Beast of Reincarnation Wiki

Beast of Reincarnation ships in two retail editions, a Standard Edition and a Deluxe Edition , across PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Pre-orders for both editions went live on April 20, 2026, ahead of the worldwide August 4, 2026 launch . This page collects the verified contents of each edit

Koo is Emma's magical white dog companion in Beast of Reincarnation, a wolf-like Malefact who fights alongside her using Bloom Arts abilities activated through a command system.

Beast of Reincarnation ships with three difficulty modes, Story, Normal and Hard, switchable at any time, plus a Reincarnation+ tier unlocked after the first clear. The design is positioned apart from Soulslike games through strategic depth and accessibility options.

Official PC system requirements for Beast of Reincarnation, plus the graphics and upscaling options the shipped build carries and how they have changed across the five post-launch patches.

Weapons in Beast of Reincarnation include Emma's lightweight katana, bow, and crossbow, each with elemental capabilities, plus Koo's equippable Charms system.

Emma the Sealer is the protagonist of Beast of Reincarnation, an 18-year-old woman who hunts Malefacts using her vine-like hair and katana alongside her companion Koo.

The world of Beast of Reincarnation is set in post-apocalyptic Japan in the year 4026, featuring Colonies, Blighted Forest dungeons, dynamic environmental transformations, Golem ruins, and prominent red spider lily (higanbana) imagery.

Beast of Reincarnation released on August 4, 2026 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC, arriving day one on Xbox Game Pass with Xbox Play Anywhere and Cloud Gaming support.

Fictions is the publisher of Beast of Reincarnation, formed in mid-2025 by former Annapurna Interactive employees who partnered with Haveli Investments to take over the Private Division portfolio.

Emma and Koo each have three skill branches in Beast of Reincarnation, hung off the root skills Entanglement Overdrive, Hair and Tracking Shot and gated on the Strength, Vitality and Florescence attributes, with one shared pool of skill points between them.

Complete development timeline of Beast of Reincarnation, from Furushima's solo concept work in 2020 through Project Bloom to the August 4, 2026 release date confirmation.

Comprehensive overview of Beast of Reincarnation, a single-player action RPG developed by Game Freak and published by Fictions, released August 4, 2026 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.

Skill Points are the persistent upgrade currency in Beast of Reincarnation, spent in the skill trees for both Emma and Koo, and earned through levelling and the Blighted Sprouts added to every zone after launch.

The combat system in Beast of Reincarnation blends demanding, technical real-time katana action with command-based companion mechanics, drawing comparisons to Sekiro, Black Myth: Wukong, and NieR: Automata.

Golems are mechanical bodies inhabited by human minds in Beast of Reincarnation, featuring an eye-color detection system and a dismemberment combat mechanic. They represent humanity's technological survival path from approximately 2,000 years ago.

Violet is a spirit girl in Beast of Reincarnation visible only to Emma, the one companion she can be open with before Koo, voiced in Japanese by Miyuki Sato.

The nine-member Japanese voice cast of Beast of Reincarnation and the characters each actor plays, including the four roles revealed on release day.

Beast of Reincarnation released worldwide on August 4, 2026 at 00:00 UTC across PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. This page tracks the full chronology from the 2023 Project Bloom announcement through launch and the days that followed.

Pablo Uchida is the character designer credited with the visual identity of Emma and Koo, the dual protagonists of Beast of Reincarnation. He is a Tokyo-based concept artist and illustrator with prior credits in the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise.

Amber is the in-game currency of Beast of Reincarnation. Pre-orders grant 30,000 Amber and the Digital Deluxe Edition adds 100,000 Amber on top.

Game Freak is the Japanese developer of Beast of Reincarnation, founded in 1989 by Satoshi Tajiri. Best known as the creators of Pokemon, this is their most ambitious non-Pokemon project.

Spirit Stones are equippable items in Beast of Reincarnation that provide stackable stat bonuses across six slots, with effects that compound when Emma performs successful parries.

Nushi are massive boss Malefacts in Beast of Reincarnation that generate Blighted Forest dungeons, serve as major progression milestones, and whose absorbed power is essential to defeating the Beast of Reincarnation.

Malefacts are monsters created when the Blight transforms living organisms in Beast of Reincarnation, ranging from tree-like creatures to animal-plant hybrids that serve as the game's primary enemy type.

Answers to the most common purchasing questions about Beast of Reincarnation, covering editions, the Deluxe upgrade, Game Pass, handheld support, and the post-launch content status as of September 2026.

Gear Project is Game Freak's internal initiative that encourages employees to pitch original game concepts outside the Pokemon franchise, producing titles like HarmoKnight, Tembo, and Beast of Reincarnation.

Kunai is a mysterious swordswoman in Beast of Reincarnation who wields a katana and is bonded to a Malefact named Kirin, serving as a direct foil to Emma.

Flowers in Emma's hair are Beast of Reincarnation's visible progression tracker. New flowers appear at key story beats, most often after a Nushi is defeated, so the tally tracks how far the campaign has progressed.

Kota Furushima is the director of Beast of Reincarnation and a longtime Game Freak employee who previously worked on the battle system and sound design for multiple Pokemon titles.

The Blight is a parasitic phenomenon in Beast of Reincarnation that transforms living organisms into monsters called Malefacts and causes forests to erupt instantly across post-apocalyptic Japan.

Nushi Skills are Emma’s boss finishers in Beast of Reincarnation, triggered by combo strings rather than chosen from a menu and paid for out of the Entanglement Gauge.

Blighted forests are corrupted dungeon-like environments in Beast of Reincarnation, created by Nushi and featuring manipulated terrain, ever-changing scenery, and climactic boss encounters.

The Entanglement Gauge is Emma's combat resource layer in Beast of Reincarnation. It builds as she trades blows and parries in melee, and once filled it unlocks Emma-side combat options that compound

Rangifer is the first of the six Nushi in Beast of Reincarnation and the encounter that teaches how a Nushi fight is shaped. It is fought three times. Deer Nushi was its pre-release descriptive name.

Beast of Reincarnation's campaign runs 13 chapters plus an epilogue, taking roughly 20 to 30 hours for a story-focused playthrough, with New Game Plus available afterward.

Bloom Arts are Koo's special command-based combat abilities in Beast of Reincarnation, activated through a time-slowing command menu using FP earned from Emma's parries.

Brad and Kagura are unlikely allies that Emma and Koo encounter during their journey in Beast of Reincarnation, whose true intentions remain shrouded in mystery.

Charms are Koo’s single equipment slot in Beast of Reincarnation, five stat lines in three tiers each with a rolled secondary effect, found through exploration and sellable since the August 24 patch.

The parry system is the core defensive mechanic in Beast of Reincarnation, where well-timed deflections generate FP to fuel Koo's Bloom Arts and trigger Spirit Stone compounding effects.

Emma can use a bow for ranged attacks in Beast of Reincarnation, giving her options beyond katana combat and stealth kills.