{"id":11905,"date":"2026-07-20T21:23:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T16:23:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=11905"},"modified":"2026-07-20T21:23:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T16:23:34","slug":"must-play-soulslike-may-release-on-nintendo-hardware-sooner-than-we-thought","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=11905","title":{"rendered":"Must-Play Soulslike May Release On Nintendo Hardware Sooner Than We Thought"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>As if you needed more games on your release calendar, the <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/tag\/nintendo-switch-2\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Nintendo Switch 2<\/strong><\/a> appears to be receiving a lauded soulslike sooner than expected. The console&#8217;s second year is starting off with a gauntlet of marquee titles; <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/splatoon-raiders-hands-on-preview\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Splatoon Raiders<\/em> a few days from now<\/a>, <em>Fire Emblem: Fortune&#8217;s Weave<\/em> in September, the return of <em>Nintendo Switch Sports<\/em> with <em>Resort<\/em> in October, and that&#8217;s just the platform exclusives with release dates. As the Switch 2 supersedes its predecessor with a wide gap in specs, third-party ports are still rolling in.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>Last year, developer Shift Up revealed that <strong><em>Stellar Blade<\/em><\/strong>, its acclaimed sci-fi action-adventure game, would be coming to Nintendo and Xbox hardware, though no date was set at the time. The game has been so successful that a <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/stellar-blade-sequel-confirmed-before-2027\/\" target=\"_blank\">sequel was announced<\/a> earlier this year, revealed to be <em>Stellar Blade: Blood Rain<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/summer-game-fest-2026-live-blog\/\" target=\"_blank\">at Summer Game Fest<\/a>. Shift Up is still hoping to get the original into more hands, though, and Switch 2 owners may be able to play it quite soon.<\/p>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape mobile-optimized\">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:50%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2025\/06\/stellar-blade-cutscene.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n                                                                                            <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2025\/06\/stellar-blade-cutscene.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2025\/06\/stellar-blade-cutscene.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2025\/06\/stellar-blade-cutscene.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2025\/06\/stellar-blade-cutscene.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2025\/06\/stellar-blade-cutscene.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2025\/06\/stellar-blade-cutscene.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"1650\" height=\"826\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"stellar-blade-cutscene.jpg\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2025\/06\/stellar-blade-cutscene.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2025\/06\/stellar-blade-cutscene.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>Stellar Blade<\/em> was recently rated for the Nintendo Switch 2 by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.esrb.org\/ratings\/41396\/stellar-blade\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">ESRB<\/a>). It has, unsurprisingly, been rated M for Mature (ages 17+), because it features blood and gore, strong language, suggestive themes, and violence. A port receiving the same rating as previous versions is, obviously, expected, but the rating itself is an indication that <em>Stellar Blade<\/em>&#8216;s Switch 2 version is nearing launch. ESRB ratings often preclude a release date announcement, and we would expect the turnaround to the date to be fairly quick.<\/p>\n<p>Since its release in 2024, <em>Stellar Blade<\/em> has been considered among the best soulslikes, a genre that is intensely scrutinized because of the excellence of the FromSoftware games from which they take influence. <em>Stellar Blade<\/em> doesn&#8217;t really have all the trappings of a soulslike; Shift Up&#8217;s parry-heavy, rhythmic hack-and-slash draws a lot of comparisons to <em>Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice<\/em>, which is similarly more of an action game with soulslike elements.<\/p>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape mobile-optimized\">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/extra-boss-finisher-2-2.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n<figure><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/extra-boss-finisher-2-2.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/extra-boss-finisher-2-2.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/extra-boss-finisher-2-2.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/extra-boss-finisher-2-2.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/extra-boss-finisher-2-2.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/extra-boss-finisher-2-2.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"1650\" height=\"928\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Screenshot from Stellar Blade demo shows Eve holding a sword with two hands that has lightning coming off it before plunging it into a large creature.\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/extra-boss-finisher-2-2.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/extra-boss-finisher-2-2.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture><figcaption style=\"display: none;\">Screenshot from Stellar Blade demo shows Eve holding a sword with two hands that has lightning coming off it before plunging it into a large creature.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Our <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/stellar-blade-ps5-review\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Stellar Blade<\/em> review<\/a> awarded it a 9\/10 score, praising its combat mechanics, boss design, and soundtrack, and &#8220;<em>Though its narrative pacing and world-building may falter slightly, Stellar Blade as a whole is an action-packed marvel<\/em>.&#8221; It was originally a PlayStation 5 exclusive, then came to PC last year, and seems on track for its Switch 2 release before 2026 is out. Its ESRB rating for the Switch 2 doesn&#8217;t give us a clear idea of a possible release date, only that the port is approaching completion, but it&#8217;s entering a very busy second half of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Even aside from the massive new releases (<em>Grand Theft Auto 6<\/em>, the <em>Ocarina of Time<\/em> remake), <em>Stellar Blade<\/em> has some soulslike competition on the Switch 2 specifically. FromSoftware&#8217;s <em>Elden Ring<\/em> is finally getting its <em>Tarnished Edition<\/em> release on the Switch 2 in August, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/lies-p-game-review\/\" target=\"_blank\">best non-FromSoft soulslike<\/a>, Neowiz and Round8&#8217;s <em>Lies of P<\/em>, is also arriving on Nintendo&#8217;s console the same month. Action RPG and soulslike fans on the <strong>Nintendo Switch 2<\/strong> are in for a feast as <strong><em>Stellar Blade<\/em><\/strong> appears poised to join that lineup any day now.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card tag type-generic large \" data-show-streamrentbuy-links=\"false\" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"ad28-4790-b3fa2d8bf8b3\">\n<div class=\"display-card-main-content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"display-card-main-content\">\n<div class=\"display-card-content image-column large\">\n<p>                        <!--  Image --><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-img \" data-stnl-group-once=\"oWfeMRATHa\">\n<div class=\"body-img square \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  img-article-square\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/nintendo-switch-2-logo.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n                                                         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