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Beast of Reincarnation

ActionAdventureRPG

Developer GAME FREAK inc.

Beast of Reincarnation is an action role-playing game developed by Game Freak and published by Fictions. The game was released on August 4, 2026, for PlayStation 5, Windows and Xbox Series X/S. Set in Japan in the year 4026, the story follows Emma the Sealer and her dog Koo as they navigate a post-apocalyptic land ruined by corruption. Beast of Reincarnation received mixed reviews. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Audience score

68
Fresh

207 positive · 96 negative
95% range 63–73%

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Steam reviews207960
Bluesky *20884
Mastodon *3216
Lemmy *0012

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Steam's own rating
Mixed
1,444 of 2,194 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)

What players are saying

67% recommend · 181 yes, 91 no

Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 272 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mixed (3,756 of 6,358 positive).

Players are divided, with many calling it a mixed bag that is neither great nor terrible. [1][2][3] Some praise the combat and story but note technical issues and lack of polish. [4][5][6] Others criticize repetitive enemies, poor writing, and performance problems. [7][8][9]

Liked
  • Combat is fun and responsive, reminiscent of Sekiro. [10][6][11]
  • Story becomes captivating after a slow start. [5][12][13]
  • Graphics are nice looking with good art direction. [1][14][15]
  • Game runs well on Steam Deck for some. [14]
Disliked
  • Camera is too zoomed in with no FOV slider. [4][16][17]
  • Enemy and boss variety is very low. [7][9][17]
  • Performance issues and outdated graphics options. [16][18]
  • Dialogue writing is poor and cutscenes unskippable. [3][7]
Representative posts
  • [7]Steam user Steam user …1961Steam review · Aug 9, 2026 · Not recommended

    Every writing trope I hate is here. One thing I'll say is that most of the initial impressions people have of the combat are correct. Bosses will always only ever have three moves, before having four moves in their phase 2. You will only ever fight the same 10 normal enemies throughout the game. You will fight copy paste bosses throughout the story, with one even showing up four whole times without any moveset …

  • [8]Steam user Steam user …1981Steam review · Aug 4, 2026 · Not recommended

    If Beast of Reincarnation had an honest subtitle, it would literally just be called 7 Out of 10: The Game. Except honestly? It’s worse than that. I’m sitting at Chapter 7, around 20 hours in, and those 20 hours have felt like an absolute eternity. When a game makes time drag that hard, you know something is fundamentally broken. The most mind-boggling thing right off the bat is the sound design or total lack …

  • [1]Steam user Steam user …2169Steam review · Aug 23, 2026 · Recommended

    So after finally completing Beast Of Reincarnation, this game barely and i mean BARELY gets a positive rating. Steam has no inbetween rating so I want to make it clear this game is directly smack in the middle in terms of a rating. Let me explain. Pros: Graphics: The game is very nice looking. It has its moments where it has weird texture glitches and looks a little blurry, but overall its a very nice looking game. …

  • [2]Steam user Steam user …5397Steam review · Aug 4, 2026 · Recommended

    An Important Game in the Modern Era Beast of Reincarnation is what I'd call a polished 'AA' experience. In an ecosystem were we continue to push the boundaries and budgets of massive projects that take a decade to come to fruition, and GTAVI looming around the corner I think it's good to test our tastes against a game that is imperfect in so many ways. This is a 3 out of 5 game. Is that bad? No. Not really. But …

  • [3]Steam user Steam user …0289Steam review · Aug 8, 2026 · Recommended

    I'd give this game 'neutral' if I could. I do not think it deserves 'Not recommended' but it's also nowhere near GOTY. Solid 6/10. Let's start with the bad things first: 1. Writing of the dialogues is HORRIBLE. Most of the convo goes like that: > Emma? > Yes? > Oh. > What's wrong? > Nothing. > I see. > I will go now. > Oh ok. > Goodbye. > Goodbye. And loop it 100 times, add no ability to skip unnecessary cutscenes …

Summarised from 34 of the 397 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 11, 2026. How summaries are made

RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account

Players who liked Beast of Reincarnation talk about combat is fun and responsive, reminiscent of Sekiro; those who didn't talk about camera is too zoomed in with no FOV slider. Which matters more to you?

