Annapurna Interactive News Articles
Friday29th May 2026
News "We're Working With Nintendo To Get This Fixed" - Stray's Free Switch 2 Upgrade Is Missing
Switch 2 Edition launched this week
Annapurna Interactive's wonderful cat platformer (catformer?), Stray, finally made the jump to Switch 2 earlier this week, but those with the game already on Switch 1 might have noticed that there's no sign of a free upgrade path. Well, sit tight, because there's one inbound. Publisher Annapurna Interactive took...
Thursday23rd Apr 2026
News Annapurna Reveals Even More Switch 2 Games, Including A Cosy Critical Darling
All in on Switch 2
Publisher Annapurna Interactive has revealed that it will be bringing even more titles to the Switch 2 in 2026. As a reminder (as they appeared on the Japanese eShop yesterday), both Sayonara Wild Hearts and Lorelei and the Laser Eyes are out now, priced at
Wednesday22nd Apr 2026
News D-topia Is A Subversive Cozy Puzzler About Making People Happy, Coming To Switch 1 & 2
Happiness makes the world go around...?
Annapurna Interactive seems to always be busy bringing plenty of games to Switch 1 and/or Switch 2, and the publisher has just given us a release date for another — D-topia, which comes to both hybrid consoles on 14th July 2026. Developed by Marumittu Games, D-topia might sell itself as a bit of a cosy...
News Two Of Annapurna's Finest Indies Are Seemingly Getting Switch 2 Editions Very Soon
The eShop never Loreleis
Back at the end of last year, Simogo celebrated its 15th anniversary by making several announcements on upcoming releases. Alongside the reveal of the wonderful Simogo Legacy Collection and a Lost in Cult book, the studio announced Switch 2 Editions of the brilliant Lorelei and the Laser Eyes and Say
Friday27th Mar 2026
News 'Forever Ago' Looks About Ready To Break Your Heart On Switch 2
Some serious 'Firewatch' vibes here
Publisher Annapurna Interactive has released a new trailer for its heartfelt single-player adventure Forever Ago, due for release on the Switch 2 this autumn. Revealed during the recent Xbox Partner Showcase, the new trailer displays some heavy Firewatch vibes, with lots of rural environments to explore and a...
Monday18th Aug 2025
News Annapurna's Delightfully Weird Creature Collecting Roguelite Scores Switch Release Date
Mouse in the house
Annapurna Interactive has today announced that Furcula's weird roguelike-meets-creature collector Morsels will be landing on Switch on 18th November. This one briefly popped up in the August 2024 Indie World showcase, where it was accompanied by a 'February 2025' release date. That wasn't meant to be (obviously), but it's nice to...
Wednesday13th Aug 2025
News Annapurna Is Bringing This Cute Co-op LEGO Game To Switch In September
September is built for LEGO games it seems
Annapurna Interactive has announced that LEGO Voyagers — the two-player co-op adventure from Light Box Studios, the developer of LEGO Builder’s Journey — is coming to Switch on 15th September 2025 (thanks, IGN). Originally announced at
Wednesday19th Feb 2025
News Annapurna Will Shed Some Light On Its 2025 Lineup In Next Week's Digital Showcase
How much is destined for Switch 2?
Annapurna Interactive has announced that its first digital showcase of the year (the creatively titled 'Annapurna Interactive Showcase') will be streamed on YouTube next week, providing a peek at the company's release schedule for 2025. Arriving on 24th February at 9am PT / 12pm ET / 5pm GMT / 6pm CET, the...
Tuesday1st Oct 2024
News 'Stray' Physical Edition Pounces Onto Switch Next Month, Pre-Orders Now Live
Fysical Pheline
2022's indie hit Stray is finally making the jump to Nintendo Switch on 19th November, and, wouldn't you know it, a physical edition will be available on the very same day. This physical release is a collaboration between Annapurna Interactive and Skybound Games, and it's no code-in-a-box job either. The boxed copy contains a game...
Thursday8th Aug 2024
News Indie Sensation 'Stray' Meows Up Switch Release Date
On the purrfect day, too
Happy International Cat Day to all of you cat lovers out there! And as an extra special treat, Annapurna has given us a release date for BlueTwelve studio's sneaky, stealthy, and adorable adventure game Stray on Nintendo Switch. Releasing on Switch on 19th November, Stray is an award-winning adventure game where you play as...
