Digimon Story: Time Stranger

Digimon Story: Time Stranger was announced on December 8, 2017, just before the release of ''Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth – Hacker's Memory''. A year later, on September 12, 2018, Habu reconfirmed the game's development and announced Digimon Survive – scheduled for release in 2019 and made because Time Strangers development "still [had] some time to go." On February 27, 2022, Habu once again confirmed that the Digimon Story game was being worked on. On February 20, 2024, Habu revealed he had no longer been working on Digimon games since April 2023. On February 12, 2025, Time Strangers first trailer was shown on the PlayStation 5 in a State of Play stream. On June 4, 2025, Bandai Namco announced a worldwide launch date of October 3, 2025, and detailed the game's various editions. A March 19 trailer at Digimon Con 2025, a July 2 trailer presented by producer Ryosuke Hara, and another released on August 27 provided an overview of the game's story, characters, and setting. On September 10 and September 11, 2025, the game's demo released on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and Windows. On February 5, 2026 during the Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase, Time Stranger was announced to be coming to the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 on July 10, 2026. The Switch 2 version features two modes, one with enhanced visuals at 4K 30fps, and the other a performance mode at 1080p 60fps. This feature will be added as free update for the original platforms as well. On March 26, at the Digimon Con 2026 event, it was announced the game would get a "large scale DLC expansion" in 2027. Soundtrack The game’s soundtrack is composed by Masafumi Takada, marking his return to the series following his work on earlier entries. The main theme song is titled “Wherever You Are” and is performed by Reche. There are two versions of the song, both by Reche, Japanese and English. A themed song video was released showcasing gameplay and voiced scenes over the song Additionally, the game offers a DLC pack titled “Digimon Anime Song Pack” which includes 16 classic tracks from the Digimon anime series == Plot ==

Digimon Story: Time Stranger follows male or female protagonist or (male, female), an agent of the organization ADAMAS, a covert group investigating digital anomalies in Tokyo. During an operation in Shinjuku, the agent witnesses a catastrophic event known as the Shinjuku Inferno, in which a war between Digimon breaks out and devastates the area. The incident propels the agent eight years into the past, where they must uncover the cause of the disaster and prevent the collapse of both the human and Digital Worlds. There, they meet a girl named Inori Misono and Aegiomon, a Digimon who was saved by Inori. While trying to investigate incidents caused by Digimon in the real world, the three of them are caught in a space-time rift that brings them into the Digital World of Illiad, a realm where the Digimon reside. There, they learn of a civil war caused by a gang of Digimon known as the Titans, which is responsible for anomalies in both the Digital World and the real world. It is revealed that Aegiomon is the reincarnation of Chronomon, a Digimon known as the Great Guardian who had defeated the Titans in the past. Aegiomon and the agent are tasked with stopping the Titans' attacks and bringing peace to Illiad, a conflict which eventually spills over into the real world and results in a clash that propels the agent back to the present alongside Aegiomon and Inori. The agent finds out that the actions they took in the past had resulted in changes to the present, where rifts that connect the Digital World to the real world have opened and caused large amounts of Digimon to flood into the latter. In Illiad, Titan forces have taken over much of the world, leading to events that result in the deaths of various Digimon. Aegiomon, and eventually the agent, slowly gain the power to go back in time, which they use to stop Titan forces and prevent the deaths of their Digimon allies. Back in the real world, the government's anti-Digimon military branch, D-SAT, unleashes a giant weapon known as the Giant Slayer to eradicate all Digimon in the real world. A clash between the Giant Slayer and the Digimon war that had spilled into the real world causes the Shinjuku Inferno, resulting in a giant space-time rift that swallows up Inori and leads to a distraught Aegiomon following after her. Now alone, the agent continues using their power to go back in time to stop the Titan conflict and delay Shinjuku Inferno from occurring. They eventually learn the truth behind Chronomon–rather than a hero that fought the Titans, Chronomon had actually worked with the Titans to rebel against the higher being of the world, Homeostasis. This ultimately failed, and Chronomon was imprisoned within time itself to act as a keeper that would oversee the flow of time. The true cause of the Shinjuku Inferno, Chronomon's goal is to create a time-space distruption large enough to free itself from its duties and be put to rest by Aegiomon, its own vessel. The agent also discovers their own true identity as one of Aegiomon's shadows born from his repeated attempts to turn back time and save Inori, given a human appearance by Homeostasis to put an end to Aegiomon's time loops. The agent reunites with Aegiomon, convincing the latter to end the time loops and the repeated cycle of destruction orchestrated by Chronomon. Aegiomon merges with the agent and all of his shadows from across different timelines to digivolve into Jupitermon, proceeding to take down the Giant Slayer and finally preventing the Shinjuku Inferno. The clash allows Aegiomon and the agent to recover Inori from the time-space rift. The three of them, alongside Digimon apostles who were saved by the time loops, head into the final battle against Chronomon, whose soul has now merged with the remains of the Giant Slayer. Although they successfully lay Chronomon to rest, Aegiomon, as Jupitermon, must replace Chronomon as the keeper of time, separating from Inori and creating a new timeline where the Digital World and the real world were never brought together. The agent is tasked by Jupitermon to watch over Inori in the new timeline. In a post-credits scene, Jupitermon and his Digimon apostles form the Olympos XII, vowing to maintain the peace in Illiad. == Reception ==

Pre-release Reviewing a three-hour preview session of Time Stranger, Jess Reyes of GameSpot called it "a promising comeback that I didn't want to stop playing" and cited "older fans who watched Digimon Adventure" as a major target audience. He recommended it to "Pokémon diehards" due to its complexity. Post-release The PlayStation 5 and PC versions of Digimon Story: Time Stranger both received "generally favorable" reviews from critics, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. In Japan, four critics from Famitsu gave the game a total score of 34 out of 40. Sales As of December 12, 2025, Time Stranger has sold over 1 million units. == Notes ==