Salamander III
Salamander III is the newest addition to the Gradius series, a legendary pioneer in the side-scrolling shooter genre, and comes with the original arcade versions of the previous games.
Salamander III is a shooter developed by M2 Co.,LTD, released 7 August 2025 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Salamander III is
Salamander III is a shooter game developed by M2 Co.,LTD and released in 2025. It was published by Konami. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
Thanks to the brave efforts of crown prince Lord British and the hero of the Gradius Army, peace was restored to the watery planet known as Latis. However, that peace was short-lived as the seemingly defeated Salamander Force regained its strength and set out to conquer Latis once more. Meanwhile, the Gradius Army found itself struggling against the Bacterian super weapon known as Dark Force, as the evil empire sought to spread its influence to the far reaches of the galaxy. With no hope of calling upon their former saviors for help, Latis's imperial princess is forced to personally take the fight to the enemy in an upgraded version of her brother's beloved ship, the Lord British MK III…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Single player and Split screen.
Where it sits in the Gradius series
Salamander III is the 54th of 54 entries we hold in the Gradius series. It arrived 6 years after Anniversary Collection Arcade Classics. It is the most recent released entry in the series.
What it launched against
Salamander III launched on 7 August 2025, within three weeks of Mafia: The Old Country, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, Donkey Kong Bananza and Wuchang: Fallen Feathers. It arrived 5 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Mafia: The Old Country, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, Donkey Kong Bananza, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers.
Official trailer
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