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Giant Squid 🦑🎃 @giantsquidstudios.com · Aug 23

Surf's up Saturday! 🤙

Experience Sword of the Sea the new adventure game from Giant Squid.

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Giant Squid 🦑🎃 @giantsquidstudios.com · Aug 23

Want to be featured on the PlayStation Blog?

📸 Grab your camera and share moments restoring the sea using #PSshare #PSBlog on Instagram or Twitter/X for a chance to be featured.

SUBMIT BY: 11:59 PM PT on August 27, 2025

Sword of the Sea: Share of the Week #PSshare #PSBlog

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MinnMax @minnmax.com · Aug 22

What are you playing this weekend? Here's the MinnMax Discord's Top 10!

1. Sword of The Sea
2. Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
3. Hollow Knight
4. The Rogue Prince of Persia
5. UFO 50
6. Donkey Kong Bananza
7. Lies Of P: Overture
8. Marvel Rivals
9. Merge Maestro
10. Rematch

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Austin Wintory @awintory.bsky.social · Aug 22

This weekend (130pm PST) gonna hang in a Bandcamp listening party to stream SWORD OF THE SEA in case anyone wants to chill with me! Will share stories and BTS stuff and just overall have a nice chill time :)

(it's totally free)
austinwintory.bandcamp.com/merch/sword-...

Sword of the Sea Listening Party from Austin Wintory

Listening Party from Austin Wintory.

austinwintory.bandcamp.com

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Eurogamer @eurogamer.bsky.social · Aug 18

Sword of the Sea knows the power of putting you at the top of a steep hill and showing you the world.

Our review: bit.ly/4fIb9kC

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Matt Nava @mattnava.bsky.social · Aug 21

It was so fun talking to Kate about design ideas behind Sword of the Sea. Thanks so much for letting me geek out about some of my inspirations, and for the thoughtful, kind words about the game. Thanks Kate!

Kate Sánchez @ohmymithrandir.bsky.social · Aug 18

Thanks to @giantsquidstudios.com 's Matt Nava for taking the time to talk with me about Sword of the Sea!

We dive deep on the game's inspirations, mechanics, and design, but the thing that struck me was Nava's goal to leave the world better than he found it with his games:

Giant Squid's Matt Nava Talks Sword of the Sea And Leaving The World Better Than It Was

We spoke with Giant Squid's Creative Director, Matt Nava about Sword of the Sea's unique mechanics, exploration with no map, and more.

butwhytho.net

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Matt Nava @mattnava.bsky.social · Aug 20

Thank you!!! And congrats to Cindy, too, couldn’t have done it without her awesome contribution :)

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Matt Nava @mattnava.bsky.social · Aug 20

Check out this great article about Sword of the Sea! It was an absolute delight to chat with Lewis about the game-we talked about the thoughts behind it, and even about the crazy sand and water shader! Thank you!

Lewis Gordon @lewisgordon.bsky.social · Aug 19

Waxed lyrical about the wonder-filled perspective of Sword of the Sea for @eurogamer.bsky.social.

Also featuring director @mattnava.bsky.social on trippy IRL snowboarding experiences, sumptuous shaders, and going on Caravaggio pilgrimages as a kid.

www.eurogamer.net/video-games-...

Video games and "cathedrals of fire": the eye-widening wonder of Sword of the Sea

Sword of the Sea is a reminder of games' ability to inspire awe like no other medium - just play it for yourself and see.

www.eurogamer.net

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Joel Finney | Sword of the Sea NOW!!! @izzylizard.bsky.social · Aug 20

Best day! So wonderful seeing all the joy and love from our players today. So many thoughts I want to express, but don’t have the words tonight. Thank you for your support and enjoy #SwordOfTheSea !

💖🗡️🏄🌊💖

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Matt Nava @mattnava.bsky.social · Aug 19

Finally- please enjoy Sword of the Sea!

Giant Squid 🦑🎃 @giantsquidstudios.com · Aug 19

From the visionary artist behind #ABZÛ, #ThePathless, and #Journey comes a new adventure:

Sword of the Sea - OUT NOW 🌊

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Austin Wintory @awintory.bsky.social · Aug 19

It's SWORD OF THE SEA launch day! I'm SO happy to be sharing this one at long last! We started work on it 2021 & it's been a major labor of love that whole time. @giantsquidstudios.com @mattnava.bsky.social alway push to make something poignant, artful & unique and I only hope the music follows suit

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Matt Nava @mattnava.bsky.social · Aug 19

Finished making a video game today!

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Giant Squid 🦑🎃 @giantsquidstudios.com · Aug 16

3 Days until Sword of the Sea is out PS5 & PC 🐬

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Eurogamer @eurogamer.bsky.social · Aug 15

Sword of the Sea is an expression of the joy of movement in video games - PS Plus subscribers are in for an absolute treat.

