He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: Dragon Pearl of Destruction will be released on February 4, 2027, IGN reports. The side-scrolling brawler is coming to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S, both as a digital download and as a physical release.
The game is being developed by Bitmap Bureau, the studio behind Terminator 2D: No Fate, working with Mattel and the retro-focused publisher Clear River Games. It takes its cues from the 1980s animated series, which shows in its pixel art and 2D combat.
Four heroes and 13 stages
Players can choose between He-Man, She-Ra, Man-At-Arms and Teela, and the game can be played solo or in two-player local co-op. There are 13 stages, among them the Royal Palace, the Vine Jungle and Snake Mountain. Skeletor, Evil-Lyn, Beast Man and Trap Jaw are among the villains, along with the dark sorceress Shokoti and the Shadow Beasts.
Two physical editions
Limited Run Games is selling two physical versions on all three platforms. The $29.99 Standard Edition contains the game in a case with cover art by Freddie Williams II, a booklet and a foiled, embossed slipcover.
The Collector's Edition costs $99.99 (€110.95, £90 or CA$140.99). Alongside everything in the Standard Edition, it includes:
- lunchbox-style packaging in a collector's box designed by CultureFly
- a SteelCase for the game
- epoxy pin badges based on in-game sprites
- a replica Power Sword with a stand
- an acrylic standee of He-Man riding Battle Cat
- a 12-page mini comic from Dark Horse Comics
IGN previewed the game in August. The release date was confirmed after Amazon's live-action Masters of the Universe film, which IGN says struggled at the box office before it found an audience on Prime Video.
