2Pac Joins Snoop Dogg, Tori Kelly in New Video Game ‘Stranger Than Heaven’

2Pac ‘s likeness is set to appear as a playable character in the 2027 Stranger Than Heaven video game. Snoop Dogg, who also stars in the RPG, confirmed his Death Row running mate’s involvement during Summer Game Fest 2026 on Friday (June 5).

Snoop revealed that he got Tupac Shakur’s Estate (Amaru Entertainment) to sign off on using the late rap legend’s likeness in the video game. Per NME , Pac will go by Amaru as part of the storyline, which is his middle name.

“The Tupac estate and my son and myself, we work very closely together,” Snoop said. “So it just made sense to put him in this game, because his likeness and his spirit still lives on. I just felt like it was so connected to what we’re doing.”

According to NME , Sega released a statement about receiving permission from Pac’s estate and how his character came to life without using AI.

“RGG Studio is treating this integration with the utmost respect for his legacy, crafting every aspect in close collaboration and without the use of AI, including his character design based on archival footage and photographs,” Sega reportedly said.

A second trailer for Stranger Than Heaven also arrived on Friday (June 5) and gave fans a first look at the Amaru character. While he doesn’t speak, Amaru pops out at the end of the trailer, which finds him in a white robe and a blue bandanna tied to the front in his signature style.

Snoop Dogg’s involvement was revealed in early May when he starred in the game’s trailer as a character named Orpheus and contributed to the Stranger Than Heaven theme song alongside singer Tori Kelly, who’s also a playable character.

Stranger Than Heaven is set to be released on video game consoles and PC on Jan. 15, 2027.

The video game is billed as a “50-year action-adventure saga of men with nowhere to go and their desperate struggle to find a home. Use extreme violence to survive, and musical talent to thrive as a showman across five cities and eras of modern Japan.” It takes place over the course of 1915 to 1965 in Japanese cities such as Osaka, Tokyo and Hiroshima.

Billboard has reached out to Tupac’s estate and reps for Stranger Than Heaven for comment.

_Originally reported by [Billboard](https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/2pac-snoop-dogg-stranger-than-heaven-video-game-1236267296/)._