Rayman: Legends Retold is a big remake coming from Ubisoft on December 3 across the consoles and PC. I got a look at it at a preview event, and i should be a fun ttle for the fans of the franchise.
Rayman Legends Retold is an upcoming reimagined remakee from developers Ubisoft Milan and Ubisoft Montpellier. It’s based on Rayman Legends from 2013, the fifth main title of the Rayman series.
The title is a side-scrolling platform game that has enhanced visuals compared to the original as the 3D graphics are built with the Ubisoft Snowdrop game engine. I really thought the Snowdrop 3D visuals brought the title to life.
You can play the game solo, but it also playable with four players in co-op mode. The playable characters include Raymam, Barbara, Globox and Grand Minimus.
I only played the beginning of the game and I found it to be joyful. There were other levels available in the preview, but I didn’t have time to play them.
The soundtrack comes from Christophe Héral, who had composed the original Rayman Legends, and Grant Kirkhope. Voice actors include David Gasman as Rayman and Billy West as Murfy.
The new title will have new levels and a sixth new realm. It also have dragon-riding sequences and four new musical stages. There’s a renewed trial challenge dubbed Cave of Trails and the Dave of Bad Dreams. Kung Foot is coming back with revised controls, with a new local multiplayer mode. And a lot of the story is retold in brand new cinematics.
In the game, you play in place dubbed the Glade of Dreams, where Rayman and fellow characters travel across realms after a new villain spreads characters against you. It’s about time that a new generation of players gets a chance to enjoy another Rayman game.
The big switch for fans this time is moving from the original’s 2.5D Ubisoft UbiArt framework for past consoles. Rayman: Legends Retold instead uses Ubisoft’s own Snowdrop engine.
Hands-on gameplay
I very much enjoyed the beginning of the game. It had great sound, a sense of humor, cute imagery and challenging puzzles and gameplay. It was classic platforming, requiring you to jump and slide and run through a scene full of enemies and traps. Your job is to stop the corruption that is spreading across the Glade of Dreams.
You often have to string movements together, like jumping onto something like a pinball bumper, which bounces you with great force in a certain direction. Then you can jump once or twice more to make a vertical ascent. So much of the game is getting the timing right when you have to string moves together.
There was an easy mode feature where you could choose to skip a difficult section by tapping a button. If you did, it would create a bubble around you and allow you to float through the section and arrive at the next stage. I liked this part, and I think it would make me play the game for a longer period of time.
The standard edition includes Rayman Origins: Enhanced Edition, an updated version of the 2011 game. It has 4K resolution, 60 frames-per-second support, new collectibles, rewards, and quality-of-life changes. Rayman Origins: Enhanced Edition is also planned as a standalone purchase on the same date.
The title is coming out a couple of months after the original release date. Rayman: Legends Retold won Best Nintendo Switch 2 Game at Gamescom 2026. Overall, it looks like the game is going to be a great remake.
The title releases on December 3, 2026 for Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S.