Replace: This text beforehand talked about that “the builders stated the sport was 99% full,” however SEGA has since clarified that this assertion was primarily based on a mistranslation that occurred through the stay occasion on the venue. The builders meant to say they nonetheless can’t discuss 99% of what the sport will supply. The headline and principal physique have been revised to replicate this.
SEGA held a particular “Funtime SHOW” stage occasion throughout Tokyo Recreation Present 2026, a part of which was devoted to Lollipop Chainsaw 2 Back2Back, the brand new zombie motion sport by Dragami Video games.
Scheduled to launch in 2027 for PlayStation 5, Back2Back is the newest entry within the Lollipop Chainsaw sequence, following the unique 2012 zombie motion sport and its 2024 remaster, Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP. In Lollipop Chainsaw 2 Back2Back, Juliet returns because the heroine, wielding her chainsaw to as soon as once more mow down hordes of zombies. She is going to sport a brand new outfit, and is seemingly much more highly effective. Juliet’s boyfriend Nick additionally makes a comeback within the acquainted type of a severed head.
The mission is being developed by way of a collaboration between Dragami Video games, Taiwan-based IP funding and improvement firm NADA HOLDINGS, and developer JP UNIVERSE. JP UNIVERSE is led by Hajime Tabata, who beforehand labored on the Closing Fantasy sequence and different Sq. Enix titles. Masahiro Yuki, who dealt with the situation for the Lollipop Chainsaw, and character designer and artist NekoshowguN are additionally concerned within the mission.
On the Tokyo Recreation Present 2026 stage occasion, Dragami Video games President and CEO Shohei Sato was joined by NADA HOLDINGS founder and CEO Joe Teng, JP UNIVERSE’s Hajime Tabata, and improvement director Yasuaki Nasu to speak concerning the sport.
The crew revealed that the Back2Back mission was initiated by NADA HOLDINGS. Joe Teng himself is seemingly an enormous fan of Lollipop Chainsaw, and in 2022, when the Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP remaster was introduced, he approached Dragami Video games with a proposal for a sequel, which is how the mission kicked off.
Though detailed data concerning gameplay has but to be revealed, the occasion showcased some footage of the sport working in Unreal Engine and launched three “key elements” of the mission, the primary of which is “characters.” To make protagonist Juliet stand out much more among the many zombie hordes, the builders stated they intention to take her “from a star to a famous person.” Additionally they defined that they’re striving to provide her a universally cool and interesting look as a way to appeal to new followers.
The second is the sport’s “cute and loopy world.” The earlier sport mixed pop, cute, kitschy, and trendy components that contrasted its horror setting. The brand new title will construct on this basis and take it to an much more “over-the-top” stage. The builders additionally advised that they plan to increase upon the world depicted within the unique sport. Final however not least is “exhilarating motion.” The devs are specializing in making the motion really feel satisfying and intuitive, whereas additionally guaranteeing that Juliet herself seems interesting throughout fight.
In line with the builders, they’ve nonetheless but to disclose 99% of what the sport will supply. A trailer for the sport was proven on the venue as properly. Although the footage was intentionally toned down for the event, the builders say they plan to steadily reveal extra of the sport’s “excessive” sides going ahead.
Lollipop Chainsaw 2 Back2Back is scheduled to launch for PS5 in 2027.