Announced back in 2017, Biomutant captured the hearts of the gaming community by showing us a glimpse of a unique open-world RPG full of bizarrely mutated monsters. News has been scarce on the ground since its announcement, with only a couple of short gameplay trailers from developers Experiment 101, but now you can finally look forward to a release date for the game on May 25, 2021.
Biomutant was allegedly supposed to launch at the end of last year, but Covid-19 has likely made development much trickier, pushing the game's release into 2021. After a string of bad news from studios across the industry, it looks like one development team seems to finally have a good report as the official Biomutant Twitter account gave fans a concrete release date to look forward to.
There are some caveats to the announcement, the biggest being that there is currently no word on next-gen versions of Biomutant for PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. The game is only launching on PC, PS4, and Xbox One, with no news on a possible Nintendo Switch version in the works either. You can currently pre-order the standard version of Biomutant at your local retailer or on the game's official website.
However, if you're wanting some Biomutant goodies to go along with your game, you'll be pleased to know that there are some pricey special editions available as well. The most expensive edition you can purchase is the "Biomutant Atomic Edition" which contains a highly-detailed diorama, a T-shirt, steelbook, mousepad, soundtrack, some artwork, a fancy box, and the game. This will set you back $399.99/£349.99 though.
There's also a much more affordable special edition called the "Biomutant Collector's Edition" which contains a nice figure of the game's hero, some artwork, the soundtrack, and a nice box alongside the game as well. This edition is a bit more wallet-friendly, costing buyers $109.99/£99.99 for PC players and a little bit more for console users. Whichever version you buy, let's hope that Biomutant lives up to its promise.