Crimson Moon, an action RPG its developer describes as gothic high renaissance and sets in the fallen city of Gildenarch, launches on PlayStation 5 on September 1, the studio announced in a post on the PlayStation Blog.
The game casts players as a Nephilim, a half-human, half-angel warrior tasked with reclaiming the city from a demonic corruption. The studio said it had previously shown the game's melee combat, repeatable hunts and boss encounters, and used the announcement to detail its co-operative mode.
Two-player co-op
Crimson Moon is playable solo, and every hunt can also be run in two-player online co-op. The developer said encounters scale dynamically between the solo and two-player configurations, so difficulty is maintained either way.
Co-op partners share a communal life pool across a hunt. A downed player can be revived, but each death moves the pair closer to failing the run.
The studio said co-operative play extends to coordinating the game's Weapon Arts and to pairing different character builds against its larger boss encounters.
Editions and pricing
The standard edition is priced at $19.99 and Crimson Moon: Deluxe Edition at $29.99. The Deluxe Edition adds a Ceremonial Armor Set, a weapon called the Axe of the Gods, and access to a post-launch content expansion. A $10 Deluxe Edition Upgrade will let standard-edition owners add that content later.
The developer said every PlayStation player will receive the Sonai Magistrate Armor Set at launch, regardless of which edition they buy.
On PlayStation 5 Pro, the game carries native support for upgraded PSSR, which the studio said delivers a sharper image as players move through the streets of Gildenarch.
The post describes progression running from a starting area called Sanctus Clypeus through Gildenarch's increasingly dangerous Wards to a final encounter with the Dead Gods, with new gear and build options found along the way.
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