R-Type DX: Music Encore
R-Type DX: Music Encore features the ultimate mode, Ultimate Challenge, allowing players to battle through both titles seamlessly. For the first time, this mode includes a full soundtrack. Arcade-accurate…
R-Type DX: Music Encore is a shooter, released 29 March 2026 on Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What R-Type DX: Music Encore is
R-Type DX: Music Encore was released in 2026. It was published by City Connection. It is available on Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
R-Type DX: Music Encore features the ultimate mode, Ultimate Challenge, allowing players to battle through both titles seamlessly. For the first time, this mode includes a full soundtrack. Arcade-accurate stage themes have been newly implemented — including dedicated tracks for areas that originally shared music — enabling every stage to be played with the same musical structure as the arcade versions. Experience newly reconstructed sound created using authentic handheld hardware audio. The original R-Type and R-Type II are also included. In Classic mode, players can choose between monochrome and color versions, preserving the feel of the original release.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the R-Type series
R-Type DX: Music Encore is the 22nd of 23 entries we hold in the R-Type series. The next entry was R-Type Dimensions III in 2026.
What it launched against
R-Type DX: Music Encore launched on 29 March 2026, within three weeks of Crimson Desert Enhanced, Pragmata, Replaced and Mouse: P.I. For Hire. It arrived 13 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Crimson Desert Enhanced, Pragmata, Replaced, Mouse: P.I. For Hire.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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