Tuesday18th Jun 2024
News 2022's Kitty Hit 'Stray' Is Coming To Switch For The Holidays
Holiday 2024
As part of today's Nintendo Direct, Annapurna Interactive announced that it's bringing 2022's Stray to Switch later this year. Lined up for Holiday 2024, the game launched to strong reviews on PlayStation and Xbox back in July 2022, with our sister site Push Square awarding it a very fine 8/10 and calling it "a unique, engaging game...
Wednesday12th Jun 2024
News Outer Wilds' Final Switch Update Improves Visuals, Gameplay, And UI
Out now
A new update for Outer Wilds on Switch is out now and it's a doozy. As detailed on Mobius' website (thanks, Nintendo Everything), patch 4 introduces a swath of improvements to visuals, gameplay, and UI while squashing a bunch of bugs in the process. It's also been reiterated that this will likely be the last update for Outer Wilds,
Wednesday28th Feb 2024
News Outer Wilds Physical Collector's Edition Looks Out Of This World, Pre-Orders Open Tomorrow
Marshmallows not included
We knew that Outer Wilds would be getting a physical Switch release in 2024. We knew that a Collector's Edition would be on the cards. We did not realise how much we would want said Collector's Edition. iam8bit has today revealed the special edition Outer Wilds physical, which is set to ship in Q3 2024 with pre-orders...
Friday12th Jan 2024
News New Outer Wilds Update Now Available Switch, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Nomai goodness
Developer Mobius Games has released a brand new update for Outer Wilds on Switch, marking the game's first patch since the highly-anticipated title blasted onto the console last month. The new update seems to be mainly focused on getting rid of some pesky visual bugs, though there are a handful of gameplay and technical tweaks to be...
Tuesday14th Nov 2023
News Outer Wilds: Archaeologist Edition Finally Blasts Onto Switch Next Month
Includes 'Echoes of the Eye' DLC
Yes, you read that right. After actual years of waiting, Anapurna took to tonight's Indie World showcase to reveal that the highly-acclaimed time loop game, Outer Wilds, will finally be blasting onto Switch on 7th December, 2023. But what's that? More to the title? Yes, Outer Wilds: Archaeologist Edition is heading...
Tuesday24th Oct 2023
News Annapurna Interactive Collection Contains 12 Acclaimed Games On One Switch Cartridge
But it comes at a cost
iam8bit and Annapurna Interactive have announced the Annapurna Interactive Deluxe Limited Edition Collection, a limited edition physical collection of 12 of the publisher's titles on Switch. The collection is available to pre-order exclusively from iam8bit's store and comes in at a hefty $199.99. At the moment, the collection...
Thursday5th Oct 2023
News Annapurna's Switch eShop Sale Sees Big Discounts On Sayonara Wild Hearts & More (North America)
Neon White! What Remains of Edith Finch! Florence!
Annapurna Interactive has slashed the prices of many of its titles on the Switch eShop in North America. From now to 16th October 2023, the publisher has discounted many critically acclaimed titles from its expansive library, including Sayonara Wild Hearts, Neon White, and
Tuesday26th Sep 2023
News Imaginative Puzzler 'Storyteller' Gets Free Update, Adds Voice Acting And New Chapter
Turning the pages
Earlier this year, Annapurna Interactive brought us the "clever, funny" puzzler in Storyteller, a simple puzzle game that uses a storybook as its set piece. Fun scenes and illustrations breathe life into an inventive and fun puzzle game which we wanted more of. And now we're getting just that — more. Taking to social media,...
Tuesday5th Sep 2023
News Surprise! Heart Machine's 'Solar Ash' Slides Onto Switch Next Week
From the makers of Hyper Light Drifter
Annapurna Interactive has announced that it's bringing Heart Machine's stunningly surreal 3D platformer Solar Ash to Switch on 14th September. Originally launching on PS4, PS5, and PC in 2021, Solar Ash is the second game from Hyper Light Drifter developer Heart Machine. Swapping beautiful 2D pixel art for...
Sunday16th Jul 2023
News First-Person Action Platformer Neon White Scores A Physical Switch Release
Pre-orders now available
Neon White might not necessarily be widely known, but the first-person action platform card shooter where you must exterminate demons from Heaven is well worth your time. If you have been holding out for a physical release, since it arrived on the Switch eShop in June last year, we've got some good news. Physical...
