KOEI TECMO’s Japanese Horror Adventure, FATAL FRAME II: Crimson Butterfly REMAKE, Launches Today!

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KOEI TECMO’s Japanese Horror Adventure, FATAL FRAME II: Crimson Butterfly REMAKE, Launches Today!

Atmospheric Remake Features Enhanced Graphics and Immersive New Audio Features

BURLINGAME, Calif. – March 12, 2026 – Horror fans, prepare for a fright as KOEI TECMO America and developer Team NINJA dare gamers to step inside the bone-chilling adventure of FATAL FRAME II: Crimson Butterfly REMAKE, now available on PlayStation®5, Nintendo Switch™ 2, Xbox Series X|S, and Windows PC via Steam®. To celebrate the launch, a haunting new trailer has been released, highlighting the scares inside the terrifying village where vengeful spirits roam.

Watch the Launch Trailer on YouTube:


In FATAL FRAME II: Crimson Butterfly REMAKE, players follow twin sisters Mio and Mayu Amakura as they wander into an abandoned village infested by wraiths. This complete remake of the second title in the FATAL FRAME franchise introduces new gameplay elements, along with enhanced graphics and immersive spatial audio, to scare even the most seasoned horror game fans. The series’ signature system—repelling wraiths by photographing them with the Camera Obscura—returns in this title, allowing for a more dynamic use of the Camera Obscura in both exploration and combat, including Special Shots to help inflict significant damage and repel spirits. A new gameplay feature has also been introduced: the ability to hold hands with Mayu. This allows players to feel the true depth of the sisters' bond throughout the story.

For players wishing to play through the early stages of the game, a free demo of FATAL FRAME II: Crimson Butterfly REMAKE is now available on all platforms. Players will venture into an abandoned house, guided by a crimson butterfly, where they will engage in terrifying encounters and intense battles against hostile wraiths. Save data from the demo transfers over to the full game upon purchase.

The Digital Deluxe Edition is also now available and includes the base game and the Digital Soundtrack and Digital Art Book, as well as the Digital Deluxe Bonus Set featuring the Deluxe Charm and costumes for Mio and Mayu*. A Digital Deluxe Upgrade is also available separately. Players who purchase a physical or digital version of the game before March 25, 2026, will receive the following early purchase bonuses: Wraith Charm, Peony Hair Ornament (Red)/Peony Hair Ornament (Blue), and Kimono (Red)/Kimono (Black).

FATAL FRAME II: Crimson Butterfly REMAKE is now available on PlayStation®5, Nintendo Switch™ 2, Xbox Series X|S, and Windows PC via Steam®. The game features Japanese and English voiceovers, with text available in Japanese, English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish.

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*Costumes included: Lace Gloves (White)/Lace Gloves (Black), Japanese Gothic (Left Wing)/Japanese Gothic (Right Wing).

ABOUT FATAL FRAME: Crimson Butterfly REMAKE

This title is a full remake of FATAL FRAME/PROJECT ZERO II: Crimson Butterfly, the second game in the FATAL FRAME/Project Zero series, originally released for PlayStation®2 in 2003. In this Japanese horror adventure game, twin sisters Mio and Mayu Amakura visit a stream from their childhood that will soon be submerged by a dam. As Mio reminisces, Mayu is lured away by a crimson butterfly, leading her to a mysterious village that has vanished from all maps—a village trapped in an endless night, full of vengeful spirits searching for the twin girls who once escaped their ritual. As Mio searches for Mayu and tries to escape, her footsteps unknowingly retrace the village’s tragic past. Within its depths, she uncovers the terrifying truth behind the “forbidden ritual that must never been seen.”

ABOUT KOEI TECMO AMERICA CORP.

KOEI TECMO AMERICA CORP. is a publisher of interactive entertainment software for current generation consoles, handhelds, and digital download content based in Burlingame, California. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of KOEI TECMO HOLDINGS CO., LTD., headquartered in Yokohama, Japan. KOEI is best known for its Dynasty Warriors® and Samurai Warriors® franchises. TECMO is best known for the Dead or Alive®, Ninja Gaiden®, Tecmo Bowl®, and Fatal Frame® series.

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