New Kena game “Scars of Kosmora” announced: Platforms, release timeline and more

Kena Scars of Cosmora

• Kena: Scars of Kosmora launches in 2026 on PS5 and PC
• The sequel features an older, skilled Kena as Spirit Guide
• New combat skills and elemental gameplay are introduced

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Developer Ember Labs recently announced a new Kena game called “Kena: Scars of Kosmora” during Sony’s State of Play event. Scheduled to launch in 2026 on PS5 and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store, Kena: Scars of Kosmora is a third-person action-adventure role-playing game and the direct sequel to 2021’s Kena: Bridge of Spirits. Kosmora is a fictional island in the game world, where the new Kena storyline is set.

The new Kena game is built around the idea of an older and more experienced Kena who could also use her skills as a Spirit Guide to help the living, not just the deceased. Hence, Kena: Scars of Kosmora features an older Kena who is now famous as a Spirit Guide. Looking for answers to her affliction, Kena travels to the mysterious island of Kosmora.

Kena Scars of Kosmora: A dangerous encounter

Kosmora is a melting pot of various cultures and regions, and is also full of secrets. Upon reaching the island, Kena is confronted by a powerful spirit who breaks her precious staff. As a Spirit Guide, Kena used her staff to help and commune with spirits, but her staff was also the one keeping her alive. To survive, Kena will have to learn “Kosmora’s forgotten form of Spirit Guiding, which uses Alchemy to manipulate the power of the elements”, noted the developers.

Kena Scars of Kosmora: The elemental spirit companions

Kena: Scars of Kosmora features the much-loved elemental spirit companions, an intrinsic part of the game world. Each spirit is connected to other spirits that exist in the game world. Your elemental spirit companions will travel and grow with you and unlock new powers over time. For now, the developers have only revealed one Spirit, but more will be revealed later.

Kena Scars of Kosmora: New combat skills and elemental gameplay

Since Kena: Scars of Kosmora features an older, more adept Kena, the developers have aimed at making players feel like "she has grown in skill and capability". The sequel game adds new combat skills for Kena. The third-person Kena RPG also adds a new elemental gameplay to add strategy and depth when dealing with the threats of Kosmora.