Critics, per Wikipedia

Beast of Reincarnation received "mixed or average" reviews for the Windows and PlayStation 5 versions, while the Xbox Series X/S version received "generally favorable" reviews, according to review aggregator website Metacritic. On 13 August, Game Freak apologized for "not providing a sufficiently enjoyable experience", and said they would continue working on the game. Andrej Barovic reviewed the game for Destructoid, saying, "Beast of Reincarnation tries too many things at once and, as expected in such cases, fails at most of them. An incredible combat system and some of my favorite boss fights of all time are overshadowed by inconsistencies in level design, difficulty, and storytelling,…

From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.

Reactions

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  • Steam user Steam user …4221Steam reviews · Aug 4, 2026 · 8 h played

    Is the game bad? No. Are there a lot of questionable decisions? Yes. I'd wait for a discount. The game recommends Cinematic Mode (cutscenes locked to 24 fps; turn it off. It's super janky) and some options turned on by default are pretty bad. Depth of Field causes a lot of artifacts when trying to place things into focus and is better off disabled. There's plenty of other tweaking to preference you may end up doing in the settings. The biggest offender at the moment is the camera. Weirdly…

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  • Steam user Steam user …5095Steam reviews · Aug 6, 2026 · 25 h played

    I gave this game an honest shot and was actually having a pretty fun time during the first 10 hours, but there are so many issues with this game that all combined makes it impossible to recommend. - Lack of game settings. The game defaults to FSR1, there is no FSR 4.1 (or even 3.1), the DLSS is a severely outdated 3.7, there is no DLAA/Native resolution option for the upscaling, there is no Frame Gen option, there is no option for film grain or volumetric fog which is forced upon you unless…

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  • Steam user Steam user …9534Steam reviews · Aug 4, 2026 · 16 h played

    I liked the game overall, but this is the type of game that will not work for everyone. If you are a NieR fan and/or you are ok with typical Japanese game development and writing - this is an easy buy for you. But some important things to mention: - Visually the game is pretty but for some reason in native resolution I felt like I was playing basic PS5 performance mode. But in 100+ fps with raytracing which was nice to see on UE5. - Gameplay is fire. It is a hybrid of Sekiro and modern…

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  • Steam user Steam user …1961Steam reviews · Aug 9, 2026 · 22 h played

    Every writing trope I hate is here. One thing I'll say is that most of the initial impressions people have of the combat are correct. Bosses will always only ever have three moves, before having four moves in their phase 2. You will only ever fight the same 10 normal enemies throughout the game. You will fight copy paste bosses throughout the story, with one even showing up four whole times without any moveset changes. But god, I just really want to harp on one particular aspect. There are…

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  • Steam user Steam user …1615Steam reviews · Aug 4, 2026 · 2 h played

    Wait for a ton of patches and a 50% price cut. Combat feels unrewarding and uninspired, guarding and parrying are very inconsistent and sword impacts feel like a dry pool noodle. World feels empty and lifeless for the most part, few robots here a few there and a few animals. Ran into a bug fighting an elite enemy after using Koo's ability threw me across the map and healed the boss to full. You might say well just go fight him again... NO you go fight him again I'm not dealing with this…

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  • Steam user Steam user …2169Steam reviews · Aug 23, 2026 · 27 h played

    So after finally completing Beast Of Reincarnation, this game barely and i mean BARELY gets a positive rating. Steam has no inbetween rating so I want to make it clear this game is directly smack in the middle in terms of a rating. Let me explain. Pros: Graphics: The game is very nice looking. It has its moments where it has weird texture glitches and looks a little blurry, but overall its a very nice looking game. Nothing super exceptional, but definitely not anything bad. The world…

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  • Steam user Steam user …6571Steam reviews · Aug 4, 2026 · 1 h played

    Looks far more ambitious than it actually plays. I waited for a long time, and so far it feels like a budget AA game wearing expensive graphics and being sold far too close to AAA pricing. The art direction can be striking. The giant walking house is genuinely cool, the world has some strange ideas, and technically it runs well for me at native 4K60 with ray tracing on but RT is weird here. Unfortunately, once I stopped staring at the scenery and actually played it, the cracks appeared…

