🚀 Orbitals — The Ultimate 2-Player Retro-Anime Co-Op Adventure!

Orbitals is a charming, intergalactic two-player co-op puzzle-adventure from Shapefarm and Kepler Interactive, blending 1980s/90s retro anime style with clever asymmetric teamwork. It launched exclusively on Nintendo Switch 2 on September 3, 2026.

🎮 Game Snapshot

• Genre: Puzzle-Adventure, Co-Op Platformer 🧩🚀

• Platform: Nintendo Switch 2 (exclusive) 🎮

• Players: 2-player co-op only — local split-screen or online via GameShare 👥

• Developer / Publisher: Shapefarm / Kepler Interactive 🛠️

• Release Date: September 3, 2026 📅

🌠 Description

Orbitals — Unleash the power of friendship across the cosmos! 🌌

Team up as Maki and Omura, two inseparable explorers with more determination than experience, as they brave a supernatural cosmic storm to save their crumbling home station. Built from the ground up for asymmetric two-player co-op, Orbitals makes communication, timing, and creative problem-solving essential to every mission.

With its striking retro-anime visuals, expressive animated cutscenes, electrifying soundtrack, and inventive level design, Orbitals feels like playing through a beloved vintage space anime — together.

✨ Features to Hook Gamers

• 🤝 True 2-Player Co-Op: Designed exclusively for two players, with local split-screen and online play.

• 🧩 Asymmetric Puzzle Design: Each player has unique tools and abilities, so success depends on smart teamwork and clear communication.

• 📺 Retro-Anime Art Style: A wholly new universe inspired by classic 1980s and 1990s anime, with gorgeous 3D-rendered gameplay and animated cutscenes.

• 🌌 Intergalactic Adventure: Journey beyond a supernatural cosmic storm to rescue a trapped space station and uncover the unknown.

• 🎶 Electrifying Soundtrack: A nostalgic, energetic score that amplifies the anime-inspired atmosphere.gameinformer

• 🎁 Friend’s Pass: Let a friend join the adventure without needing to buy the full game.ign

• 🗣️ Voice Acting in Eight Languages: A polished presentation for global co-op crews.nintendo

• 🎨 Digital Artbook Included: Dive deeper into the game’s retro-anime world and design.nintendo

⭐ Top Critic & User Reviews

• Metacritic: 82/100 — critics broadly praised its craftsmanship, charisma, and excellent two-player level design.OpenCritic: 88% of critics recommend Orbitals.

• IGN: 8/10 — highlighted its joyful split-screen puzzle-solving camaraderie and striking throwback anime visual style.

• Kotaku: Called it a beautiful co-op sci-fi romp with strong ideas and cool presentation.kotaku

• Game Informer: Praised the stunning sci-fi visuals, retro-anime cutscenes, and soundtrack, while noting the story could have been stronger.