{"id":75937,"date":"2026-04-20T16:47:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T20:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/?p=75937"},"modified":"2026-04-20T18:37:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T22:37:00","slug":"upcoming-nintendo-switch-2-games-release-dates-for-2026-and-beyond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/?p=75937","title":{"rendered":"Upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 Games: Release Dates for 2026 and Beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"<section data-transform=\"mobile-ad-break\">\n<p>We now have our hands on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/nintendo-switch-2-review\">Nintendo Switch 2<\/a>, a new console from one of the biggest names in gaming. Alas, a new console is only as valuable as the library of games you can build on it.<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, Nintendo hasn&#8217;t been shy about planned releases over the next year, which include a mix of Switch 2 exclusives, third-party releases, and the benefit of backward compatibility with any games still launching on the original Switch. Without further ado, here are all of the new Switch 2 games we can look forward to in 2026. <\/p>\n<p>All Upcoming Switch 2 Games With Release Dates<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>* indicates a Switch 2 exclusive<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Outbound (April 23, 2026)<\/strong><\/p>\n<section data-transform=\"ignvideo\" data-slug=\"outbound-preview-an-open-world-low-stakes-van-life-crafting-adventure\" data-loop=\"\">\n<p>Outbound is a new cozy game that will be released simultaneously on Switch 2 and PC. The game hands you a camper van and an open world to explore with it, all while supporting up to four players in co-op. There\u2019s also pets, and a whole lot of customization you can learn more about in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/outbound-preview-an-open-world-van-life-crafting-adventure-that-understands-the-value-of-taking-life-slow\">our hands-on preview<\/a>. <br \/> <strong>Moomintroll: Winter\u2019s Warmth (April 27, 2026) <\/strong><\/p>\n<section data-transform=\"ignvideo\" data-slug=\"moomintroll-winters-warmth-official-announcement-trailer\" data-loop=\"\">\n<p>Inspired by the Moomin stories created by Tove Jansson, this game has you join Moomintroll on a winter journey<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We now have our hands on the Nintendo Switch 2, a new console from one of the biggest names in gaming. Alas, a new console is only as valuable as the library of games you can build on it. Thankfully, Nintendo hasn&#8217;t been shy about planned releases over the next year, which include a mix&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":56,"featured_media":75939,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-75937","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-external","brand-ign"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75937"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/56"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=75937"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75937\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":75941,"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75937\/revisions\/75941"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/75939"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=75937"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=75937"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=75937"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}