{"id":9441,"date":"2026-09-07T10:21:47","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T02:21:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/daba-land-of-water-scar-ps5-spring-2027\/"},"modified":"2026-09-07T10:21:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T02:21:47","slug":"daba-land-of-water-scar-ps5-spring-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/daba-land-of-water-scar-ps5-spring-2027\/","title":{"rendered":"Daba: Land of Water Scar Gets Spring 2027 PS5 Window"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Shanghai-based studio called Dark Star just got the full backing of Sony Interactive Entertainment \u2014 and their debut title <strong>Daba: Land of Water Scar<\/strong> now has a Spring 2027 launch window for PS5 and PC via Steam. The announcement came at PlayStation&#8217;s September State of Play, where the game returned with the clearest look yet at its combat, its mythology-drenched world, and the haunting figure at the centre of it all.<\/p>\n<h2>What Is Daba: Land of Water Scar?<\/h2>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/daba-land-water-scar-characters.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Daba: Land of Water Scar \u2014 character art showing Adan and a companion\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Dark Star \/ PlayStation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Daba is an action RPG built around a dying world where the Sky-Pillars have collapsed and a creeping Purple Plague is consuming what little remains. You play as Adan, described as &#8220;a Clayman who should not have awakened&#8221; \u2014 a puppet of clay that has inexplicably become human, traversing ruined snowfields and desolate deserts to unravel the truth of who, or what, they are.<\/p>\n<p>The mythology draws heavily on ancient Chinese imagery: towering ruins that read like collapsed ceremonial architecture, divine fragments scattered across the land, and enemies that look lifted straight from classical ink-painting nightmares. The aesthetic sets Daba apart sharply from the European-medieval default of most Souls-adjacent games.<\/p>\n<p>Sony describes the core loop as demanding third-person melee combat with a Soulslike DNA \u2014 expect punishing encounters, deliberate pacing, and a world that does not hold your hand. The official tagline spells out the moral weight: <em>&#8220;God, savior, or destroyer. Choose, and pay the price.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Watch the State of Play Trailer<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"gt-video\">\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YBTN74SHUnk\" title=\"Daba: Land of Water Scar - Official Trailer | PS5 Games\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;\" allow=\"accelerometer;clipboard-write;encrypted-media;gyroscope;picture-in-picture;web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><figcaption>Daba: Land of Water Scar &#8211; Official Trailer | PS5 Games \u2014 via PlayStation on YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Combat, Bosses, and a World That Wants You Dead<\/h2>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/daba-land-water-scar-boss-combat.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Daba: Land of Water Scar boss encounter with a chained divine creature\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Dark Star \/ PlayStation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The State of Play trailer showed off combat against a range of enemies, including several large boss-type encounters where corrupted divine beings tower over Adan. The visual design of these fights \u2014 golden chains, spinning ritual pillars, glowing eldritch shapes \u2014 leans hard into the Chinese mythological canon in a way that feels genuinely fresh rather than surface-level dressing.<\/p>\n<p>Weapons confirmed so far include dual curved swords and a two-handed cudgel, suggesting multiple build paths. The game frames combat not just as survival but as a moral reckoning: each battle brings Adan closer to answers about the world&#8217;s collapse and their own unnatural existence.<\/p>\n<h2>The PlayStation China Hero Project and What It Means<\/h2>\n<p>Daba is part of Sony&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.playstation.com\/en-sg\/china-hero-project\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PlayStation China Hero Project<\/a>, a mentoring and publishing initiative launched in 2016 to help China-based studios bring their games to a global audience. With Sony now confirmed as publisher, Daba will receive a full worldwide launch \u2014 meaning Singapore PS5 players can expect the same release day as the West.<\/p>\n<p>For Singapore gamers, the China Hero Project has delivered several notable titles over the years. Daba looks to be one of its most ambitious entries yet, with production values that sit comfortably alongside major Japanese and Western Souls-like releases. The game also comes to PC via Steam, so it is not locked to PlayStation hardware.<\/p>\n<p>No SGD pricing has been confirmed yet. Spring 2027 puts it ahead of the traditionally busy holiday window \u2014 the same broad release band as several other high-profile 2027 titles. <a href=\"\/blog\/category\/game-news\/\">Follow our game news coverage<\/a> for updates as more details emerge closer to launch.<\/p>\n<p><!