Sucker Punch, developer of the wildly popular Ghost of Tsushima, recently announced Ghost of Yōtei as the follow-up to Ghost of Tsushima and confirmed that this is only the beginning of a seemingly expansive franchise. Ghost of Yōtei is the first indirect sequel to Ghost of Tsushima to take place in what Sony calls the Ghost franchise and follows a new character, Atsu, on a quest for revenge in feudal Japan. It will launch on PS5 in 2025, although Sony has yet to reveal a firm release date.

In an interview with The New York Times, Sucker Punch revealed that it had already started planning Ghost of Yōtei as a follow-up to Ghost of Tsushima before the original game was even announced. It also revealed that it had already started working with Chad Stahelski, director of the John Wick franchise, on a cinematic adaptation of Ghost of Tsushima, and that there are other games coming to the Ghost franchise in the future.Sucker Punch cites the success of recent video game adaptations, like The Last of Us, as part of the reason for pursuing a movie adaptation of Ghost of Tsushima. Apart from the revenue generated by the movie alone, TV and film adaptions often draw players back to the game and could even introduce new consumers to the game series.

Of note is that Ghost of Yōtei takes place over 300 years after the events of Ghost of Tsushima, so it's not a direct sequel, rather a spiritual successor. It also looks like any other games in the series will also follow different characters, possibly also throughout different eras in Japanese history. Sucker Punch does, however, explicitly say that the Ghost games are "about transporting the player to the romance and beauty of feudal Japan," meaning players can expect similar aesthetics and themes from the upcoming games in the franchise.