hours of Octopath Traveler 0 from the start, on Xbox Sequence X|S and Xbox on PC.Progress carries over to the total recreation, which launches December 4, 2025!
Ready for a recreation may be exhausting. You sit there in fevered anticipation, watching the clock sloooowly tick tock away. Hours stretch into days, days really feel like years, and also you ponder to your self: “If solely I may play the sport early.”
Effectively, Octopath Traveler followers (and people of you who’re Octopath-curious), right here’s some welcome information. A brand new demo for Octopath Traveler 0 is obtainable on Xbox Sequence X|S and Xbox for PC at present!
This beneficiant slice of the sport allows you to play by way of the opening of the sport as much as a sure level, or for as much as three hours relying on the way you play. And sure, progress does carry over to the principle recreation, so when Octopath Traveler 0 releases on December 4, 2025, you’ll have the ability to stick with it precisely the place you left off!
However what are you able to count on from this demo – and the sport itself? Learn on, and we’ll let you know all about it.
What’s Octopath Traveler 0?
Octopath Traveler 0 is an epic RPG that tells a story of retribution and restoration. You play as a resident of the city of Wishvale, a gorgeous settlement within the verdant Woodlands area. However your idyllic house is abruptly destroyed, as pink flames burn it to cinders. Within the aftermath, you set off on an epic journey throughout the land of Orsterra. Your purpose: to search out and produce to justice these accountable – and maybe even restore your hometown within the course of.
The sport provides a recent new tackle the Octopath Traveler expertise. As an alternative of eight protagonists, with their very own distinct narratives, you create your personal hero, selecting your personal look and magnificence.
As you journey the world, you’ll have the ability to recruit greater than 30 potential allies and invite them to stay in your city – every with their very own tales to find. You should use these allies in thrilling turn-based battles that use the collection’ acclaimed Break & Increase system.
What’s within the Demo?
The brand new demo allows you to play by way of the beginning of the sport – so you may basically begin your journey now forward of the total launch on December 4.
The sport options three primary antagonists– often called ‘masters’ of sure influences – and you’ll play by way of their story arcs in any order you want. The demo consists of the primary chapter of all three ‘Grasp of’ tales, in addition to the primary chapter of the ‘Kindlers of the Flame’ story, which introduces the restoration of Wishvale and the city constructing mechanics.
You may play by way of these chapters, or for 3 hours – whichever comes first.
Create Your Character and Expertise the Explosive Intro
One of many first stuff you’ll do within the recreation is create your primary protagonist. You’ll choose from a spread of visible customization choices to create a glance that’s uniquely ‘you.’
You’ll then expertise the opening of the sport – and the tragic incident that sends you off in your journey for justice. It begins within the city of Wishvale, on the annual Day of Reverence festivities. The central ceremony is supposed to protect peace, however as you’ll uncover, it’s about to take a terrifying flip.
Following this prologue, you’ll set off in your journey!
Discover the World of Orsterra
Octopath Traveler 0 takes place in Orsterra, which followers will acknowledge as the identical world because the very first recreation within the collection. Don’t fear for those who haven’t performed that, nevertheless – the brand new recreation tells a totally standalone story, set as a prequel to the unique Octopath Traveler.
It’s a gorgeous land to discover – filled with secrets and techniques to search out, cities to go to and characters to have interaction with utilizing Path Actions. You should use these particular actions to probe individuals for data, ask to make use of their possessions, invite them to take up residence in your city and extra.
Simply watch out – some persons are not so simply persuaded and for those who offend them, your fame could endure…
Get a Style for Battle
The collection’ acclaimed Break & Increase battle system is again – however with a recent new twist!
Right here’s the way it works: each enemy within the recreation has a defend however is weak to particular weapon varieties and elemental assaults. Exploiting these weaknesses reduces their defend factors and when all are depleted, your hapless foe is ‘Damaged’ and surprised for a flip. What’s extra, they’ll take injury from assaults – the proper alternative to essentially trigger some ache.
The important thing to success is Boosting. Every flip, your heroes will acquire Increase Factors (BP). You may spend BP to unleash a number of assaults in a single flip, strengthen particular talents and extra. The system makes for some enjoyably tactic fight – for instance, must you use BP to whittle down an enemy’s shields, or wait till they’re Damaged and Weak so you may ship the largest hits doable?