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  • Steam user Steam user …1981Steam reviews · Aug 4, 2026 · 1 h played

    If Beast of Reincarnation had an honest subtitle, it would literally just be called 7 Out of 10: The Game. Except honestly? It’s worse than that. I’m sitting at Chapter 7, around 20 hours in, and those 20 hours have felt like an absolute eternity. When a game makes time drag that hard, you know something is fundamentally broken. The most mind-boggling thing right off the bat is the sound design or total lack thereof. You hire legendary composers like Kow Otani (Shadow of the Colossus) and…

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  • Steam user Steam user …4010Steam reviews · Aug 5, 2026 · 12 h played

    So I rarely write reviews, but so far, I genuinely do not understand the negativity towards this game at all. Most reviews I have seen are around 1.3-1.7 hours in, which is not even the end of the first chapter. It feels like people are running around the very first area and expecting 30 different enemies, a fully fleshed-out build, and a masterpiece of a story. While everyone is entitled to their opinion, of course, being around 12 hours in and reading some of the reviews, I was wondering if…

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  • Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.coBluesky · Jan 22, 2026

    'Beast of Reincarnation' releases Summer 2026 🎮 • Set in post-apocalyptic Japan • One-person, one-dog action RPG • Made by Pokémon developers Game Freak • Coming to Xbox, PS5, and PC

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  • Steam user Steam user …7319Steam reviews · Aug 8, 2026 · 28 h played

    I just finished Beast of Reincarnation after around 26 hours. I still plan to go for 100% completion and replay it on the new difficulty, but I'll probably wait for a few patches before doing so. First of all, I want to make something clear: Beast of Reincarnation is nowhere near as bad as some people on social media make it out to be. Does it have issues? Absolutely. Quite a few, actually. But it's definitely not a bad game. Its biggest strength, in my opinion, is its story. It becomes more…

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  • Steam user Steam user …4703Steam reviews · Aug 6, 2026 · 21 h played

    Man... So close yet so far. This review is posted @ 20 hours for a full playthrough on Hard (hardest default difficulty before NG+) This game just doesn't meet any of the expectations I'd have for virtually any aspect. Combat - 6/10 Combat reminds me a lot of Sekiro, except now there's the added "burden" of commanding your ally CONSTANTLY. Commanding Koo puts you in a slow-mo where the enemies are still attacking you. It also just breaks the flow and feel of the fight to me. One of the skills…

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  • Stealth40k @stealth40k.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 8, 2025

    Beast of Reincarnation is being developed by Game Freak. Game Freak isn't owned by Nintendo or Pokémon Company so they can technically make other games if they so choose.

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  • Steam user Steam user …9699Steam reviews · Aug 4, 2026 · 15 h played

    A mix of Sekiro parrying and Nier/Stellar Blade. When comparing Beast to these past games (which I also love), people seem to forget how bad the combat could be at times, how empty those worlds were themselves, or even the "repetitive" fights. It only seems to be an issue for this game. Some "issues" I would argue against (while playing hard mode and on a controller): -Little to no monster variation Dudes landed in the first area and made a negative review. No ♥♥♥♥ there's the same…

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  • Steam user Steam user …7735Steam reviews · Aug 4, 2026 · 1 h played

    People are review bombing a game again because of the release time (just go to bed earlier or just play it later, its a singleplayer game lol) and because they cant even read through all ingame settings as they complain about 24fps cutscenes when theres literally a setting for unlocked frame rate during cutscenes. Theres no ultrawide support, go cry I guess. I believe some guy already made an ultrawide support before the game even got released. Still not smth to give an entire game a bad…

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  • Steam user Steam user …5397Steam reviews · Aug 4, 2026 · 4 h played

    An Important Game in the Modern Era Beast of Reincarnation is what I'd call a polished 'AA' experience. In an ecosystem were we continue to push the boundaries and budgets of massive projects that take a decade to come to fruition, and GTAVI looming around the corner I think it's good to test our tastes against a game that is imperfect in so many ways. This is a 3 out of 5 game. Is that bad? No. Not really. But we've lost a lot of nuance in speaking about games online that it really comes…

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  • Steam user Steam user …6235Steam reviews · Aug 4, 2026 · 21 h played

