The release date for the upcoming remasters of two classic JRPGs from the 1990s has been revealed
Relive the Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars when the HD remasters for Suikoden 1 and Suikoden 2 are released on March 6, 2025, for consoles and PC
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What you need to know
On August 27, 2025, Konami dropped by during Nintendo’s August Direct stream to release a new trailer for anupcoming Xbox JRPGcalled Suikoden I&II HD Remaster Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars.
This game is a compilation of the first two titles in Konami’s Suikoden franchise. It will be released onMarch 6, 2025, via Steam on Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and PC.
For those who may have never heard of Suikoden, it’s a series of turn-based JRPGs developed and published by Konami that originated on the PlayStation One during the 1990s. While the Suikoden series wasn’t as popular as Square Enix’sFinal Fantasyor Dragon Quest franchises back in the day, it did gain a cult following over the years.
The Suikoden games are renowned for telling compelling stories with themes of friendship, family, political intrigue, and the horrors of war. They are also famous for allowing players to recruit over a hundred playable characters to their party in each game, building armies and fortresses to take on evil empires in turn-based strategy mini-games, and forming 6-man parties to take on challenging bosses in traditional turn-based JRPG combat.
As the name implies, Suikoden I&II HD Remaster Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars is an HD remaster collection of the first two titles in the series, Suikoden I Gate Rune and Suikoden II Dunan Unification. Thisupcoming Xbox title/upcoming PC titlewill enhance both games for modern generations with improved graphics, sound, and quality-of-life improvements.
The following improvements that Suikoden 1 and 2 will receive in this HD remaster collection are:
Pre-orders for Suikoden I&II HD Remaster Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars are now available, and if you pre-order them now, you will gain special in-game items to help you out during the start of each title.
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As a long-time fan of JRPGs, I admittingly missed out on the Suikoden games when I was a kid during the 1990s. I never heard of them until much later in life, and I was more obsessed with Square Enix’s Final Fantasy series and Capcom’s Breath of Fire franchise at the time. However, I recentlyreviewed Suikoden’s spiritual successor, Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, for Xbox consoles.
While it did have its issues with regard to pacing and micro-management, Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes was a delightful indie JRPG with an engaging story, dozens of fun characters to customize your party with, and a fun battle system that rewarded optimal party compositions and strategic use of abilities.
If I can expect to experience the same kind of fun gameplay I liked in Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes from the series that inspired it, then I can’t wait to play Suikoden I&II HD Remaster Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars when it launches next year.
Suikoden I&II HD Remaster Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars
Experience the heart-wrenching war stories of the 108 Stars of Destiny in Suikoden 1 and 2, now remastered for a new generation of gaming with HD graphics, quality-of-life improvements, and more.
Pre-order at:Xbox|Steam
Alexander Cope is a gaming veteran of 30-plus years, primarily covering PC and Xbox games here on Windows Central. Gaming since the 8-bit era, Alexander’s expertise revolves around gaming guides and news, with a particular focus on Japanese titles from the likes of Elden Ring to Final Fantasy. Alexander is always on deck to help our readers conquer the industry’s most difficult games — when he can pry himself away from Monster Hunter that is!
