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PRAGMATA is a Science Fiction Action-Adventure video game by Capcom, set to release on April 17, 2026 for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC via Steam.

Taking place in The Future, humanity has discovered Lunum ore, which they use to create Lunafilament, a material capable of replicating anything as long as it has its data. One day, however, humanity has lost all signals to the lunar research station dedicated to researching this Lunafilament, leading to a dispatch team being sent to see what is going on. However, a massive Lunar quake would separate one of these members, Hugh Williams, from the rest of his crew, leaving him severely injured in the process. Hugh is soon rescued and healed by D-1-0336-7, a human-like "Pragmata" made out of Lunafilament with the ability to hack into security systems and the robotic workers in the research facility.

With Hugh recovered and the young girl — who he decides to name Diana — in tow, the duo set off on a quest to explore the lunar research station, figure out the cause of the lost signal, and find a way to get back to Earth.

A "Sketchbook" demo was released on December 2025 for the PC version via Steam, containing a short playable segment. Console platforms received the demo later on February 2026.

PRAGMATA contains examples of:

• Action Commands: The boss at the end of the "Sketchbook" demo goes into an Overheat state if its weak spot is repeatedly hit. In this state, approaching it displays a button prompt letting Hugh perform a cinematic Critical Shot that deals significant damage.
• And Then What?: In the Pre-Order Trailer, Hugh asks Diana what she wants to do after "all this is done", and if she plans to stay "here" (the moon).
• And Your Reward Is Clothes: Clearing the "Sketchbook" demo rewards you the Scribble Suit for Hugh, which is simply a lunar suit covered in Diana's scribbles.
• A.I. Is a Crapshoot: As shown throughout the trailers, IDOS, the AI running the space station that Hugh finds himself trapped in has somehow gone rogue, causing most of the robots that populate the place to turn hostile and lethally dangerous, with Diana and Cabin being the exceptions.
• Apocalyptic Log: The demo shows several varieties, including email logs, voice messages, and an AR recreation of a past event.
• Attack Its Weak Point: The primary method of fighting against the robots, as shown in the Sketchbook demo, requires first exposing their weak points through Diana's hacking and subsequently shooting at the exposed weak point to do increased damage beyond Scratch Damage.
• Badass and Child Duo: The demo presents Hugh and Diana as having this dynamic, as Hugh is a soldier in power armor while Diana is a little girl riding on his back. Subverted in that Diana is actually an android who only looks like a little girl and actively participates in combat. Hugh certainly treats her as a child though, calling her "kiddo" at several points in the trailers and even self-censoring his language around her in the demo.
• Blue Is Heroic: Diana, one of the two main characters, wears a bright blue coat by default, as shown throughout the trailers and gameplay demos.
• Call a Hit Point a "Smeerp": In the "Sketchbook" demo, Hugh's health bar is called "suit integrity".
• Cap: In the "Sketchbook" demo, Shockwave Gun ammo has a limit of 4, and Anti-Wastage Features when trying to fill up when not fully empty: "Cannot obtain because your ammo is full."
• Cool Mask: Diana wears a stylish ninja-inspired mask when dressed in her "Neo Kunoichi" DLC outfit, as shown in the game's official promotional site.
• Dark Is Not Evil: Hugh's "Neo Bushido" DLC outfit turns his power armor into a sinister dark gray design with red highlights, complete with a monstrous looking Rage Helm, as shown in the game's official website. He's still unambiguously heroic and a Nice Guy, given his behavior throughout the trailers.
• Dissonant Serenity: Diana maintains a peppy demeanor throughout all the trailers and demos, even when she and Hugh are in the middle of danger. One notable example shows her calmly and happily scribbling something on the floor while a stressed out Hugh begs her to hurry it up as he fends off the hostile bots nearby.
• Genre Mashup: As shown in the gameplay demo, the game aims to be a mix of adventure/exploration, Third-Person Shooter and Puzzle Game. Hugh handles the shooting and traversal, while Diana simultaneously triggers hacking sequences to reduce enemy defenses.
• Glowing Mechanical Eyes: Diana's eyes emit a bluish electronic glow whenever she activates her hacking capabilities, the only visual cue to her robotic nature, as shown in the gameplay trailers.
• Gratuitous Greek: The game's title "pragmata" (πράγματα) translates to "things" in Greek.
