Today, I’m adding a few more games to the list of games that have seen improvements when played on Nintendo Switch 2. Let’s have a look!

Children of Morta

Genre: Top-Down Roguelike Action-RPG

Players: 1-2 Co-Op (Local) (Note: Developer claims online multiplayer will be added later)

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Review:

I don’t tend to look at 2D games as likely candidates for improvement on Nintendo Switch 2 because they don’t tend to suffer from performance issues that can be improved on Nintendo Switch 2. However, over on Patreon, Ilya Zverev pointed out this game has a significant one that it turns out I neglected to mention in my original reviews – long loading times.

Loading up the game on Nintendo Switch, I found this to be an apt assessment – Children of Morta’s loading times on Nintendo Switch are indeed pretty nasty, and surprisingly so for a game that isn’t pushing any sort of graphical boundaries. Simply loading the game to the title screen takes 1:43 on Nintendo Switch, loading a game save takes another 19 seconds, and loading into one of the game’s randomized dungeons takes 43 seconds. Can Nintendo Switch 2 improve this?

As it turns out, yes, and quite a bit. Those same times on Nintendo Switch 2 are cut down to 47 seconds, 13 seconds, and 16 seconds, and with this game being a Roguelike, the last of these in particular will make a huge difference, shaving off about a half a minute of waiting for each run you make in the game.

Surprisingly, I did notice one other subtle benefit. While moving around as a faster character on Nintendo Switch, I noticed the screen scrolling could be a bit choppy at times, possibly related to an inconsistent framerate. This issue was not present on Nintendo Switch 2 when I played the game.

In short, Ilya Zverev’s instincts were right on the money with this one, and this lovely hidden gem shines even brighter on Nintendo Switch 2. If you enjoy Roguelikes or Diablo-style Action-RPGs and have not yet played this game, there’s been no better time to give it a try!

tl;dr – Children of Morta is a co-op Action-RPG with Roguelike elements that plays much like Diablo, but instead of loot, the game uses a Roguelike system that has players playing as different members of a family in a way that enhances both the game’s story and its mechanics. While there are areas that could do with improvement, on the whole this is a wonderful Action-RPG and a fantastic co-op experience that fans of the genre should absolutely give a try.

Grade: A-

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The Outer Worlds

Genre: Open-World Action-RPG / First-Person Shooter

Players: 1

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Review:

The Nintendo Switch had its fair share of “miracle ports”, games that looked and played far better on Nintendo’s underpowered hardware than they had any right to. But it’s generally agreed that The Outer Worlds wasn’t one of them. I was pretty forgiving of this game’s graphical shortcomings on Nintendo Switch, given what it had to work with. However, now that we’re talking about the Nintendo Switch 2, it’s time to take the kid gloves off and ask if the added power of Nintendo’s second-generation hybrid console can bring this port up to something closer to what other platforms got?

And the answer is a resounding “no”.

Outer Worlds on Nintendo Switch 2 has all of the biggest problems it had on the original Nintendo Switch – a low resolution that made it look like you were seeing the game through a Vaseline-smeared screen, muddy textures, low-quality character models, tons of pop-in… this version of the game is just as ugly as it ever was on Nintendo Switch.

To be fair, there has been one noteworthy improvement – the loading times. On Nintendo Switch, it took the game 55 seconds to load to the title screen, 1:19 to load up a game save, and 47 seconds to do a fast travel from your ship to a planet’s surface. On Nintendo Switch 2, those times are cut down to 28, 25, and 15, a massive improvement.

