The Legacy of Kain series will be returning with Legacy of Kain: Defiance Remastered and Legacy of Kain: Ascendance.
Both of these titles are coming to the Switch 2 and Switch. Defiance Remastered will be released on 3rd March 2026 and Ascendance is arriving on 31st March 2026.
Legacy of Kain: Defiance Remastered is a timeless dark fantasy reborn for a new generation. Return to the dark world of Nosgoth as you take control of both the vampire Kain and his betrayed lieutenant, Raziel, two powerful entities bound by the conflict between fate and free will.
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A prequel to Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, Legacy of Kain: Ascendance is a fast-paced, 2D action platformer built around vertical movement, fluid combat, and skill-driven play, with select PS1 era–inspired 3D sequences. Story and narrative are key to the experience, woven directly into gameplay, cutscenes, and world design. Beautifully crafted retro pixel-art gameplay and anime-influenced cinematics bring Nosgoth’s dark fantasy world to life, telling a new story set in a vast world of collapsing kingdoms, haunted ruins, and shattered timelines.
There will also be a Heart of Darkness Collection, including both games. This post will be updated soon with more details.
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I'm so happy 😁
Just need the Blood Omens. My profile pic been holding it down for like 8 years!
I didn't play Defiance due to not having a PS2 or Xbox so I may get that.
Ascendance looks okay, too. Hadn't read the description before watching the trailer and thought to myself "that looks kind of like Symphony of the Night," so it seems like they made what they aimed for.
Defiance was one of my fav games from this era. Cannot wait to replay it. Fantastic title.
So happy about Defiance and excited but cautious about ascendance. Haven't heard good things about this new character.
Where's the first Kain game?
Defiance is pretty cool but they are really milking a relatively short series here. I suppose the Blood Omen games will come in yet another collection. Par for the course though for how much they repeatedly manhandled the golden egg laid by the first game.
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