Ecco the Dolphin doesn’t have nearly as strong a legacy as many of its ‘90s action game brethren, but just mention its name to anyone who was a slightly weird kid with a Sega Genesis at the time, and you’ll probably get a very different impression. With its eco-warrior sensibilities, completely unique gameplay, and baffling dolphin-versus-aliens premise, Ecco the Dolphin is a gloriously bizarre relic of the Genesis, but after decades of silence from the series, it’s finally poised to return soon.
Talk of the series’ return began in May 2025, when creator Ed Annunziata mentioned plans to not only remaster the first two games, but also release a brand-new one, in an unrelated interview. While there’s not much new information, those plans have now been made official, with developer A&R Atelier announcing that development has started on both remasters and the new entry. The developer is still keeping quiet about the new games for now, but has launched a website for the series, which currently features little more than a small countdown in one corner, sitting in the neighborhood of 2,330 hours at time of writing. That puts its expiration in April of this year, which is when we’re most likely to learn more information about the series’ revival.
