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Fatal Frame 2 Remake release date set for 12 March 2026

Time to polish your camera lens!

The Fatal Frame 2 Crimson Butterfly Remake release date has been set for 12 March 2026, Koei Tecmo today revealed at a special Japanese-focused PlayStation State of Play.

“This is a full remake of the second title in the Japanese horror adventure Fatal Frame series, Fatal Frame/Project Zero II: Crimson Butterfly, released in 2003,” Koei Tecmo’s Makoto Shibata said on the PlayStation Blog. “Twin sisters Mio and Mayu Amakura wander into an abandoned and cursed village infested with wraith, and use the Camera Obscura, a special camera that has the ability to capture and contain the impossible, to fight against the wraith.”

A new trailer was also made available; it’s below.

News of a Digital Deluxe Edition were also revealed alongside the release date. The special edition includes the following:

  • Base game
  • Digital Soundtrack
  • Digital in-game items: Deluxe Charm, Lace Gloves (White) / Lace Gloves (Black), Japanese Gothic (Left Wing) / Japanese Gothic (Right Wing

Fatal Frame 2 Crimson Butterfly Remake heads to Windows PC via Steam, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X, PS5, and Switch 2 from 12 March 2026.


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