Crystal Dynamics’ Legacy of Kain: Defiance Remastered and Legacy of Kain: Ascendance have both been announced for Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam, GOG, and Epic Games Store. Legacy of Kain: Defiance Remastered will launch first on March 3 with a PlayStation 4 version, followed by Legacy of Kain: Ascendance at a later date.
Here’s an overview of each title, along with their respective announcement trailers:
Return to the dark world of Nosgoth in Legacy of Kain: Defiance Remastered.
Wield the legendary Soul Reaver as both Kain and Raziel are tested by powerful enemies, challenging puzzles, and long-forgotten secrets.
Rebuilt for modern platforms, Defiance Remastered features updated HD visuals, a modernized camera with a toggle to classic presentation, restored content, lost levels, alternate character skins, and an expansive lore reader.
Legacy of Kain: Ascendance is a fast, retro action platformer built around vertical movement, fluid combat, and skill-driven play. Explore a dark fantasy world brought to life through beautifully crafted pixel art and animated cutscenes, where collapsing kingdoms, haunted ruins, and shattered timelines conceal truths long buried.
Chain vicious melee strikes, evasive dashes, and supernatural attacks as you master combat, flowing seamlessly into traversal and environmental puzzles. Experience multiple perspectives across Nosgoth’s history, wielding vampiric powers, confronting humanity before its fall, and carving a path through a world shaped by blood and betrayal.
Featuring an original score by Celldweller and returning voice talent from the Legacy of Kain series, Ascendance offers a new way to experience the echoes of Nosgoth’s legacy.
Ascendance isn’t granted. It is earned, with blood.
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remastered launched on December 10, 2024 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam.
