Trine 6: New Release Date and Development Update

Thank you to everyone who signed up for our Private Playtest, shared feedback, and an especially big shout out to those who completed a survey! Your feedback helped give us a clearer look and confirm what was and wasn’t working in Trine 6. 

After taking the time to dive into playtest feedback and data, we’ve decided to move the launch of Trine 6: Together in Time to March 4, 2027.

We know that’s a meaningful delay, and we want to be clear about how we’re using the time to make changes to Trine 6 that we think will allow it to really shine. Our biggest focus will be building and testing a second, new puzzle experience across the entire game. We’ll also be expanding and refining the heroes’ abilities and addressing some recurring feedback around combat, camera behavior, onboarding, and online play. 

Keep on reading for more detail on what we’re thinking.

Playtest Results: A Solid Foundation

The results of the playtest are signaling that the pieces at the core of Trine 6 are landing well. Players responded especially well to the storybook fantasy world, co-op, puzzles, and platforming. In our July private playtest survey, 93% of respondents gave their overall experience a 4 out of 5 or better and 95% said they were interested in playing more.

That gave us a strong foundation to build from and made the areas that needed touching up much easier to see.

Playtest Results: What We Heard and What’s Next

The results also showed us where we still have an opportunity to improve the game. Across every player group, we heard recurring feedback about camera behavior, combat, and the consistency of online play.

There were also some differences amongst player groups, the clearest being the kind of puzzle experience players wanted. Players new to Trine generally enjoyed the game’s new flexible design approach, but they weren’t always sure what their heroes could do or how they should even start tackling some challenges.

On the flip side, longtime fans hoped to see more puzzles built around intentional hero selection, being asked to switch between them (or collaborating with friends), and discovering how distinct abilities could cleverly combine to unlock a solution.

While these might seem at odds, the good news is that we don’t see these differences in player preferences to be incompatible. In fact, we think these are both great ways to enjoy the world of Trine, and believe we’ve found a way to give Trine 6 players greater freedom while also offering a more intricate, hero-driven puzzle experience that many longtime players love.

You’ll find what that looks like below, alongside other improvements we’ll be able to take on with the extra time:

Two Ways to Play

A major focus of the additional development time will be creating a second, new puzzle experience across the full game. The team is reviewing every level from start to finish and building two puzzle modes that players can select from the gameplay options: as of now we’re calling them Freestyle Mode and Classic Mode.

Freestyle Puzzle Mode builds on the current design, emphasizing flexible, open-ended solutions and allowing players to lean into the heroes and abilities they enjoy most.

Classic Puzzle Mode will introduce puzzles inspired by earlier Trine games, built around specific hero abilities and character swaps in solo play or closer collaboration in co-op.

Both modes will support solo and co-op play. You’ll even be able to switch between them during an existing playthrough without losing your overall progress. Whether you settle into a favorite or move between both, you’ll now have two distinct ways to experience the puzzles of Trine 6.

Reinforcing Hero Identity

Some longtime fans told us that the heroes didn’t always feel as distinct as they expected, especially when puzzles could be completed without making use of their unique abilities.

We want to make sure hero choice feels meaningful outside of combat, so we’re revisiting several abilities to give each character a more distinctive role and more ways to contribute. Here are a few of the changes currently planned:

• Amadeus will have free levitation from the beginning of the game instead of unlocking it through the skill tree.
• Amadeus will also receive the ability to conjure a plank, giving him another distinct tool for traversal and puzzle-solving.
• Pontius will gain a magnetic hammer that can attach to metal surfaces and pull connected objects toward him when recalled.
• Moira will be able to leave a trampoline behind for any hero to use, with upgrades allowing her to place two.

These ability changes will also feed back into the puzzles. We’ll be revisiting some puzzles in Freestyle mode to create more opportunities for creative, ability-based solutions while preserving its open-ended approach.

Improving the Adventure
We also heard consistent feedback in a few other areas, and we’ll be using the additional time to improve each of them.

Combat Adjustments

Some players wanted a gentler option that allowed them to focus on exploration, puzzles, and story, while others wanted encounters to feel more purposeful and rewarding. We’ll be making Easy difficulty more forgiving for players who prefer to focus on the non-combat parts of Trine.

We’ll continue digging into combat feedback and data to see if there are any other improvements that can be made during the extended development window.

A Clearer View of the Action

Players said that it was hard to enjoy a puzzle or platforming sequence when the camera made the action difficult to follow. We’re continuing to tune the single-player camera and building two new separate camera behaviors designed specifically for local co-op and online co-op.

A More Reliable Co-op Experience

During larger co-op sessions, shared puzzle consoles could sometimes become cluttered or make it difficult to tell who was in control. We’re simplifying many of those interactions to make them easier to follow, particularly during three- or four-player sessions.

Our engineering team will also continue improving the online multiplayer systems, with a focus on stability, responsiveness, and synchronization.

Onboarding and Tutorialization

Players discovering Trine for the first time weren’t always sure what the game expected from them or how to make full use of their heroes.

We’re refining the tutorials to introduce each hero and their strengths sooner and more clearly, and we’ll also be adding tooltips throughout the game to help players understand their options and reduce avoidable confusion.

GOG and Additional Support
Outside of the playtest feedback channels, we’ve heard the desire to bring Trine 6 to GOG loud and clear! The additional development time will allow us to sim-ship the game on GOG.com alongside the other platforms at launch.

We’re also using the additional development time to continue squash more bugs and polishing the overall experience across every version of the game.

Building a Better Trine Together
Making these changes is only the first step. We’ve learned a lot from our first playtest, and we want to get the game back in players’ hands to test and measure whether they are delivering the experience we’re hoping for.

We’re currently planning another follow-up private playtest for late October or early November, where we’ll evaluate the progress of new puzzle options, hero changes, combat, camera, onboarding, and online experience.

If you’d like to participate, sign up at https://trine6.firstlook.gg/.

If you’re already registered, you don’t need to sign up again. Players who participated in the July–August playtest will automatically receive access to the new build when it is ready.

We know hearing that it’ll be a little longer before you can get your hands on Trine 6 can be disappointing news. At the same time, the response to the Next Fest demo and Private Playtest made us more confident in what Trine 6 can become, and your feedback gave us a clear plan for making it better.

Thank you for giving us your time, your honesty, and your patience while we keep improving the game. We want Trine 6 to feel great for longtime fans, players discovering the series for the first time, and everyone in between and are now confident that we’re doing just that.

We’ll keep sharing our progress and will have more details about the next playtest as it gets closer.

– Frozenbyte and Cooldown Games

Puzzle Mode FAQ

Are both modes available in solo and co-op?
Yes, both puzzle modes will support single player or 2-4 player local/online co-op.

Is this separate from combat difficulty?

Yes. Puzzle mode, combat difficulty, and character-selection rules are independent and separate settings, so you can combine them however you like. For example, you can play Classic Puzzle Mode on Easy combat difficulty with duplicate heroes allowed.

Can players change modes during an existing playthrough?

Yes, you can switch puzzle mode at any time during your playthrough and will not lose overall progress. However, if you switch puzzle mode mid-level, you will need to reload the level so the new puzzles can populate.

Does the level reload from the beginning or the most recent checkpoint?

Reloading will start players at the most recent checkpoint.

Will there be any changes to the existing Freestyle Puzzle Mode?
Freestyle will retain its flexible, open-ended approach, but we’re also updating some puzzles to create more opportunities to use each hero’s distinct abilities.