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Lufia I & II: The Sinistrals Saga announced for PS5, Switch 2, Switch and PC

gamingSep 20, 2026231,361

Lufia I & II: The Sinistrals Saga was announced by Taito and Clear River Games as a modern re-release that bundles Lufia and the Fortress of Doom with Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals, prompted by a world premiere trailer shown during PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct. The announcement lists PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, the upcoming Switch 2, and PC (Steam) as target platforms and gave fans a Steam wishlist page to follow. Conversation in the fanbase immediately zoomed in on Lufia II as the standout people are eager to replay, and on producer James Wragg’s note about aiming for emulation faithful to the SNES originals. Some posts are already speculating about script updates and calling attention to the release timing and trailer art that’s rekindled nostalgia.

Clear River Games
@clearrivergames.bsky.social

🔥 Announcing Lufia 1 and 2 the Sinistrals Saga 🔥 Two classic JRPGs from the golden age of the SNES return to modern platforms in one wonderous collection 🥳 🎉 Coming soon to modern platforms! From @Taito Wishlist today! 😍 Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4027620/...

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Samantha Ferreira Is Back On Her Book Bullshit10

So, fun fact: Taito is owned by Square Enix. If this gets a physical release, it'll be the first Square Enix RPG series to get a full Switch 2 cartridge release (that isn't tied to a one-off, limited print a la Terranigma)

Finn @ NOLAnerdcast aka Your Bestie6

This is the coolest news. More people should experience the greatness that is Lufia 1 and 2

zaratustra6

Lufia 2 is an oddity amongst SNES jrpgs, in that its gameplay is almost fun

Todd Ciolek5

Whoa whoa whoa, cool. Lufia 2 is still lots of fun! Lufia 1 is a chore because of all the battles, but hey, that's what "quality of life" improvements are all about, right? I hope they dig up some extra stuff for this. The unrealized Lufia III for the PlayStation has a pretty interesting history.

ari velazquez 🌯3

clear river games is trying to impress me specifically. and it's working, keep it up

M. Kistulot3

Holy shit what?! I was just saying this would never happen!!!!

sarah3

CRG fast becoming my favourite publisher They also do 10% off if you preorder ♥️

Lorelai is Obsessed with Suikoden Again3

WHAT WHAT WHAT THIS AND TERRANIGMA YOU CANT KEEP DOING THIS TO ME

Dan2

As someone who grew up loving the first Lufia and tracking down and buying a physical copy of the second game because of it, I only have this to say:

brinmat in his Zelda Era💙🏳️‍🌈☸️2

I cannot recommend this enough. The first game has aged a bit more roughly, but Lufia II is an absolute gem. A lot of JRPG fans overlook these, and OG SNES carts can be expensive. Can't wait to revisit them. Between this and Terranigma... I'm really starting to love @clearrivergames.bsky.social

Wario64
@wario64.bsky.social

Lufia 1 & 2 The Sinistrals Saga world premiere trailer (coming 2027 on Steam/Switch/Switch 2/PS5 from Taito/Clear River Games) www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmcO... store.steampowered.com/app/4027620/...

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Mom32

This is cool. I hope The Legend Returns gets a port in the future, more eyes need to see how a 9-person battle party and early randomized dungeon mechanics were meticulously shoved into a Gameboy Color cartridge.

Samantha Ferreira Is Back On Her Book Bullshit16

Oh, HELL yeah. Lufia is one of those duologies that really deserves its flowers. Great stories, fun characters, and just genuinely good RPGs that flew under All the radars. And given it's Clear River, there's a chance this WILL get a physical Switch 2 release.

Travis10

omg y’all have no idea how exciting this is for me! I loved these games growing up ❤️ They’re completely unaccessible to modern audiences currently so this is such good news 👏

The Quarter Guy8

Everything old is new again 🎶

ChronoDrifter6

Oh heck yeah! The Lufia games are classics! #retrogaming #jrpgs Thanks for the heads up @killerdraco.bsky.social

Synahel5

Okay, first Terranigma, now this, what the heck is happening? What's next? An official Bahamut Lagoon / Rudra no Hihou / Treasure Hunter G english releases? Hope they fix the massive bugs in Lufia 2 though, 1st game is okay-ish, 2nd one is a MASSIVE BANGER

🔞DaniPhoFani🔞5

Fucking awesome! Amon from Lufia 2 was an inspiration for Asgore

Lumin5

Jesus christ Clear River is barreling through with this SNES RPG push

DoctorSwellman4

Oh fuck, it’s ancient cave time

Autumnal Dryad4

LETS GO LUFIA!!!!!!!!! I was just talking about replaying Lufia 1 recently!!! "But Lufia 1 is panned almost everywhere!" FUCK the people who don't like character building! Gods forfend every plot point isn't "I deal with war! ;_;" LET LUFIA SHOP FOR ACCESSORIES! She deserves it! Cinnamon pie rocks!

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