Game Freak, best known for its work on Pokémon games, unveiled a new look and title for its upcoming project on Sunday during the Xbox Games Showcase. Beast of Reincarnation is headed to Xbox Series X, Windows PC, and PlayStation 5 sometime in 2026.
Beast of Reincarnation has you playing as Emma the Sealer in the far-off future of 4026 as “humanity awaits its inevitable extinction,” according to the trailer’s voiceover. Emma is “the blade that will destroy the Beast of Reincarnation” through some sick-looking, action-focused gameplay.
Emma battles both oversized creatures and robots in the trailer. The combat and parry mechanic shown off resemble what you might expect from a Soulslike, though we’ll have to wait for details to see how Game Freak officially describes Beast of Reincarnation. Both its imagery and environmental themes give off heavy Studio Ghibli vibes.
Beast of Reincarnation was originally revealed in 2023 and called Project Bloom at the time. “We’re thrilled to have the opportunity to create new IP that is bold and tonally different from our prior work,” Game Freak director Kota Furushima said at the time via a news release. The developer is of course synonymous with the Pokémon series, having developed the original Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow in the ’90s and many, many more Pokémon titles since.