The cult-favorite Legacy of Kain series finally returned after a long slumber with Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1&2 Remastered last year. The collection launched digitally on console and PC back in December 2024, but soon fans will be able to add it to their shelves with the upcoming Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1&2 Remastered PS5 and Nintendo Switch physical editions launching June 13. Preorders for the standard and Deluxe Editions are available now at Amazon.
$35 – $40 | Releases June 13
Both physical editions of Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1&2 Remastered are surprisingly affordable. The standard edition is just $35, while the Deluxe Edition is just $50 and packed with extra collectibles. Here’s everything included in the Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1&2 Remastered Deluxe Edition:
- Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1&2 Remastered base game (PS5 or Switch)
- Exclusive Steelbook Case
- The Art of Nosgoth Art Book
- Official Soundtrack CD
- Collector’s Box
That’s a solid package for just $50, but if you only want the game and don’t need all those extras, you can grab the standard PS5 and Nintendo Switch editions for just $35. Preorders for all versions are live at Amazon, although the PS5 standard edition is currently unavailable. It should be available again soon, so keep checking the links. All other versions are in stock.
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1&2 Remastered Physical Edition Preorders
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1&2 Remastered includes enhanced versions of Soul Reaver and Soul Reaver 2, which originally launched on the PS1 and PS2 respectively. These games follow Raziel, a vampire-turned-wraith on a quest for revenge against his maker, the eponymous Kain, across the fantasy realm of Nosgoth. Both games feature all-new graphics–with the option to swap back to the original PS1 and PS2 graphics on the fly–gameplay tweaks, and in-game galleries full of art and behind-the-scenes materials. While the physical editions are only available for PS5 and Nintendo Switch, you can also grab the digital version on all consoles and PC. PC players can even save if they grab the game at GOG, where it’s currently discounted to $22.49 (was $30).
Soul Reaver 1&2 Remastered is part of a recent revitalization for the broader Legacy of Kain series that includes a new Soul Reaver prequel graphic novel and an upcoming tabletop RPG and lore encyclopedia. Hopefully, that means we’ll see a new single-player entry in the series soon. Either way now is a great time to be a Legacy of Kain fan. Even better, it’s also a great time to get into the series if you’re new to the games, too, as most of which have been re-released on modern platforms.
The Soul Reaver duology only represents one chunk of the overarching Legacy of Kain timeline. The franchise started with Legacy of Kain: Blood Omen, which follows Kain’s transformation into a vampire, and its events serve as the basis for the rest of the series and are even revisited–and reframed–by Soul Reaver’s time-hopping plot. It was followed up with Blood Omen 2, and while it’s largely disconnected from the events of Soul Reaver, it furthers Kain’s characterization and Nosgoth’s history. Both games are available on the PlayStation Store and on PC via GOG and Steam.
The storyline capped off with Legacy of Kain: Defiance, which directly follows the events of Soul Reaver 1 and 2, and features both Raziel and Kain as playable characters. Fair warning that it ends on a cliffhanger–which is part of why fans have been pining for a new game in the series–but it at least offers some closure on the events of the Soul Reaver arc and is worth grabbing after completing the remastered collection. Legacy of Kain: Defiance is only available on PC (unless you get your hands on a used PS2 copy), but it’s currently discounted to less than $1 at GOG (normally $7).