Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo coming to Switch 2 on August 20

Publisher PM Studios and developer Pocket Trap will release a Switch 2 version of 2D platforming adventure Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo on August 20, the companies announced. It will be a free upgrade from the Switch version.

The Switch 2 version will offer 120 frames per second gameplay in handheld mode at 1080p resolution, or 4K resolution while docked, as well as HDR support.

Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo first launched for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store on May 28, 2025.

Here is an overview of the game, via PM Studios:

About

Explore a vast urban landscape in this narrative-driven, 2D top-down platforming adventure!

In Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo, you’re a budding yoyo master facing off against enemies using the weapon you know best: your prized yoyo! As Pippit, you’ll be quite literally thrown into the shocking story of your auntie’s business empire, a soul-stealing mega-laser, and four dastardly crime bosses!

Each yoyo trick you learn will drastically change the way you look at the cityscape, and the battlefield! By chaining moves together, you’ll be able to explore secret areas and teach those baddies a lesson! Many challenges have multiple solutions—so come up with your own novel routes in this mouth-watering adventure!

Features:

• Explore the city’s four districts with over 1,000 screens of challenges and secrets!
• Infiltrate the businesses of the four crime bosses! Navigate their labyrinthine buildings, take on foes, and solve action puzzles!
• Learn yoyo tricks and techniques to create your own cityscape yoyo-parkour routes, and make those mob minions pay!
• Collect over 40 ability-enhancing Badges that alter the way you play!
• Unlock over 20 passive Upgrades through a shady loan shark!
• Find over 80 other collectibles throughout town, from life upgrades to precious treasures!