Stranger Than Heaven Features Optional “Cheats” to Make its Combat Easier

Stranger Than Heaven, the upcoming street-brawler from the makers of Yakuza and Like a Dragon, will feature optional in-game assists to make its challenging new combat system more approachable, developer RGG Studio has confirmed to IGN in an interview conducted at Gamescom Asia x Thailand Game Show 2026 this week. In IGN’s most recent hands-on with the game , my colleague Michael Higham described Stranger Than Heaven’s parry-based combat system as “demanding”, adding that “you really have to pay attention to attack animations not just for timing, but to make the correct call on the direction it's coming from.” This…