Overview
- Orbitals will launch exclusively on Nintendo Switch 2 on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026, and only one owner needs the game because a Global Friend’s Pass lets a second player join for free.
- The game forces two players to cooperate at all times through asymmetrical roles — pilot and gunner — and shared tools such as a grappling hook, laser beam, and liquid launcher to solve environmental puzzles.
- Early reviews published Sept. 1 praise the game’s visuals, character performances, and soundtrack — including the opening theme sung by Mami Ayukawa — while calling the presentation a faithful late‑80s/90s anime homage.
- Critics flagged a short campaign length of roughly 5–7 hours and noted minor technical issues such as occasional online pixelation, rare camera or mission‑marker bugs, and a few visual glitches that may be fixed post‑launch.
- Built by Tokyo studio Shapefarm with Jakob Lundgren (formerly of Hazelight) at the design helm, Orbitals sits in a small but hot co‑op niche and may boost interest in forced two‑player games and Switch 2 exclusives.