Friday30th Jun 2023
News Thirsty Suitors Brings Frantic Fighting And Flirting To Switch This November
"Battle Your Exes. Disappoint Your Parents. Find Yourself."
We first heard that the gorgeous ex-battler Thirsty Suitors would be coming to Switch in Annapurna Interactive's 2022 showcase, but now, one year on, the game appeared in this year's presentation and served up a release date of 2nd November to boot. The all-new trailer does a pretty good...
Thursday29th Jun 2023
News Haunting Puzzle Adventure 'Cocoon' Comes Out Of Its Shell This September On Switch
He's got the whole world
One of the best-looking indie titles at this year's Summer Game Fest was Cocoon, the gorgeous puzzle adventure from former leads on Playdead's Limbo and Inside. Now we know that you'll be able to carry entire worlds on your back on the Switch when the game launches on 29th September 2023. A brand new trailer, along with the...
Friday9th Jun 2023
News Cocoon Is An Atmospheric, World-Hopping Adventure From Former Limbo & Inside Devs
Wrapped up
Day of the Devs is always a highlight for some stunning indie titles, and one of our favourites was Cocoon, a top-down puzzle adventure game from developer Geometric Interactive and publisher Annapurna Interactive. The studio was founded by Limbo and Inside's lead gameplay designer Jeppe Carlsen, award-winning composer and audio designer...
Tuesday18th Apr 2023
News The Pathless Physical Edition For Switch Available To Buy Now
Exclusive Edition ships at later date
Giant Squid's beautiful mythical adventure The Pathless is now available to buy physically for global retailers for £34.99 / $39.99. With gameplay that sees you soar through the stunning island cursed by darkness, The Pathless made the jump to Switch earlier this year with solid results. And now you can snap...
Tuesday7th Mar 2023
News Switch Rating For Hyper Light Drifter Devs' Stunning 'Solar Ash' Appears Online
Update: ESRB has also rated the game
Update [Wed 8th Mar, 2023 11:25 GMT]: A rating has now also appeared on the ESRB for the game's unconfirmed Switch port. Obviously, the game didn't realise yesterday like we were suspecting, but perhaps we'll hear more soon? Original article [Tue 7th Mar, 2023 15:00 GMT]: A brand new rating for a Switch version...
Wednesday15th Feb 2023
News The Pathless Scores 'Exclusive Edition' Physical Release On Nintendo Switch
Pre-orders are now live!
The Pathless made a successful transition across to the Nintendo Switch earlier this month, and if you've been holding out for a physical copy, you're in luck. Pre-orders for a physical edition have now officially gone live on iam8bit's website. It'll set you back $39.99 USD (or your regional equivalent) and comes with a...
Friday27th Jan 2023
News PlayStation Console Exclusive 'The Pathless' Soars Onto Switch Next Week
Physical retail edition also confirmed
Developer Giant Squid and publisher Annapurna Interactive have a treat lined up for Switch owners next week - announcing The Pathless will be coming to the hybrid platform on 2nd February. This title originally launched exclusively on PlayStation consoles as well as Windows and Apple devices in 2020. The...
Thursday28th Jul 2022
News Look Forward To Poignant Narrative Game 'Hindsight' This August
TIme to polish up them peepers
Hindsight looks great, but... they really should have released it in 2020, so they could say "Hindsight is 2020", and then everyone would have said "wow" and "that is so clever". Then again, finding out that this heartwrenching game about the past is coming out next week is the next best thing. In the vein of other,...
News From The Makers Of Abzu, 'The Pathless' Flies To Switch This Winter
'Cus it's a game about birds, get it?
Cor, this Annapurna Interactive Showcase today was full of bangers. We're not used to so many Switch announcements! One of those bangers is The Pathless, a gorgeous bird-friend simulator in which you play as The Hunter, an archer who teams up with their eagle companion to attempt to save the world through...
News Fight Your Exes In Thirsty Suitors, Punch-Kicking Its Way To Nintendo Switch
Scott Pilgrim meets Jet Set Radio
We've been watching with envy as Falcon Age studio Outerloop's vibrant South-Asian narrative game, Thirsty Suitors, has been showing off its gorgeously goofy ex-fighting action RPG through their publisher, Annapurna. We assumed we weren't going to see it on Switch — but how wrong we were, as today's Annapurna...
