New Tron Game With Time-Loop Powers Announced

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Key Takeaways

  • TRON: Catalyst is the new game from Devolver’s Big Fan Games and TRON: Identity devs Bithell Games.
  • Catalyst will include time-loop mechanics that will be used for Metroidvania-style progression.
  • TRON: Catalyst will be much more action-focused than Identity, including Light Disc throwing and combat upgrade trees.

TRON: Catalyst brings back TRON: Identity devs for a bold new disc-flinging adventure – with intriguing time-loop powers – in the world of the Arq Grid.

TRON: Catalyst is the first title published by Devolver’s Big Fan Games, as it sees returning series devs at Bithell Games continuing to expand the world of the Arq Grid, the far-future setting established in TRON: Identity.

Where TRON: Identity was built in the Visual Novel style, Catalyst looks to bring this emerging series closer to the type of action that longtime TRON fans would expect.

The game’s isometric viewpoint, acrobatic dodging and traversal, and Light Disc hurling promise a fluid, fast-paced combat system that fans of Hades, Lone Ruin, and classic twin-stick shooters should appreciate.

Additionally, the game will contain a time loop-style mechanic that will allow players to bring upgrades and new information to previously inaccessible or difficult areas, drawing on some of the unique progress systems of Metroidvanias.

TRON’s neon-soaked cyberspace has never fully gone out of fashion, with TRON: Ares on the way as a full-blown cinematic sequel to both the Disney original and 2010’s TRON: Legacy.

It’s good to know that this series can continue to evolve in video game form too, with Big Fan Games working in conjunction with Disney Games and the devs at Bithell Games to push the story started in TRON: Identity further forward.

Bithell games making the leap from a story-first detective game to this action-packed follow-up shows a willingness to experiment that could make TRON: Catalyst one to watch, even as the Roguelike space becomes crowded with other promising hits like Hades 2 and The Rogue Prince of Persia.