Extra particulars of the unannounced Rayman remake have bubbled up once more, this time from the creator of Rayman himself, Michel Ancel.
In a brand new interview with RetroGamer, Ancel mentioned the key venture, confirming that fairly than a remaster that merely presents the identical sport with barely snazzier visuals, the re-release — which Ancel calls a “remake” — will even deal with a few of the unique platformer’s pain-points, together with further checkpoints to “make it a bit much less irritating.”
“I believe Rayman continues to be a enjoyable sport, and there is plenty of content material,” Ancel mentioned within the interview that was shared by fan account, Rayman Merchandise. “The pacing is a bit gradual as a result of you’ve a giant character on the display screen. It additionally has pixel-precise gameplay, so it is not all the time straightforward, however it’s attention-grabbing that the constraints of yesterday make it nonetheless really feel unique in the present day. Regardless that it is advanced, I believe there is a form of remake deliberate.”
NEWS: Sequence creator Michel Ancel reveals in a brand new Retro Gamer article that Rayman 1 shall be receiving an HD rerelease! This follows earlier experiences of a “Rayman thirtieth Anniversary Version” being rated. (I apologize for the brand new put up; my prior put up was incorrectly worded) pic.twitter.com/jzKlTg6on3
— Rayman Merchandise (@raymanmerch) February 7, 2026
“I do not bear in mind when particularly, however it will likely be in HD and I believe Ubisoft is including a number of extra checkpoints and issues like that simply to make it a bit much less irritating. I believe it is a good transfer, as a result of that is the one level that may very well be an issue for non-skilled gamers. However yeah, I believe it is nonetheless a really good sport.”
It is a rare perception given the venture hasn’t formally been confirmed by Ubisoft but, however it does make sense, as we have been advised late final 12 months that Ubisoft is ready to rejoice all issues Rayman because it prepares to mark the sequence’ thirtieth anniversary, together with details about the “future” of the sequence. On the time, the official Rayman X/Twitter account had lengthy been dormant, however final September, nevertheless, it was resurrected to deliver us up to pace on what’s occurring in Rayman’s world.
“Rayman turns 30! Be part of us on our official channels to rejoice an unbelievable legacy,” the account exclaimed on the time, attaching a quick video. Within the video, model producer Loic Gounon — who has been engaged on the Rayman franchise since 2006 — revealed that “a really proficient crew at Ubisoft Montpellier and Ubisoft Milan are presently working collectively on the way forward for Rayman.”
Again in October 2024, Ubisoft confirmed a brand new Rayman venture was presently within the “exploration section” at its Montpelier and Milan studios, after it was reported that Ancel had been contacted to act as a marketing consultant.
Ubisoft started this 12 months by asserting a large firm restructure, ensuing within the cancelation of six video games, together with its Prince of Persia: Sands of Time remake, and a delay to an extra seven titles. Two Ubisoft studios will shut fully on account of the adjustments, whereas others are topic to additional layoffs.
Of the half-dozen video games which have been absolutely scrapped, Ubisoft solely publicly named one: its long-awaited Sands of Time remake that had been rebooted as soon as already. Three of the opposite canceled video games have been new IPs, whereas one was a cell sport. We have acquired no particular particulars of the seven titles that Ubisoft has delayed, both, although this quantity does embody the unannounced sport as soon as set for launch earlier than March 31 that’s extensively anticipated to be the corporate’s Murderer’s Creed: Black Flag remaster. This can now launch within the coming monetary 12 months — so earlier than March 31, 2027. With Ubisoft’s core focus going ahead being open-world and live-service video games, it is not clear how — if in any respect — a Rayman remake suits into these plans.
Ubisoft quietly launched an NFT sport that includes Rayman on the finish of 2024, after all. Captain Laserhawk: The G.A.M.E. was barely marketed or given the form of showy highlight reserved for main releases, fairly probably as a result of it is a Net 3 sport that makes use of cryptocurrency and blockchain. A top-down multiplayer shooter accessible on PC, it featured quite a lot of Ubisoft characters, together with Rayman.
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