Rayman Legends Retold Announced, Launches October 1 on PS5
Rayman Legends Retold revives a dormant franchise with a current-gen visual overhaul and local co-op, a feature that has become less common in modern platformers.
Reporting from 4 sources: 4Gamer.net, GAME Watch (Impress), Denfaminicogamer, Game Spark.
Ubisoft announced a new entry in the Rayman series during Sony Interactive Entertainment's State of Play broadcast on June 3. The game, titled Rayman Legends Retold, is a side-scrolling action platformer rebuilt with 3D visuals and new worlds. It supports up to four-player local cooperative play. The trailer showed the characters Rayman, Globox, Barbara, and Grand Minimus working together. The release date is set for October 1, 2026, exclusively on PlayStation 5. The footage included cutscenes with voice acting and an expanded soundtrack. Music stages, a signature of the series, also return. The announcement marks the first new Rayman title in several years.
Ubisoft revealed Rayman Legends Retold during the June 3 State of Play broadcast. The game rebuilds the side-scrolling action of the Rayman series with fully 3D-rendered characters and environments, a departure from the 2D art style of previous entries. The trailer showed four characters-Rayman, Globox, Barbara, and Grand Minimus-navigating a stage together, confirming local co-op for up to four players. The footage also included cinematic cutscenes with full voice acting and an expanded soundtrack. Music-themed levels, a hallmark of Rayman Legends, are present. The game is scheduled for release on October 1, 2026, exclusively on PlayStation 5. No other platforms were mentioned during the broadcast.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 4 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
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- 4Gamer.net 「Rayman Legends Retold」が8月27日に発売決定。2013年の「レイマン レジェンド」を大胆に再構築したリビルド版
- GAME Watch (Impress) 「トゥームレイダー：レガシー・オブ・アトランティス」2027年2月12日発売！【State of Play】
- Denfaminicogamer 『レイマン』シリーズの新作が発表、4人協力プレイ可能なアクションゲーム『Rayman Legends Retold』10月1日にリリースへ。映像内では「レイマン」「グロボックス」「バーバラ」「グランド・ミニムス」が登場
- Game Spark 1作目をフルリメイクした『トゥームレイダー：レガシー・オブ・アトランティス』2027年2月12日に発売！ 臨場感たっぷりの最新映像も公開【State of Play】