    If there was a neutral option, that is exactly what this game would get until some of the glaring issues are ironed out. Till then, it will get a positive review because it is reminiscent of so many games I hold dear to my heart. The intro gave me a pinch of Horizon Zero Dawn, with a dash of Nier and a sprinkle of Stellar Blade for good measure. Now... where to start? The game defaults to Japanese audio voice over. Once you start the game, you cannot change this in the game settings. It can…

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  • Steam user Steam user …2392Steam reviews · Aug 7, 2026 · 7 h played

    Ugh as other have said: so close yet so far. It feels half baked. Lifeless characters, no musical variety. The combat feels good at times but inconsistent at others. Hopefully Game Freak updates this and performance gets better. Even on my 5090, its a mess. It almost scratched the sekiro itch. Putting this on the back burner in the hopes it gets fixed.

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  • Stealth40k @stealth40k.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 8, 2025

    I don't want Pokémon Gen 10 to look like Beast of Reincarnation. Within the colorful/cartoony art style of Pokémon, Game Freak can and should be able to do better on Switch 2. Game Freak has two teams. One makes original games and the other is dedicated only to Pokémon.

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  • Stealth40k @stealth40k.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 10, 2025

    Game Freak updated their website to include Beast of Reincarnation. Their front page is VERY Nintendo focused still.

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  • Giant Bomb @giantbomb.comBluesky · Aug 4, 2026

    Shawn reviewed Beast of Reincarnation! Fans of the genre will likely find this Souls-like to be a mixed bag. While there's fun to be had, ultimately its presentation is underwhelming and filled with... *cough* tropes. Read the full review here ➡️ giantbomb.com/reviews/beas...

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  • Steam user Steam user …7042Steam reviews · Aug 4, 2026

    Just a little laggy in spots during cutscenes on cinematic while using steam deck. otherwise, runs great. game looks and runs amazing. koo is best boi.

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  • Rebekah Valentine @duckvalentine.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 22, 2026

    I interviewed the game director for Beast of Reincarnation! I think it looks really cool. Reminds me of Nier, vibes-wise. I still have so many unanswered questions about wtf goes on behind the scenes at Game Freak, but am excited to play this. www.ign.com/articles/bea...

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  • Steam user Steam user …1009Steam reviews · Aug 25, 2026 · 22 h played

    Get it on deep discount folks This is not a bad game by any means, but I think a few setbacks make the full price hard to justify for most people. First of all, combat is easily my favorite part of the game. Game Freak really deliver here. The combat is fun, responsive, and feels great to play. This isn't a Soulslike, so there's no real punishment for dying. It's much more action focused, with consecutive parry mechanics that remind me a lot of Sekiro, plenty of move combinations, and even…

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  • Tolok @tolok.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 23, 2026

    PLATINUM GOT: Beast of Reincarnation This game is a mixbag. The fighting and movement gameplay is fun, I really liked it. But it's surrounded by a lot of questionable decisions. And all these questionable decisions outweigh the fun gameplay, sadly

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  • Steam user Steam user …0289Steam reviews · Aug 8, 2026 · 22 h played

    I'd give this game 'neutral' if I could. I do not think it deserves 'Not recommended' but it's also nowhere near GOTY. Solid 6/10. Let's start with the bad things first: 1. Writing of the dialogues is HORRIBLE. Most of the convo goes like that: > Emma? > Yes? > Oh. > What's wrong? > Nothing. > I see. > I will go now. > Oh ok. > Goodbye. > Goodbye. And loop it 100 times, add no ability to skip unnecessary cutscenes that LITERALLY COULD BE AN EMAIL and you end up sitting 10…

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  • Steam user Steam user …3410Steam reviews · Aug 4, 2026 · 5 h played

    The game lacks variety in almost every aspect: enemies, music, and customization. It also reuses the same track so often that I ended up listening to my own playlist for most of my playtime. It feels like the game is trying to be Sekiro, Stellar Blade, and NieR all at the same time. The story is alright, but painfully clichéd. It feels like Violet Evergarden from Temu. The movement feels floaty, and the combat is too easy, even on the highest difficulty. Bosses lack varied attack patterns, and…

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  • Steam user Steam user …5480Steam reviews · Aug 4, 2026 · 1 h played

