Digimon Story Time Stranger, Media.Vision's RPG, a sourced analysis
Digimon Story Time Stranger is a turn-based RPG developed by Media.Vision and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. A summary of official information and two reviews of the PS5 version; this is not a hands-on TricknFix review.
Game trailer
Saving the world across time
Released on 3 October 2025 on PS5 according to the French PlayStation Store and on 2 October 2025 on PC according to Steam, Digimon Story Time Stranger follows the Cyber Sleuth games. Players control an agent who travels through time to stop a catastrophe affecting the digital world. The core of the game is still collecting, raising and digivolving hundreds of Digimon, with turn-based battles.
What the press says
On PS5, Push Square (6/10) praises fantastic monster taming, an addictive digivolution system, a beautiful Digital World and hundreds of unique Digimon, but criticises frustratingly linear design, dull characters, flat localisation, basic side quests, tedious boss battles and a 30fps cap with frequent drops. PlayStation Universe (9.5/10) calls it a must-play for fans, thanks to deep combat, an addictive digivolution system, a compelling time-travel story and helpful quality-of-life features such as auto-battling.
Editions and prices
Checked on 12 November 2026: on the PlayStation Store the game costs €69.99, the Deluxe Edition €99.99 and the Ultimate Edition €119.99, with no sale. On Steam the game costs €69.99 with no sale. Costume packs, music packs and the season pass (add-on content) are not counted here.
Who is it for?
Digimon fans and lovers of monster-raising RPGs. Players looking for open exploration or a smooth frame rate may be disappointed.
Press average
The score block above shows the press average calculated from original reviews of the PS5 version, checked on 12 November 2026: Push Square 6/10 and PlayStation Universe 9.5/10. Each score is converted to /20 and averaged with equal weight. The two verdicts are far apart. This summary is not a hands-on review.
What to know
An excellent Digimon-raising system that splits critics over its linearity and technical issues.
Strengths
- Fantastic monster taming, says Push Square.
- An addictive digivolution system, says Push Square.
- A beautiful Digital World and hundreds of unique Digimon, says Push Square.
- Deep combat and a compelling time-travel story, says PlayStation Universe.
- Helpful quality-of-life features such as auto-battling, says PlayStation Universe.
Things to consider
- Frustratingly linear design, says Push Square.
- Dull characters and flat localisation, says Push Square.
- Basic side quests and tedious boss battles, says Push Square.
- A 30fps cap with frequent frame rate drops, says Push Square.
Sources and credits
- PlayStation — page officielle du jeu ↗
- PlayStation Store France — Digimon Story Time Stranger (PS5), consulté le 12/11/2026 ↗
- PlayStation Store France — Édition Deluxe ↗
- PlayStation Store France — Édition Ultimate ↗
- Steam — Digimon Story Time Stranger (PC), consulté le 12/11/2026 ↗
- Push Square — test PS5 (PS5 Pro), 01/10/2025 ↗
- PlayStation Universe — test PS5, 01/10/2025 ↗
- Bande-annonce de lancement officielle (YouTube, chaîne PlayStation) ↗
- Cover image source ↗
Game gallery
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Game details
- Developer
- Media.Vision
- Publisher
- Bandai Namco Entertainment
- Release
- Oct 3, 2025
- Genres
- RPG
- Game website
- Official website ↗
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