XD Games Launches Etheria: Restart SS6.4 Season
The Eidolon Scourge season went live worldwide, adding a new Animus, a Summit Arena draft format, and a Guilty Gear -Strive- collaboration teased for SS7.
Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in eSports
XD Games launched the SS6.4 Eidolon Scourge season of Etheria: Restart worldwide on November 4, 2026. The update introduces Thalos, a defense-oriented support Animus, and an affinity-restricted draft format in Summit Arena PvP.
Why it matters
The season adds new characters, PvP mechanics, and rank protections that change how players build teams and compete. The announced Guilty Gear -Strive- collaboration signals cross-franchise content planned for the next season.
XD Games reported 38 games and roughly 50 million monthly active users worldwide as of 2022, while TapTap estimates 44 million current monthly users. The three Guilty Gear -Strive- characters joining as Animuses have not been detailed beyond their announced inclusion.
The players
XD Games
XD Games is a Shanghai-based game developer and publisher operating free-to-play and paid titles, including Etheria: Restart.
TapTap
TapTap is a Chinese mobile game distribution platform that hosted the October Games Showcase where the Guilty Gear collaboration was announced.
The details
SS6.4 adds Thalos, vice-captain of the Elysian faction's Third Manhunter Corps, who can revive himself with a percentage of his max HP on a later turn. Summit Arena now requires players to choose from a set of character affinity combinations at the start of each match and field only combatants with matching affinity for that bout; win points are increased during the Special Season, and players below Platinum no longer lose points on defeat. A limited-time Prowess Up event is also live.
Timeline
October 2026: Guilty Gear -Strive- collaboration announced at the TapTap Games Showcase
November 4, 2026: SS6.4 Eidolon Scourge goes live worldwide
December 2, 2026: SS6.4 season ends
Industry Dynamics
The Etheria: Restart and Guilty Gear -Strive- collaboration extends the cross-franchise crossover model in mobile gacha games, where established fighting-game characters are brought in as playable units. The SS6.4 PvP changes add a new competitive layer to a live-service title that already operates across dozens of games.
Players who want to compete in Summit Arena should note the affinity-restricted draft, since team composition now depends on matching affinity for each bout. Players below Platinum will not lose points on losses this season, and the win-point boost applies during the Special Season.
The takeaway
Players who rely on a single team build should prepare for the affinity-restricted Summit Arena draft, which rewards flexible roster planning. The Guilty Gear collaboration suggests more cross-franchise content is coming in future seasons.
What happens next
More details on the Etheria: Restart X Guilty Gear -Strive- collaboration and SS7 will be revealed at a later date.
Further reading
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Source note: This article includes information reported by Capsule Computers.
