The Guilty Gear Strive Season One roadmap reveals that new playable characters, battle stages, and story content are planned for release after the game’s launch. The roadmap was revealed during the Early Access Showcase hosted by Arc System Works, which also included developer commentary as well as a new launch trailer. While the new content will be paid DLC, the studio is also planning on releasing free updates such as a “Combo Maker” feature and “Digital Figure Mode”.
Included in the Season 1 battle pass will be the following:

July 2021:

Additional Character #1. Will be an entirely new playable character to the series.

August 2021:

Additional Character #2. Will be a playable character from the past games.
After Fall 2021:

Additional Characters #3, #4, and #5
Two Additional Battle Stages
“Another Story” New Story Missions

Additionally, the battle pass will include the GGST Additional Color Pack, which unlocks 5 color variants for each of the 15 playable characters and the new 5 characters. The additional characters, battle stages, and color pack will also be available to purchase separately, for those who have not purchased the Season 1 battle pass. However, the “Another Story” story missions will only be available via the Season 1 battle pass.
Free DLC will include a “Combo Maker” room which will allow players to upload and share their own personal combos for other players to download and try ou...