Beast of Reincarnation news & patch notes

Hey everyone! Beast of Reincarnation's release date (August 4th) is only a few weeks away and we have a couple of pieces of news to share today.

Combat Overview Trailer

In collaboration with the team at Game Freak, we put together a trailer that shows off the game's combat and progression systems in more detail. We hope this gives you a good idea of what to expect and answers some common questions that have been asked on Steam and elsewhere. Let us know what else we can answer!

A New Round of Previews

Last week, we invited some games writers and content creators to Los Angeles to play an extended chunk of the game and interview the director, Kota Furushima. Most of the previews from that event have already been posted and we're sharing several below, but keep an eye out for more as we approach launch. Until then, thanks for your interest and we hope you're all looking forward to playing!

The standard and deluxe editions are available for pre-order ahead of the game's launch on August 4th (00:00 UTC in all regions).

-Fictions & Game Freak

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Inside Games: We Played Beast of Reincarnation Early!

A new interview with Beast of Reincarnation director Kota Furushima aired during today's PC Gaming Show. Alongside new gameplay, Furushima-san shared details about the game, its world and narrative, and the Japanese voice cast, which includes Yui Ishikawa as protagonist Emma (Nier: Automata, Attack on Titan) and Akio Otsuka (Metal Gear Solid and many more). Watch the segment below!

Thanks for watching and look forward to more news soon.

-Game Freak & Fictions

Beast of Reincarnation Launches August 4th, 2026! Pre-orders are available now.

Deluxe Edition

Pre-Order Bonus

More from Fictions & Game Freak

Beast of Reincarnation is now available for pre-order! Check out the pre-order trailer below and read on for more details.

Standard Edition

Players who pre-order the standard edition of the game will receive:

• Alternate Brown Shiba Skin for Koo

• 30,000 Amber (in-game currency)

Deluxe Edition

Players who buy the deluxe edition of the game will receive:

• Alternate Brown Shiba Skin for Koo

• Alternate Black Shiba Skin for Koo

• Big Dipper sword for Emma

• Oni's Hat for Emma

• 100,000 Amber (in-game currency)

• Vegetable Seedlings for in-game use

Thank you for your interest in Beast of Reincarnation! We look forward to sharing more updates about the game over the next few months and hope you're all looking forward to playing it in August.

More from Fictions & Game Freak

Beast of Reincarnation got a brand new trailer and a release date announcement at today's PlayStation State of Play livestream. It will be available for Steam, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S on August 4th, 2026. Check out the new trailer below:

And if you missed the recent gameplay showcase that debuted as part of Xbox's January Developer Direct stream, featuring interviews with leaders of the Beast of Reincarnation team at Game Freak, you can see that here:

The team at Game Freak is hard at work putting the finishing touches on Emma and Koo's journey. We hope you'll wishlist the game if you haven't already, keep an eye out for more information about pre-orders in the coming months, ask us your questions, and let us know what you're looking forward to.

On behalf of everyone on the Game Freak and Fictions teams, thanks for watching and thanks for your interest in Beast of Reincarnation!

MORE FROM FICTIONS & GAME FREAK

The team at Game Freak has been working incredibly hard on Beast of Reincarnation and it will be available on Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation 5 this summer. You can check out more than 10 minutes of new gameplay and developer interviews—which just aired during Xbox's Developer Direct event—and wishlist the game at the links below!

For even more on Beast of Reincarnation, here are two new interviews with director Kota Furushima, from IGN's Rebekah Valentine and Famitsu's Katsuhiko Hayashi.

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