Summary
- The remastered edition of Croc: Legend of the Gobbos will release on April 2, 2025, featuring modern conveniences like new trophies and camera adjustments.
- Players are excited about diving into the nostalgia of 3D platformers, with potential interest in a sequel or a new Croc 3 game.
- The remaster will skip Steam but will still launch on platforms like PS4, PS5, Xbox, and GOG, appealing to fans of classic 3D platformers.
The remastered edition of classic PS1-era platformer Croc: Legend of the Gobbos is coming soon, as developer Argonaut games has announced an April 2, 2025 release date for the game. First released back in 1997, Croc: Legend of the Gobbos was a 3D platformer starring a cartoon crocodile.
3D platformers once seemed like the dominant form of early 3D games. Inspired by legendary titles like Super Mario 64, seemingly every platform boasted a cutesy mascot-led game where players ran, jumped, and collected tokens. In recent years, the genre has made a comeback despite being somewhat dormant throughout much of the PS3 and PS4 era. From nostalgia-fueled projects like 2015’s Yooka-Laylee to a surge of new 3D platformers in 2021 like Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, players have proven more ready than ever to navigate 3D spaces and jump around collecting trinkets and defeating foes. The enthusiasm was underlined further by Astro Bot winning multiple Game of the Year honors at prestigious recognition ceremonies like The Game awards and the DICE Awards.
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Now players will get another chance to play an old classic, this time in the form of a remastered edition of the nearly 28-year-old Croc: Legend of the Gobbos. After the Croc remaster was delayed in December 2024, Argonaut Games has locked down the game’s final release date to April 2, 2025. On that day, the game launches on modern platforms like the PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and S, and on PC via GOG.com.
Croc Remaster Gets Final Release Date and Trailer
In addition to support for HD resolutions and compatibility with modern hardware, the Croc: Legend of the Gobbos remaster will carry some contemporary conveniences like new Croc trophies and achievements. The remaster will also include some quality-of-life tweaks, like adjustments to the camera behavior, as well as support for modern control schemes. Beyond that, though the game is very much a remaster of an older title, visible in its low-poly graphical style and nearly retro game design sensibilities.
Reactions to the trailer release on social media like Twitter and Bluesky were generally positive, with some players looking forward to the chance to replay an old favorite title. A few called for Argonaut Games to commit to remastering the sequel, 1999’s Croc 2, should the Croc remaster prove successful. Beyond that, they also encouraged Argonaut to work on a full, entirely new Croc 3, to fully revive the series in the modern era.
Despite the Croc: Legend of the Gobbos remaster skipping Steam and risking the ire of that platform’s fans, it looks like excitement is building for the potential return of a well-liked classic. In an age that’s friendlier to the prospect of a new, mascot-led 3D platformer than ever, the idea of resurrecting Croc to appeal both to fans of old games and a new generation of players could be a tempting proposition for developers.