Back in 2021, the indie developer Midgar Studio released its first title, a JRPG called Edge of Eternity—a game I helped crowdfund (full disclosure). Now, the team, along with Nacon, is preparing to bring more JRPG goodness with a follow-up titled Edge of Memories, and the game has some major firepower attached to it. Alongside the Midgar Studio team, industry veterans such as Yasunori Mitsuda (Chrono Trigger), Emi Evans (Nier), Raita Kazama (Xenoblade Chronicles), and Mitsuru Yokoyama (Final Fantasy XV) will be lending their talents to this sequel.
For those who played Edge of Eternity, Edge of Memories brings several major changes. The art direction has been reimagined, and the game now features real-time battles instead of the turn-based combat from the first game.
The Corrosion, a plague of unparalleled proportions, has already ravaged the continent of Astrya. On the other side of the world, the continent of Avaris and its nomadic peoples—so far spared from the horrors of this abomination—now stand on the brink of extinction. Eline, an itinerant Soul Whisperer, relentlessly battles the force that transforms the once-thriving fauna, flora, and humans of this lush land into grotesque abominations. Following a mysterious encounter, a dark power awakens within her—one that may hold the key to ending this apocalypse: the ability to control the Corrosion within her own body.
But saving a doomed world is no easy task. With the help of Ysoris, her unlikely mentor, and Kanta, the shaman prince of a lost tribe, Eline must overcome formidable adversaries standing in her way.
Based on the game’s Steam page, Edge of Memories appears to take place in the same world as the first game, Heryon. The Corrosion, originally unleashed by invaders seeking to reduce the world to nothing, is still spreading, affecting even more Heryon. This is where the new story unfolds.
Edge of Memories is currently in development for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC, with a release window of Q4 2025.
You can wishlist Edge of Memories on Steam right now.
