Release
Friday, April 30, 2021
Critic score
74/100
Platform families
4
Editorial overview
What it is
R-Type has returned! The legendary side-scroller is back and better than ever with beautifully rendered 3D graphics, exhilarating shoot-'em-up gameplay, and a multitude of stages, ships, and weapons that will allow you to conduct a symphony of destruction upon your foes.
Play styles
Single player
Perspective
Side view
Themes
Action · Science fiction
More like this
Connected releases
9
Game data from IGDB
Languages
9 supported
Cinematic archive
Official footage, in-game captures, and production artwork—collected into one immersive gallery.
Trailer
Teaser
Beyond this game
One complete franchise view connects the main releases, spin-offs, settings, and related game families.
Content map
DLC, expansions, editions, and bundles are different products. Each stays in its own lane so you always know what you are looking at.
Playable add-ons
Optional releases built to extend the base game with new stories, systems, or items.
Production dossier
Cast, creators, hardware, release history, and the details that define how this game plays.
Xbox Series X|S
Gen 9
PlayStation 4
Gen 8
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Xbox One
Gen 8
Nintendo Switch
Gen 8