Even so, it’s hard not to be disappointed at how ugly The Outer Wilds still looks on a current-generation platform. This is nowhere near up to the standard set by all other non-Nintendo platforms, and while this may have been understandable on Nintendo Switch, it’s an outright embarrassment on Nintendo Switch 2. This game desperately needs a patch or Nintendo Switch 2 re-release, because as-is, this just isn’t going to cut it.

tl;dr – The Outer Worlds is an Open-World Action-RPG and First-Person Shooter that’s much in the same vein as the Fallout games, and it features some incredibly good writing and voice acting, as well as some comparable gameplay, albeit with a bit more focus on its First-Person Shooter elements. Having said that, the segmented map design the of the game’s world-hopping make the Open-World elements far less appealing, and the Nintendo Switch version is still graphically far inferior compared to other versions, even on Nintendo Switch 2. It’s still perfectly playable and fans wanting a solid Open-World game on the go may want to look into it, but those who can get it on another platform are better off doing so.

Grade: C+

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The Touryst Deluxe

Genre: Action-RPG

Players: 1

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Review:

Developer Shin’en Multimedia tends to take their time with new releases, so I have to admit it was a surprise for me to see that just a few months after their release of the excellent Fast Fusion on Nintendo Switch 2, we would receive another game of theirs on the platform, though to be fair this is an upgraded port rather than an entirely new title.

Unlike many Nintendo Switch to Nintendo Switch 2 ports, The Touryst Deluxe is not a Nintendo Switch 2 Edition game, but a new release of the game. However, that’s not to say that there’s no upgrade – players who have a copy of the Nintendo Switch release of the game in their game library can get the Nintendo Switch 2 version discounted to $5. This is actually better than a Nintendo Switch 2 Edition, because it means that you can have the game sitting on both platforms at the same time, with no need for them to check in with each other if you want to play the game on one or the other.

The biggest advertised change here is to the overall game resolution, with the Nintendo Switch 2 release game upping the resolution from a dynamic 1080p in docked mode to a stable 4K, and dynamic 720p resolution in handheld mode to a stable 1080p, all while maintaining the original game’s stable 60FPS framerate. This falls short of the PlayStation 5 version’s 8K 60FPS but… well, not many people have 8K TVs in 2025, and I’m not sure if most players would even be able to see the difference even if they did have one.

I suppose if you’re looking at specs, there is one other improvement here, though it’s a “blink and you’ll miss it” thing – the time to load the game up has been reduced from 6 seconds on Nintendo Switch to 3 seconds on Nintendo Switch, with loading of game saves being near-instantaneous in both cases. It’s not much, but since I tested it and it is an improvement, I’m mentioning it here.

However, the improvements reach much farther than simple performance boosts. The Nintendo Switch 2 release of the game also features improved anti-aliasing, new dynamic ambient occlusion, and an improved “depth of field” effect blurring areas farther away, which is now farther out and less jarring. There are also subtle improvements to things like waves on the beach, which now carry voxel particles of seafoam along with them to give them added dimension.

There’s added content here as well, with some new locations and items, a new quest, and a new arcade cabinet with a retro-style Fast Zero racing game in addition to others that were in the original game.

None of these improvements and additions transform The Touryst into something truly new, but they do combine to make this into the absolute best way to play this game. It looks better and has more content, but it’s still very much the game, with all the same good and bad qualities. If you never bought the Nintendo Switch version of the game, this is still a pretty solid game even more worth trying out on Nintendo Switch 2. And if you bought the Nintendo Switch version of the game but it’s been rattling around in your backlog unplayed, the $5 upgrade seems well worth the price. But if you’ve already had your fill of this game, I don’t think the upgrades here warrant a double-dip, unless you’re a huge fan of this game.

tl;dr – The Touryst is an Action-RPG similar to the classic Zelda games, minus the combat, where players play a tourist exploring a series of islands and solving puzzles. There’s a lot of variety and creativity here, but it frequently lacks depth, and occasionally has tedious backtracking. There’s also absolutely terrible platforming with a horrible, uncooperative camera. There’s a lot to love in this game, but a lot to be frustrated with as well. Overall it’s still worth playing, despite its glaring imperfections. Also, if you own the Nintendo Switch version of the game, you can get the Nintendo Switch 2 version for only $5, which is a nice bonus.

Grade: B+

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