Free Upgrade, 1080p at 60 FPS, and 9 DLCs Included: Ravenswatch Details Its Nintendo Switch 2 Edition for December
French studio Passtech Games and publisher Nacon have officially announced that Ravenswatch: Switch 2 Edition is heading to Nintendo's new hybrid console next month. Built by the Lyon-based team behind Curse of the Dead Gods, the acclaimed top-down co-op action roguelike will launch on December 10, 2026 across Europe and the rest of the world, followed by a North American release on December 18, 2026, bringing a major technical overhaul and a free upgrade path for existing owners.
Full HD 1080p, Locked 60 FPS, and a Free Nintendo Switch 2 Upgrade
While the original Nintendo Switch port allowed players to take the dark fantasy world of Reverie on the go, the hardware struggled to keep up when four players unleashed heavy particle effects simultaneously. Taking full advantage of the Nintendo Switch 2 architecture, Passtech Games has engineered a native version featuring Full HD (1080p) resolution, significantly sharper high-resolution textures, and a stable 60 frames per second (FPS) in both solo runs and four-player online co-op.
Even better for early adopters, Nacon confirmed that anyone who already owns the original Nintendo Switch version of the game will receive a free upgrade to the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition. Players can check the official Ravenswatch page on the Nintendo eShop ahead of next month's rollout. Full four-player online cross-play remains intact, letting Switch 2 owners party up seamlessly with friends on PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and the original Switch.
Physical Cartridge Edition Bundled With 9 DLC Packs (Merlin, Romeo, and Juliet)
Alongside the digital upgrade, Nacon is releasing a complete Nintendo Switch 2 physical retail edition. Rather than shipping a download code in a box, the physical release includes the full game cartridge packed with every major post-launch update and 9 downloadable content (DLC) packs right out of the box.
- 3 Additional Playable Heroes: Legendary spellcaster Merlin and the tragic duo Romeo and Juliet are included immediately, bringing the total roster to 13 folkloric heroes alongside Scarlet, Beowulf, the Snow Queen, Aladdin, Melusine, Geppetto, Sun Wukong, and Carmilla.
- 7 Premium Hero Skin Packs: A full collection of cosmetic outfits to customize every hero before dropping into Reverie.
- All Post-Launch Content Updates: Over 250 talents, 50 magical items, four escalating difficulty tiers, and custom game modifiers.
Why Ravenswatch Launches on December 10 and December 18
The two release dates announced by Nacon reflect regional distribution schedules. Players in Europe and the rest of the world will get their hands on Ravenswatch: Switch 2 Edition first on December 10, 2026, while North American players will see the release arrive eight days later on December 18, 2026. The launch adds a heavyweight roguelike contender to an already busy December 2026 video game release calendar.
You can watch the official Switch 2 teaser trailer released by Nacon below to see the upgraded textures and 60 FPS combat in motion:
December is shaping up to be a standout month for multiplayer fans on Nintendo's new hardware, arriving right on the heels of Mouse Work launching December 7 on Nintendo Switch 2.
My Perspective
In a top-down roguelike as punishing and precision-driven as Ravenswatch, jumping to a locked 60 FPS on Nintendo Switch 2 is transformative. On the original Switch, whenever a four-player squad stacked ultimate abilities in the middle of a Nightmare swarm, reading enemy telegraphs on the ground became genuinely tough. And in a Passtech Games title where mistiming a single dodge can derail an entire timed run, framerate stability is a matter of survival rather than eye candy. I have already let Maëlle "Kaelen" know in our editorial chat: after spending dozens of hours min-maxing her Merlin and Carmilla talent builds exclusively on PC, she officially has zero excuse left not to join our handheld co-op runs from the couch. Between the free upgrade for existing Switch owners and a proper physical cartridge packing all nine DLCs, this is exactly how a next-gen console edition should be handled.
Based on the outskirts of New York City, Chaya 'Chayane' spent five years studying software engineering in Montreal before returning to her home state. A Full-Stack developer and Deep Learning AI architecture researcher, she explores neural networks and algorithmic optimization while engineering data pipelines for Retrocharting and Gamescharting alongside Grimtag. A gamer for over 20 years and an avid collector of Nintendo history and The Legend of Zelda, she explored World of Warcraft's Azeroth before bringing her deep technical background to video game analysis.
