‘Pokémon' Studio's Next Game Is ‘Beast of Reincarnation', An Action RPG Set For 2026
Game Freak, the studio behind the Pokémon franchise, has unveiled its newest game, Beast of Reincarnation, a third-person fantasy action RPG due for launch in 2026.
Revealed during the Xbox Games Showcase 2025, the game is set in a post-apocalyptic Japan ruined by corruption, and follows protagonist Emma, 'an outcast cursed as a Blighted One', and her canine companion Koo as they 'journey across an ominous, ever-changing world where dangerous forests can erupt in the wasteland', with the game's trailer featuring slick third-person exploration and combat using nature-based abilities like summoning giant vines for traversal, and combat against both towering beasts and mechanical monstrosities alike.
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According to the game's description, the core gameplay experience will be built around 'demanding, technical combat', which alludes to it featuring systems and difficulty akin to the souls-like genre, where studying an opponent's attack patterns and reacting accordingly is crucial, as opposed to hacking and slashing, with the trailer featuring what seems to be a timing-based parry system with Emma able to deflect yellow-tinted attacks.
Previously under the working title Project Bloom, Beast of Reincarnation's gameplay evokes the same feel as Koei Tecmo's 2023 monster-hunting game Wild Hearts, featuring intense boss encounters with massive beasts plagued by some form of fungal corruption, although it remains to be seen if boss fights will be the focus of the title, or if it will feature a more traditional RPG format.
Beast of Reincarnation will launch on Xbox Series X|S and PC sometime in 2026.
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