The Switch 2-exclusive co-op adventure Orbitals launches this summer
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Matt Tate
2026-02-05
Nintendo capped off today’s partner-focused Nintendo Direct with a flurry of Bethesda-related announcements, but arguably the most interesting game of the showcase appeared right at the start.
First announced at the beginning of the year, Orbitals is a two-player puzzle adventure game in which you and your co-op partner play as the intergalactic explorers Maki and Omura, on a mission to save their home in the stars from an incoming cosmic storm. Gameplay-wise, Orbitals looks like it’s at least partly inspired by the likes of It Takes Two and Split Fiction, but really what really stands out here is the 90s anime-inspired visuals.
The game is absolutely dripping in style, and somehow looks just as good in motion as it does in cutscenes. Describing it as a playable Saturday morning cartoon is getting into cliche territory, but Orbitals really nails its aesthetic.
It will be a tall order for any game like this to clear the impossibly high bar for creative co-op gameplay that Josef Fares’ Hazelight Studios has set in recent years, but Orbitals looks like it could be worth experiencing for its visuals alone.
Nintendo has managed to nab this one as a Switch 2 exclusive, which you can either play locally or online, and thanks to the console's GameShare feature, only one person needs to own the game for the latter.
Orbitals arrives at some point during summer 2026.
404ghost
Sep 14, 07:24 AM
A bit annoying. pog am I right? ;This is complex. sort of
hello_world
Sep 11, 01:04 AM
I smelled it. Have you finished it? awesome bang on
halfSleep
Aug 21, 10:03 AM
Addictive gameplay
cursed_data
Jul 08, 11:43 AM
goat dunno.
dark_mode_only
Jun 23, 06:13 PM
whatever floats your boat i don't care. Really hard.:
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