Mega Man: Dual Override

Mega Man returns in 2027 with a brand-new entry in the classic action platforming series! Override challenges and blast down legions of robots while springboarding across a new array of futuristic frontiers!

ReleaseDecember 31, 2027

StatusCONFIRMED

DeveloperCapcom

PublisherCapcom

Why it matters

Capcom adds another mainline title to its long‑standing Mega Man franchise, a series that defined action‑platformers and has spanned over three decades.

About Mega Man: Dual Override

Capcom announced Mega Man: Dual Override at The Game Awards in December 2025, the first new mainline entry in the classic Mega Man line in a long while. It is a 2D side-scroller in the traditional shape, rendered in cel-shaded art rather than pixels, with Proto Man playable alongside Mega Man. The two do not handle the same way: Proto Man fights at close range and manages a heat gauge. An Override system lets either character push past normal limits briefly, and a Custom Chip system covers longer-term ability changes.

Capcom has narrowed the release to spring 2027, tightened from the bare 2027 given at announcement, though no exact date exists yet. The platform list is wide: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC through Steam and other digital storefronts. Capcom also ran a contest inviting players to design Robot Master bosses, with selected entries going into the finished game, and announced Mega Man and Proto Man amiibo to arrive alongside it.

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