Beast of Reincarnation A one-girl, one-dog action RPG
Your complete guide to Beast of Reincarnation, Game Freak's action RPG set in blighted Japan, year 4026. Follow Emma the Sealer and her companion Koo as we chart the combat, the Malefact bestiary, the world and every system you'll need to survive.
Game Freak's first non-Pokémon action RPG
Beast of Reincarnation is a single-player action RPG from Game Freak, built in Unreal Engine 5. In a beautiful, harsh Japan overrun by the blight, you play Emma — an outcast "Blightborn" who seals corrupted monsters — and travel with Koo, the malefact dog who should have been her enemy.
- Release date
- August 4, 2026
- Platforms
- PS5 · Xbox · PC
- Developer
- Game Freak
- Genre
- Action RPG
- Setting
- Japan, year 4026
- Game Pass
- Day one
Master technical combat
Time your dodges and parries against towering Malefacts. Demanding, deliberate swordplay in the cadence of Sekiro — but built so anyone can grow into it.
Seal the blight
Emma is a Sealer: she hunts corrupted beasts and absorbs their blight into her own body, turning a curse into power.
Fight beside Koo
Command your malefact dog in real time. Koo's techniques open enemies up while Emma's plant-vine hair reshapes the fight.
Build your Sealer
Skill trees, gear and spirit stones let you lean ranged, stealthy or aggressive — and claim new powers from the bosses you fell.
The official gameplay trailer
Where to begin
Beast of Reincarnation Beginner's Guide
New to Beast of Reincarnation? Start here. A spoiler-light beginner's guide to combat, sealing, Koo, builds and what to focus on in your first hours with Emma.
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Beast of Reincarnation Combat Guide
A full breakdown of Beast of Reincarnation's combat — parrying, dodging, Emma's vines, commanding Koo and building toward your playstyle in Game Freak's technical action RPG.
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Beast of Reincarnation: Everything We Know
Release date, platforms, story, combat, characters and gameplay — everything confirmed about Game Freak's action RPG Beast of Reincarnation, in one regularly updated guide.
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Beast of Reincarnation Release Date & Platforms
Beast of Reincarnation launches August 4, 2026 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC, with Xbox Game Pass day one. Here are the confirmed release details and where to play.
Read guideThe cast & the corrupted
Emma
The Sealer · Protagonist
Emma is the playable heart of Beast of Reincarnation — an 18-year-old outcast born corrupted by the blight, able to weaponise her plant-like hair and seal the malefacts she hunts.
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Koo
The Companion · Blighted Dog
Koo is Emma's loyal dog companion in Beast of Reincarnation — a malefact who should be her enemy, yet fights at her side. You command Koo's techniques in real time during battle.
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The Beast of Reincarnation
The Antagonist · Source of the Blight
The title creature of Beast of Reincarnation is the mysterious entity at the centre of the catastrophe — the source from which the world-corrupting blight spreads.
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Malefacts: An Overview
Bestiary Primer · What the Blight Makes
Malefacts are the corrupted creatures of Beast of Reincarnation — living things twisted by the blight into threats. This primer explains what they are and how Emma deals with them.
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Blighted Beasts
Common Threat · Corrupted Animals
The most common malefacts in Beast of Reincarnation are blighted beasts — animals warped by the corruption into aggressive, unnatural predators.
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Corrupted Wildlife
Environmental Threat · Smaller Malefacts
Not every malefact is a monster the size of a building. Corrupted wildlife — smaller, faster blighted creatures — fills out the wasteland and keeps exploration tense.
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From 'Project Bloom' to Beast of Reincarnation
Beast of Reincarnation has been in the works since 2020, first teased as 'Project Bloom' in 2023. Here's the road that led Game Freak to its first non-Pokémon AAA game.
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New Gameplay Showcases Combat, Vines and Koo
A fresh Beast of Reincarnation gameplay showing put Emma's technical combat, plant-vine traversal and the player-commanded dog Koo on display ahead of launch.
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Beast of Reincarnation Reveals Its Japanese Voice Cast
Game Freak has shared the Japanese voice cast for Beast of Reincarnation alongside new gameplay, fleshing out the characters behind Emma's story.
Read guideWalk the blighted road with Emma
Bookmark the wiki and check back as we map the whole game. New guides, characters and bestiary entries land all the way through the August 4, 2026 launch.