Overview

• The revival was announced at Gamescom 2025, confirming Atari’s partnership with indie studio Fabraz on a new 3D entry titled Bubsy 4D.
• Hands-on reporting describes a high-mobility moveset—glide, pounce, wall scamper, and resettable double jumps—designed for both precision and fast traversal.
• A new Hairball form lets players roll at speed with trigger-controlled acceleration, enabling move-chaining runs that evoke modern platformer finesse.
• Fabraz developers say they studied Bubsy 3D’s momentum and movement concepts as a starting point, reworking them into refined traversal and cleaner presentation.
• Levels feature tall towers, floating platforms, wide-open routes, and collectibles, with a special Nine Lives mode that wipes a save after more than nine hits.