{"id":379583,"date":"2025-08-28T06:00:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T06:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/379583\/"},"modified":"2025-08-28T06:00:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T06:00:13","slug":"solo-leveling-arise-overdrive-scraps-gacha-for-proper-premium-ps5-release-next-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/379583\/","title":{"rendered":"Solo Leveling: Arise Overdrive Scraps Gacha for Proper, Premium PS5 Release Next Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Solo<\/a><\/p>\n

Solo Leveling: Arise<\/a> is a mobile game inspired by the enormously popular Korean web novel. But the upcoming Solo Leveling: Arise Overdrive<\/a> is a standalone, premium console title coming to the PS5 next year.<\/p>\n

Watch on YouTube<\/strong> <\/a><\/p>\n

Subscribe to Push Square<\/a> on YouTube160k<\/a><\/p>\n

Confused?<\/p>\n

Well, reading between the lines of a Netmarble blog post<\/a>, it sounds like the developer is reworking the original smartphone release to repurpose it as a console game. That means there\u2019ll be no gacha or loot boxes, and everything in the release will be unlockable through gameplay.<\/p>\n

The blog post is pretty long, but it delves into a few headline facts: the controls have been reworked to make for a more satisfying and tactile experience on the DualSense, the visuals have been upgraded to take advantage of Sony\u2019s system, and new features and mechanics have been introduced in order to support the transition from phones to console.<\/p>\n

Development producer Kim Gwang Hoon explained:<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhat we would like to emphasise first and foremost is that Solo Leveling: Arise Overdrive is a full-package game. Rather than relying on randomness when recruiting Hunters or crafting weapons, we\u2019ve designed the game to reward effort and strategy, allowing you to feel a true sense of achievement. All the Hunters, Sung Jinwoo and their weapons, and the joy of progression can be earned and enjoyed entirely through in-game play.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The title will launch on PC from 17th November for $39.99, but the PS5 version will follow in 2026.<\/p>\n

Are you a fan of Solo Leveling \u2013 be it the original web novels, mangas, or anime adaptations? Are you interested in this game adaptation at all? Level up in the comments section below.<\/p>\n

[source slvariseoverdrive.netmarble.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n

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\"Sammy<\/p>\n

As the Editor of Push Square, Sammy has over 15 years of experience analysing the world of PlayStation, from PS3 through PS5 and everything in between. He\u2019s an expert on PS Studios and industry matters, as well as sports games and simulators. He also enjoys RPGs when he has the time to dedicate to them, and is a bit of a gacha whale.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Solo Leveling: Arise is a mobile game inspired by the enormously popular Korean web novel. But the upcoming…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":379584,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[38400,132228,55,132229,53,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-379583","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-technology","8":"tag-announcements","9":"tag-netmarble","10":"tag-ps5","11":"tag-solo-leveling","12":"tag-technology","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115104869765538073","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/379583","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=379583"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/379583\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/379584"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=379583"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=379583"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=379583"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}