Back in 2024, the toy shooter HYPERCHARGE: Unboxed got an update on other platforms adding cross-platform support.

Now, a few years later, the team has shared some news about the Switch version. Alongside a lengthy message, the development team at Digital Cybercherries has this week announced the Switch release will be getting the "biggest update" it's ever had...and it will be "completely free".

It will bring the Switch version "level with every other platform", adds "full cross-platform support" and is officially arriving this week on 15th October 2026. Here's the full rundown about what's included:

Hypercharge: Unboxed - Switch Update (15th October 2026)

- Full crossplay, so Switch players can play with friends on Steam, Xbox and PlayStation
- A story mode added to the existing wave-based mode, with cinematic comic book style cutscenes and optional objectives
- 6 new bosses: Cyber T. Rex, Missile Truck (DAMBUSTER), Mothership, L.E.D Blimp, Major Evil and Gunship (BH60 Attack Helicopter)
- 6 new enemy types: Ninja Joe, Tiny Trotters, bRobot, Alien Queen, Alien Queenlet and Shock Soldiers
- 3 new maps: The Funderdome, Adventure Dunes and Rental Lair
- 5 new weapons: Freeze Ray, Missile Launcher, Double Barrelled Machine Gun, Mine Launcher and Teleport Gun
- 2 new playable characters: Major Evil and Teddy the Teddy Bear
- New game modes: Infection, Capture the Battery and King of the Hill, plus overhauled Deathmatch and Team Deathmatch
- A completely overhauled user interface, including new play and lobby menus
- New skins and heads, including Teddy's 6 skins, Army Men Green and Tan, Liquid Teal and Evil Damage, and many more
- A full character packaging and customisation rebuild, plus engine, networking and localisation upgrades throughout

In its official statement on social media, Digital Cybercherries mentions how its small team has been busy over the past five years moving the game to a newer version of Unreal Engine, rebuilding its networking for crossplay, and also taking some breaks along the way to recharge.

If you haven't already played this title, you can find out more in our review. Keep in mind that it has received multiple updates since launch, adding new features, maps and modes.

Will you be revisiting this game on Switch to try out this new update? Let us know in the comments.