Tron: Catalyst Release Date Set For Story-Driven Adventure Game

Big Fan Games, Bithell Games, and Disney announced the release date today, confirming when the story-driven isometric action game will launch.
Tron: Catalyst's release date is set for June 17, 2025, when the game will release for PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch. The game is a sequel to Bithell Games' Tron: Identity, a visual novel puzzle game that released in 2023, which was set 13 years after 2010's Tron: Legacy.
Check out the new release date trailer for Tron: Catalyst below:
Tron: Catalyst puts players in the shoes of Exo, a program with the ability to control time loops. As Exo, players must uncover what's behind a mysterious Glitch that is threatening the Grid, and also evading Conn, an agent of Core, on the hunt for her.
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'Battle as Exo on-foot in agile combat and explore the Arq Grid on Light Cycle to complete missions, gaining crucial insights to help advance Exo's quest,' reads the game's official description. 'Using the Glitch's time-rewinding abilities to learn from her mistakes, Exo will need to navigate warring factions to unlock new paths and uncover the secrets of the Arq Grid. TRON: Catalyst provides fans new adventures in the Grid offering more stories from the beloved TRON universe with more of the gripping, neon-accented action fans have come to know and love.'
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