Whereas Expedition 33 has us all hyped about turn-based RPGs, one of many style’s current greats is getting a giant, free DLC subsequent month – Destructoid Players Area

As a long-time fan of turn-based RPGs, it’s been superb to see Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and its devs get all kinds of reward. And now, I hope that reward can flip into extra success for the style, and right here is an early likelihood for it to take action for one in every of its current greatest titles.

Introduced this morning, Throes of the Watchmaker is a free DLC growth for the 2023 RPG Sea of Stars, that includes over eight hours of latest areas, enemies, bosses, puzzles, and extra, like new playable lessons for current characters and a brand new playable character named Arty.

To place it plainly, Sea of Stars is a sport that deserves your consideration, very like Expedition 33. As many players have had a “wait, I like this” second with the sport after pondering they weren’t followers of turn-based RPGs, I believe that Sea of Stars is one other one that ought to get the identical open-mindedness.

The similarities between Expedition 33 and Sea of Stars are fairly cool. Each are turn-based RPGs from small studios, each put a twist on the fight by including timing and parrying, and each are priced decrease than they in all probability must be (Expedition 33 is $49.99 and Sea of Stars is $34.99).

Whereas Expedition 33 has made waves for being such a stellar sport within the style, and rightfully so, there hasn’t been a scarcity of actually sturdy turn-based RPGs in recent times. Sea of Stars was one in every of my favorites that I performed for a handful of hours after it launched, however I ended up within the hospital for a number of weeks not lengthy after that and have by no means discovered the time to return and play it once more. Hopefully, this DLC modifications that.

Sea of Stars contains a beautiful retro aesthetic to associate with its turn-based battles, and it even has three-player sofa co-op, which appears fairly remarkable lately. All of it makes for a really fascinating prospect.

Throes of the Watchmaker is endgame content material, so that you gained’t be capable to play it immediately for those who choose up Sea of Stars now, however it’s more than likely going to be a worthwhile funding. Whereas its retro graphics could flip others away, particularly contemplating how enticing Expedition 33’s beautiful AAA visuals are by comparability, I don’t assume it ought to. Give it an opportunity and you might discover one other favourite.

Sea of Stars is at present on sale on Xbox, however it’s additionally included with Recreation Go (and obtainable on Steam and PS5 as nicely), so there’s nothing to lose on the subject of giving it a shot. Throes of the Watchmaker launches on Could 20.