Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered trailer reveals kaiju roster, out November 3

Atari and Pipeworks have released a new trailer for Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered, confirming the full 12-kaiju roster days before the remastered kaiju brawler arrives on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch 2 and PC this November 3.

TL;DR

• New trailer confirms all 12 playable kaiju, including Godzilla, King Ghidorah and Mechagodzilla.
• Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered launches November 3 on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch 2 and PC.
• The remaster adds online multiplayer to the 2002 arena fighter, alongside local co-op.
• UK PEGI rating: 12, confirmed via Xbox’s UK store listing.

Full 12-kaiju roster confirmed in new trailer

Atari and developer Pipeworks released a new trailer this week for Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered. It confirms the finalised lineup of 12 kaiju, according to the Godzilla.com announcement.

The roster includes Godzilla, King Ghidorah, Mechagodzilla and several other classic monsters. Each kaiju has its own moveset, mixing melee strikes, energy blasts and special Rage Mode attacks.

Players fight across eight locations, including recreated cities, Monster Island and an alien mothership. Every arena has day and night versions, adding variety to repeat matches.

Atari is leaning hard into reviving old licences this year. The publisher is also turning 10 classic games into films through a deal with Universal, part of a wider retro strategy.

New trailer for the remastered version of ‘GODZILLA DESTORY ALL MONSTERS MELEE’.

Releasing on November 3. pic.twitter.com/1xpCJXVKIp

— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) August 30, 2026

What’s new in the remaster

The remaster runs on Unreal Engine 5 and rebuilds the visuals of the 2002 original from the ground up. It also adds online multiplayer for the first time, alongside the series’ usual local co-op.

An improved unlock system lets players choose the order they unlock monsters, arenas and gallery extras. The original only let players progress in a fixed sequence.

Mike Mika, Atari’s chief creative officer, said the studio felt a duty to respect the source material. He added that the remaster arrives “bigger, better and more destructive than ever,” in comments shared with Bloody Disgusting.

UK release date and age rating

Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered is rated PEGI 12 for moderate violence, according to Microsoft’s UK Xbox store listing.

PEGI 12 — Moderate Violence Source: Xbox UK store listing

According to GAME’s UK store listing, the title is available for pre-order with delivery confirmed from November 3. Physical copies are planned for PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch 2, while Xbox Series X/S and PC versions are digital-only.

The timing lands well for British players. The UK games market recently hit a record £8.76 billion in value, giving nostalgia-driven revivals like this one a receptive home audience.

Why the timing matters

The November 3 release date sits just over two weeks before Grand Theft Auto VI’s planned November 19 launch, one of gaming’s most anticipated releases this year. Details of the remaster first surfaced through French outlet Dealabs, according to Video Games Chronicle, before Atari confirmed the project in June.

Fans of arena brawlers may also want to check our Mortal Kombat 2 review for a sense of how other fighting-game revivals are landing this year.

A free demo is scheduled for Steam on October 15, giving PC players an early look ahead of launch, according to the Godzilla.com announcement.

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Reported from publicly available interviews and verified press sources. Last reviewed August 31, 2026.