Ratatan Physical Release

Ratatan is getting a boxed Nintendo Switch 2 release, and physical pre-orders opened this week in North America and Europe. (gamespress.com) Developer Ratata Arts and publisher Game Source Entertainment said on April 21 that the physical edition is available now for Nintendo Switch 2 and PlayStation 5, with a July 16, 2026 release date. (gamespress.com) The Switch 2 boxed copy is priced at $39.99 in the United States, €44.99 in Europe, and £39.99 in Britain, while the PlayStation 5 version is listed at $39.99, €39.99, and £34.99. Digital pre-orders have not started yet. (gematsu.com) Ratatan is a rhythm roguelike, a game built around timed inputs and repeat runs, with side-scrolling battles, up to four-player cooperative multiplayer, and fights that can put more than 100 characters on screen. (ratatan-game.com) The Switch 2 version is also being sold as a full cartridge release rather than Nintendo’s Game-Key Card format, which uses a physical card as a download key. Nintendo Life reported the full game is on the cartridge. (nintendolife.com) That detail lands after Ratatan’s original Nintendo Switch version was canceled earlier in April, leaving the game scheduled for Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC instead. (nintendolife.com) (gematsu.com) Ratatan has been building toward this console launch for years. Its Kickstarter campaign in 2023 raised ¥219,314,335 from 14,598 backers after starting with a ¥20,000,000 goal. (kickstarter.com) The game then entered Steam Early Access on September 18, 2025, giving the studio a live PC build before the version 1.0 launch now set for July 16. (gamespress.com) (gematsu.com) For Switch 2 buyers, the immediate choice is simple: pay $39.99 now for a physical copy, or wait for the $34.99 digital standard edition and $39.99 digital deluxe edition to open later. Either way, Ratatan is now lined up as a day-and-date July release on Nintendo’s new system. (gamespress.com)