Rayman Legends Remake Could Be Revealed by Ubisoft This Summer

According to Insider Gaming editor-in-chief Tom Henderson, Ubisoft’s rumored Rayman Legends remake could be officially revealed as early as this summer, with many now circling June’s Summer Game Fest as the likeliest stage. In his latest podcast, Henderson said Ubisoft is indeed moving forward with the project, that he has heard plenty of positive things, and that the game is expected to preserve fan-favorite elements, including co-op—a key detail if this remake is meant to do more than just trade on nostalgia.

For an older IP, the first move matters more than the mere idea of a comeback, and Rayman Legends looks like a relatively safe one. This is not Ubisoft making a desperate swing on an uncertain property. It is taking a game that already has strong goodwill, mature design, and proven cooperative play, then putting it back in front of players with lower risk and a more manageable margin for error. If Ubisoft gets this right, it will not just be selling memories; it will be testing how much trust players still have in a broader classics revival strategy.

From a design standpoint, the most important part of this rumor is not the word “remake” itself. It is Henderson’s claim that Ubisoft plans to keep the parts players actually love, including classic features like co-op. In a platformer, the real test is never just whether the visuals look cleaner. It is whether the feel, level rhythm, and multiplayer interplay survive intact. That is where many remakes fail: they spend heavily on surface-level polish, then dilute the original’s sharp timing, pacing, and feedback. If that happens here, the whole exercise becomes wasteful.

Even if platformers are not the genre I spend the most time in, the standard for a good game is still similar across categories: every move should carry both cost and reward. That was one of Rayman Legends’ strengths. Its level design was never brainless, and its co-op mode amplified the value of timing, coordination, and route choices. You can read it as a lighter-form decision game—accessible enough on the controls, but still constantly asking players to make fast judgments. That kind of design has aged well.

The bigger issue for Ubisoft, though, is not simply whether a Rayman Legends remake can be made. It is whether this “classic revival” push can earn trust. Earlier this year, Yves Guillemot hinted that Rayman: 30th Anniversary was only the first step in the brand’s return plan, with more to be announced soon. The report also says that, alongside the Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag remake, another remake of an earlier Assassin’s Creed game is currently in development. That matters because Ubisoft already canceled the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake. Once a company has already dropped one important piece from the board, every move after that has to be delivered—not just promised.

If Ubisoft does unveil Rayman Legends at Summer Game Fest in June, my read is that it has a better chance of performing well than many larger, heavier remake projects. The reasons are straightforward: the original is built on a strong foundation, its co-op play has natural word-of-mouth appeal, and its scale is better suited to controlling development risk. If Black Flag also lands successfully, then the kind of classic IP revival Henderson mentioned—such as Far Cry 3—will stop sounding like tentative talk and start looking like a real plan.

For players, the buying advice is simple. Do not judge a day-one purchase by nostalgia alone. Watch whether Ubisoft clearly shows the game’s level rhythm, co-op content, and control feedback. If those core elements are intact, this project has a real chance. If not, then even the most attractive packaging will just be wasted effort.