Legacy of Kain: Defiance Remastered is out now

Back and perhaps better than ever - Legacy of Kain: Defiance Remastered has officially launched with plenty of it modernised and improved. The 2003 classic action-adventure comes with graphical upgrades, a better camera and a bunch of bonus content too including a photo mode and "lost levels" from the original.

There's another in the series also coming soon, with the 2D action platformer Legacy of Kain: Ascendance set for launch on March 31st.

See the launch trailer below:

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Legacy of Kain: Defiance Remastered Key Features

• Two Legendary Protagonists: Play as both Kain and Raziel, each with distinct abilities, combat styles, and perspectives that shape how the story unfolds.
• Return to Nosgoth’s Dark Fantasy World: Explore ruined cities, ancient temples, and towering strongholds filled with challenging environmental puzzles, enemies, and secrets to discover.
• New! Updated HD Visuals: Experience Nosgoth like never before with a new camera, as well as upgraded character models, textures, and environments, with the ability to switch between classic and modern presentations on the fly.
• New! Refined Camera: Play the game with the original fixed camera or a new third-person camera built for modern platforms.
• New! Bonus Content: Enjoy a slew of additions including a photo mode, alternate character skins, a comprehensive lore reader, unreleased content and 'lost levels' from the original game.

As for compatibility with Linux / Steam Deck, the early reports on ProtonDB show it working well which is nice to see.

Something else to note, is that the game does have an AI disclosure on the Steam page:

AI-assisted tools were used to upscale and enhance some in-game textures, to help add visual detail to the original artwork. All final assets were artist-reviewed and then integrated by the development team