Ravenswatch hits Nintendo Switch 2 on December 18 with a free upgrade for Switch owners

How many runs does it take to finally put a Nightmare in the ground? If you've been counting on a Switch, the answer is about to get a lot smoother: Ravenswatch, the co-op roguelike from Passtech Games, lands on Nintendo Switch 2 on December 18 in North America and December 10 everywhere else.

Nacon is publishing, and the best news is for people who already bought in. If you own the original Switch version, the upgrade to the Switch 2 version is free. No new purchase, no upgrade pack, just a better-running game on your new console.

Ravenswatch heroes stand on a misty, ruined hillside with a windmill burning in the distance — A team of heroes crosses the blighted world of Reverie.

What the new hardware buys you

Compared to the original Switch release, Passtech promises significantly better performance and improved textures. For a game this busy, these are the numbers that matter:

A stable 60 fps
Full HD display
Online cross-play co-op for up to 4 players

Top-down Ravenswatch combat in an octagonal stone arena, a glowing hero surrounded by dark knights — A hero holds the center of a stone arena as enemies close in.

There's a physical edition, too. The Switch 2 cartridge includes every content update released since launch plus all 9 DLCs, among them three extra heroes: Romeo, Juliet, and Merlin.

A pale masked Nightmare with a crown of red spikes looms out of darkness in Ravenswatch art — One of the Nightmares that have overrun Reverie.

New to Reverie?

If you missed it on PC, PlayStation, Xbox or the original Switch, Ravenswatch is a top-down roguelike that pairs fast real-time combat with surprisingly deep build-crafting. It's the follow-up from the studio behind Curse of the Dead Gods, and your job is to banish the Nightmares from the world of Reverie.

Ravenswatch heroes fight a pack of enemies in a dim, grassy clearing, seen from above — Runs get crowded fast.

The replay hooks run deep: 13 heroes, more than 250 talents and 50 magical items to mix into builds, four difficulty levels, and custom game modes.

Four Ravenswatch heroes face a huge red-eyed spider Nightmare in a dark crimson arena — A boss fight against a giant spider-like Nightmare.

Passtech says no two runs are alike. With up to four friends in cross-play co-op, no two arguments about who grabbed the wrong talent will be alike either.

Ravenswatch heroes trade blows with skeletal enemies as a glowing bolt cuts across a dark dungeon — Spells and steel in a crowded dungeon fight.

Portable runs at 60 frames per second, with your existing Switch copy upgraded for nothing, is about as easy a sell as a December port gets.

A Ravenswatch hero unleashes a green area attack amid a swarm of enemies in a candlelit crypt — Area attacks light up a candlelit crypt.

Ravenswatch reaches Nintendo Switch 2 on December 18 in North America and December 10 in the rest of the world, and it's already available on PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. You can find it here. Stay tuned to GamingTrend.com for our review, and for all your upcoming reviews, previews, and gaming news!