Capcom’s upcoming space adventure Pragmata was back at The Game Awards today with some pretty significant news after years of delays. It has a release date at last: April 24, 2026.
In addition, we learned today that a gameplay demo is now available today on Steam. And in addition to previously-announced platforms PC, PlayStation, and Xbox, it’s also coming to Nintendo Switch 2 in a pretty significant get for the new console.
Pragmata follows an astronaut named Hugh stranded in space, aided by a friendly artificial intelligence named DI0367, who he refers to as Diana. She takes the form of a little girl who rides on Hugh’s back as he fights his way through hostile space alien-robot things, and hacks them so that they’re vulnerable to his abilities. Together, the two take on a lunar station AI that’s trying to keep Hugh from returning to earth. Based on today’s trailer, it looks like the pair might visit a city somewhat like New York City, though it seems to be located on the moon.
Pragmata has been around the moon a few times in the last few years. It was first announced back in 2020, with a pretty cryptic trailer showcasing the two main characters, with a 2022 release date attached. Later, it was delayed until 2023, and then put on hold with an apologetic trailer. It resurfaced at Sony’s State of Play earlier this year looking far more ready for primetime. And we got to preview it at Gamescom this year, too. Not long after, I chatted with the game’s developers about how their game about artificial intelligence relates, or doesn’t, to current real-life discussions of the technology.
Rebekah Valentine is a senior reporter for IGN. Got a story tip? Send it to [email protected].
