Code Vein II Gets More Screenshots, Details

Since its release date announcement at Tokyo Game Show, Bandai Namco released new details and screenshots for action RPG Code Vein II. The new information covers the game’s Partner characters, weapon options, and character creation.

Code Vein II is set in a post-apocalyptic world where humanity’s existence is hanging by a thread. The sudden emergence of a threat known as the Luna Rapacis has seen Revenants — humans with supernatural abilities that come at the cost of severe bloodlust — transformed into creatures called Horrors. Players control a customised protagonist, who travels back 100 years to the past with the assistance of a mysterious girl called Lou MagMell to try and rewrite the fate of the world.

Players are joined by various allies in the game, who can become Partners by storing their essence in a core on the protagonist’s back. This lets the protagonist summon them as an ally in battle with their own strengths and weaknesses. In addition, players can choose to Assimilate with them instead, which enhances their abilities and unlocks powerful attacks.

Valentin Voda is the heir to a famed Revenant lineage and former head of the MagMell magical research institute. Noah G MagMell is a human-turned-Revenant who was part of the MagMell institute and acts as the personal bodyguard to his friend Valentin. Josée Anjou is a Revenant who rules the Sunken City and protects humanity’s last survivors, but is haunted by her past failure to prevent destruction in the past. Holly Asturias is a Revenant doctor with great healing powers who is trying to find a way to treat the Horrors. Lyle McLeish is an exceptional swordsman seeking to reclaim a certain location, but is known for being reckless. Finally, Lavinia Voda is the current head of the MagMell institute. Descended from the Progenitor Revenant, she tasks Lou and the protagonist with travelling to the past to save humanity.

Players have access to a variety of weapons, with rune blades and dual swords joining the one- and two-handed swords, bayonets, halberds, and hammers from the previous game. As players fight, they drain ichor from their foes, which is used for powerful Forma attacks. Code Vein II includes new Forma attacks as well as new skills. Meanwhile, previous Blood Veil attacks are now part of a new Jail equipment system, which includes new attacks and actions.

Code Vein II will release on January 30, 2026, for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. The game is available to pre-order now in multiple editions, including a Bandai Namco Store-exclusive physical Collector’s Edition.

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