Jonathan Blow game confirmed for Switch 2, PC

Jonathan Blow’s next game, *Order of the Sinking Star*, is now confirmed for Nintendo Switch 2 as well as PC. Arc Games and Thekla announced the added platform on May 14, saying the puzzle adventure will arrive on Nintendo’s new console later this year alongside its previously announced Steam release. Game Informer first reported the platform expansion on Thursday, and publisher materials said the game will support Steam Deck on PC. No specific release date was announced. The update adds a console platform to a project that had been presented publicly as a PC game when it was unveiled at The Game Awards in December 2025. Steam’s store page still lists a 2026 launch window and describes the game as a narrative adventure with more than 1,000 hand-crafted puzzles. Thekla, Blow’s studio, has been developing the title for about 10 years since the release of *The Witness*, according to the game’s Steam page. ### When was the Switch 2 version confirmed? Game Informer reported on May 14 that *Order of the Sinking Star* “will also launch on Nintendo Switch 2,” citing a new announcement from Blow and his team. The outlet said the game had originally been announced only for PC and that the release timing remains broadly set for 2026. Gematsu also reported on May 15 that publisher Arc Games and developer Thekla had announced a Switch 2 version to launch alongside the previously announced PC edition in 2026. (gameinformer.com) A press-release repost published the same day said the Switch 2 edition is due “this year.” ### What platforms are actually confirmed now? (gameinformer.com) Arc Games said the game will launch on Nintendo Switch 2 and on Steam. The publisher’s release materials specifically said the PC version will have Steam Deck support, a detail also repeated by secondary coverage of the announcement. (gematsu.com) Steam’s official page for the game confirms the PC release and lists the title under app ID 499170. That page says the game will launch on PC in 2026 and had previously said that additional platforms would be revealed later, which matches the new Switch 2 announcement. ### What kind of game is Order of the Sinking Star? Steam’s store description calls *Order of the Sinking Star* a “narrative adventure set in a realm of magic and enigma.” The page says players will solve more than 1,000 interconnected puzzles, explore four distinct worlds and control multiple playable characters as the worlds begin to collide. (savingcontent.com) (steamcommunity.com) Screen Rant, in an interview published May 14, described the game as Blow’s most ambitious project yet and said it was first announced at The Game Awards last year. In that interview, Blow said his games are not sequels and that his team tends to redesign systems mid-development as it learns what is working. ### What did Jonathan Blow and Arc Games say about the Switch 2 release? (steamcommunity.com) Jonathan Blow said in publisher materials that the game’s size and puzzle count make Switch 2’s portability appealing. He said players will be able to pick it up for short sessions or spend longer stretches with it. (screenrant.com) Yoon Im, chief executive of Arc Games, said *Order of the Sinking Star* will be the company’s first release for Switch 2. Im said Arc had been looking forward to bringing one of its games to the platform and pointed to features including instant resume. (savingcontent.com) ### What still has not been announced? No firm release date has been given for either version of the game. Game Informer said Blow and Thekla were still sticking to a vague 2026 window, and Arc Games’ announcement said only that the game would launch later this year. The next official milestone is more news “in the coming months,” according to Arc Games’ release materials. (savingcontent.com) Until then, the confirmed launch platforms are Nintendo Switch 2 and Steam, with Steam Deck support listed for the PC version and a 2026 release window still in place. (gameinformer.com)