Switch 2 gets critical praise

Nintendo’s latest critical standout on Switch 2 is OPUS: Prism Peak, a narrative adventure that launched April 16 with review scores near the top of 2026’s release slate. (comicbook.com) ComicBook reported the game at an 86 on Metacritic on April 19, placing it among the year’s highest-rated new releases. Metacritic listed that 86 score from 17 critic reviews, with 15 positive and two mixed notices. (comicbook.com, metacritic.com) Nintendo Life said the same game was sitting at 91 on OpenCritic from 16 reviews, enough to put it at the top of that outlet’s 2026 aggregate list at the time of publication. The split shows how rankings can move depending on which review tracker is counting and when. (nintendolife.com, opencritic.com) The game is not a Nintendo-developed release, but it is a Nintendo console exclusive in the current market sense: ComicBook described it as available only on Switch, Switch 2, and PC. That makes it part of the software lineup Nintendo can point to as the Switch 2 library fills out beyond launch-window hardware talk. (comicbook.com) Nintendo’s own store page says OPUS: Prism Peak is a narrative adventure built around photography, with players using an analog camera’s framing, timing, exposure, focus, and filters to solve mysteries in the Dusklands. The publisher’s site says the story follows Eugene, a 40-year-old former photojournalist traveling with a girl who has lost her memory. (nintendo.com, opuspp.shueisha-games.com) The release also shows how the Switch 2 catalog is being defined by more than big-budget sequels. Nintendo’s store says there is a separate Switch 2 version of OPUS: Prism Peak, and that save data is not compatible with the original Switch edition. (nintendo.com) Price is part of the story, too. ComicBook and Nintendo Life both listed the game at $24.99 in the United States, with a 10% launch discount running through April 30, 2026 on Nintendo’s store page. (comicbook.com, nintendolife.com, nintendo.com) Early player response has also been strong outside critic reviews. ComicBook said the Steam version had 382 user reviews with 91% positive ratings as of April 19, giving the game a second lane of momentum beyond review aggregators. (comicbook.com) For now, the clearest fact is simple: four days after release, OPUS: Prism Peak had become one of 2026’s most-praised games, and one of the most useful proof points for the kind of software the Switch 2 can claim as its own. (metacritic.com, comicbook.com, nintendolife.com)