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Jonathan Blow's Order of the Sinking Star Launches on Switch 2 in Japan
Nintendo announced Order of the Sinking Star for Nintendo Switch 2 during the Indie World 2026.10.28 presentation on October 28, and the Japanese release began after the program ended.
Reporting from 3 sources: Automaton, Denfaminicogamer, Game Spark.
Why it matters
The Steam version of Order of the Sinking Star already holds an Overwhelmingly Positive review status and an 84 Metascore on Metacritic, so the Japanese Switch 2 release brings a puzzle game with a settled reception record to a console audience that had no local version until now.
Key Facts
- Nintendo announced Order of the Sinking Star for Nintendo Switch 2 during the Indie World 2026.10.28 presentation on October 28, with distribution starting after the program ended.
- Order of the Sinking Star is developed by Thekla, led by Jonathan Blow, who worked on Braid and The Witness.
- Order of the Sinking Star contains more than 1,000 puzzles spread across four worlds.
- The PC version of Order of the Sinking Star was released in Japan and overseas on October 8, 2026.
- Order of the Sinking Star holds an 84 Metascore on Metacritic for the PC version and is nominated in the PC Game of the Year and Best Indie Game categories at the 2026 Golden Joystick Awards.
The puzzle adventure is the new game from Jonathan Blow, who worked on Braid and The Witness, developed by Thekla. It is built around more than 1,000 puzzles across four worlds, each with its own mechanics, characters and story. Players guide a queen, a thief, a warrior, a wizard and a talking boat through stages rooted in Sokoban-style block puzzles, some with a single character and some with a switchable party cleared when everyone reaches the goal tiles. PLAYISM handles publishing in Japan. The PC version arrived in Japan and overseas on October 8, 2026, and the Switch 2 and PS5 versions were previously released only overseas.
A Japanese PS5 release has no announced timing. The Switch 2 version of Order of the Sinking Star is published in Japan by PLAYISM, the publishing brand of Active Gaming Media, and the PS5 version was previously released overseas only, according to Game Spark.
The sources diverge on the PS5 picture. One outlet treats a simultaneous PS5 release in Japan as likely, while Game Spark states there is no official announcement on Japanese PS5 timing as of the article's publication.
The game carries a record beyond its Steam review status. It has been nominated in the PC Game of the Year and Best Indie Game categories at the 2026 Golden Joystick Awards, and an accolades trailer recently released alongside word that packaged PS5 and Switch 2 versions are planned for the West in 2027.
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Sources
- Automaton 『The Witness』開発者の新作パズル『Order of the Sinking Star』国内Nintendo Switch 2版、いきなり配信へ。Steamで「圧倒的好評」の人気作が突然
- Denfaminicogamer 『The Witness』開発者による新作パズルゲーム『Order of the Sinking Star』がSwitch 2向けに配信へ。「Indie World 2026.10.28」終了後より
- Game Spark “圧倒的に好評”な大ボリュームのパズルADV『Order of the Sinking Star』スイッチ2版が国内向け配信へ！『Braid』『The Witness』開発者による最新作