Switch 2 Spring Slate
- Vampire Crawlers released this week on both Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, and Alien: Rogue Incursion is available now on Switch 2. ( ) - Bethesda ports—Skyrim and Fallout 4 Anniversary Editions—are scheduled for Switch 2 on April 28, with Pokémon Champions already out. (games.gg) - The mix of indie launches and major anniversary ports is rapidly filling Switch 2’s early calendar and broadening its appeal. ( )
Nintendo Switch 2’s April lineup is getting crowded fast, with new games arriving now and two Bethesda reissues due next week. (games.gg) Poncle’s *Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors* launched on April 21 for both Nintendo Switch and Switch 2. Nintendo Everything described it as a roguelike deckbuilder built around turn-based card combos and dungeon runs. (nintendoeverything.com) *Alien: Rogue Incursion - Part One: Evolved Edition* is also out now on Switch 2. IGN reported on April 21 that developer Survios released the port with support for the system’s mouse-style Joy-Con controls. (ign.com) The next date on the calendar is April 28. Games.gg says *The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition* and *Fallout 4: Anniversary Edition* both arrive on Switch 2 that day. (games.gg) Bethesda’s own roadmap adds one wrinkle: *Fallout 4: Anniversary Edition* already launched digitally on Switch 2 on February 24, while April 28 is the date for its physical code-in-box edition and for *Skyrim Anniversary Edition*’s physical code-in-box release. (bethesda.net) Nintendo and The Pokémon Company already added one anchor release earlier this month. *Pokémon Champions* launched on April 8 for Switch, with a free Switch 2 update for clearer graphics, and Nintendo’s store lists it as one of the games used for the 2026 Pokémon World Championships. (pokemon.com, nintendo.com) That gives Switch 2 a spring mix of low-cost indie releases, licensed action games, competitive Pokémon, and two of Bethesda’s biggest role-playing games. IGN’s running release list and Games.gg’s schedule both show the system stacking releases week by week rather than waiting on a single tentpole. (ign.com, games.gg) The calendar keeps moving in May. Bethesda says *Indiana Jones and the Great Circle* reaches Switch 2 on May 12, while IGN lists more April and May releases including *Outbound* on April 23 and *MotoGP 26* on April 29. (bethesda.net, ign.com) For Nintendo, the immediate story is volume. By the end of April, Switch 2 owners can already choose between a new Poncle spin-off, an *Alien* shooter, a Pokémon battler, and Bethesda’s back catalog, with more ports and exclusives queued right behind them. (nintendoeverything.com, ign.com, games.gg, pokemon.com)
