Sony's Lost Soul Aside Was Rough at Launch, But Another Impressive PS5 Patch Is Out Now

Lost Soul Aside probably ended up being one of our biggest disappointments of 2025, but it's great to see developer UltiZero Games sticking with the Sony-published title well after release.

The studio's just dropped another major patch — by our count, the fifth of its kind — adding a slew of new and improved content alongside some fairly meaningful tweaks. Version 1.103 is available to download now on PS5.

Key additions include a scoring system for the game's easy difficulty, and a new accessory that, when equipped, makes the game harder. Some slick cosmetics have been added, too.

A bunch of gameplay balance adjustments have been made as well: the Poleblade has been handed a flat 15% damage buff, and a couple of particularly frustrating platforming puzzles have been toned down.

But there's one really interesting improvement listed towards the bottom of the patch notes. Apparently, "optimisations" have been made to enemy hit animations to "enhance the feeling of impact".

Given that so many attacks tend to lack impact — a popular criticism of the game — this could be a surprisingly big deal.

Anyway, here are the patch notes in full:

Lost Soul Aside Patch 1.103 Patch Notes

PS5 & PC

New Content and Features：

• Added "Draconic" series appearances: includes Kaser appearance, Fusion Blast appearance, and corresponding weapon appearances.

  - Kaser appearance can be purchased at Liana's Shop, with the Fusion Blast appearance and "Glory" form appearance available for purchase after completing the first playthrough.
  - Corresponding weapon appearances can be crafted at Liana's Workshop using Phantom Cards.

• Introduced Liana's "Meow" series appearances, available for purchase at Liana's Shop or crafted at Liana's Workshop using Phantom Cards.
• Added five types of weapon accessory effect appearances, which can be crafted at Liana's Workshop using Phantom Cards.
• Fusion Blast appearance now supports individual change: the "Metamorphosis" (Fusion Merge white-haired appearance) will be unlocked after completing the first playthrough.
• Introduced controller D-pad weapon switch functionality: this operation mode can be adjusted in "Options - Controls - Weapon Switch."
• Increased Auto-Save slot limit, allowing up to the lastest six auto-saves.
• Added a scoring system to story mode: includes combat ratings and chapter settlement screens.
• Added enemy name display: elite enemies and bosses will now display their names.
• Introduced high-difficulty accessory: "Pact of Arrogance" can be purchased at Liana's Shop, increasing game difficulty when equipped.

Optimizations:

• Optimized Bag and Storage capacity logic: item limits (for selling and crafting) now calculate as the total number allowed in "Bag" and "Storage."
• Optimized Morph icon display: new icons for morphed weapons and weapon accessories, clearly showing their morphed appearance.
• Introduced dialogue skipping feature: allows players to hold to skip dialogue during standing conversations.
• Added rewards of Healing Potions for defeating elite enemies.
• Increased the purchase limit of Phantom Cards at Liana's Shop to 300.
• Optimized the mini-game in Buckhorn Palace where Arena collects balls; now you can dash by pressing the dodge button.
• Reduced the difficulty of the rotating laser platforming section in the Entropis Dimension in Hard mode, adjusting the countdown duration.
• Disabled camera buffering when entering aiming mode with the Poleblade while locked on, enhancing battle rhythm.
• Increased Poleblade attack damage by 15%.
• Improved the interaction experience when entering and exiting Liana’s Preparation menu.
• Refined consistency in Upgrades descriptions, adding clarifications on the prerequisites for Sync Finishers after using all weapons.
• Voidrax Pathfinder can now assist with the totem puzzle at the entrance of the Fourtides Coliseum.
• Enhanced guidance within the maze of the Hall of Wisdom in the Royal Court of Frosthold.
• Optimized the laser trap layout during the chase battle with the White Dragon.
• Optimized monster hit animations to enhance the feeling of impact.
• Optimized lighting, animation, and sound issues in certain cutscenes.
• Pre-recorded video cutscenes have now been replaced with 60FPS versions.

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed an issue where a small number of tutorial entries remained locked and the Sword appearance "Spark of Justice" was not granted properly when choosing "Skip Prologue."
• Fixed a problem in SkyMirror Lake where the lower half of the document "Gethya" could be missing due to a specific sequence of actions after unlocking the three stone monuments.
• Fixed an issue on PS5 where, after customizing button settings, there was a chance that game controls would malfunction when re-customizing buttons.
• Fixed a game crash issue when entering Challenge Mode teaching room right after a new game Story Mode save.
• Fixed a minor issue in Buckhorn Palace where the scene might not load completely under certain conditions.
• Fixed a potential damage loss issue when using Sync Finisher in Fusion Blast state.
• Fixed an issue where pressing R2 during the charging phase of the Greatsword would interrupt the charge.
• Fixed UI stuttering when switching weapons after Backstep Reap with the Scythe, preventing a connection to subsequent attacks.
• Fixed UI stuttering when quickly switching weapons, preventing Burst Pursuit from being executed.
• Fixed a rare issue where enemies would not disappear properly after death.
• Fixed an interaction state issue before the Torch battle in story mode, which occasionally did not terminate properly.
• Fixed a problem during the Squall fight in story mode where the character could land outside the battle area during phase transitions.
• Fixed an issue in the Buckhorn Spirit-Dragon fight during Boss Rush where the enemy could fall out of bounds after perfectly blocking certain skills.
• Fixed an issue where Kaser’s appearance "Ocean's Embrace" could display incorrectly in cutscenes.
• Fixed fabric and collision problems with Kaser’s appearances "Origin" and "Primal Light."
• Other miscellaneous bug fixes.

Again, this is Lost Soul Aside's fifth major update, and it goes without saying that the game's in a much improved state at this point. Indeed, many of the criticisms we brought up in our Lost Soul Aside PS5 review simply don't hold up anymore — and that's a surefire sign of progress.

Might you dive back into Lost Soul Aside? Have you given it a shot since its launch last year? Don't drop your combo in the comments section below.