--GT-SCOUT source=\"Web (English)\" theme=\"Video games\" flags=\"SGD price to be confirmed; exact Spring 2027 date to be confirmed; only 3 images available (trailer download blocked)\"--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sony&#8217;s PlayStation China Hero Project backs Dark Star&#8217;s Daba: Land of Water Scar \u2014 a Souls-like action RPG steeped in Chinese myth, coming to PS5 and PC in Spring 2027.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":9438,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[30],"tags":[94,71,64],"class_list":["post-9441","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-action-rpg","tag-playstation","tag-ps5"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/daba-land-water-scar-key-art-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1440&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p13AlF-2sh","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9217,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/konami-rev-noir-rhapsody-in-scarlet-2027-state-of-play\/","url_meta":{"origin":9441,"position":0},"title":"Konami Unveils Rev. NOiR and Rhapsody in Scarlet for 2027","date":"September 4, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Konami announced two brand-new PS5 RPGs at State of Play September 2026: the dark JRPG Rev. NOiR and the jazz-age action-RPG Rhapsody in Scarlet, both launching in 2027 for PS5, Xbox Series, and PC.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Game News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ris_kv.webp?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":8770,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/turok-origins-spring-2027-gamescom-extended-trailer\/","url_meta":{"origin":9441,"position":1},"title":"Turok: Origins \u2014 Dinosaur Hunting Returns in Spring 2027","date":"August 28, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Saber Interactive's Turok: Origins extended story trailer drops after Gamescom 2026. Co-op dinosaur hunting in the Lost Lands, coming Spring 2027 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2 and PC.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Game News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/turok-origins-archer-vs-dinosaurs.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3303,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/playstation-state-of-play-june-2026-biggest-reveals\/","url_meta":{"origin":9441,"position":2},"title":"PlayStation State of Play June 2026: God of War Laufey, Wolverine &#038; the Fall Hits You Need to Know","date":"June 4, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Sony's State of Play dropped a new God of War with Faye as hero, a Wolverine launch date, Onimusha's September release and more. Your Singapore PS5 guide.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Game News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sop-june-2026-hero.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":8831,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/son-of-thanjai-spring-2027-chola-empire-rpg-ps5-xbox-game-pass\/","url_meta":{"origin":9441,"position":3},"title":"Son of Thanjai \u2014 Chola Empire RPG Gets Spring 2027 Date on PS5, Xbox &#038; Game Pass","date":"August 28, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Ayelet Studio's cinematic Chola Empire action-RPG Son of Thanjai is headed to PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC, and Game Pass in Spring 2027 \u2014 and it could be the most culturally significant action-adventure reveal of Gamescom 2026.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Game News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/son-of-thanjai-key-art.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":9278,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/until-dawn-2-ps5-january-2027-launch-date\/","url_meta":{"origin":9441,"position":4},"title":"Until Dawn 2 Launches 28 January 2027 on PS5 \u2014 Dead True&#8217;s Pacific Horror Begins","date":"September 4, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Until Dawn 2 launches on PS5 on 28 January 2027. Firesprite's horror sequel follows the Dead True ghost-hunting crew to Akishima Island, a South Pacific paradise with centuries-old secrets. Pre-orders open 10 September.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Game News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/until-dawn-2-key-art.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3334,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/final-fantasy-vii-revelation\/","url_meta":{"origin":9441,"position":5},"title":"Final Fantasy VII Revelation: Spring 2027 on All Platforms","date":"June 6, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Final Fantasy VII Revelation lands Spring 2027 on PS5, Switch 2, Xbox & PC simultaneously \u2014 no exclusivity. Singapore's guide to the FF7 Remake finale.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Game News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"Final Fantasy VII Revelation key art \u2014 Spring 2027","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ff7-revelation-key.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9441"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9441"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9441\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9438"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9441"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9441"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9441"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}