Sea of Stars Sunset Edition update launches on Switch 2

Sabotage Studio has released the final content update for its acclaimed role-playing game Sea of Stars, marking the end of nearly three years of post-launch support. The update, titled Sea of Stars Sunset Edition, launched on June 8, 2026, and coincides with the game's debut on the Nintendo Switch 2.

The studio described the update as a farewell to the project, which has been in development for over seven years. It adds a new cinematic introduction, which the developers called their highest-budget cinematic to date. The intro provides backstory for previously unnamed heroes from the game's past. Additional content includes an expanded flashback sequence later in the game and new official key art by artist Bryce Kho.

On the gameplay side, the update rebalances the game's Normal and Hard difficulty modes. A specific change involves splitting the attributes of the Tacticians Mettle relic into two separate relics, Tacticians Mettle and Ray of Sunset, which the studio said allows for a more demanding Normal mode experience.

Alongside the update, a dedicated version of Sea of Stars is now available for the Nintendo Switch 2. Players who already own the game on the original Nintendo...