Core Keeper coming to Switch 2 on January 28, 2026 alongside ‘Void & Voltage’ update

Switch 2 version to support up to eight players.

Publisher Fireshine Games and developer Pugstorm will release a Nintendo Switch 2 Edition of cozy mining adventure game Core Keeper on January 28, 2026 alongside the game’s “Void & Voltage” update, the companies announced.

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Switch 2 Version
Upgraded and enhanced to utilize the power of Nintendo Switch 2, Core Keeper – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition features improved graphical fidelity and an increased framerate, targeting 60 frames per second alongside visual improvements to lighting, shadows, water quality, and particle effects.
Core Keeper – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition also includes native cooperative support for up to eight players, twice as many as the original Nintendo Switch version. Core Keeper players playing on the original Nintendo Switch will also be able to join eight-player cooperative sessions when connecting to a session hosted by a player on Nintendo Switch 2.
“Void & Voltage” Update

Core Keeper – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition launches alongside the “Void & Voltage” update, a major new content update coming to all platforms as a free download on January 28.
Introducing a brand new biome to explore—Breaker’s Reach—along with new enemy types and the colossal new robo-boss S.A.H.A.B.A.R, the “Void & Voltage” update expands the world of Core Keeper with explosive action, automation-themed equipment and destructive new weaponry.
Take the fight to the Void with the blazing new Flamethrower and powerful Minigun, while setting off on your path to creating the Advanced Automation Table, a crafting bench that introduces multiple new tools to streamline life in the underground.
Enhance your farm with the Robot Farm Arm and Seed Extractor Machine, grab loot with the Item Collector, and engineer fully automated systems with the Conveyor Belt Splitter, Shredder, Incinerator, Critter Catcher and much, much more, in a massive new update coming for free to all Core Keeper players.