Psyvariar 3 Launches March 19, 2026 - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 04 November 2025 / 1,754 Views
Publishers SUCCESS Corporation and Red Art Games, and developers Red Art Studios and Banana Bytes announced the shoot 'em up, Psyvariar 3, will launch for the Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam on March 19, 2026.
Read details on the game below:
Psyvariar 3 takes place many years after the events of Psyvariar 2. After the fall of ETA, a faction of Psyvariars declared that Earth was too precious to be forsaken. They vowed to reclaim and colonize it once more, with GUIS rising from its ashes to resume its original mission.
Decades pass. The Earth colony thrives. Then… a signal. Alien. Unknown.
The moment Gluon particles are detected, dread spreads like fire. The skies darken with a familiar terror—Earth is under siege once again. The time has come for a new generation of Psyvariars to rise… and save humanity.
Features:
- Seven playable characters with unique shot types, buzz and bomb mechanics, and scoring systems.
- Guest character Cotton from the Cotton series is fully playable with her own ship and abilities.
- Refined Buzz system that rewards skillful bullet grazing with score boosts and shield chains.
- Signature roll mechanic updated for modern controllers all the while preserving the original arcade “wiggle” input for extra advantage and fluid movement.
- Neutrino and shield system that give access to shields, speed boosts, and enhanced weapons by buzzing and shooting.
- Strategic bomb variations that include short and long types with varying effects depending on the character in use.
- Multiple game modes: Arcade, Arrange, Mission (49 short challenges), Caravan, Endless, and Practice.
- Dynamic difficulty selection that unlocks harder routes and exclusive boss encounters based on performance.
- Seven distinct areas and bosses with varied attack patterns depending on the difficulty.
- Arcade-perfect intensity that preserves the intense, high risk / high reward action the series is known for.
- Neo-retro 3D aesthetics inspired by early Psyvariar games.
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can follow the author on Bluesky.
