Overview
- Number of Players
- 2
- Genre
- Release Date
Nintendo Switch 2
3rd Sep 2026 — $39.99
3rd Sep 2026 — £34.99
- Tags
- Feature Support
- Official Site
- nintendo.com/us/store/products/orbitals-sw...
Reviews
Review Orbitals (Switch 2) - One Of The Best Co-Op Games Of The Year
Celestial
Every moment in Orbitals feels electrifying. From the first blast of its excellent theme song to soaring through a technicolour galaxy while firing lasers, teaming up with a pal to fix space junk and save our colony, and occasionally stopping to check out a new freaky little alien. This co-operative title moves at a breakneck pace, but...
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Orbitals Guides
Guide Nintendo Direct June 2026: Every Announcement, Game Reveal & Trailer
How would you rate it?
And just like that, the Direct dry spell is over! After nine months of waiting, Nintendo treated us all to a full 50 minutes of full-fat Direct bliss. We got game reveals, surprise announcements, and a bunch of new trailers giving us a closer look at it all. There was so much to take in, in fact, that we've assembled the...
Guide Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase February 2026: Every Announcement, Game Reveal, Trailer
How would you rate it?
And there you have itm folks, the February 2026 Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase has come and gone, giving us 30 minutes of video game goodness for both Switch 2 and Switch 1. And it seems like third-parties are queueing up around the block to get their games on the newest system! If you happened to miss the Partner Showcase...
Orbitals News
News Nintendo's London Comic-Con Booth Features Playable Layton, Metaphor, 007 & More
19 games to try
Nintendo is returning to MCM London Comic-Con later this month from 23rd - 25th October, and it has got quite the roster of playable demos lined up. As shared on the company's socials today, the Nintendo booth will let attendees go hands-on with upcoming titles like Professor Layton and The New World of Steam, Metaphor: ReFantazio,...
News The Switch 2 Exclusive Orbitals Has Received A New Game Update
Fixes have arrived
It's now just over a month since the new anime-inspired co-op title Orbitals landed on the Switch 2 and developer Shapefarm has rolled out a new update. Patch 1.0.5 aims to enhance the overall gameplay experience by addressing multiple bugs and rolling out over 20 fixes. So, if you've been having problems with collision or the...
UK Charts Orbitals Floats Out Of The Top 10 As Last Week's Newbies Hold Down The Podium
Defying gravity
We are back with our latest look at the UK charts, and after last week's excitement with all those newcomers, it's a slightly more familiar picture this time. The wonderful Switch 2 exclusive, Orbitals (which landed in third place in its debut week, let's not forget), has drifted down to 18th this time, likely having found the...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (12th September)
The calm after the storm
Hey y'all. What a week, huh? What a week. The big highlights, of course, were the two Nintendo Directs. First up, Nintendo treated us to a substantial glimpse at The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for the Switch 2, confirming that it will launch very soon on 5th November 2026. We then got a second Direct the day after...
UK Charts Orbitals Performs Admirably, But Elden Ring Crashes Out Of The Top 40
Tarnished Edition, that is
The latest UK Charts data is in, and we have a few newcomers this week. Most notably, Switch 2 exclusive Orbitals has performed admirably, entering the charts at number 3. It falls just behind Onimusha: Way of the Sword, which expectedly sold exceedingly well on PS5, with Switch 2 making up 8% of the platform split...
Nintendo Download 3rd September (North America)
Orbitals! Onimusha! Valheim!
The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch 2 eShop - Highlights: Orbitals (Kepler Interactive, 3rd Sep, $39.99) - Blast off...
Video 13 Exciting New Games Coming To Switch 1 & 2 In September 2026
Not to be Sept on
In a desperate attempt to avoid the month of GTA VI, it seems that every game in the world is planning to release either this month or next. September is looking particularly jam-packed, so to help you pick out the very best of the bunch, our wonderful video team has put together the following list of games we are most excited to...
Round Up The Reviews For Orbitals On Switch 2 Are In
A new co-op king?
The review embargo for Orbitals has lifted, so we're starting to see a bunch of verdicts making their way online ahead of its Switch 2 launch on 3rd September 2026. Now, we thought it was a cracking co-op experience, and so we awarded Orbitals a score of 9/10. Here's a snippet of what reviewer Nathan Ellingsworth said in his...
Nintendo Download 27th August (North America)
MGS! Elden Ring! Orbitals! COD Beta!
The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch 2 eShop - Highlights: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Open Beta (28th Aug...
News Nintendo Posts A New 'Creator's Voice' Video For Orbitals On Switch 2
Ahhhhhh, it looks so good
Nintendo has posted a new Creator's Voice video featuring the developer behind the upcoming co-op adventure Orbitals. Clocking in at just over 7 minutes in length, the video features a behind-the-scenes look at the inspiration and creation behind the title. It includes interviews with creative director Marcos Ramos and key...
Previews
Preview Orbitals' Cosmic Anime Co-Op Made Me Feel Like A Kid Again
In space, no one can hear you SKWEEEEEE
I had to remind myself recently that it's been less than a year since we first saw Orbitals back at The Game Awards 2025. It feels like forever ago, not because the seven months since have been particularly packed — though they absolutely have — but because in that time, I don't think a day has gone by...
About The Game
Grab a friend and launch into Orbitals, an intergalactic 2-player co-op adventure set in a wholly new retro anime world.
Team up as Maki and Omura, two inseparable explorers with a whole lot more determination than experience. You’ll brave the perils of space in search of help for their crumbling station home, now trapped within a supernatural cosmic storm.
Our duo must venture beyond the storm and into the unknown in a desperate bid to save their home. It’ll take brains, bravery, and teamwork to make it through!
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