Attack on Titan 3, the next main entry after Attack on Titan 2 and its Final Battle expansion, is arriving seven years after its predecessor because developer Omega Force chose to retell the entire anime story rather than just add new chapters, according to IGN. Producer Hideo Suzuki, who spoke to IGN about the game’s design, explained that the anime series was still airing when the team first discussed a follow-up, which complicated plans for a straightforward continuation.
Attack on Titan 3 launches Dec. 10, 2026, on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S and PC via Steam, according to Anime News Network. Koei Tecmo is publishing the game. Attack on Titan 2 shipped in March 2018, and its Final Battle expansion followed on July 4, 2019, in Japan, with a Western release one day later.
Why the sequel took seven years
Suzuki told IGN that conversations about a sequel began almost immediately after the previous game released, but the ongoing anime created a problem. The team weighed building a game around only the newer anime content but concluded that approach would not sustain a full product.
“Right after the previous game, we already had started talking about the sequel, but at the time the anime series was still ongoing. So we were like, ‘What kind of concept should [the next one] be?’ And we did think about just covering the new parts of the anime series, but as a game or as a one product, we didn’t think it was quite enough,” Suzuki said, according to IGN.
With the anime nearing its conclusion, the team shifted direction. “So we were like, ‘OK, one series is coming to an end, so why don’t we just cover the story from beginning to the end and just kind of follow that storyline?'” Suzuki said.
What the long wait means for fans
The decision to retell the complete story, rather than bolt on a smaller expansion, explains why players waited years longer between installments than they did for earlier entries in the series. For fans, it means Attack on Titan 3 functions as a full retrospective of the franchise rather than a narrow sequel covering only the anime’s final arcs.
Players experience that story through an original, customizable character, according to IGN’s preview. IGN also reported the game adds combat features aimed at advanced players along with quieter moments between battles meant to build out character development. Original sub-stories and events were developed in close coordination with Kodansha, the manga publisher that holds the Attack on Titan intellectual property, according to IGN.
Background and context
Attack on Titan 2 and its Final Battle expansion, released in 2018 and 2019, respectively, were the last major entries in the game franchise before this release. Together, they covered the story through the anime’s third season. That left the anime’s entire final season, which wrapped in 2023, without a game adaptation, and Suzuki’s team decided that material alone would not carry a full release.
What’s next
Attack on Titan 3 launches Dec. 10. Koei Tecmo says players with Attack on Titan 2 or Final Battle save data will receive bonus in-game items, and MAPPA, the studio behind the anime’s final season, is producing an opening animation that will arrive in a later update. Anime News Network covered the game’s newest gameplay trailer Nov. 1.
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