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Tarsier Studios Reveals REANIMAL at Gamescom 2024 — Now Out

Tarsier Studios’ horror adventure REANIMAL was revealed at Gamescom Opening Night Live in 2024 and launched worldwide on February 13, 2026.
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Tarsier Studios revealed REANIMAL during Gamescom Opening Night Live on August 20, 2024. The horror adventure, published by THQ Nordic, launched worldwide on February 13, 2026, for PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2.

What is REANIMAL?

REANIMAL is a horror adventure from Tarsier Studios, the studio behind Little Nightmares and Little Nightmares II. THQ Nordic’s Gamescom announcement describes a brother and sister trying to rescue their missing friends and escape the island they call home.

The siblings explore by boat and on foot, moving through a fragmented world and confronting what the publisher describes as a dark secret. The announcement frames the journey around survival and environmental exploration.

How can you play it?

The game supports solo play, local co-op, and online co-op, according to the announcement. In co-op, players share a directed camera; THQ Nordic said this approach was intended to heighten claustrophobia and tension.

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REANIMAL: Deluxe Edition - Nintendo Switch 2 (Amazon Exclusive)
  • The REANIMAL Deluxe Edition includes the Pre-Order DLC, the first DLC as well as the Season Pass!
  • The original creators of Little Nightmares & Little Nightmares II have returned to take you on a more terrifying journey than ever before
  • In this unsettling tale, the emphasis is on tension and thick atmosphere, as you join the two orphans on a desperate search for hope and redemption in the direst of circumstances
  • Traverse an intriguing but terrifying world, where the main path is only one part of the fragmented story. Discover all sorts of mysterious locations on your perilous journey, each with its own story to tell
  • Nobody should be forced to go through hell alone! Fully playable in single player and local & online co-op, REANIMAL has a shared, directed camera, designed to maximise claustrophobia and tension

Which platforms is REANIMAL on?

At the August 2024 reveal, the announced platforms were PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. The worldwide launch announcement added Nintendo Switch 2 to the platform list. The game came out February 13, 2026.

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What has been announced since launch?

The official REANIMAL site lists The Prisoner as the first of three planned DLCs. It introduces two characters, the Soldier and the Prisoner. The site also announced that the official soundtrack, with 33 original tracks composed by Christian Vasselbring, became available on digital platforms on July 21, 2026.

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REANIMAL - Nintendo Switch 2
  • The original creators of Little Nightmares & Little Nightmares II have returned to take you on a more terrifying journey than ever before
  • In this unsettling tale, the emphasis is on tension and thick atmosphere, as you join the two orphans on a desperate search for hope and redemption in the direst of circumstances
  • Traverse an intriguing but terrifying world, where the main path is only one part of the fragmented story. Discover all sorts of mysterious locations on your perilous journey, each with its own story to tell
  • Nobody should be forced to go through hell alone! Fully playable in single player and local & online co-op, REANIMAL has a shared, directed camera, designed to maximise claustrophobia and tension

In THQ Nordic’s launch announcement, Tarsier Studios managing director Oliver Merlöv described the game as a reflection of the team’s identity and shared sensibility. That is the studio’s own characterization of the project, rather than an independent assessment of the game.

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REANIMAL Deluxe Edition - PC
REANIMAL Deluxe Edition - PC
The REANIMAL Deluxe Edition includes the Pre-Order DLC as well as the Season Pass!
$75.10
Rank #4
REANIMAL Standard - PC Steam [Online Game Code]
  • HORROR WITH HOPE: In this unsettling tale, the emphasis is on tension and thick atmosphere, as you join the two orphans on a desperate search for hope and redemption in the direst of circumstances.
  • ACROSS A DARK AND TWISTED WORLD: Traverse an intriguing but terrifying world, where the main path is only one part of the fragmented story. Discover all sorts of mysterious locations on your perilous journey, each with its own story to tell.
  • A DREAD-FILLED ADVENTURE: Tarsier Studios is bringing their unique visual style to bear on a whole host of new twisted monsters and broken, yet resilient, child characters. Fragments of the children's troubled past have been used as inspiration for their character design, and for the monsters that now torment them.
  • SHARE THE SCARE: Nobody should be forced to go through hell alone! Fully playable in single player and local & online co-op, REANIMAL has a shared, directed camera, designed to maximise claustrophobia and tension.
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REANIMAL Deluxe Edition - PC
  • The REANIMAL Deluxe Edition includes the Pre-Order DLC as well as the Season Pass!
  • The original creators of Little Nightmares & Little Nightmares II have returned to take you on a more terrifying journey than ever before
  • In this unsettling tale, the emphasis is on tension and thick atmosphere, as you join the two orphans on a desperate search for hope and redemption in the direst of circumstances
  • Traverse an intriguing but terrifying world, where the main path is only one part of the fragmented story. Discover all sorts of mysterious locations on your perilous journey, each with its own story to tell
  • Nobody should be forced to go through hell alone! Fully playable in single player and local & online co-op, REANIMAL has a shared, directed camera, designed to maximise claustrophobia and tension

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