Since we first announced Lumines Arise during the State of Play in June, weve been inundated with the same question from fans: When will the demo be available?! And the answer isright now! You can play the limited-time Lumines Arise Demo on PlayStation 5 now through September 3 and try out three single-player stages and help us network test the all-new multiplayer Burst Battle mode.We also have a release date for the full gameNovember 11, 2025. Pre-orders start today (and include a 10% discount for PS Plus subscribers!)go to the PS Store page for that and to download the demo.Lumines for allNever played a Lumines game before? Or forgot how it works? Or never got it in the first place? Good news: Arise is incredibly easy for anyone to get into, thanks to an excellent interactive tutorial that walks you through everything, step-by-step. (And even old pros wont wanna miss the intro to new mechanics like Burst!)The Demo only features one difficulty (Easy the final game will have four different levels), but youll also find robust options to fit every play style under Accessibility in the Options menu. Want to just groove to the music and not worry about time pressure, or a Game Over when you top out? Try the No Stress Lumines options for that! Want to strip away the visual flourishes to focus more on the gameplay? Theres options for that! Or playing on your PlayStation Portal and want to zoom in to get the most out of your portable screen real estate? Theres options for that, too!Play VideoAn all-new multiplayer experienceBurst Battle represents a complete reinvention of multiplayer Lumines, borrowing from the competitive-puzzle-game greats, but adding a twist all its own.Now, both players have an entire playfield to themselves and can send garbage blocks to attack their opponent. You generate these attacks by clearing 22 (or larger) Squares, or by triggering the all-new Burst mechanic (where you have a few Timeline passes to build a single color match as large as possible). The bigger the Burst, the larger the deluge your opponent will face! Meanwhile, garbage blocks can pile up on the sides, shrinking the available playfieldonly matching blocks adjacent to garbage will clear it out. This ebb and flow can get super tense and really fun, I hope you try it out!The Demo features a taste of Burst Battle via matchmaking, but the full version of the game will offer friend / CPU matches, custom matches, and local play. And youll get to select your favorite stage music / block-visuals that you unlocked in the single-player Journey mode to use in multiplayer; its kind of like having your own theme song as you head into battle!Everyones hereincluding Astro Bot?Starting today, you can pre-order the Standard or Digital Deluxe Edition of Lumines Arise on PlayStation Store. And as mentioned above, PS Plus members get a 10% discount on the pre-order.The Digital Deluxe Edition (also available as an upgrade to the Standard Edition) includes the full game and four exclusive Loomii in-game avatars. You can customize your Loomii in-game to match your personality, and the set in the Digital Deluxe Edition includes skins based on Tetris Effect: Connected, Rez Infinite, Humanity, and, whats thisAstro Bot is appearing as a guest as well! A big thank you to our friends at Team Asobi for making this crossover possible. The image above is just a previewthe final look of these avatars will be revealed soon.Also, because it wouldnt be Lumines Arise news without some new music, a new single from the soundtrack has been released. Hydelics hypnotically thumping anthem Dreamland is the sonic backdrop of the Chameleon Groove stage from the Demo, and is available now on Bandcamp with a release soon on your favorite streaming services. We know that after you play the demo, youll want to add this to your favorite daily playlist.A quick note for PS VR2 owners: unfortunately VR mode couldnt make it in time for this demo, but we can confirm it will be available at launch on November 11! Thank you for all your passion and excitement for VR, and in this case, for your patience. (And maybe youll get a glimpse of Arise in VR somewhere sometime before launch after all?)We hope youll check out the Demo, tell us what you think, and get ready for the launch of the full game on November 11.