New Pragmata gameplay showed off an intriguing glimpse into its thrilling combination of puzzle-infused hacking and third-person combat that seems to rely on the player’s keen attention and clever strategizing. Pragmata is set in the near future after humanity has discovered a new type of ore that allows for the development of “Lunafilament,” a material that can replicate just about anything. All of a sudden, Earth loses contact with the space station that is dedicated to researching this stuff, and just like that, that’s where we come in.
Taking on the role of Hugh Williams, players will be dispatched to the moon as part of an investigation team looking into the lost contact. A lunar quake hits the facility during the investigation and Hugh gets separated from the rest of his team and is left unconscious and injured. Hugh gets rescued by a Pragmata that he names Diana, a unique android with the appearance of a young girl that was created with, you guessed it, Lunafilament. The unlikely pair team up to face off against the station’s many rampaging robots and work together utilizing Diana’s skills for hacking and Hugh’s skills with his arsenal of high-tech weaponry to survive long enough to find a way back to Earth.
The gameplay showed an almost Alan Wake inspired combat mechanic, but instead of burning off the darkness with directed light, in Pragmata the player will have to use Diana’s hacking capabilities in tenses combat encounters to render the attacking bots vulnerable so that Hugh can engage them directly with his weaponry. These hacking mechanics will also be found useful in the exploration segments of the game, using Diana’s skills to remove barriers and accessing systems that would otherwise impede the player’s progress.
Release Date: 2026 (Exact date TBD)
Official Website: capcom-games.com/pragmata
