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UK-based Argonaut Games is on a roll after its comeback last year. The developer that became a household name in the 1990s with Super NES titles like Star Fox and the Starglider series is already following up on its Croc: Legend of the Gobbos remaster with the classic game’s sequel.<\/p>\n

Croc 2 Kingdom of the Gobbos is currently in development and targeting a Q4 2026 release, and yes, it will sport that original working title (for more nostalgic gaming action, see our pick of the best retro games consoles<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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Croc 2 Kingdom of the Gobbos is a remaster of the beloved sequel to the hit Croc Legend of the Gobbos, and it’s in development for Nintendo Switch<\/a>, PlayStation 5<\/a> and 4, Xbox Series X\/S and PC via Steam<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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For those who don’t remember, Croc 2 sees the hero head for the mainland in search of his parents. However, his journey becomes a showdown as his arch-nemesis, Baron Dante, is resurrected by the Dantinis and vows revenge. The quest takes Croc through four villages, where he rescues captured Gobbos and faces off against a roster of Guardians, including Soveena the Squid.<\/p>\n

Argonaut promises enhanced visuals and a range of quality-of-life improvements. Along with all of Croc’s classic moves, he can now triple jump for extra height.<\/p>\n

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While the game was originally released as Croc 2, this remaster restores the title Croc 2 Kingdom of the Gobbos, the name used during the game’s development.<\/p>\n

Mike Arkin, co-CEO of Argonaut Games, says the remaster of the first game “exceeded what we hoped for”, which made it an easy decision to move on to the sequel.<\/p>\n

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“Croc 2 was originally built on a totally different engine to Croc, posing its own set of remastering challenges, but the early work we did to validate our approach paid off,” he adds.<\/p>\n

As with the Crocipedia in the first remaster, Argonaut Games is again assembling an in-game digital museum. The Croc2pedia offers fans a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the adventure, with development materials, cut content, and interviews.<\/p>\n

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