Soul Hackers 2 Officially Announced By Atlus After 25 Years

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Atlus has announced that Soul Hackers 2 is being released after 25 years — and it's coming to all modern systems, except for Nintendo Switch. Soul Hackers 2 arrives just in time for the Shin Megami Tensei franchise's 35th anniversary, as the original Soul Hackers was part of the Devil Summoner series, which is a spin-off of the Shin Megami Tensei franchise.

Soul Hackers was released for the Sega Saturn in '97. The game was set in Agami City, though much of the game involved a Matrix-like world, known as Paradigm X. As is the case with most Shin Megami Tensei games, the computers in Agami City turned into a gateway for supernatural beings to enter the world. Gamers outside of Japan had to wait until 2013 to play the game, as Soul Hackers was ported to the Nintendo 3DS with new content in 2014. Soul Hackers was recognized as one of the best Nintendo 3DS games, even if it could be brutally difficult at times.

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Atlus recently opened a teaser site for a new game that was connected to Soul Hackers. Some speculated that it was a remake or a port of the original game, but a new trailer on the Official Atlus West YouTube channel, later shared by Atlus West on Twitter, has confirmed that the new game is Soul Hackers 2, which has an aesthetic that is closer to Tokyo Mirage Sessions than the original game. Along with the game's reveal comes confirmation that the title will launch this year, coming to PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, and Steam on August 26.

In a war between Devil Summoners, it's up to Ringo and her team to decrypt destiny and save the world from apocalypse! Soul Hackers 2 releases August 26, 2022 for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam!