Remnant 2,a new souls-like shooter, which has been on some gamers' radars since its announcement at the 2022 Game Awards. However, after an electric gameplay trailer at this week’sSummer Game Fest 2023, the title has jumped to the top of many “most-anticipated” lists. While the game follows in the footsteps of many other soulslike titles, its setting and gameplay seem particularly catered to fans of cooperative sci-fi shooters. Since 2017, that space has been dominated byDestiny 2, developer Bungie’s robust first-person shooter MMO. WithDestiny 2set to release the last expansion of its current story,The Final Shape, in 2024,Remnant 2could become its players' new home, as its newest trailer promises a title brimming with fluid cooperative gameplay with a horrifying twist.
Remnant 2is the sequel to 2019’sRemnant: From the Ashes.Created by developer Gunfire Games, theRemnantseries take heavy inspiration from the games of developer FromSoftware, albeit with a few additions.Remnant: From the Ashesintroduced guns to the well-established formula and allowed players to team up online to face its terrifying enemies, the Root. WithRemnant 2, that unique approach continues, with players journeying across multiple worlds in the hopes of defeating the Root once and for all.
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Remnant 2 Offers Destiny Fans a Familiar Setup
Destiny 2fans likely overlookedRemnant 2’s announcementat the 2022 Game Awards, as Bungie had released a substantial trailer forLightfallearlier in the show. With that expansion falling flat, its likely some fans are already looking for another world to jump into.Remnant 2offers such a world, with a story, settings, and gameplay that manyDestinyfans will find strangely familiar. Players take on the role of humans living on a post-apocalyptic Earth, decades after the original title. Having been dealt a significant blow in the past, the Root has returned, and players are tasked, yet again, with banding together to battle the Root across various unique worlds.
Remnant 2will feature a class systemlikeDestiny 2that will allow players to choose between a set of roles, each with unique skills and abilities. While the game will allow for single-player exploration, it is built for players to team up and tackle difficult missions and side challenges, often culminating in incredibly intense boss fights. As players traverse the title’s unique worlds, they can collect loot, which will allow them to customize their play style and increase their stats. With these basic building blocks shared between bothRemnant 2andDestiny2, fans ofDestinyare already well-versed in much of what makesRemnant 2such a highly anticipated title. However, it’s the differences that will likely provide diehardDestinyfans with a reason to make the title a second home.
Remnant 2 Will Deliver Cooperative Gameplay With a Twist
Despite its similarities toDestiny 2,Remnant 2will likely provide an extremely difficult experience to players who blindly leap from one to the other.Remnant: From the Ashesis one ofthe hardest third-person shooters of all time, regardless of whether it is played alone or with a full team of four players. When it releases this summer,Remnant 2promises to increase the challenge for returning players, delivering one of the most intense experiences of 2023. While this may deter more casual players, it opens the door for veteran Guardians to conquer an entirely new - and wholly unforgiving - universe with their fireteams onceDestiny 2’s current storyline concludes.
WithDestiny 2’sThe Final Shapeset to release in 2024, players who want to get a head-start inRemnant 2will have at least 5 months to do so. The title appears to fit perfectly between major soulslike titles andDestiny 2, offering both communities of players with plenty of reasons to play. WhenDestiny 2ends,Remnant 2will likely already boast a significant number of active users, making it a perfect title for fans to leap into head-first. Fans interested in learning 2 of The Final Shapeshould stay tuned to this summer’s major gaming presentations, as this week’s Summer Game Fest was just the tip of the iceberg.
Remnant 2is coming to PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S on Jun 26, 2025.
