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Rayman Legends Retold arrives Dec. 3 at $39.99 with Rayman Origins in every edition

Rayman Legends Retold, Ubisoft's remake of the 2013 platformer, comes out on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2026, on PS5, Xbox Series X and S, Nintendo Switch 2 and PC, and through the GeForce Now and Blacknut cloud services. Ubisoft moved it from Oct. 1 on Sept. 14, after the game had already gone gold, to give every detail more care. The PlayStation Store and the Xbox store unlock it at midnight ET, which is 9 p.m. PT on Dec. 2, while Steam lists 10 a.m. ET. The Standard Edition costs $39.99 and includes Rayman Origins: Enhanced Edition, and the $49.99 Deluxe Edition adds a Retro Pack of four costumes and an in-game art gallery. Pre-orders get the Hoodlum Havoc Pack. The Nintendo eShop lists the Dec. 3 date without a price, but Ubisoft set $39.99 as the Standard Edition's suggested price on every platform.

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  • Xbox Series X|S
  • Switch 2
  • PC
Rayman, Globox and Barbara pose over a giant red dragon head among thorny vines as a fairy watches in Rayman Legends Retold key art
Image: Ubisoft

Rayman’s best-loved adventure returns in a full remake on Dec. 3, two months later than first planned. Here’s when Rayman Legends Retold unlocks on each store, what the two editions cost and what’s new.

When does Rayman Legends Retold come out?

Thursday, Dec. 3, 2026, on PS5, Xbox Series X and S, Switch 2 and PC. Ubisoft revealed the remake on June 2 during a PlayStation State of Play with an Oct. 1 date, then pushed it to Dec. 3 in September, even though the game had already gone gold. Ubisoft says the extra time goes to giving every detail more care.

Barbara runs through a misty jungle ruin toward glowing yellow Lums as Globox tumbles through flying debris overhead in Rayman Legends Retold
Rayman Legends Retold arrives on Dec. 3 after a two-month delay.Image: Ubisoft
StoreUnlock time
PlayStation StoreDec. 3, midnight ET (Dec. 2, 9 p.m. PT)
SteamDec. 3, 10 a.m. ET (7 a.m. PT)
Nintendo eShopExpected Dec. 3, midnight ET, our estimate
XboxDec. 3, midnight ET (Dec. 2, 9 p.m. PT)

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The Steam release lands at the same moment worldwide: 3 p.m. in the UK, 4 p.m. in Central Europe, noon in Brasília and midnight going into Dec. 4 in Japan.

How much is Rayman Legends Retold?

EditionPriceWhat’s included
Standard$39.99Base game and Rayman Origins: Enhanced Edition
Deluxe$49.99Standard content, Retro Pack and Art Gallery

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Rayman and a friend run across a checkered tablecloth past pizza, chili peppers and giant tomato slices toward a row of Lums in Rayman Legends Retold
The Standard Edition costs $39.99 and includes Rayman Origins: Enhanced Edition.Image: Ubisoft

Both prices come from Steam, the PlayStation Store and the Xbox store, where pre-orders are open. The Retro Pack adds four retro costumes: Classic Rayman, Betilla the Fairy, Retro Hunter and Electoon Teensie. A retail-only Launch Edition adds a printed Glade of Dreams map, three lithographs and a slipcase. Pre-ordering any edition adds the Hoodlum Havoc Pack, two costumes for Rayman and Globox based on Rayman 3. The Switch 2 listing doesn’t take orders yet, but Ubisoft’s suggested price of $39.99 for the Standard Edition covers every platform.

What’s new in Rayman Legends Retold?

The remake rebuilds Rayman Legends in 3D with a retold story, in which a mysterious enemy rising from the underworld corrupts the Glade of Dreams. Many original levels come back, joined by a sixth realm and four new musical stages built around jumping in time with the music. Dragon rides and a Cave of Trials add fresh challenges, and fully voiced cutscenes join an expanded soundtrack from Christophe Héral and Grant Kirkhope.

A giant luchador wrestler leaps at the heroes in a pink fiesta level strung with paper banners in Rayman Legends Retold
Classic levels return next to a sixth realm and four new musical stages.Image: Ubisoft

Rayman Origins: Enhanced Edition comes with every copy, so one purchase covers Rayman Origins and the rebuilt Rayman Legends. On Oct. 21, Ubisoft also revealed baguette outfits for Rayman and Barbara, available from day one as a nod to a fellow game made in Montpellier, France, home of Ubisoft Montpellier, the studio leading the remake with Ubisoft Milan.

Co-op, Kung Foot and accessibility

The whole campaign works with up to four players on one screen, and friends can compete for Lums or slap each other off platforms along the way. Kung Foot, the soccer mode, comes back as Kung Foot Evo, with power-ups and adjustable match rules.

Rayman, Barbara and a small blue companion react in surprise in front of sunlit stone ruins in a cutscene from Rayman Legends Retold
Up to four players can share the whole adventure on one screen.Image: Ubisoft

Ubisoft built in a long list of assist options that each player can switch on or off, even in co-op. The Fairy Blessing from the fairy Betilla, which you can turn on in the settings and use without limit, blocks damage and lets you fly, even through breakable obstacles. A Golden Heart blocks two hits, Autoshoot fires automatically during dragon rides, and glide and run can switch from hold to toggle.

PC requirements and Switch 2 details

ComponentPC minimum
OSWindows 10, 64-bit
ProcessorCore i3-8100 or Ryzen 3 3100
Memory8 GB
GraphicsGTX 1660, RX 5500 XT or Arc A580
Storage33 GB on an SSD

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Rayman and friends glide through a cave with a waterfall, a clear pond and lush plants in Rayman Legends Retold
On PC, the minimum spec targets 1080p at 60 fps on low settings with Quality upscaling.Image: Ubisoft

That spec targets 1080p at 60 fps on the low preset with Quality upscaling, and 4K at 60 fps on ultra, also upscaled, calls for an RTX 4080 or RX 7900 XTX. On Switch 2, the game takes 23.4 GB and plays in TV, tabletop and handheld modes. Our upcoming Switch 2 games list covers the rest of the packed Dec. 3 lineup, and our Assassin’s Creed Hexe release date page covers Ubisoft’s release plans through March 2027, Rayman Legends Retold included.

This page is updated as soon as the Nintendo eShop posts its price and opens pre-orders.

Official images

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  • Rayman and friends dodge fireballs from a huge spiked dragon on a wooden bridge inside a burning castle in Rayman Legends Retold
  • Rayman leaps over a lava river toward stone columns and a burning brazier while shadowy beasts lunge from the dark in Rayman Legends Retold

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Why was Rayman Legends Retold delayed?

Ubisoft said the game had already gone gold and that the extra time let the team give every detail more care.

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