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Which version to buy
Switch 2 for the best Nintendo build, Steam or PS5 for day one, and the Switch version can never be upgraded. The box is Japan only.
Four platforms, one Japan-only box, and a Steam Deck rating that does not exist yet. If you are buying once, this is the decision.
Short answer
| Your situation | Buy |
|---|---|
| Switch 2, want the best Nintendo version | Switch 2 release |
| Switch only | Switch release, and nothing upgrades later |
| PS5 or PC, want it on day one | PS5 or Steam, both already taking pre-orders |
| Steam Deck only | Wishlist now, buy after Valve rates it |
| Want a physical box | Japanese package, Switch 2 or Switch, proxy required |
Three Nintendo rules
LEVEL5 prints these on the product page, and each one closes a door:
- A Switch copy cannot be upgraded to the Switch 2 version. There is no paid path, no free patch, no code.
- The Switch 2 version will not run on a Switch. It is not a dual-platform cart.
- Playing the Switch version on a Switch 2 gives you the Switch version's features and performance. The better console does not improve the older build.
That means the Nintendo choice is a one-time decision made at the till. If there is any chance you will own a Switch 2 during this game's life, buying the Switch 2 version is the only way to have it.
PS5 and Steam are easy
Both are download-only, both are USD 64.99, and both opened pre-orders on 12 November 2026. There are no version traps, no upgrade paths and no region split. Steam adds HDR, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing, full controller support and Steam Input remapping; the PS5 version's platform features are not itemised anywhere official.
If you have both a PC and a PS5, pick by where you want to sit, not by spec - no frame rate or resolution has been published for either.
Deck status
Valve's compatibility API returns this game as unrated, and the store description only claims that Deck touchscreen controls are supported. That is a claim about input, not a rating.
If Deck is your main machine, wishlist it and buy after the badge appears. If Deck is a secondary device, buy on Steam and play on desktop while you wait - the same purchase covers both.
The full status is on the Steam Deck page.
The Japanese box
The package release is Switch 2 and Switch, Japan only, at 7,920 yen including tax. It adds a printed serial code for the soundtrack and shop-specific extras depending on the retailer. It does not add content, and it does not change the game.
Buying it from outside Japan means a proxy or a forwarding address, and it means you wait for shipping while everyone else is playing. For most people the digital release is the rational purchase; for collectors the box is the point.
Not reasons to pick
- Puzzle content. LEVEL5 has not announced platform-exclusive puzzles, characters or modes.
- Language. All ten languages ship on every platform.
- The soundtrack bonus. It is in-game content on all four platforms and the terms are identical.
- Performance. Nothing has been published, so there is nothing to compare.
After launch
When the game is out, this page gets the one thing that would change the decision: measured performance on each platform, and a real Deck rating. Neither exists yet, and a guide that pretends otherwise is selling you a guess.