Beast of Reincarnation

Feature: Beast of Reincarnation PC Suffers from Poor Performance Scaling, Though Optimised Settings Help

Is the PC version the best way to play Game Freak's Action RPG debut? We've already covered Beast of Reincarnation on PS5 Pro, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, and now it's time to look at the PC version. Some of the console settings choices are just bizarre, so does the PC version allow you to tweak your way into a better balance of fidelity and performance? And what are the best optimised settings for Game Freak's long-awaited extracurricular outing into PC and Unreal Engine 5 development? Read the f

Digital Foundry

Review: Beast of Reincarnation: Game Freak's Action RPG Is a Technical Disappointment on Console

PS5 Pro, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S all exhibit poor performance and odd choices. Game Freak's Beast of Reincarnation represents a genuine first for Game Freak - their debut action RPG and their first Unreal Engine 5 project, stepping well outside the Pokémon franchise that has heretofore defined the studio for three decades. The game is also targeting a wider range of platforms, including the PlayStation and Xbox versions we'll cover here and the PC version that we'll provide optimised settings f

Digital Foundry

Beast of Reincarnation director addresses mixed reception. “There are still areas that require our sincere attention”

Game Freak's Kota Furushima talks about Beast of Reincarnation's post-launch reception.

Automaton West / Amber V

Interview

Beast of Reincarnation's First PS5 Update Adjusts Camera, Text Size, and Much More

Here are the patch notes. Beast of Reincarnation launched on PS5 last week, and while it has plenty of redeeming qualities, there are also some rough edges that bring it down a peg. Developer Game Freak has promised to make some pretty big updates to improve the experience, and the first patch has already arrived. It's available to download and install now. Read the full article on pushsquare.com

Where to Find Every Shrine in Beast of Reincarnation

This guide will show you where to find find each of the 40 Dragon Vein Shrines in Beast of Reincarnation.

TechRaptor / Isaac Todd

Guide

Pokémon Developer Game Freak Promises Fixes 'Within a Week' To Its Big Budget RPG Beast of Reincarnation, Following Mixed Response at Launch

Game Freak has promised a series of quick fixes after a mixed response to the launch of its big budget RPG Beast of Reincarnation.

IGN / Tom Phillips

Beast Of Reincarnation Dev Outlines Five Improvements Coming In First Major Xbox Update

"We take your feedback to heart". It's only been just over 24 hours since Beast of Reincarnation made its debut across multiple platforms (and on Xbox Game Pass), but the development team at Game Freak are already busy preparing its first update. That update will arrive at some point over the next week, and will feature five specific types of improvements that have been outlined on social media. These are as follows: Read the full article on purexbox.com

Game Freak Pledges 'Continuous Updates' for Beast of Reincarnation After Mixed Reception

It's evolving. This week saw the release of Beast of Reincarnation, from publisher Fictions and developer Game Freak. While I quite like the action RPG despite it having a few rough edges, it seems the reception has generally been quite mixed, with critics and players divided on various aspects. Read the full article on pushsquare.com

"We take your feedback to heart" - Game Freak promises to improve Beast of Reincarnation following a divisive launch

Beast of Reincarnation is out but hasn't quite made the splash you might expect from Game Freak's first original project in years. The long-time Pokémon developer isn't moving on, however, and is promising to deliver a series of updates to improve the game.

Eurogamer / Sherif Saed

Rock Paper Shotgun / Mark Warren

Beast of Reincarnation is getting some "story pacing improvements" in its first patch, as part of "ongoing adjustments" from Game Freak

Beast of Reincarnation, the soulslike about a girl and her dog battling an array of beasties in post-apocalyptic Japan, came out yesterday, August 4th. Developers Game Freak are already hard at work on patches for it, with the first set to include some "story pacing improvements" that should hopefully help address some of the gripes our Callum highlighted in his freshly published Beast of Reincarnation review.

