Bandai Namco and Dimps have announced Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream, the first large-scale multiplayer game in the Sword Art Online franchise. The game is coming to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam.
Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris previously served as the “culmination” of the game series, but a new chapter begins in Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream. In this new game, a new system is added to Alfheim Online, but a severe error causes all worlds and timelines to collide. This situation creates a new setting for Kirito and the other players, as departed characters return and new factions are forged.
Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream Closed Beta Test
Before the game’s launch, Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream closed beta test will be held from March 11 to March 17. Players will be able to try out some of the game’s content, which includes up to 20-player online missions. Moreover, registration for the closed beta test is now live on the game’s official website until March 4.
Check out the announcement trailer and screenshot gallery below.
Lastly, here’s an overview of the game, courtesy of Bandai Namco:
Beyond memories, time, and space
In this online co-op action game, enter a distorted version of the Sword Art Online world.
Pick your role in the form of favorite Sword Art Online characters and team up with 20 players for raids to defeat powerful enemies.
Key Features
- Time and space, displaced – Galaxia, a new system allowing players to relive the past, has been added to Alfheim Online; however, Galaxia spins out of control causing players from all over time and space to be displaced! To set the timeline back on track, Kirito must work with fallen friends…and foes.
- Choose your character and join the fight – Each with their own specific role on the battlefield, SAO characters from various arcs are gathered to fight. Team up with a total of 20 players from around the world in 1 of 5 parties comprised of 4 players each for multiplayer co-op action!
- Defeat high difficulty bosses in Raids – True to the Sword Art Online series, join a raid party and prepare for a fight with high difficulty bosses together! How you prepare for the fight is the key to victory!
