A 2001 Square Enix PS1 action adventure game is headed to PS5 and PS4 later this month, publisher Limited Run Games has announced. Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix, originally developed by now-defunct Kronos Digital Entertainment, is being ported by Sony partner Implicit Conversions.
PS1 game Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix landing on PS5, PS4 in February 2026
Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix will release on modern platforms for the first time on February 27. Implicit Conversions has added new features, including Save States, Rewind, Widescreen mode, Trophies, and CRT filters for those who want to transport themselves back to 2001.
Fear Effect 2 is set in Hong Kong in the year 2048.
“Set two years before the events of Fear Effect, dive into a sprawling adventure that takes you from futuristic cityscapes to the lost tomb of China’s first emperor, and discover the origins of mercenaries Hana Tsu-Vachel, Royce Glas, Deke Decourt, and the enigmatic Rain Qin, in a story that blends high-tech espionage with ancient Chinese mythology and the supernatural,” an official overview reads.
A price for the game has not been announced, and its PS Store page isn’t live yet.
Fear Effect 2 originally launched to positive reviews and holds a Metacritic score of 84/100.