    I was genuinely excited for this game as I loved Wild Hearts aesthetic and souls likes are my favourite genre, but this game is genuinely a 3/10 for me and all 3 are for graphics and looks. The game feels clunky, the camera is far too zoomed in with no FOV setting that I could find, the enemies are bland facing 3 elites which all had the same exact moveset. The first boss had literally 1 move that it used on repeat. The enemy ai is extremely exploitable and all combat encounters outside of…

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  • Steam user Steam user …5554Steam reviews · Aug 18, 2026 · 27 h played

    It does so many things right, but also so many things wrong. It's a shame it's getting all this hate, because I genuinely think this was a great game that had a lot of love put behind it. The beginning is... bad. You're thrown into this world without any explanation, you understand nothing, suddenly there's also a ghost girl with you and if you tilt your camera to the sky you die. You walk a few miles and trees start sprouting with an annoying continuous sound, then they suddenly vanish while…

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  • Steam user Steam user …8527Steam reviews · Sep 10, 2026 · 31 h played

    Honorable attempt Game Freak but it was kinda mid. Fought the same enemies and bosses dozens of times. The cutscenes and voices were unbearable most of the time. Beat it on Hard. 6/10 AT MOST performance was good. no crashes.

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  • Genki @genkigamer.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 12, 2026

    Beast of Reincarnation display box with a cute note from Director Kota Furushima! “One person, one dog journey. Please look forward to it!! - Furushima from Game Freak”

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  • Shinobi602 @shinobi602.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 8, 2025

    Beast of Reincarnation announced from Game Freak, coming in 2026 #Xbox #XboxShowcase

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  • Steam user Steam user …6515Steam reviews · Aug 14, 2026 · 90 h played

    I’ll be completely honest: what first drew me to this game was its artwork, and the fact that it was developed by Game Freak, a studio mostly known for making Pokemon games for Nintendo. It also happened to release around my birthday, so I pre-ordered the Deluxe Edition without hesitation as a birthday present to myself. That said, this game is filled with both things I genuinely like and things that disappointed me. I’ll try to explain in as much detail as possible how I honestly feel about…

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  • Steam user Steam user …6588Steam reviews · Aug 6, 2026 · 16 h played

    [Update at 16.4 hours.] I'll keep it brief since I don't want to add more to a wall of text viewable from orbit. I've progressed to the end of the third area. Thoroughly explored and took my time which is why I've only finished the third area. - I've unlocked quite a lot more combat combos, and upgraded a lot more, combat has gotten more enjoyable, however issues that were previously not an issue, DID become an issue. Enemies WILL interrupt attempts to perform longer combos either through…

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  • Steam user Steam user …2585Steam reviews · Aug 12, 2026 · 28 h played

    Tbh, the only way I would recommend this game is if it’s on sale for €10–15. The game really feels like it was made by Game Freak because of the laziness in pretty much every aspect. LOCATIONS — 1/10 The first thing that actually bored me and made me rush through the game was the environments. It literally feels like you’re stuck in limbo, in the same place, for like 20 hours of the game. The game tells you you’re in a new location, but it’s literally the same as all the others: same…

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  • Stealth40k @stealth40k.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 8, 2026

    An Xbox Developer Direct has been announced for January 22nd: Games Featured: - Fable - Forza Horizon 6 - Beast of Reincarnation Seeing Game Freak show up at something other than a Nintendo Direct or Pokemon Presents is strange.

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  • Wario64 @wario64.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 22, 2026

    Xbox Developer Direct is live in 30 minutes (10 AM PT) YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXn6... Twitch twitch.tv/Xbox -Fable -Forza Horizon 6 -Beast of Reincarnation -4th game likely

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  • Jason Prime @blazingwaters.northsky.socialBluesky · Aug 4, 2026

    since it's gonna be out soon, i propose a challenge for gaming youtubers/outlets that are/will be covering Beast Of Reincarnation: talk about the game without going at length about Pokemon beyond "Game Freak likes to experiment every now and then"

