Why does Soul have only 66 days to live?

Direct answer

A mystic healer delays his death for 66 days after he is gravely injured. No source currently confirms a continuously ticking real-time gameplay timer.

What is not confirmed

This answer is intentionally limited to what the cited primary source establishes. It does not rely on fan-maintained lists, retailer placeholders, edited trailer cuts, leaks, or assumptions imported from other action RPGs.

How this answer will be updated

The page will be checked after the dedicated summer State of Play, material store-page changes, and the retail launch. New details will be added only when they answer this exact question; separate search intents will keep their own URLs to avoid overlap.

Primary source

S-GAME on PlayStation Blog, last checked July 31, 2026. The linked characters hub provides the surrounding guide context.