With more than 400 unique NPCs, free PS5 pirate adventure Sea of Remnants is shaping up to be one of the most ambitious games ever made — I’ve already played 10 hours, and I can’t get enough

Don’t be fooled by its cutesy-puppet art direction – pirate RPG Sea of Remnants is shaping up to be one of the most ambitious free-to-play games ever made.

Hailing from Identity V developer Joker Studio, it’s centered around the open-world city of Orbtopia, a sprawling privateer metropolis populated by more than 400 unique non-player characters (NPCs). Each is individually named, with their own daily routines that have them doing everything from traveling to the local market to pick up their favorite snacks to enjoying evening drinks in a nearby tavern.

This isn’t all just for show either, as individual NPCs offer dynamic storylines with multiple outcomes to discover. With the right support, a character could establish a successful business – or one that’s doomed to fail thanks to your inaction. Some can be recruited as companions, while you have the freedom to kill others ...