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Pragmata is a surprisingly great homage to late-2000s survival horror and platforming classics with enough identity and sauce to shoot for the moon.
Pragmata, which takes place in the wreckage of a futuristic moon colony, is in the lineage of The Last of Us and The Walking Dead. But it doesn’t have the same emotional bond.
Pragmata is a masterfully crafted experience that centers its entire rhythm on the captivating duo of Hugh and Diana. While the core plot may be simple, it is elevated into a beautifully atmospheric story through deep characterization and exceptional presentation. The game perfectly balances their unique traits—shooting and hacking—within a framework of exceptional level design and meticulously tight combat encounters.
9
BogiDjordjeBogi
From the first trailer I knew I would like Pragmata, so it makes me so happy that the game is actually great. Hugh and Diana are great, combat is original and fun, enemy variety is insane and graphics is just fantastic. Story is fine, but antagonists were soulless and last third **** was weaker than the first 2/3. It is completely worth your money and I hope everybody enjoys what capcom has been cooking this year
10
burakyesilmen
The best game I've played on Nintendo Switch 2, a fantastic story. I wish the physical copy of the game didn't come with a Game Key Card.
10
MixMic-_-
When I saw this trailer back in 2020 I had a feeling this game was gonna be phenomenal. Then over time I saw that it had so many delays and that it possibly was never gonna come out. Once it did I had high expectations for this and this game managed to blow those expectations out of the water. From top to bottom this game was unbelievable. Diana is the sweetest character and one of the best child character in a video game. Hugh was a phenomenal character as well. Each enemy had its own unique ability and challenge to it that made the game super fun. The map design was unbelieveable. The gameplay was such a unique and a magnificent experience. Capcom took a huge risk by doing something completely different and it was a perfect from the loading screen all the way to the end. Any game that can make an enjoyable bonding and gaming experience is top tier. This game isn't a 10/10 experience, not 100/10 experience, it is a 1,000,000/10 experience in my opinion. I could sit here for days trying to find a negative thing to say about this game and I wouldn't be able to find one. If you need one more reason to get this game read the story about the reddit user Therealduke777 and shows how a game can heal a person and that is what this game feels like if you have lost someone close to you. This game is phenomenal and I would strongly suggest anyone who hasn't played it to give it a try.

PRAGMATA

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Apr 17, 2026
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85
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8.9
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Apr 22, 2026
100
NME
Pragmata is a fun, thrilling sci-fi romp. The combat/hacking mechanic evolves the shooter genre in a refreshing way, while the tale of villainous AI, rogue 3D printers and unlikely human connection blends the horror elements with something more wholesome. This is a sleek, polished package from legendary developer Capcom that makes every minute of its to-the-point 12-hour playtime matter.
Apr 13, 2026
90
Cubed3
Though Pragmata is clearly a game that is going to polarise certain players, it is hard to deny the success it is in execution. The compelling story, well rounded characters and curious combat system make this a thoroughly enjoyable and unique sci-fi game. Pragmata can hold its head high with Capcom’s other banger titles. The studio has once again pulled it out the hat, keeping up a recent momentum and signature quality titles.
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May 4, 2026
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burakyesilmen
The best game I've played on Nintendo Switch 2, a fantastic story. I wish the physical copy of the game didn't come with a Game Key Card.
May 4, 2026
10
MixMic-_-
When I saw this trailer back in 2020 I had a feeling this game was gonna be phenomenal. Then over time I saw that it had so many delays and that it possibly was never gonna come out. Once it did I had high expectations for this and this game managed to blow those expectations out of the water. From top to bottom this game was unbelievable. Diana is the sweetest character and one of the best child character in a video game. Hugh was a phenomenal character as well. Each enemy had its own unique ability and challenge to it that made the game super fun. The map design was unbelieveable. The gameplay was such a unique and a magnificent experience. Capcom took a huge risk by doing something completely different and it was a perfect from the loading screen all the way to the end. Any game that can make an enjoyable bonding and gaming experience is top tier. This game isn't a 10/10 experience, not 100/10 experience, it is a 1,000,000/10 experience in my opinion. I could sit here for days trying to find a negative thing to say about this game and I wouldn't be able to find one. If you need one more reason to get this game read the story about the reddit user Therealduke777 and shows how a game can heal a person and that is what this game feels like if you have lost someone close to you. This game is phenomenal and I would strongly suggest anyone who hasn't played it to give it a try.
Apr 13, 2026
90
TheGamer
It’s got big ambitions, a big heart, and two big and beautiful characters leading the charge on an intergalactic adventure like no other. Cheese and cliché aside, Pragmata is a rare triumph.
Apr 22, 2026
85
DualShockers
Pragmata is endlessly cool, visually sharp, and a testament to the fact that Capcom is really cooking with their IP these days, old and new alike. The combat system along with the hacking gameplay are incredibly intuitive, and it's fun puzzling out each encounter to handle it most efficiently. I do think the core loop of each level is a bit basic in terms of moment-to-moment action, and the game's story, while serviceable, doesn't quite capture the emotions I think it wanted to. Regardless, at the end of the day, this is a very entertaining and impressive video game, and what's been pulled off is worthy of celebration.
May 1, 2026
80
WellPlayed
Pragmata is a surprisingly great homage to late-2000s survival horror and platforming classics with enough identity and sauce to shoot for the moon.