Rock Paper Shotgun / Callum Williams

Beast Of Reincarnation review: A briefly fun Sekiro-like that becomes chewing gum for the brain

Beast Of Reincarnation opened pretty promisingly. Its first stretch dropped me into a sprawling fantasy forestscape full of deadly spore-sprouting woodland creatures, gave me a sick hat and a fireball-shooting dog, then strapped a katana in my hand and introduced a real solid parry clang that would fire dopamine into my brain every time I landed it. Considering the generous parry window let me effortlessly deflect the boulder-sized suckerpunches of a 9ft grizzly bear, I figured this was shaping

‘We take your feedback to heart’: Game Freak is planning regular Beast of Reincarnation updates, starting next week

Reviews for the game have been mixed so far

VGC / Chris Scullion

Round Up: Game Freak's 'Beast Of Reincarnation' Is A Mixed Bag

The reviews are in. Game Freak, as you'll know, is basically the Pokémon company (except for, you know, the actual Pokémon Company, which Game Freak partly owns – it's not as complex as it sounds, promise). Yet every now and then, the developer will come out with something that has absolutely nothing to do with Pokémon, and its latest effort is Beast of Reincarnation for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Now you might be wondering why we're doing a round up for a game that isn't available on Switch

Nintendo Life

Beast Of Reincarnation Comparison Shows Difference Between Xbox Series X And Series S

And a day one patch has addressed pesky stutters. We're kicking off August in a big way with the addition of Beast of Reincarnation to Xbox Game Pass, which is officially available now as part of the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass tiers if you want to check it out. Most of the reviews for this one only went live a few hours ago as well, which means all the footage was embargoed until the same time. Fuzion Xbox Testing immediately posted their comparisons of the Xbox Series X and Xbox S

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Beast of Reincarnation review: Endearing characters and combat wrapped in a disappointingly dull journey

Game Freak's latest is an uninspired adventure, but one with great action and combat

VGC / Dave Aubrey

Beast of Reincarnation Review - Needs More Time to Grow

Despite the potential its parry-based combat and overgrown world bring, Beast of Reincarnation fails to grow outside of its opening hours. Read our review to find out more.

TechRaptor / Isaac Todd

Beast of Reincarnation Review

Beast of Reincarnation is an action RPG that has some great ideas blossoming here and there, but they can be hard to spot among the weeds.

IGN / Aimee Carr

Beast Of Reincarnation’s Cinematic Focus Fails Its Flashy Action

When you start a new game in Game Freak’s Beast of Reincarnation, a prompt asks if you’d like to play in cinematic mode. This locks the cutscene frame rate to 24 frames per second, but, understandably, leaves the gameplay as is. When I first saw this during my 90-minute preview session last month, it felt like a bold statement from Game Freak. Pokemon, Game Freak’s multigenerational smash-hit, can be described as many things, but cinematic it certainly is not. Unfortunately, aside from its flash

GameSpot / Jake Dekker

Beast of Reincarnation review

Game Freak borrows liberally from the genre's biggest hits. And while it's messy and muddled, it's salvaged by exhilarating combat and traversal, and a surprising amount of soul.

Eurogamer / Matt Wales

Xbox Wire / Will Fulton, XBOX Wire Editor

Beast of Reincarnation: Early-Game Tips to Help You Manage the Miasma

Beast of Reincarnation doesn’t hesitate to throw you into its wide, weird world. Game Freak’s unexpected action-RPG takes cues from greats from across the genres – you can feel the influence of everything from Dark Souls to Bayonetta – and adds its own fresh ideas to the mix. All of which means there’s a lot […] The post Beast of Reincarnation: Early-Game Tips to Help You Manage the Miasma appeared first on XBOX Wire.

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The First Reviews Have Arrived For Beast Of Reincarnation

After Famitsu got the early word. Arguably the most intriguing Xbox release of August is Game Freak's Beast of Reincarnation. Whilst we've still got one more sleep before its August 4th launch, the game's first review has officially dropped. The first word comes from the Japanese outlet Famitsu, which has given the game a 35/40 rating. We haven't found a proper transcript of the review itself, but the score has been racking up some views on social media. Read the full article on purexbox.com

The First Review Has Arrived For Beast Of Reincarnation

Famitsu gets the early word. Arguably the most intriguing Xbox release of August is Game Freak's Beast of Reincarnation. Whilst we've still got one more sleep before its August 4th launch, the game's first review has officially dropped. The first word comes from the Japanese outlet Famitsu, which has given the game a 35/40 rating. We haven't found a proper transcript of the review itself, but the score has been racking up some views on social media. Read the full article on purexbox.com

