If you grew up glued to a PS1 or SNES sometime between 1995 and 2002, there’s a strong chance a Toy Story game was part of your childhood gaming library. Atari and Digital Eclipse just made sure those memories are a lot more accessible. On June 2, 2026, the two companies announced not one but two Toy Story game releases: Toy Story: Retro Roundup!, a collection of classic Toy Story-era titles from the ’90s and early 2000s, and Toy Story 3 Complete Edition, a full modern remaster of the beloved 2010 platformer. Both arrive on October 15, 2026, and the timing is no accident — 2026 marks the 30th anniversary of Pixar’s Toy Story franchise, and with Toy Story 5 hitting theaters on June 19, Woody and Buzz are front of mind for a lot of people right now.
Toy Story: Retro Roundup! — Every Game Included
Toy Story: Retro Roundup! is Digital Eclipse’s attempt to put everything in one place — and they’ve gone well beyond just the obvious titles. The collection pulls together games originally released across PlayStation, Super Nintendo, Game Boy, and other platforms, many of which have been genuinely difficult or impossible to access on modern hardware for years. Here’s the full lineup:
- Toy Story (1995) — the original game based on the first film
- Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue! (1999) — the 3D platformer that many fans still regard as one of the best licensed games ever made
- Toy Story 2 (1999) — the 2D handheld version, distinct from the console release
- Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (2000) — based on the animated spinoff series
- Toy Story Racer (2001)
- A Bug’s Life (1998) — thrown in as a bonus title rounding out the Pixar era
Between console and handheld versions, the collection brings together 11 individual game versions across all these titles. Digital Eclipse has also added behind-the-scenes content — six archival interviews and bonus material that’ll be genuinely interesting for anyone who has a soft spot for this era of licensed gaming. Add in a full music player featuring uncompressed soundtracks from across the collection, and it’s clear this is being treated as a proper preservation project rather than a lazy cash-in.
Quality-of-Life Features in Retro Roundup
Digital Eclipse knows what they’re doing with this stuff — their work on Atari 50 and The Making of Karateka set a high bar for how retro collections should be handled. Retro Roundup brings the same thoughtful treatment to the Toy Story games. Every title in the collection can be played in its original presentation or with upgraded high-resolution visuals, so you get to choose your own nostalgia level. Beyond that, the standard modern conveniences are all here:
- Rewind — a lifesaver for the harder sections that made childhood-you throw the controller
- Save States — pick up and play exactly where you left off
- Practice Mode with guided walkthroughs — for anyone who wants help or just wants to revisit a level stress-free
- Rex’s Cheat Codes — immediately unlock characters, levels, and bonuses
- Modernized How-to-Play guides — fully localized instructions adapted for current systems
The fact that both the original visuals and upgraded versions are available is a nice touch — some players are going to want that raw PS1 presentation for the nostalgia hit, and some are going to want to see what these games look like at higher resolutions. Having both options is the right call.
Toy Story 3 Complete Edition — What’s New
Toy Story 3 Complete Edition is a different beast. Rather than a retro collection, this is a full modern remaster of Avalanche Software’s 2010 game — the same studio that went on to make Disney Infinity and eventually Hogwarts Legacy. Toy Story 3 the game was genuinely impressive for its time, and it’s widely remembered as one of the better movie tie-in games of that console generation, particularly for its Toy Box mode.
For anyone who doesn’t remember: Toy Box was a massive open-world sandbox built into the game that let players customize their environment and characters, take on non-linear missions, and unlock toys, vehicles, and characters from other Pixar films. It was well ahead of its time for a licensed game, and it’s the main reason Toy Story 3 has such a devoted fanbase even 16 years later.
The Complete Edition brings the game to modern hardware with upgraded visuals, higher resolutions, and improved performance. It also includes content that was previously exclusive to the PS3 version — material that a huge portion of the game’s original audience never had access to depending on what platform they played on. Mike Mika at Digital Eclipse called it “one of the great movie-to-game adaptations ever made” and described the process of rediscovering it as an absolute pleasure. That kind of genuine enthusiasm from the developer usually comes through in the finished product.
The Story Mode takes players through locations from Andy’s Room to Sunnyside Daycare as Woody, Buzz, and Jessie work through the events of the film, while Toy Box mode is naturally still the star attraction for returning fans.
Platforms, Pricing, and Physical Edition Details
Both Toy Story: Retro Roundup! and Toy Story 3 Complete Edition launch on October 15, 2026 across the following platforms:
- PlayStation 5
- PlayStation 4
- Xbox Series X|S
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Nintendo Switch
- PC via Steam
Digitally, each game is available separately at $24.99 USD per title. The physical edition bundles both games together and is available for PS5, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo Switch 2 — Xbox owners will need to go digital. Physical pricing sits at $39.99 for PS5 and PS4, and $49.99 for Nintendo Switch 2, with the Switch 2 cartridge including all content on-card. Pre-orders are live now through Atari’s website and select retailers.
The Switch 2 pricing premium is worth noting if you’re platform-agnostic — the digital option at $24.99 per game is clearly the better value for most people, unless you specifically want physical copies on the shelf.
Why This Matters Beyond Nostalgia
The honest reason this announcement is a bigger deal than it might seem on the surface: most of these games have been functionally inaccessible for years. Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue has a dedicated fanbase that has been asking for a rerelease for the better part of a decade. The SNES and Game Boy versions of the original Toy Story are emulator territory for anyone who wants to play them today. And Toy Story 3 has been stuck on aging platforms without any official modern release since it launched in 2010.
Digital Eclipse’s approach to preservation — treating these as cultural artifacts worth proper archival treatment rather than just slapping ROMs into a menu — makes this the kind of project that goes beyond nostalgia bait. The behind-the-scenes interviews and bonus content position both releases as proper documentations of a specific, beloved era of Pixar-licensed gaming. If you care about gaming history at all, that’s meaningful.
October 2026 is already shaping up to be an incredibly stacked month for gaming releases. If you’re tracking what else is coming before then, check out Onimusha: Way of the Sword and its demo that’s available right now ahead of its own September 25 release, or take a look at the full breakdown of Marvel’s Wolverine’s pre-order bonuses and Digital Deluxe Edition landing September 15. And if you’re into the broader superhero gaming space, Marvel Tokon Fighting Souls: Knights of Doom was also revealed at the same State of Play showcase alongside the extended Wolverine gameplay showing off Jean Grey and Sabretooth.
