Quick answer

Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 are confirmed. The official platform snapshot was checked 2026-07-21; use the table below for version-specific support questions.

  1. Match the product title to the system you own.
  2. Compare the displayed game version with the same platform row.
  3. Check your account-region store before relying on a price, language, demo, or upgrade listing.

Current platform builds

The 2026-07-21 platform snapshot places Switch and Switch 2 behind Steam. Steam fixes do not prove console availability. Compare a problem only with notes that name the platform or with the version actually displayed on that system.

Version numbers show release state, not a quality ranking. A higher Steam number can reflect a different submission schedule and does not mean a Nintendo edition is unsupported. Likewise, seeing the same behavior on two systems does not prove that both builds contain the same underlying change.

The table reflects official platform status published 2026-07-21. It should be read as dated status rather than a promise that every storefront will remain on these values. If your system shows something newer, use the platform's current official update information for the immediate decision.

PlatformVersion
Steam1.1.45
Switch1.1.3
Switch 21.1.3
Google Play Games1.1.3

Standard Switch and the Switch 2 Edition

The standard Nintendo Switch release is distinct from the dedicated Nintendo Switch 2 Edition.

The dedicated product is titled Moonlight Peaks – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition. Its official feature summary names higher resolution and improved frame rates. Those are the useful confirmed differences; this page does not add a frame-rate target, resolution number, or performance guarantee that the listings do not specify.

Nintendo's Upgrade Pack converts the Nintendo Switch version to the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition. Official US and covered Asian-market upgrade listings exist; price and eligibility remain account-region specific. If you already own the standard release, inspect the Upgrade Pack shown for your Nintendo Account before buying another full edition. An offer visible in another region does not determine price, eligibility, or availability for your account.

Clouded Leopard lists package editions in its covered Asian markets. A package listing should still be checked for its region, supported system, included language, and any download requirement. “Physical” describes the listed format; it should not be expanded into assumptions about what data is on the card or how an imported copy interacts with local downloadable content.

Demo availability and save transfer

Clouded Leopard lists a Nintendo Switch demo for its covered markets; it can also be played on Switch 2.

The Clouded Leopard demo's save data does not transfer to the full game.

Treat the demo as a way to assess the basic controls, screen readability, and game tone, not as the beginning of a permanent farm. The publisher says its save does not transfer, so expect the full release to start separately.

Demo availability is also regional. A publisher page covering specific Asian markets does not prove that every Nintendo eShop carries the same download. Search the eShop tied to your account and read its product title before assuming that a similarly named item is the full game, the demo, or the Upgrade Pack.

Player count, play modes, and controller support

The listing records 1 player. The standard Switch information confirms handheld, tabletop, tv play modes.

Nintendo's Italy listing names Nintendo Switch Pro Controller support for the standard Switch release.

Those facts support flexible solo play across common Nintendo setups, but they do not confirm full button remapping or every accessibility setting. Open the current in-game controls before buying an accessory for one specific action. Test camera movement, inventory navigation, map access, and farm interactions in a low-risk area.

An L+R button fix is planned for Switch and Switch 2. The wording is forward-looking, so the page does not mark that issue resolved until official status or an applicable build confirms it. If L and R behavior is central to a report, include the exact edition and version instead of citing a Steam note.

  • Handheld mode is listed for the standard Switch release.
  • Tabletop mode is listed for the standard Switch release.
  • TV mode is listed for the standard Switch release.

Language checks before purchase

The Nintendo US listing names: American English, Japanese, German, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese.

The Clouded Leopard publisher listing names: English, German, Korean, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese.

The two sets overlap, but they belong to different official regional contexts. Do not convert either list into a worldwide promise. The eShop page attached to the account making the purchase remains the most relevant check for interface and subtitle support.

Read the language field on the exact edition rather than relying on the region of the hardware alone. This matters for imported packages, secondary accounts, and upgrades. A compatible system can launch a product while its store language, support path, and downloadable content still depend on the purchased region.

Save Data Cloud and cross-platform progress

The Nintendo US listing shows Save Data Cloud under Nintendo Switch Online.

The official pages checked as of 2026-07-23 did not confirm cross-save or PC-to-Nintendo progression transfer. That lack of confirmation does not prove the feature is unavailable.

The official pages checked as of 2026-07-23 did not confirm Steam-to-Nintendo or Nintendo-to-Steam purchase or license transfer. That lack of confirmation does not prove that transfer is unavailable.

These three statements answer different questions. A Nintendo cloud-service listing concerns that platform's save handling; it is not evidence that a Steam farm appears on Switch. No official transfer is confirmed here, but that does not prove a future tool is impossible. Plan for separate progress unless first-party information says otherwise.

Before reinstalling, changing systems, or selecting between conflicting copies, inspect the official Nintendo information for the exact account and edition. Keep the prior state intact until the expected save opens. The separate save guide explains the coffin-and-sleep save point and the dated Steam-only save fix without supplying guessed local file paths.

How to read Steam patch notes from a console

Official notes said 1.1.41 would release on Steam first, with Switch, Switch 2, and Google Play Games following.

The 1.1.44 exit-during-save corruption fix is explicitly Steam-only in the reviewed notes.

Together, those notes show why platform labels matter. One announcement can describe a staged rollout, while another can explicitly limit a fix to Steam. Neither supports changing the console row merely because a PC update is newer. The current version table should remain separate until first-party information changes the Nintendo status.

When reporting an issue, write down the product title, system, displayed version, location, and action that reproduces it. Then link the note for that platform if one exists. A general statement such as “the newest patch fixed this” is less useful than a short reproduction record tied to the build actually running.

A practical purchase and upgrade checklist

Begin with hardware: standard Switch or Switch 2. Then read the complete product title and determine whether the page is the base game, the dedicated Switch 2 Edition, the Upgrade Pack, or the demo. Only after those fields match should price or a temporary discount drive the decision.

Next, verify the account region, listed languages, player count, and format. If you already own the standard version, check Upgrade Pack eligibility while signed in. If you are testing first, remember that the demo save does not transfer. If you are moving from PC, budget for separate progress unless an official transfer tool is documented.

Finally, compare the current platform version with any issue that matters to you. Steam's newer build can identify topics worth asking about, but it cannot answer whether the console release contains a fix. This sequence keeps edition, ownership, language, save, and patch questions separate enough to verify each one.

  • Confirm the exact system and product title.
  • Check base game, Switch 2 Edition, Upgrade Pack, or demo.
  • Verify account region, language, format, and price.
  • Read the version on the same platform as the issue.
  • Use first-party support when a listing and the console disagree.

What this platform page covers

This page verifies the two Nintendo editions, the covered upgrade and demo listings, one-player status, listed play modes, Pro Controller support, regional language sets, Switch 2's broad improvement labels, Nintendo US cloud listing, and the dated four-platform version snapshot.

It does not promise cross-save, transfer a purchase between storefronts, convert one region's offer into worldwide availability, or apply a Steam-only fix to Nintendo. Those limits are intentional. They keep a useful platform guide from turning a missing official statement into a confident technical claim.

The source section below lists the official references for these details. Recheck its date when a new build, edition, or regional listing appears.

Sources checked

The references below confirm the details used in this guide.

Checked
Game version
Steam 1.1.45; Switch, Switch 2, and GPG 1.1.3
Platform
Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2

References