PlayStation Blog / Corey Brotherson

Beast of Reincarnation hands-on: parry-rich combat and the cutest mutant pup

Even from its first full reveal in 2025, Beast of Reincarnation was making all the right noises. Roaring through the crowd of impressive action role-playing games, Game Freak’s trek into a post-apocalyptic Japan blends the mythological with the mechanized into something fresh – helped by a “one woman and her dog saving the world”’ narrative. […]

GamesHub / Jacob Woodward

Beast of Reincarnation release date, platforms, and more

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Beast Of Reincarnation 'Estimated' Length Revealed, Along With Lots Of Other Details

Taken from the most recent previews. We're getting more and more excited for Beast of Reincarnation now — the new game from the developer behind the Pokemon titles, Game Freak — and it turns out a whole bunch more details were revealed about it in recent days. These mostly come from the "Final Preview" of Beast of Reincarnation from IGN, which is available in both written and video form and slightly differs between the two (you can watch the video above). Read the full article on purexbox.com

Beast of Reincarnation Is Game Freak’s Best Chance to Break Out of Pokémon’s Shadow | Final Preview

The upcoming action-RPG is much different from any game the Pokémon team has made; we played it, and it's awesome.

IGN / Michael Higham

Beast of Reincarnation ‘Combat Overview’ trailer

Publisher Fictions and developer Game Freak have released a five-minute combat overview trailer for action … Source

Gematsu / Sal Romano

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You'll Need to Play Pokémon Dev's Beast of Reincarnation Twice for All the PS5 Trophies

Gotta catch 'em all. Game Freak, the dev studio behind the ever-popular Pokémon series, is gearing up to launch something entirely different on PS5 with Beast of Reincarnation, and the Trophy list has now emerged online. Via PSNProfiles, the list of digital trinkets is now viewable ahead of the action RPG's arrival on 4th August 2026, and it gives us a glimpse at what to expect from the game. Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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'Hooked Me From Minute One' - Beast Of Reincarnation Could Be A Must-Play On Xbox Game Pass

From the developer behind the Pokémon games. Game Freak's Beast of Reincarnation is a title we've been hearing about for some time now — it even played a major role in the Xbox Developer Direct showcase back in January — and it's almost ready to release on August 4th, 2026. With just a few weeks to go, IGN has been hands-on with the game for a couple of hours as part of a new preview, and it certainly sounds like it could be a must-play Xbox Game Pass title for anyone with an Ultimate or PC subs

Pokémon Dev's PS5 Game Beast of Reincarnation Looks Fantastic in New Video Preview

What in carnation. Action RPG Beast of Reincarnation is looking super solid in this new preview from IGN. Due out on 4th August, this new game from Game Freak and publisher Fictions is shaping up rather nicely: Read the full article on pushsquare.com

Beast of Reincarnation is a Stunning Action-RPG with a Tactical Twist | IGN Preview

If the first two hours of Beast of Reincarnation’s story are anything to go by, Pokémon developer Game Freak seems to have successfully switched from catching ‘em all to violently dispatching ‘em all in this gripping new action-RPG that follows a deadly dynamic duo.

IGN / Tristan Ogilvie

PC Gamer / Issy van der Velde

Beast of Reincarnation reveals voice cast, new gameplay

Publisher Fictions and developer Game Freak have revealed new details for action RPG Beast of … Source

Gematsu / Sal Romano

Trailer

Beast of Reincarnation has some stellar voice actors, but one has to play protagonist Emma completely devoid of emotion

It's harder than you think.

Interview

Beast of Reincarnation pre-orders now available

Physical and digital pre-orders for “one-person, one-dog action RPG” Beast of Reincarnation are now available, … Source

Gematsu / Sal Romano

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Pokémon Dev's New PS5 Game Might Be Slightly Cheaper Than Expected

Reportedly a $60 game. Pre-orders for Pokémon developer Game Freak's newest PS5 title, Beast of Reincarnation, will supposedly go live in the near future, and you may not need to pay quite as much money for it as you were probably expecting to. The ever-reliable Dealabs leaker BillBil-Kun has shared some details ahead of the public reveal — which shall apparently take place today — claiming Beast of Reincarnation is a $60 video game. It's currently on course for a PS5 launch on 4th August 2026.