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Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero

Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero’s Biggest DLC Shows Off Limit Breaker Journey, a Roguelike Mode Where Your Fighter Keeps Its Gains

A new trailer for Sparking! Zero's Super Limit-Breaking NEO DLC shows off Limit Breaker Journey, a roguelike-style solo mode with persistent upgrades. NEO is out now on PS5, Xbox and PC, with Switch versions due in 2027.

By GetRekt 24 October 2026
Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero’s Biggest DLC Shows Off Limit Breaker Journey, a Roguelike Mode Where Your Fighter Keeps Its Gains
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A new trailer for Sparking! Zero's Super Limit-Breaking NEO DLC focuses on Limit Breaker Journey, a new solo mode.

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Pick a fighter, roam a map of fights and events, manage stamina, earn Battle Arts perks and level six stats.

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Your upgraded fighter carries over into Player Matches and Offline Battles.

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NEO adds 33 characters and four destructible stages. It's been out on PS5, Xbox and PC since 30 July, with Switch versions due in 2027.

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The DLC is NZ$56.95 on Steam, and the NEO Edition with the base game is NZ$134.95.

Bandai Namco has put out a new trailer for Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero’s Super Limit-Breaking NEO, the biggest DLC the game has had. This one is all about Limit Breaker Journey, a new solo mode that’s basically a Dragon Ball roguelike. One thing up front, because the name is a mouthful: NEO is an expansion, not a sequel, and it’s already out on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC. It landed on 30 July. The Switch and Switch 2 versions are due in 2027.

Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero, Super Limit-Breaking NEO, Limit Breaker Journey trailer. Video: Bandai Namco (via IGN)

How Limit Breaker Journey works

  • Pick one fighter and move them around a map that throws battles and events at you.
  • Moving burns stamina. The lower your stamina, the less health you start your next fight with, so you can’t just steamroll.
  • Every opponent has an SP rating. Taking on stronger opponents earns more EXP.
  • Events include meeting specific characters, hunting the Dragon Balls, fights with special conditions, training and tough bosses.
  • Battle Arts are perks you earn, such as ki or attack boosts in Sparking mode, and you can only equip a limited number.
  • Raising your SP earns points to spend across six stats.
  • The big one: your upgraded fighter carries over into Player Matches and Offline Battles, and you can run it again with the same character.
Dragon Ball Sparking Zero character select showing Beerus stats and Battle Arts slots
Fighter stats and Battle Arts slots in Limit Breaker Journey. Image: Bandai Namco

What else is in NEO

  • 33 new playable characters from DB, DBZ, GT and Super. The confirmed names include:
    • Dragon Ball: Mercenary Tao, Grandpa Gohan, General Blue, Chi-Chi, Demon King Piccolo, Ma Junior and World Tournament Goku.
    • Dragon Ball Z: Mighty Mask, Supreme Kai, Kid Uub, Zangya, Super Saiyan Bardock, Chilled, Pikkon and King Vegeta.
    • GT: Super 17, Hell Fighter 17, Nuova Shenron, and GT versions of Vegeta and Trunks.
    • Super: Champa, Jaco and Cheelai.
  • Four new destructible stages: Kami’s Palace (which you can wreck right down to the ground), Kame House, Bitter Tundra, and Stratosphere in Earth and Planet Vegeta versions.
  • Four new Episode Battles, new Extra Battles, and more than 20 customisation items.
  • A free update for everyone came alongside the DLC. It added Sparking! Boost, a big attack boost that costs a lot of Skill Stock and drops your stats afterwards, and Chain Blast, which tags in a reserve ally for a follow-up blast after you knock an opponent away. It also added three variants of existing stages.
Chi-Chi fighting Champa on a beach in Dragon Ball Sparking Zero
Chi-Chi taking on Champa, both new in Super Limit-Breaking NEO. Image: Bandai Namco

Price and dates

  • PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC: out now (since 30 July 2026).
  • Switch and Switch 2: “in 2027”, according to Bandai Namco Europe. There’s no exact date or price yet.
  • Steam NZ prices:
    • The DLC on its own is NZ$56.95.
    • The Super Limit-Breaking NEO Edition (base game plus DLC) is NZ$134.95.
    • The standard game is NZ$89.95.

Why Sparking! Zero still matters

The base game launched on 11 October 2024 and was a monster hit. It sold more than 3 million copies in its first 24 hours, passed 5 million by February 2025 (making it the fastest-selling Dragon Ball console game), and scored 81 to 83 on Metacritic across PS5, Xbox and PC. It was also nominated for Best Fighting Game at The Game Awards 2024. It reached Switch and Switch 2 in November 2025, and with NEO the roster now sits well past 240 fighters.

Our take

We’re big fans of Sparking! Zero. It’s the Budokai Tenkaichi 3 sequel people begged for since 2007, and it actually delivered. Limit Breaker Journey fixes the one thing that held it back: what to do once you’d finished the episode battles and you’re not about to go and get bodied online. A light roguelike loop where you build up your favourite fighter and keep them is exactly the sort of thing that keeps the disc in the drive.

The catch is the price. NZ$56.95 for DLC is steep, even for 33 characters and a new mode, and the NEO Edition at NZ$134.95 is a lot of coin if you’re coming in fresh. Wait for a sale if you can. And if you’re on Switch, sorry, you’ve got another year to wait.

Who’s your Sparking! Zero main, and is Limit Breaker Journey enough to pull you back in? Tell us in the comments, or start a fight in the GetRekt Discord.

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