Maybe one of the most surprising announcements during the recent Xbox Showcase was Beast of Reincarnation, a new action-RPG from Game Freak of all developers. Game Freak is most known for making the Pokemon RPGs. In fact, that’s pretty much all the developer has done for almost 30 years now. For them to show off a beautiful new, and very modern-looking, third-person action-adventure role-playing game was not on many people’s prediction list for announcements, especially given the criticism aimed at the recent Pokemon games on Switch for their subpar visuals and poor technical performance. After this trailer, we can probably safely say Game Freak’s technical chops are not the reason for why Pokemon Scarlet and Violet turned out the way they did. This is the most impressive looking game from the developer we’ve ever seen by far.

Beast of Desolation is coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC sometime in 2026. Check out the reveal trailer below:

In post-apocalyptic Japan, a land ruined by corruption and crawling with monstrous beasts, humanity’s last hope may rest with Emma—an outcast cursed as a Blighted One—and Koo, her loyal canine companion.

Survive a journey across an ominous, ever-changing world where dangerous forests can erupt in the wasteland. As Emma and Koo push deeper into the unknown, their bond strengthens—and with it, strange powers bloom.

Explore what it means to be human in Beast of Reincarnation, an expansive one-person, one-dog action RPG built around demanding, technical combat.

What awaits at journey’s end?

[Steam]