{"rewrite":{"id":"r_4ff719242a820980836d719f","clusterId":"c_63d670b9c7e094b9d6db13c4","slug":"exodus-sets-april-7-2027-release-for-pc-ps5-and-xbox-series-x-s","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"EXODUS Sets April 7, 2027 Release for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S","summary":"Wizards of the Coast will release EXODUS, an action RPG by Archetype Entertainment, on April 7, 2027, with a Japanese release on April 8 and support for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. At Tokyo Game Show 2026, Automaton played a mid-game infiltration mission on the space station Cons and interviewed the developers, who said they are ready to make players suffer.","whyItMatters":"Archetype, a studio of former BioWare developers, is pitching a Mass Effect-style third-person shooter built around time dilation, so the demo's mid-game mission and the developers' comments about making players suffer are the first concrete read on how the studio's space opera design is landing.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe demo began a few hours into the story, on a job to infiltrate the space station Cons, which was already under attack by the armed group the Zealots. Two companions joined the run: Suliman, a nihilistic spy, and Elise, who pilots mech armor and fires missile barrages.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArchetype is made up of former BioWare developers who worked on Mass Effect. The game\u0026#39;s central theme is time dilation, where a crew member may spend a year aboard a near-light-speed starship while decades pass at home. The protagonist, Jun Aslan, leaves the colony Lidon, which is threatened by a virus called the Rot, to travel space and use a multifunctional artifact called the Gauntlet for both puzzles and combat.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"EXODUS lands April 7, 2027 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, with a Japanese release on April 8. Automaton played a mid-game mission on the station Cons at Tokyo Game Show 2026 and spoke with the Archetype Entertainment developers.","twitterPost":"EXODUS releases April 7, 2027 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, with a Japanese release on April 8. Automaton played a mid-game infiltration mission at Tokyo Game Show 2026 and interviewed the Archetype Entertainment developers.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Wizards of the Coast has set EXODUS for April 7, 2027 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, with a Japanese release on April 8. Automaton played a mid-game mission on the station Cons at Tokyo Game Show 2026 and interviewed the Archetype Entertainment team, which is staffed by former BioWare developers. The game's hook is time dilation: return from a near-light-speed voyage and the people you left behind have aged past you.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/reportjp/exodus-20260928-470433/\",\"title\":\"Highly Anticipated Space RPG 'EXODUS' Devs Are \\\"Ready to Make Players Suffer\\\"; When a 'Mass Effect' Fan Tried It, They Were Immediately Stumped by an \\\"Ultimate Choice\\\"\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4678,"outputTokens":703,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791156562,"createdAt":"2026-10-04T23:24:32.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-04T23:28:20.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-04T23:28:20.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_63d670b9c7e094b9d6db13c4","canonicalTitle":"注目の宇宙RPG『EXODUS』開発者は“プレイヤーを悩ませる気満々”。『Mass Effect』ファンが試遊したら、さっそく「究極の選択」で頭を抱えた","representativeArticleId":"a_c8b001f70dce0271623e1b64","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"EXODUS\",\"Mass Effect\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"review\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-28T14:43:09.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-28T14:43:09.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-04T23:28:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/reportjp/exodus-20260928-470433/","title":"注目の宇宙RPG『EXODUS』開発者は“プレイヤーを悩ませる気満々”。『Mass Effect』ファンが試遊したら、さっそく「究極の選択」で頭を抱えた"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["EXODUS","Mass Effect"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"review","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}