Stellar Blade: Walkthrough & Boss Guide

This is a short overview of Stellar Blade's story, combat basics and boss list, not a full walkthrough. Boss order and locations are taken from the GGRecon and Dexerto lists, which differ slightly, so treat the order as approximate. Plot and release facts follow Wikipedia and combat basics follow the official PlayStation guide.

Stellar Blade released on PlayStation 5 on 26 April 2024 and on Windows on 11 June 2025.

In the 22nd century the Naytibas drove humanity from Earth. The Colony, led by Mother Sphere, sends squads to retake the planet. Eve, of the 7th Airborne Squad, is the sole survivor of her squad's failed mission. She teams up with Adam and Lily, helps the last human city, Xion, and gathers Alpha Cores to build a Master Core. Eve learns that she and others are Andro-Eidos, synthetic humans, and that the Naytibas are former humans.

The official guide says to hold L1 just before a hit lands for a Perfect Parry, which negates the damage and can stagger the enemy. A last-second tap of Circle triggers a Perfect Dodge. Blink is separate: it works only against Fatal Attacks that cannot be blocked. Lean the left stick toward the enemy and press Circle as the attack is about to hit, and Eve teleports behind the enemy.

Per Wikipedia, the Beta Gauge fills through successful parries and evades and enables piercing super armour and combo interrupts. The Burst Gauge fills through parries and combos and powers buffs and strong attacks. The official guide notes that Beta Skills are special attacks used by holding L1 and pressing a face button.

GGRecon lists Brute (the tutorial boss), Abaddon (the first main boss), Corrupter, Gigas (the first Alpha Naytiba), the Maelstrom, Stalker, Juggernaut, Tachy (the second Alpha Naytiba), Belial, Karakuri, Democrawler, the Unidentified Naytiba, Raven and Adam (the Elder Naytiba, the final boss depending on your ending). Dexerto adds Providence, fought in the Nest in the other ending path. Dexerto places Belial in the Space Complex and Raven in the Desert.

Adam is revealed as the Elder Naytiba and Raphael Marks, the creator of Mother Sphere. He offers Eve a fusion with him. Refusing leads to a battle in which Adam dies. Accepting makes Eve a Naytiba and Andro-Eidos hybrid, and Lily's fate depends on their relationship (Wikipedia).

Wikipedia lists a PS5 Pro enhancement update on 22 October 2024, photo mode with the NieR: Automata collaboration DLC on 19 November 2024, and a free Christmas update on 17 December 2024.