The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin — Complete Wiki & Game Guide

What Is The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin?

The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin is a massive open-world action RPG developed by Netmarble and Netmarble F&C, based on the globally beloved manga and anime series Nanatsu no Taizai (The Seven Deadly Sins) by Nakaba Suzuki. The manga has sold over 55 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling manga franchises of all time.

Unlike the predecessor mobile game The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross — which was a turn-based strategy gacha — Origin is a full action RPG built in Unreal Engine with real-time combat, a massive 30 km² open world, and deep co-op multiplayer. The game targets PC and console players alongside mobile, representing a dramatic leap in ambition for the IP.

The story takes place three years after the events of the main anime series and three years before the events of the film The Seven Deadly Sins: Cursed by Light. Players explore Britannia through two original protagonists: Tioreh, the seventh child of King and Diane who inherited fairy bloodlines, and Tristan, the son of Meliodas and Elizabeth. The narrative is anchored by the mysterious Book of Stars, which pulls characters from across timelines into a convergent crisis.

Story & Setting — Britannia Three Years Later

The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin is set in a Britannia that has found a fragile peace after the defeat of the Demon King. However, a new threat emerges tied to dimensional rifts and the Book of Stars — an ancient artifact that draws warriors from alternate timelines into the present. This gives the game a clever narrative hook that justifies why classic characters like Meliodas, Ban, King, Diane, Escanor, and Elizabeth appear alongside brand-new original characters.

Tioreh (daughter of King and Diane) serves as one of the two central protagonists. As a half-Giant, half-Fairy, she possesses unique elemental abilities and emotional depth that make her a compelling new addition to the franchise. Tristan (son of Meliodas and Elizabeth) brings the weight of his legendary lineage, wielding both demon and goddess powers. Together, they anchor a story rich with lore for long-time fans while remaining accessible to newcomers who have never watched the anime.

The world itself is breathtaking in scope: rolling hills of Liones, the dark forests of the Fairy King's Forest, the ruins of Camelot, and demon-touched wastelands — all rendered with cinematic quality thanks to Unreal Engine's real-time lighting and the signature cel-shaded anime art style.

Gameplay Overview — Action, Co-op, and Open World Exploration

Combat in The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin is tag-based real-time action. You build a party of up to four characters and switch between them freely in battle, chaining skills, Ultimate abilities, and elemental reactions across eight element types: Fire, Ice, Wind, Earth, Lightning, Darkness, Divine, and Physical.

Each character supports multiple weapon types from a pool of 12 — including Axe, Dual Swords, Greatsword, Lance, Staff, Wand, Grimoire, Gauntlets, Longsword, Rapier, Sword & Shield, and Cudgel — and each weapon loadout unlocks a distinct skill set. This means a single character like King can play very differently depending on whether you equip him with a Staff (healer-DPS hybrid) or a Grimoire (burst support).

The open world is packed with content beyond combat: fishing, cooking, alchemy, mining, and crafting systems give the game real depth for players who enjoy life-skill content. Exploration is enhanced by character-specific traversal abilities — Meliodas can double-jump and wall-climb, King can teleport short distances, and support characters like Mannie and Drake passively reveal treasure chests and collectibles on the minimap.

Multiplayer is fully integrated: co-op dungeons support up to four players, Guild systems let you form persistent social groups, World Bosses spawn regularly across the open world, and Raid content provides the most challenging PvE experiences in the game. PvP is also present, though the meta and modes continue to evolve with live updates.

Is The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin a Gacha Game?

Yes — The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin includes a gacha system for obtaining characters and cosmetic skins. However, it is notably more F2P-friendly than many competitors thanks to several player-friendly decisions made after community feedback during the Closed Beta Test.

The most significant change: weapon gacha was entirely removed. Weapons are now obtained exclusively through in-game crafting using materials gathered during gameplay, eliminating a major source of frustration and pay-to-win criticism from the CBT.

For the character gacha, the pity system works as follows: SSR characters are guaranteed within 80 pulls. The featured (Limited) character operates on a 50/50 system — if you hit pity and don't get the featured unit, the next pity is guaranteed to be the featured unit. Full breakthrough for a character requires 11 copies. At launch, the game provided approximately 288 pulls worth of free resources (90 Limited tickets + 59,655 Star Fragments), giving dedicated F2P players a strong foundation.

The gacha model is more similar to Genshin Impact than to aggressive gacha games, but it does have a steep full-investment cost (11 copies per character for max potential). Casual players can still enjoy all story and open-world content with free characters.

Platforms — PS5, PC, iOS, Android (No Xbox or Switch)

The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin launched in Early Access on March 16, 2026 for PS5 and PC via Steam. The global Grand Launch followed on March 16, 2026, adding iOS (App Store) and Android (Google Play) to the platform roster.

Crossplay is fully supported between all four platforms, and cross-save means your progress is tied to your Netmarble account — you can start on PS5 and continue on your phone without losing anything.

Notably absent are Xbox and Nintendo Switch (including Switch 2). As of March 2026, Netmarble has made no official announcement regarding Xbox or Switch versions. The game also does not support PS4. The PS5 version takes advantage of the console's hardware with faster load times and enhanced visual fidelity.

The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin vs. Genshin Impact

The comparison to Genshin Impact is inevitable given the shared open-world action RPG + gacha structure. Both games feature character switching in combat, elemental reaction systems, and a free-to-play model with premium currency pulls. However, 7DS: Origin differentiates itself in several important ways.

First, the IP: Origin is built on one of the most popular anime franchises of the past decade, giving it immediate emotional resonance for anime fans. Second, the co-op is more deeply integrated — while Genshin's co-op is limited in scope, 7DS: Origin was designed from the ground up for four-player cooperative play across all content types. Third, the weapon system is crafting-based rather than gacha-based, which many players see as a meaningful improvement. Fourth, the console presence (PS5) gives it a broader audience than Genshin, which lacks a native PS5 build.

On the other hand, Genshin has years of content and a massive player base. Origin is new, and while its Day 1 reception has been largely positive — with 95% of CBT participants saying they would continue playing at launch — it will need consistent content updates to sustain long-term engagement.