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  • Steam user Steam user …9180Steam reviews · Oct 28, 2026 · 57 h played

    the best thing about this game is KOO. im not even kidding, i think i enjoyed having this little wolf companion around more than anything else in the entire game!! hes so adorable and i loved seeing him running around with Emma, helping her in combat and just being her little partner throughout the adventure. the bond between them was easily my favorite part and honestly i would play an entire game just about Koo if they let me lol. as for the rest of the game, i have mixed feelings. the…

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  • Steam user Steam user …4585Steam reviews · Aug 17, 2026 · 17 h played

    17 hours to complete, this game isn't good. Its a 5.5/10 at best, wait for a deep sale. Camera sucks in boss fights, enemy design is repetitive as hell only like 5 enemy types. Boss fights are the same, how many times must i fight and kill a bear or deer. Unskippable dialogue and cutscenes make alot of the game drag, especially when you want to head out to explore. Everytime you go back to the safe robot thing, you must rest to progress the day. Meaning you eat a new meal (why?) as well as…

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  • Steam user Steam user …5220Steam reviews · Aug 7, 2026 · 5 h played

    Great ideas buried under piles of garbage. The combat on the player side is alright, but there is very little diversity in the enemies with even bosses being repetitions of one another (with incredibly limited movesets). Invisible walls everywhere, terrible cutscene direction, inexistant pacing.

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  • Steam user Steam user …6286Steam reviews · Aug 7, 2026 · 21 h played

    Let's address the elephant in the room right off the bat. Are you a BIG Nier fan like myself? If yes, buy it and you will not let the negative things deter you from very much enjoying this game. If you are not a Neir fan, continue reading and I'll give you the biggest cons this game has. 1. Visuals. This is NOT an ugly game. It does, however, suffer from some very poor graphics options. Chief among them being the way that lighting is handled. No matter what setting you use, this game will…

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  • Steam user Steam user …0657Steam reviews · Aug 4, 2026 · 2 h played

    Beast of Reincarnation was honestly disappointing for me.. The optimization is pretty bad, even on my 5060ti (16gb one), and the game just doesn’t feel polished enough for a full price release.. The AI usage also really takes me out of it, feels weird seeing that in a game like this.. Then they delayed the release by 6 hours, which was already annoying, but smh pirates were playing the game 3 days earlier while people who actually preordered it at full price were still waiting.. After all…

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  • Tama Hero @tamahero.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 10, 2026

    Beast of Reincarnation is made by the same people who work on Pokemon games, most of supervisory roles are GameFreak staff with credits that go back as far as Sword and Shield. But Conceptually a modern GameFreak game, and made in a similar way that Pokemon games are made these days.

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  • MICHAEL HIGHAM @brazyazn.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 16, 2026

    i got ~1.5 hours w/ Beast of Reincarnation and loved what i played! i see some NieR, Sekiro, a bit of FF7R and i feel the Princess Mononoke parallels - it's Game Freak's best chance to break out of Pokémon's shadow. my preview ⤵️ 📰: www.ign.com/articles/bea... 📺: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUqt...

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  • Lewtwo @lewtwo.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 14, 2026

    — Kyoko Abe. Developed concurrently with Pokopia and Beast of Reincarnation through GAME FREAK's Gear Project, direction and design was handled internally by Shigeru Ohmori, with production outsourced to Chronogate, a studio led by GAME FREAK alumni Katsunori Suginaka. [2/2]

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  • Steam user Steam user …3273Steam reviews · Sep 7, 2026 · 16 h played

    If this game shows anything, it’s that Game Freak are capable of making a graphically beautiful game and their talents are somewhat wasted on just Pokémon, but there is still a lot to be desired with Beast of Reincarnation. Characters are bland, Emma is a boring protagonist but honestly I’d point that to bad writing and poor direction with the voice acting. Doesn’t help there was no proper facial animation to show emotion. Koo on the other hand, he’s such a good boy! Love Koo. Like I said…

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  • Steam user Steam user …0163Steam reviews · Aug 6, 2026 · 20 h played

    I’m so glad I decided to try out this game myself, instead of listening to the bad reviews of people that barely finished the first zone. I grew quite sceptical after reading all the negative reviews, but after playing Beast of Reincarnation for a while, I started to think that they played a completely different game. The game has its issues, mostly performance ones, but it just isn’t as bad as everyone says. Personally? I’m having a great time playing this game, but I’m also a fan of Nier…

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  • Steam user Steam user …1781Steam reviews · Aug 5, 2026 · 7 h played

    I can't really recommend this game at its current price. Frankly its not a terrible game but its not good either. Its just very middling. The overall story and English voice acting aren't that great. The exploration rewards are occasionally an interesting blueprint for crafting a consumable but usually they are just some currency and a generic book you can sell for more currency. I would probably wait to get this one to see if they improve it or it goes on sale. I would love to refund it…

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  • Klobrille @klobrille.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 21, 2025

    Beast of Reincarnation. Game Freak. Game Pass Day One.

