Naraka: Bladepoint goes free-to-play on July 13

NetEase announced at this week’s Naraka Fest event that its PvP action-adventure game Naraka: Bladepoint is not only going free-to-play but is finally coming to PlayStation 5. Both events will occur simultaneously on July 13. The company is also celebrating the game hitting a player-count milestone: 20 million unique players since the game launched in 2021.

Bladepoint originally launched on PC, coming to Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One in 2022. The game is a 60-player melee battle royale, and the PS5 version will be compatible cross-platform.

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Rachel Kaser

Rachel Kaser is a gaming and technology writer for from Dallas, Texas. She's been in the games industry since 2013, writing for various publications, and currently covers news for GamesBeat. Her favorite game is Bayonetta.