Order of the Sinking Star on Nintendo Switch 2: Jonathan Blow’s Next Puzzle Adventure Arrives in 2026
Overview
Order of the Sinking Star, a new puzzle-adventure from veteran designer Jonathan Blow and his studio Thekla, Inc., will be released on Nintendo Switch 2 later in 2026, Arc Games and Thekla confirmed.
The game follows Blow’s previous critically acclaimed works Braid and The Witness and promises a large, interconnected experience built around handcrafted puzzles, exploration, and narrative discovery.
What we know
- Developer: Thekla, Inc.
(Jonathan Blow)
- Publisher: Arc Games
- Platform: Nintendo Switch 2 (announcement confirmed)
- Release window: Later in 2026 (exact date pending)
- Genre: Puzzle adventure
Game scope and features
According to the publisher’s overview, Order of the Sinking Star includes more than one thousand handcrafted puzzles spread across four distinct worlds.
Each world offers unique mechanics, characters, and rules that progressively intertwine as players explore and as characters meet.
Thekla describes an evolving puzzle system where new mechanics build on previous ones, encouraging players to revisit areas and approach challenges at their own pace.
Key design pillars highlighted in the overview include:
- A thousand-plus interwoven puzzles with dozens of mechanics and hundreds of hours of gameplay.
- Four expansive worlds that can be explored nonlinearly, each with its own systems and narrative beats.
- Multiple playable characters, including a queen, a thief, a warrior, a wizard, and a talking boat, each with complementary abilities.
- A narrative delivered through exploration and in-game notes that gradually reveal the game’s mysteries.
Rewritten developer and publisher statements
Jonathan Blow said the team is pleased to bring Order of the Sinking Star to Nintendo Switch 2 and emphasized that the platform’s portability suits the game’s structure—making it easy to play in short bursts or settle in for extended puzzle sessions.
Yoon Im, CEO of Arc Games, noted that the publisher is making a significant entry into the Switch 2 market and praised the console’s capabilities, including its instant-resume functionality, as an ideal fit for the game’s design and player experience.
Additional details
A trailer for Order of the Sinking Star is available from the announcement.
Arc Games and Thekla have not yet announced a firm release date; outlets will report back when the specific launch date is confirmed.
For now, the confirmed facts remain the developer and publisher, the Nintendo Switch 2 platform, and a targeted late-2026 release window.
Overview
Order of the Sinking Star, a new puzzle-adventure from veteran designer Jonathan Blow and his studio Thekla, Inc., will be released on Nintendo Switch 2 later in 2026, Arc Games and Thekla confirmed.
The game follows Blow’s previous critically acclaimed works Braid and The Witness and promises a large, interconnected experience built around handcrafted puzzles, exploration, and narrative discovery.
What we know
- Developer: Thekla, Inc.
(Jonathan Blow)
- Publisher: Arc Games
- Platform: Nintendo Switch 2 (announcement confirmed)
- Release window: Later in 2026 (exact date pending)
- Genre: Puzzle adventure
Game scope and features
According to the publisher’s overview, Order of the Sinking Star includes more than one thousand handcrafted puzzles spread across four distinct worlds.
Each world offers unique mechanics, characters, and rules that progressively intertwine as players explore and as characters meet.
Thekla describes an evolving puzzle system where new mechanics build on previous ones, encouraging players to revisit areas and approach challenges at their own pace.
Key design pillars highlighted in the overview include:
- A thousand-plus interwoven puzzles with dozens of mechanics and hundreds of hours of gameplay.
- Four expansive worlds that can be explored nonlinearly, each with its own systems and narrative beats.
- Multiple playable characters, including a queen, a thief, a warrior, a wizard, and a talking boat, each with complementary abilities.
- A narrative delivered through exploration and in-game notes that gradually reveal the game’s mysteries.
Rewritten developer and publisher statements
Jonathan Blow said the team is pleased to bring Order of the Sinking Star to Nintendo Switch 2 and emphasized that the platform’s portability suits the game’s structure—making it easy to play in short bursts or settle in for extended puzzle sessions.
Yoon Im, CEO of Arc Games, noted that the publisher is making a significant entry into the Switch 2 market and praised the console’s capabilities, including its instant-resume functionality, as an ideal fit for the game’s design and player experience.
Additional details
A trailer for Order of the Sinking Star is available from the announcement.
Arc Games and Thekla have not yet announced a firm release date; outlets will report back when the specific launch date is confirmed.
For now, the confirmed facts remain the developer and publisher, the Nintendo Switch 2 platform, and a targeted late-2026 release window.
