Console Archives: MagMax
"MagMax" was released by Nichibutsu in 1986 for an 8-bit home console. This is a shooting game where you pilot a transformable mecha (MagMax) as the chosen hero, to rescue humanity from the domination of an…
Console Archives: MagMax is a shooter, released 7 May 2026 on Nintendo Switch 2 and PlayStation 5.
What Console Archives: MagMax is
Console Archives: MagMax was released in 2026. It was published by Hamster Corporation. It is available on Nintendo Switch 2 and PlayStation 5.
The premise, in the publisher's words
"MagMax" was released by Nichibutsu in 1986 for an 8-bit home console. This is a shooting game where you pilot a transformable mecha (MagMax) as the chosen hero, to rescue humanity from the domination of an alien computer known as Babylon. Travel between above ground and underground using warp holes, and defeat approaching enemies with energy beams.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.
What it launched against
Console Archives: MagMax launched on 7 May 2026, within three weeks of 007 First Light, Pragmata, Forza Horizon 6 and LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight. It arrived 6 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: 007 First Light, Pragmata, Forza Horizon 6, LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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