Today during the Xbox Developer Direct, Pokémon developer Game Freak announced that new game Beast of Reincarnation will be launching in summer 2026, coming to Xbox Series, Xbox Game Pass, PC, and PlayStation 5. Originally revealed during the 2025 Xbox Showcase, the game has finally been further shown off with a new trailer and new story tidbits.

Beast of Reincarnation is set in futuristic Japan, where Earth has been overrun by parasitic plants carrying what is known as blight. With most of humanity gone, you play as Emma, a girl born with the ability to absorb the blight into her own body. Considered an outsider by the remaining surviving population, Emma comes around Koo, a wolf that is considered a malefact, which are the creatures you’ll come across in the world that are affected by the Blight.

Your main objective in the game is to journey to the West to where the all the blight began, to take down the Beast of Reincarnation. In order to do so though, Emma and Koo will have to get stronger. Within the game are might malefacts whose power Emma will need to absorb, called Nushi. These strong beasts have the ability to manipulate and create forests around them and you will have to navigate through these environments to reach these creatures to fight.

The game is a third-person action game, where Emma fights with a katana, whilst Koo is able to help out with spells and abilities when you build up Koo’s meter. There will be a skill tree for both Emma and Koo, letting you choose how you want to play, whether it’s up close with the katana, or farther away with ranged attacks. Outside of combat Emma has the ability to traverse the environment, creating bridges and pathways with her hair. What other abilities Emma has outside of combat remains to be seen, but the hair manipulation brings up a lot of exciting things they could do.

Beast of Reincarnation Gameplay Trailer

Beast of Reincarnation launches this summer, with Game Freak promising they will have new and exciting information coming in the following months. The game will be available day one in Xbox Game Pass.

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