A 2D arcade beat-em-up from Bitmap Bureau and Limited Run Games, made with Mattel and drawn to look like the 1983 Filmation cartoon. You play He-Man, Man-At-Arms or Teela, with She-Ra unlockable, across 13 stages of Eternia by Gematsu's count. It launches February 4, 2027, and physical pre-orders at Limited Run Games are open until 22 November 2026.
Platforms: Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 5 · PlayStation 4 · Xbox Series X|S · Xbox One · PC (Steam)
Limited Run Games opened physical pre-orders on 12 October 2026, running through Sunday, 22 November 2026 at 11:59 PM Eastern. The Standard Edition is $29.99. The Collector's Edition is $99.99 on Switch, PS5 or Xbox: game, foil and embossed slipcover, holographic foil box, steelcase, plastic lunch box, acrylic standee, pin set, exclusive mini comic and a 4.9 inch Mini Power Sword. The first 2,250 pre-orders also get a free Masters of the Universe Origins He-Man figure while supplies last, allocated per platform. The listing gives no ship date. Pre-order at Limited Run Games. The full story is in our news post.
Skeletor has uncovered the Dragon Pearl of Destruction, and with Evil-Lyn he intends to perform a ritual that would drop Eternia into permanent darkness. That is the whole setup, and it is deliberately a Saturday-morning premise rather than a modern reboot plot.
Battle Cat is a rideable mount rather than set dressing. Mounting him changes how you clear crowds.
The Shokoti inclusion is the tell that Bitmap Bureau know the source material. She is not a toy-line character and never had a figure. She appears in exactly one Filmation story, the two-part House of Shokoti, which is also where the Shadow Beasts come from.
Gematsu counts 13 stages across Eternia, and Steam says "over 13 levels". Confirmed so far:
February 4, 2027, according to Gematsu on 12 October 2026 and the Steam listing, which shows the same day. Before that the window was "early 2027", given at the Pixel Arcadia Showcase on 24 August 2026. It is the third window the game has had: 28 April 2026 was announced and pulled, summer 2026 replaced it and passed, and early 2027 replaced that.
Physical pre-orders opened at Limited Run Games on 12 October 2026 and close on Sunday, 22 November 2026 at 11:59 PM Eastern. The Standard Edition is $29.99. The Collector's Edition is $99.99 on Switch, PS5 or Xbox, and the first 2,250 pre-orders also get a free Masters of the Universe Origins He-Man action figure while supplies last, allocated per platform. The listing gives no ship date.
Per the Limited Run listing: the game in a foil and embossed slipcover, a holographic foil box, a steelcase, a plastic lunch box, an acrylic standee, a pin set, an exclusive mini comic book and a Mini Power Sword that stands 4.9 inches tall including its stand.
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: Dragon Pearl of Destruction. It is a 2D arcade beat-em-up developed by Bitmap Bureau and published by Limited Run Games, in collaboration with Mattel.
Yes, but not immediately. He-Man, Man-At-Arms and Teela are available from the start, and She-Ra is unlocked for later playthroughs.
Yes. Battle Cat is a rideable mount rather than a cutscene appearance, and riding him changes how you clear crowds of Skeletor’s minions.
Two-player local co-op, shared screen. There is no online co-op listed. Steam does list Remote Play Together, which lets a second player join over the internet using the host’s copy.
Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and PC via Steam.
No. The film is a separate production. This game is styled after the 1983 Filmation cartoon, and its deep-cut roster, Shokoti and the Shadow Beasts, comes from that series rather than from the movie.
Sources: Steam store listing, Mattel announcement, Bitmap Bureau, Limited Run Games pre-order post, Gematsu. Checked 12 October 2026.
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