• Healing Checkpoint: In the "Sketchbook" demo, Escape Hatches fully restore the integrity of Hugh's suit and act as checkpoints that let him revive if he's incapacitated.
• High-Tech Hexagons: In the First Contact Trailer, the advertisement for the Delphi Corporation has a shot of hexagons generating to form a grid before presenting their new AI-powered chips.
• Implacable Man: The robot enemies are notable subversions. As shown in the gameplay demos, even the most basic humanoid bots are walking tanks that hardly take damage from Hugh's gunshots thanks to their shield barriers... except that's where Diana comes in. With her hacking ability, she exploits weak spots in their programming, causing their barriers to temporarily shut down and give Hugh enough time to land significant damage until the bots' destruction.
• Jet Pack: Hugh's Powered Armor has built-in energy thrusters that aid his movements, allowing him to hover in the air, sprint fast and dodge enemy attacks despite the heaviness of the armor itself, as shown in the gameplay trailers.
• Leaning on the Fourth Wall:
  • The "June 2023" trailer has Hugh inform Diana that they "still have a ways to go" when Diana asks if they're there yet, before the trailer reveals that the game has been indefinitely delayed.
  • In the "Sketchbook" demo, if the player is on a speedrun pace, Diana will wonder if Hugh is getting tired and if they should down, to which he'll respond that they've "kept the people on Earth waiting long enough."
• Meaningful Name:
  • "Diana" is an example of Numbers 2 Names, as it's the first thing to come to Hugh's head when Diana introduces herself, but it's also the name of the Roman goddess of the moon - fitting for a game that takes place there.
  • The First Contact trailer introduces the Delphi Corporation, which advertises "building the future". Delphi is the location of the very famous Oracle of Delphi, which was dedicated to the god Apollo - Diana's twin brother.
• Minimalistic Cover Art: The game's finalized cover art from Gamescom 2025 onward only shows the title, Diana and Hugh in a plain white background.
• Notice This: In the "Sketchbook" demo, weapons, Hacking Nodes, emails and logs that can be collected by Hugh have triangle icons hovering above them, and are indicated by vibrant colors that make them stand out from the usual colors of the environment. Newly-discovered ones are supplemented by a "New" text in an orange pop-up.
• Numbers 2 Names: As shown in the First Contact Trailer, Diana's actual name is D-I-0336-7. When Hugh couldn't remember all of it, he immediately gives her the nickname "Diana" instead.
  Hugh: Hey, uh, D-I-, uh —
  Diana: I said, I'm D-I-0 —
  Hugh: OK. OK. Look. How about we call you – Diana.
• Ominous Visual Glitch: From the First Contact trailer, the advertisment of Delphi Corporation ends with the screen glitching, followed by Hugh asking about the "things" trying to kill him and Diana.
• Powered Armor: As seen throughout the trailers and gameplay demos, Hugh wears a grey mechanical armor with an in-built assistant AI, as well as movement assistance systems and vitals monitoring.
• Prefers Going Barefoot: By default, Diana wears an oversized blue coat as her only article of clothing, leaving her feet bare, as seen throughout the trailers. However, the game's promotional website also showcases three DLC outfits for her to wear, all of which come with footwear, thus subverting the trope.
• Robotic Reveal: In the August 2025 gameplay demo, when Hugh first sees Diana he assumes she's the daughter of someone who works on the moon base. So when Diana hacks one of the attacking robots a few minutes later, he's completely floored.
• Robot Kid: Diana is an android who has the appearance and personality of a child, as described in the trailers and her official character bio.
• Running Gag: Starting with the "Coming 2023" trailer, Diana is shown holding a sheet of paper where she's apologizing for a delay into 2023. The announcement for an indefinite delay in the "June 2023" trailer has her scribbling an even more profuse apology on the same paper, until she finally discards it in the "First Contact" trailer with a 2026 release date and an assurance that the game is real.
• Shoulder Teammate: In the August 2025 gameplay demo, Diana is seen riding on Hugh's back and peeking over his shoulder at all times to have a good view of her surroundings.
• Shout-Out: The "Shelter Variety Pack" DLC, which can be viewed in the game's official website, includes the "Heavy Lifter", an alternative skin for Hugh's armor that makes him strongly resemble Bumblebee from the Transformers Film Series.
• Suspicious Video-Game Generosity: In the "Sketchbook" demo, if Hugh uses up all of his Shockwave Gun on Standard before fighting the IDUS spawned Inescapable Ambush, there will be another Shockwave Gun along with the yellow hacking nodes.