Elden Ring Tarnished Edition Launches on Switch 2 Aug 28 2026

The acclaimed action role-playing game Elden Ring will launch on the Nintendo Switch 2 on August 28, 2026, publisher Bandai Namco and developer FromSoftware have announced. The release, titled Elden Ring Tarnished Edition, concludes a wait for Nintendo players since the game’s original 2022 debut on other platforms.

The Tarnished Edition will include the complete base game and the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion. It will also feature exclusive new content, such as two new starting classes, new character armor, and customization options for the player’s spectral steed, Torrent. This additional content will be released simultaneously for existing platforms—PlayStation, Xbox, and PC—as a separate, purchasable download called The Tarnished Pack.

This Switch 2 port was originally announced for a 2025 release but was delayed into the following year. Officials stated the postponement was to allow time for performance adjustments. Early hands-on impressions from a public demo at Gamescom 2025 suggested the game faced performance challenges on the hardware, though more recent previews have indicated improvements.

The physical edition for Switch 2 will carry a suggested retail price of...