Octopath Traveler
2018 role-playing video game
Octopath Traveler is a 2018 role-playing video game developed by Square Enix in collaboration with Acquire. Utilizing an "HD-2D" visual style, the game follows the stories of eight playable characters as they venture through the fantasy world of Orsterra.
The game was released for the Nintendo Switch in July 2018, for Windows in June 2019, for Stadia in April 2020, for Xbox One in March 2021, and for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 in June 2024. It received generally favorable reviews, with praise for its presentation, music, and battle system, while its story received more mixed responses. The game had sold over 3 million copies worldwide by September 2022.
A prequel, Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent, launched for Android and iOS in 2020 in Japan, followed by a worldwide release in 2022. A sequel, Octopath Traveler II, was released in 2023. Octopath Traveler 0, a console adaptation of Champions of the Continent, was released December 4, 2025.
The game was also released for Nintendo Switch 2, alongside its sequel, in July 2026 in Japan, with worldwide release of both games scheduled for October of the same year.
Gameplay
Octopath Traveler features a graphical aesthetic known as "HD-2D", defined by the developers as combining retro Super NES-style character sprites and textures with polygonal environments and high-definition effects.
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