Overview
- Number of Players
- 1 (Single Player)
- Genre
- Release Date
PlayStation 5
18th Oct 2024
18th Oct 2024
- Also Available On
- Series
- Tags
- Controller Support
- Official Site
- bandainamcoent.com
Reviews
Review Unknown 9: Awakening (PS5) - Brand New IP Shows Plenty of Promise
Step into the Unknown
Unknown 9: Awakening is the debut game from studio Reflector Entertainment but not the first entry into the Unknown universe; so far there are novels, comics, and even a dramatised podcast. Thankfully, Awakening is a standalone experience and so you don’t need to delve into any of the other cross-media releases to understand...
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Unknown 9: Awakening News
News Unknown 9: Awakening Dev Reflector Entertainment Confirms Round of Layoffs
18% of staff impacted
The Bandai Namco-published Unknown 9: Awakening was released last month on PS5 and PS4, and as is sadly commonplace these days, developer Reflector Entertainment has since confirmed a round of layoffs. The decisions will affect 18% of employees "who aren’t assigned to roles that our active projects require". The news broke...
News Unknown 9: Awakening's Release Date Now Known to Be October on PS5, PS4
Unknown not unknown anymore
Bandai Namco has announced a release date for its upcoming action adventure, Unknown 9: Awakening. This game, a big part of an ambitious cross-media series, will come to PS5 and PS4 on 18th October, 2024. Alongside the release date news comes the above new trailer, which starts live action (featuring the lead character's...
News Unknown 9: Awakening Steps Up with New Gameplay Walkthrough Trailer
Less unknown now
Bandai Namco has released new gameplay footage of the upcoming action adventure title, Unknown 9: Awakening. In it, you get to see about eight minutes of the game, with an emphasis on combat and stealth encounters. The main hook is that lead character Haroona has the ability to "step" — a power that lets her temporarily...
Preview Unknown 9: Awakening Shows Real Promise, Once the Story's Out of the Way
Stepping up
As we entered the furthest corner of Bandai Namco's space at Summer Game Fest Play Days, we were introduced to the world of Unknown 9, a multimedia story spanning comics, novels, podcasts, and soon, a video game. It's a super ambitious project, and admirable effort has gone into building this intriguing universe, but it's once all the...
News The Witcher's Anya Chalotra Is Haroona in Unknown 9: Awakening on PS5, PS4
Here's a first glimpse of the gameplay
An all-new trailer for Unknown 9: Awakening, the first entry in a cross-media franchise from Reflector, has given us our first proper glimpse of protagonist Haroona, portrayed here by The Witcher’s Anya Chalotra. The game’s due out on PS5 and PS4 this summer, which brings to an end a tumultuous development...
Interview PS5 Game Unknown 9: Awakening Explains Its Transmedia Approach
And what makes next-gen so exciting
PlayStation 5 game Unknown 9: Awakening was one of the very few new game announcements to come out of the recent Gamescom Opening Night Live 2020, and given its commitment to next-gen exclusivity, we were eager to learn more about this mysterious project. The fact that this is more than just a PS5 title is already...
News Unknown 9: Awakening Is More Than Just a PS5 Game
Podcasts, novels, and comic books
New game reveals were very few and far between at Gamescom Opening Night Live, but Unknown 9: Awakening just so happened to be one of them. The announcement trailer certainly kept its cards to its chest though, so you might still be wondering what this PlayStation 5 game is all about. Thankfully, developer Reflector...
News Who Knows What Unknown 9: Awakening on PS5 Could Be About
Manipulate the unseen
Gamescom Opening Night Live played host to one or two next-generation projects, and Unknown 9: Awakening just so happened to be one of them. What's it actually about, however? We couldn't really tell you. The girl in the trailer seems to have some sort of special power and she uses it to get one over the bullies. That's cool...
Previews
Preview Unknown 9 Awakening Plays Like a Long Lost PS3 Remaster on PS5, PS4
Invasion of the body hopper
Unknown 9 Awakening feels like a remastered PS3 game, and we mean that in the nicest possible way. This cross-media debut from Montreal-based studio Reflector is part of a wider push into comics, books, and more. But its largely linear level design and small-scale combat skirmishes feel like they were designed over a...
Preview Unknown 9: Awakening Shows Real Promise, Once the Story's Out of the Way
Stepping up
As we entered the furthest corner of Bandai Namco's space at Summer Game Fest Play Days, we were introduced to the world of Unknown 9, a multimedia story spanning comics, novels, podcasts, and soon, a video game. It's a super ambitious project, and admirable effort has gone into building this intriguing universe, but it's once all the...
About The Game
Delve into the mysterious world of the Unknown 9, and uncover mysteries hidden in plain sight.
You are Haroona, a Quaestor born with the ability to venture into a mysterious dimension that overlaps our own, known only as the Fold. On her quest for powerful hidden knowledge, Haroona will learn to master her unique connection to the Fold, which allows her to channel its powers into our world... But such power does not go unnoticed and Haroona quickly becomes the target of a splinter faction calling themselves the Ascendants, who want to use the Fold to alter the course of human history.
Become Haroona - Play as a young and courageous woman who has the ability to dive into and channel powers from a parallel dimension known as the Fold.
Master the Fold - Leverage your mastery of the Fold and choose your own playstyle. Step into your enemies to control them, dodge bullets, vanish in plain sight, hurl Umbric energy at your opponents, and more.
Journey across the world - From the sands of Mauritania and perilous Indian jungles to the gothic landscapes of 19th century Portugal, discover some of the most mysterious locations the world has to offer.
Discover the Unknown 9 universe - Unknown 9: Awakening lies at the heart of intertwining stories, unfolding through a multitude of Unknown 9 products whose events and characters make up a much larger Storyworld.
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