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  • Steam user Steam user …8608Steam reviews · Aug 20, 2026 · 34 h played

    Although the gameplay is kinda fun i cannot recommend this game. Maybe when its on sale you could give it a try. The main issue is the dialogue and the scenario in general. The pacing is so slow and the character development is so bizarre that doesn't make much sense. This can not be fixed with patches. Pretty disappointing from such a big studio

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  • Steam user Steam user …4139Steam reviews · Aug 13, 2026 · 26 h played

    if you want to play soulslike game but afraid of it's too git gud, don't worry, this game is for you because it has difficulty settings and the story difficulty is casual friendly 26 hours to beat in story mode, for me the big minus for this game is the framerate stability sure there are many of repetitive bosses fight ( same boss design ), but some of bosses and final boss were amazing the storyline build up is slow at the beginning, but it keeps getting interesting little by little, nearly…

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  • Knoebel @knoebel.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 8, 2025

    'Beast of Reincarnation' from Game Freak (Pokemon Heartgold/Soulsilver) launches 2026 on Xbox Series, PS5 and PC. Also Game Pass Day One. youtu.be/L-qZiMPsNz0?...

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  • Steam user Steam user …8786Steam reviews · Aug 26, 2026 · 24 h played

    This isn't a very good game, but it also isn't necessarily a bad game entirely, considering I sat through the whole thing. There are a few moments in my playthrough where I'm thinking, "Wow this is nice." But MOST of the time I'm thinking, "Whose idea was this to design <subject> like this?". Here are my thoughts on this game. Pros: Visuals The visuals for this game is absolutely fantastic, they have nailed the post-apocalyptic feel for the world. Overall it is a very interesting world to…

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  • Aaron Greenberg @aarongreenberg.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 22, 2026

    Thank you for joining us for Developer_Direct to kick off an exciting year ahead of great games. Forza Horizon 6, Beast of Reincarnation, a surprise new Double Fine game with Kiln, and FABLE! news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/0...

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  • Eurogamer @eurogamer.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 13, 2026

    Though Beast of Reincarnation is all about "loneliness", Game Freak doesn't want it to be sad: enter "warmth", "reliability" and your dog pal www.eurogamer.net/though-beast...

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  • Steam user Steam user …8959Steam reviews · Aug 5, 2026 · 3 h played

    Overview Beast of Reincarnation was a major disappointment. I do not think it even reaches the standards of a AA game, let alone the AAA title it was marketed as. The open world feels bland, the premise and characters never grabbed my attention, and within a few hours I was already noticing heavy repetition. I even fought two identical elite enemies. Enemy design in general is uninspired, and the performance compared to the visuals is surprisingly poor. Even with ray tracing enabled, the game…

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  • brendon bigley @bb.wavelengths.onlineBluesky · Aug 4, 2026

    ✨NEW VIDEO✨ Beast of Reincarnation is a game that rewards those who push past its poorly executed early hours, and reveals a much more earnest and fascinating experience beneath the surface. Its combat becomes more engaging, its characters more interesting, its world more unique. I liked it a lot!

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  • SarahKey 🗝️ @sarahkey.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 13, 2026

    I got invited to play Game Freak's upcoming title Beast of Reincarnation!!! Here's the vlog~🌸 youtu.be/fjNFtuUOdw0

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  • Xbox Wire @wire.xbox.comBluesky · Jan 22, 2026

    Developer_Direct just brought us gameplay and insights for Fable, Forza Horizon 6, Beast of Reincarnation, and the surprise new Double Fine game, Kiln. Find out everything you need to know inside: news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/0...

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