R-Type Delta HD Boosted, Blasts the Bydo Back into Oblivion, Launching on PC and Console Today!
- gabriellehibberd2
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After 27 Long Years of Waiting, Download on Digital, Charge Up the Force and Save the Universe Today!
Karlstad, Sweden – November 20, 2025 – Clear River Games, a video game publisher specialising in classic and retro games, today announced that the seminal shoot-em-up R-Type Delta HD Boosted is now available via digital download on Nintendo® Switch™, PS4™, PS5™, Xbox and PC.
Developed by Tokyo-based City Connection Co. Ltd., in association with IREM SOFTWARE ENGINEERING, responsible for the original game, R-Type Delta originally launched in 1998 on PlayStation®. It’s been a torturous 27 year wait for fans pining to blast back into orbit and take the fight to the Bydo Empire, but now, finally, the long-awaited 3D masterpiece is back on modern gaming platforms, re-armed, re-loaded and ready for battle!
Treating such a classic with the reverence it deserves, R-Type Delta HD Boosted has received a well-deserved polish for 2025, complete with updated HD visuals, a new opening movie, a remixed soundtrack, and a variety of quality-of-life features.
Setting the tone for those brushing up on their R-Type mythology: In the year 2163, having triumphed over the Bydo Empire, the R9 has been recovered and safely stored within a space fortress orbiting Earth. Humanity can’t catch a break however, as in 2164 chaos reigns supreme when unidentified objects fall from the sky, electronic weapons systems malfunction, and an ‘annihilation unit’ stored alongside the R9 suddenly goes berserk, descending to Earth and beginning a wave of destruction. Quite the dilemma for sure, and one which results in the ‘R9 Delta’ prototype test unit being deployed, marking the beginning of a new battle against the nefarious Bydo.
Business as usual for shooter fans perhaps, but now running in silky smooth 60fps and with the option to dynamically switch between original graphics and HD visuals, R-Type Delta HD Boosted features a wealth of options and new additions catering to modern gamers.
The highly-regarded soundtrack receives newly arranged compositions from Masahiko Ishida (R-Type II), as well as USP (R-Type Delta) and Chris Hülsbeck (R-Type for C64 and Amiga), and gamers can now adjust screen size, choose between multiple difficulty settings, and even access an all-new practice mode to hone their skills before facing down the Bydo Empire for real.
For more information on R-Type Delta HD Boosted, please visit Clear River Games’ social media: X, Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky, and YouTube.
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About Clear River Games
Clear River Games is a publisher with love for classic retro games. We are a small team in Karlstad, Sweden, founded by the Freemode Group (part of Embracer Group). Our vision is to bring the joy of experiencing vintage retro games and revived classic game franchises to players all over the world. We focus on publishing high-quality classic game franchises, modern retro and pixel art games and indie games that inspire gamers and bring back great memories of the past or discover new great games. With physical editions distributed online and in retail stores, we want to make great and unique games accessible to retro game fans around the world.
About City Connection Co., Ltd.
City Connection was founded in 2005 and owns the IP of long-established game maker ‘Jaleco’. The name ‘City Connection’ is reference to a previously released game by Jaleco, much loved by the City Connection president. City Connection is a game developer and publisher, as well as a soundtrack business (Clarice Disc), licensing business, publishing/editing/writing business, and engages in all manner of activities relating to video games. City Connection specializes in increasing the value of much-loved IP, utilizing some of the industry’s most experienced talent and reinventing games for a modern audience. City Connection strive to deliver quality games which delight gamers and respect original IP.
©CITY CONNECTION CO., LTD.
About ©IREM SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INC.
©IREM SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INC. is a Japanese video game company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo.
In addition to the popular shooting game series "R-TYPE" the company has released numerous games, including "MOON PATROL" and "KUNG-FU MASTER"
About Embracer Freemode
Embracer Freemode (“Freemode”) is Embracer Group`s 11th Operating Group. Freemode is a global ecosystem of independently run companies led by passionate creators, entrepreneurs, and business leaders with decades of combined experience in gaming and entertainment. Freemode supports its businesses with strategic, operational, and financial support, helping its businesses accelerate growth with a long-term mindset.
Freemode is part of the Embracer Group AB family of companies, which is publicly listed on Nasdaq Stockholm under the ticker EMBRAC B. (EMBRAC B).
