Sacred 2: Fallen Angel Remaster, announced by THQ Nordic during their 2025 Digital Showcase, is a revitalized version of the 2008 action RPG developed by Ascaron Entertainment, now being crafted by Jumpgate AB and SparklingBit for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. A release date or even a release window was not announced.
The trailer immerses viewers in the fantasy world of Ancaria, a realm teetering on collapse due to the corrupted T-Energy, showcasing six unique heroes with distinct abilities and story paths navigating a vast open world filled with quests, dungeons, and intense combat. It highlights significant upgrades, including high-resolution textures, improved lighting, extended view distances, and a modernized user interface to enhance accessibility, though some fans expressed disappointment over dated-looking visuals, particularly the grass rendering and lack of additional environmental details like stones, with suspicions of AI-generated promotional artwork due to inconsistent details like armor engravings.
The trailer emphasizes refined combat mechanics for smoother, more responsive gameplay, full controller support—a major improvement over the original PC version’s lack thereof—and community-driven bug fixes and stability enhancements, incorporating all expansions like Ice & Blood for a definitive edition. Nostalgic elements, such as the iconic Seraphim character and her memorable voice lines, resonate with fans, though concerns linger about the potential absence of Blind Guardian’s music, including the in-game concert quest, due to its omission from the trailer and possible copyright issues. While the trailer promises a robust single-player experience, it omits details on multiplayer, with sources indicating that only the PC version will support it, leaving console players without co-op features like couch co-op, a significant draw of the original, which has sparked mixed reactions. Although no release date has been announced, the trailer confirms that the remaster will be available on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC at some point in the future.