When He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: The Dragon Pearl of Destruction was revealed at Gamescom 2025, it marked the start of Mattel’s celebration of all issues Masters of the Universe for 2026. Gamers can management He-Man, Teela, and Man-At-Arms throughout side-scrolling phases rendered in vibrant, 16-bit-style pixel art–and for the primary time, followers can take up the Sword of Safety and play as She-Ra.
Being within the shadow of He-Man has led She-Ra (who celebrated her fortieth anniversary final yr) to have sparse appearances exterior of cell releases like Tappers of Grayskull. Her inclusion broadens the playable roster and seems like a pure match for a co-op brawler, and even contains her sword’s skill to grow to be different weapons and gadgets.
Restricted Run Video games launched new footage Thursday, displaying off extra pulls from deeper components of the lore, together with appearances by the elder dragon Granamyr and depraved sorceress Shokoti, suggesting the builders at Bitmap Bureau are going past the obvious cartoon beats.
The story of the sport performs out like a typical Saturday-morning episode: “Throughout the Royal Pageant of Mild, Hover Bots assault the palace,” the official synopsis reads. “Skeletor kidnaps King Randor and Queen Marlena, and the Dragon Pearl is corrupted after the Sorceress of Grayskull is drained of her energy at Citadel Grayskull.”
The sport arrives throughout a gradual resurgence of retro-inspired beat-’em-ups, alongside titles corresponding to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge and G.I. Joe: Wrath of Cobra. The Masters of the Universe franchise hasn’t had a lot luck or taken up a lot area in its online game historical past, however The Dragon Pearl of Destruction may very well be the course correction that will get new followers on board proper earlier than the brand new live-action film comes out in June.
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: The Dragon Pearl of Destruction arrives on April 28–MOTU Day–for PC, Nintendo Swap, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Collection X|S.