Apr 13, 2026
80
IGN Japan
A compact yet intricately crafted original third-person shooter. Its blend of hacking and gunplay successfully creates a unique sense of satisfaction, though it can occasionally feel a bit unfocused, leaving you wishing for greater weapon variety and more diverse combat styles. While the overall story leaves a somewhat muted impression, the lighthearted, everyday banter between the two main characters offers a charm unlike anything found in other games.
Apr 27, 2026
60
The New York Times
Pragmata, which takes place in the wreckage of a futuristic moon colony, is in the lineage of The Last of Us and The Walking Dead. But it doesn’t have the same emotional bond.
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May 3, 2026
10
reogoza
New mechanism gameplay in a while, so prestigious! I'd love the graphic, the story, the gameplay technich, the character, and sure for the puzzle. So impressive!
May 2, 2026
7
vasiliyiphone
The game is generally good, but in some places it feels like the developers have cut corners. First of all, the English voice acting sounds unconvincing. From time to time, I caught myself feeling like I was listening to some kind of children's program. And the problem is not that the main character is trying to play the role of Diana's father, but that the general context of their relationship, saving the world, does not fit at all with the way it is presented. The development of the relationship looks too abrupt. There should be a gradual rapprochement, but here, as if with a click, they are already best friends. Because of this, you don't have time to believe in their connection. The ending is **** out of the finger, yes it touches, but not in the way it was intended due to the mistakes I described above. The action game is interesting, the riddles are boring, the locations are incredible, but there are few of them. I didn't know that this was a long-term game and I wasn't expecting it in general, I found out that it exists only after the release. Apparently, the production crisis caused the above problems. 7 out of 10
May 2, 2026
7
gpalotta
Buen juego con una historia que busca ser conmovedora pero no lo termina de lograr, con personajes diseñados para crear una emoción paternal, demasiado impuesta, buen gameplay (quizás un poco repetitivo en sus mecánicas pero innovador en lo de hacking), buenos diseños de escenarios pero demasiado lineales y faltas de contraste en su diseño salvo el de nueva York, muy buenos bosses, música bien. 7 puntos
Apr 21, 2026
4
ShibbolethManga
3rd time lucky? Not for me; but almost. Now here was something with potential, because their cinematic department is crack:Graphics are wonderful and mechanics an appreciated pinch inventive—not that novelty was of my object*The tutorials were comfortably-gradual as opposed to say the Nioh, reading assignment **** pairing of an adorable girl child in industrial/mech settings staves off the comparative sterility of a **** those were all smooth, well-realized if I hadn’t mentioned. It’s the long, drippy letters on store pages, the strangely purposeless question about user age when starting, the menuing which asks you to confirm your choice 3 “are-you-sure’s in etc., as well as the quite badly directed quest instruction first time you get to the DLC Shelter (which leaves you semantically unclear whether the objective will be in the Shelter or back at base); how the sensitivity of the emotional framing is mismatched to the combat harshness—even if it is relatively easy – I would be averse to see the littleRider harmed, so switched to Casual mode and restarted; here, little changed! You get one heal and do the same damage, receiving quite a lot too,: just give infinite heals and tone down the damage numbers for Casual: Be as open-handed and sympatico as the cover art and you would not have wasted a great premise and IP - – It is still a demo, Note also, PROGRAMMING UI IS AN ART WHICH TAKES EMPATHY. You cannot hire people department·wise with only high tech-skills⁏ which are bereft of skill without understanding extraneous hurdles, contortions/ ambiguities and points of counter-intuitiveness outside of gameplay challenge-factor. Keep it simple as I thought you were going to based on the chill banter and tutorials it begins with… Why I say 3rd time unlucky is because of the 3 notable games in my book that have attempted to recreate NieR:Automata’s realizational success: Stellar Blade, AI: Limit and Pragmata all have failed. Could’ve been SO cool and made CAPCOM look SO good compared to Nintendo and Sony, which have but– vast amounts of nothing on offer since dead series Zelda: Twilight Princess, Mario: Odyssey, Pokémon Emerald and Mario Kart 8 (not counting BotW, which itself was a charmingly delvable, vast amount of nothing) or gems like Spiderman 2 on PS2 or Alice: Madness Returns on the PS3 or Rise of the Tomb Raider: annoying characters and voice-acting notwithstanding (and why is Tekken’s:‘Tag Tournament” installment uniquely off stores like Emerald and Twilight Princess? neither was Tomb Raider: Legend released on Switch – they don’t reflect when having struck gold-–watermarks of casual fun). So you still have to top RE 2: Remake — with its own flaws and unmitigated annoyances like endless, arduous Mr. X chases and Ada being a ****!.
Apr 20, 2026
3
Belafonte
i can understand why some people like it. but unfortunately, story is very weak, gameplay has some interesting ideas but still rapidly lean to the shallow side. the game just feels outdated for me
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SummaryPragmata is a unique, sci-fi action-adventure game from Capcom. Follow Hugh, a member of an ill-fated investigation team, and Diana, a young android, as they navigate a lunar facility taken over by rogue AI in search of a way to Earth. At a remote lunar research facility, humanity discovers a new ore—one that, when properly refined, can ... Read More
Rated Tfor Teen
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  • Xbox Series X
  • Nintendo Switch 2
Apr 17, 2026
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