Giant Squid, the developer behind Abzû and The Pathless, talks mindfulness and motion in our preview before it launches next week: www.eurogamer.net/sword-of-the...

Sword of the Sea official screenshot showing the Wraith surfing on their sword through the golden desert and its scenic ruins

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PlayStation @playstation.com · Aug 13

Your PlayStation Plus Game Catalog lineup for August:

🐉 Mortal Kombat 1
🕸️ Marvel’s Spider-Man
🏄 Sword of the Sea
👾 Earth Defense Force 6

…and more, all available Aug 19. Full details: play.st/4mEVt3N

Game library varies over time, country/region and plan. PS Plus is subject to a recurring subscription fee taken automatically until cancellation. Terms apply: play.st/psplus-usageterms

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Giant Squid 🦑🎃 @giantsquidstudios.com · Aug 10

Join the Wraith on a quest to bring life back to a barren world in Sword of the Sea 🌊 Arriving August 19

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Giant Squid 🦑🎃 @giantsquidstudios.com · Aug 5

Launching this month 🛹

#SwordoftheSea
#PlayStation5
#PC

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Giant Squid 🦑🎃 @giantsquidstudios.com · Aug 3

Get ready to surf across glistening emerald waters and uncover stunning secrets with your hoversword.

🏄 Sword of the Sea launches on August 19!

A screenshot from the upcoming game Sword of the Sea showing a vista of sparkling waves tiered into the distance with a pyramid structure standing tall above the rest of the landscape. The Wraith tears across the oceanscape at high speeds while upon a hoversword.

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Matt Nava @mattnava.bsky.social · Jul 30

Watched it last night. Sooo good

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Giant Squid 🦑🎃 @giantsquidstudios.com · Jun 26

Don’t miss this exclusive interview with @mattnava.bsky.social about Sword of the Sea at Summer Game Fest!

Remap Radio @remapradio.bsky.social · Jun 16

Patrick spent a few days in Los Angeles at this year’s Summer Game Fest, and in-between equal parts beer and coffee, he found time to chat with a bunch of game developers at the show about their games (and fascism). remapradio.com/podcasts/epi...

Remap Interviews – Summer Game Fest Interviews (Part 1)

Patrick spent a few days in Los Angeles at this year’s Summer Game Fest, and in-between equal parts beer and coffee, he found time to chat with a bunch of game developers at the show about their games...

remapradio.com

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Giant Squid 🦑🎃 @giantsquidstudios.com · Jun 21

"I expected this studio’s next game to be an engrossing adventure, but I didn’t expect it to rip this hard."

thegamerweb.bsky.social @thegamerweb.bsky.social · Jun 20

16 years of thought-provoking adventures all led to Sword of the Sea.

Tony Hawk's Journey: Giant Squid Is Back With Another Artful Adventure With Sword Of The Sea

16 years of thought-provoking adventures all led to Sword of the Sea.

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Game Informer @gameinformer.com · Jun 13

We went hands-on with Sword of the Sea at Summer Game Fest and came away viscerally refreshed and excited to play Giant Squid's upcoming game when it releases this August. Our impressions: gameinformer.com/preview/2025...

In the middle of a desert with ruins in the background, the Wraith makes a sharp turn on their hovering sword.

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Giant Squid 🦑🎃 @giantsquidstudios.com · Jun 11

Former PlayStation president @yosp-jp.bsky.social hails upcoming PS Plus day-one release Sword of the Sea as their “favorite game”

www.videogamer.com/news/former-...

@mattnava.bsky.social @tinaheartgames.bsky.social

A photograph of Shuhei, Matt Nava, and Tina Kowalewski at the demo for Sword of the Sea at IGN Live.

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Giant Squid 🦑🎃 @giantsquidstudios.com · Jun 6

Join us today for an in-depth look at Sword of the Sea with Creative Director Matt Nava during @dayofthedevs.org: Summer Game Fest Edition 2025.

#SwordoftheSea

Day of the Devs Summer Game Fest Edition Featuring Sword of the Sea

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Joel Finney | Sword of the Sea NOW!!! @izzylizard.bsky.social · Jun 5

There's some more gameplay footage in here 👀

So proud of our team!

#SwordoftheSea

Giant Squid 🦑🎃 @giantsquidstudios.com · Jun 5

Sword of the Sea: Hands-on Report!
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Read the full article here written by Sony Interactive Entertainment's O'Dell Harmon Jr.:
blog.playstation.com/2025/06/05/s...

Sword of the Sea is launching August 19th, 2025.

Sword of the Sea: hands-on report

A spiritual quest to bring the ocean back comes to PlayStation Plus Game Catalog day one on August 19.

blog.playstation.com

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