Your choices enhance as your celebration does – within the full recreation, you’ll have the ability to go into battles with as much as eight characters at a time! This new eight-character celebration implies that Octopath Traveler 0 now offers you extra choices than ever. You’ve two swappable rows in fight – a vanguard and a rearguard. Double the heroes – and double the BP – makes for a lot sooner, much more strategic skirmishes! To not point out, characters within the again row slowly replenish HP and SP, including an additional degree of technique to switching characters between rows.
Start to Rebuild Wishvale
Your adventures in Octopath Traveler 0 aren’t nearly revenge and battle – they’re additionally about bringing the one you love residence again to life.
The sport options strong town-building mechanics that allow you to create your personal, personalised settlement. You may construct and organize buildings, place decorations and far more. Within the demo, you’ll have the ability to begin building and take the primary steps in direction of creating the city of your goals.
As you play by way of the total recreation, you’ll acquire assets and potential residents you should use to broaden the city, and as your city grows, and new services are added, you’ll have entry to raised gadgets, meals and extra to assist in your adventures. And naturally, you’ll have loads of alternative to precise your self creatively too. The demo’s an ideal alternative to put the foundations for what your city may develop into!
We hope you’re excited to begin exploring the world of Octopath Traveler 0. For followers, the demo is an effective way to begin your journey earlier than launch – and for those who’re a brand new participant, it’s an incredible (and free!) option to uncover what the sport and collection is all about.
The demo is obtainable to obtain at present for Xbox Sequence X|S consoles and Xbox on PC.
Octopath Traveler 0 launches on December 4, 2025 and is obtainable to pre-order. Doing so offers you some bonus in-game gadgets, which you’ll get when the sport releases:
5 Therapeutic Grape (M)
5 Inspiriting Plum (M)
2 Revitalizing Jam
Motion Talent: Icewind Mastery
Save knowledge bonuses are additionally out there for gamers which have saved knowledge on their Xbox Sequence X|S consoles for the next titles!
Blue Cait Statue: A statue depicting a cait demihuman. Barely will increase EXP and leaves obtained whereas positioned.
*Results from decorations of the identical sort don’t stack.
Blue Octopuff Statue: A statue depicting an octopoid demihuman. Barely will increase JP obtained whereas positioned.
*Results from decorations of the identical sort don’t stack.
DRAGON QUEST III HD-2D REMAKE
Nourishing Nut (M): Tremendously will increase max. HP.
DRAGON QUEST I & II HD-2D Remake
Invigorating Nut (M): Tremendously will increase max. SP.
Go to the Microsoft Retailer to search out out extra:
OCTOPATH TRAVELER 0 Prologue Demo
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A free demo is now out there! You may create your personal character, play for 3 hours, and carry over your saved recreation to the total recreation. Journey past beginning areas is restricted, however you may discover these corners of Orsterra as you want. Play by way of the story, construct your city, or seek for allies to accompany you. Embark on an journey all your personal.
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[Product Summary]
Begin from zero and uncover the latest entry within the OCTOPATH TRAVELER collection. Expertise a narrative of restoration and retribution over the divine rings—an epic saga that unfolds throughout the realm of Orsterra.
Embark on an journey of your personal creation.
Get pleasure from acquainted options such because the collection’ HD-2D graphics, a fusion of retro pixel artwork and 3DCG; the participant’s capability to roleplay utilizing Path Actions of their alternative; and the Break and Increase system that may flip the tide of battle. Moreover, brand-new options reminiscent of character creation and city constructing will let you create your personal character and restore your hometown.
[Key Features]
1. You’re the protagonist of the story. Select your look, voice, motions, and favourite dish with the brand new character creation characteristic!
2. Restore your hometown by way of city constructing. Invite companions and allies to stay in a city of your creation!
3. Have interaction in exhilarating and strategic command battles. Select from over 30 allies to kind a celebration comprised of as much as eight characters!
4. Use Path Actions to ask individuals to your city, have interaction in battle, and acquire gadgets. The place you go and what you do is completely as much as you.
5. Equip motion abilities with the brand new ability system. These abilities may be realized by allies and handed on to others.
