Another King Kong game is coming this year—and it looks way better than last year’s disaster

The sun might finally shine on the franchise's video games.

King Kong in Kong: Survivor Instinct.
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King Kong fans suffered through a disastrous game last year, but it seems like fortune is smiling on the franchise now with a new entry. Kong: Survivor Instinct is a new sidescroller set within the movie timeline and appears to be a unique take on the series.

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A trailer for the game dropped today, Aug. 19, and was shared by IGN on YouTube. It features the game’s main protagonist surviving a recent attack by a Titan coming in the form of a gigantic spider that sporadically appears to haunt the player. The game’s Steam page describes it as a “2.5D action-adventure game” that aims to provide players with “Metroidvania-style exploration” and a “true monsterverse adventure.” And the Steam description claims players will also have a chance to “face the Legendary Kong,” alongside other popular Titans.

This project appears to be a full-blown title with a ton of effort behind it, contrasting last year’s catastrophic disaster which was Skull Island: Rise of Kong. That game, which many considered a joke, currently sits at 34 percent positive reviews, with most of the good ones being jokes themselves. From the little we saw of Kong: Survivor Instinct, the game seems solid and unique enough to warrant a try, and no matter how well it’s made, it’s probably better than what eager fans of the Kong franchise received in 2023.

The action-adventure title is due to release this fall and will only be available on current-gen consoles and PC. A price hasn’t been announced yet, nor are pre-orders open, so players will have to wait a little while longer for that. In the meantime, Black Myth: Wukong is coming out tomorrow, Aug. 20, so you can keep yourself busy with that until fall comes along.

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