LOLLIPOP CHAINSAW 2 Back2Back Confirmed For PS5 In 2027
The title reveal confirms that the project announced in July 2025 as a joint production with an anime version is still moving forward, and it lands with a playable demo rather than another teaser.
Key Facts
- LOLLIPOP CHAINSAW 2 Back2Back is scheduled for release in 2027 on PlayStation 5, with price and CERO rating undecided.
- Dragami Games announced the official title on September 17, 2026, in coordination with an announcement NADA HOLDINGS CORP. made on PlayStation.Blog.
- Development of LOLLIPOP CHAINSAW 2 Back2Back is handled by JP UNIVERSE, founded in 2022 by Hajime Tabata.
- A playable demo of LOLLIPOP CHAINSAW 2 Back2Back will be shown at the Sega/Atlus booth at Tokyo Game Show 2026, which runs September 17 to 21 at Makuhari Messe.
- LOLLIPOP CHAINSAW RePOP is discounted up to 45 percent from September 17, 2026, with the Steam sale running to October 1 and the Xbox sale to October 16.
Reporting from 5 sources: 4Gamer.net, GAME Watch (Impress), Denfaminicogamer, Automaton, and 1 more.
Dragami Games announced on September 17 that the official title of the latest LOLLIPOP CHAINSAW game is LOLLIPOP CHAINSAW 2 Back2Back, with a planned 2027 release on PlayStation 5. NADA HOLDINGS CORP., the Taiwan-based IP investment company, is behind the project alongside Dragami Games, which handled the 2024 remaster LOLLIPOP CHAINSAW RePOP. Development is being handled by JP UNIVERSE, the RPG platform founded in 2022 by Hajime Tabata. Masahiro Yuki, who wrote the scenario for the original version, and Nekosyogun, who worked on character design and art, are also involved. Juliet, the high school girl zombie hunter and cheerleader, returns in a new outfit, described as more powered up than before. The game will be playable at the Sega/Atlus booth at Tokyo Game Show 2026, which runs September 17 to 21 at Makuhari Messe, with stage events on September 18 and 19. Price and CERO rating are undecided.
The official title was announced in coordination with a post NADA HOLDINGS made on PlayStation.Blog. JP UNIVERSE is the RPG platform founded in 2022 by Hajime Tabata, who worked on Final Fantasy XV. Masahiro Yuki wrote the scenario for the original game, and Nekosyogun worked on character design and art. A follow-up report is expected for game system and story details.
Juliet is a descendant of zombie hunters. In LOLLIPOP CHAINSAW RePOP she mows down zombies with chainsaw attacks and moves honed through cheerleading, in locations including schools and city areas on the American West Coast. The first game in the series released in 2012, RePOP followed in 2024, and cumulative series sales have passed 1.5 million copies.
A 2nd anniversary sale for RePOP runs from September 17, with purchases up to 45 percent off. The Steam sale ends October 1 at 2:00, and the Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One sale ends October 16 at 8:59. Sales for PS5, PS4, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2 Edition, and GOG.com are planned soon.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 5 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- 4Gamer.net 「LOLLIPOP CHAINSAW 2 Back2Back」，2027年にPS5で発売。シリーズ完全新作でジュリエットが再びゾンビハントへ
- GAME Watch (Impress) 「ロリポップチェーンソー 2 Back2Back」が2027年発売決定！ ゾンビアクションゲームシリーズ完全新作
- Denfaminicogamer 『ロリポップチェーンソー』最新作のタイトルが『LOLLIPOP CHAINSAW 2 Back2Back』に決定！PS5向けに2027年発売へ
- Automaton 『ロリポップチェーンソー』完全新作『LOLLIPOP CHAINSAW 2 Back2Back』発表、PS5で来年発売へ。女子高生ゾンビハンターがパワーアップして帰ってくる
- ASCII.jp 「ロリポップチェーンソー」最新作の正式タイトルが『LOLLIPOP CHAINSAW 2 Back2Back』に決定！