Silver Pines launched on Nintendo Switch on October 8, 2026, the same day as every other platform. The eShop lists it at AU$34.95 in Australia, with a 10 percent launch discount to AU$31.45 that ran until October 21.
The important detail is that the Switch version is not the same product as the Switch 2 version. They are two separate store entries with separate save data, and the official version note says their save files and add-on content are not compatible.
Price and availability
The Australian eShop lists the game at AU$34.95, discounted to AU$31.45 during the launch window. Pricing differs by region, and the eShop page you see depends on your account's country.
The game is published by Team17 and categorised as Adventure / Action, with a rating that flags coarse language and violence. It supports TV, tabletop and handheld modes, and the Pro Controller is compatible.
A 10 percent launch discount applied across platforms, not just on Steam. If you are reading this after October 21, that window has closed and the store will show the base price.
File size and storage
The eShop lists the download at 4.0GB, and the same figure appears for both the Switch and Switch 2 listings on that page.
Chinese-language sources quote 5.5GB for the Switch 2 version, but that conflicts with the eShop page and is most likely a later patch or a regional measurement. The eShop listing for your region is the number to trust.
Either way, 4 to 5.5GB is small. A microSD card is not required unless your internal storage is already full.
Languages and audio
Nine languages are supported: Japanese, English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Russian, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.
As on every platform, only English has full voice acting. The other languages are text and interface. That is worth knowing before you buy if you were planning to play in Japanese or Chinese and expected a dub.
Save data and cloud saves
Cloud saves are supported, but they require a Nintendo Switch Online membership. Without NSO, your progress stays on the console.
The bigger caveat is cross-version. The official version note states that the Switch and Switch 2 releases are separate products whose save data and additional content are not compatible. Buying both does not give you a shared save, and there is no migration path documented at launch.
If you plan to play docked at home and handheld on a Switch 2 later, decide which copy you want before you start a 20-hour collection run.
How does it run on Switch?
There is no dedicated Switch 1 performance review in the sources we collected, so we are not going to invent a verdict. The Switch 2 version was reviewed separately and runs well on the current patch; the Switch 1 build shares the same content and the same 4.0GB footprint.
What we can say is that the game is not technically ambitious: 2.5D, hand-drawn, modest requirements on PC. The one documented issue at launch was a progress-blocking bug that was patched, and that patch applies to the Nintendo versions too.
Update before you start. That advice is repeated on the Switch 2 page for the same reason.
What is included
The Switch version is the complete game: all 22 locks, all three endings, 25 mementos and 23 achievements. Nothing is cut, and no content is held back for the newer console.
That is worth saying because separate SKUs sometimes mean separate feature sets. Here the split is technical rather than editorial.
Handheld, tabletop or docked
The eShop lists all three modes. Handheld is the natural fit for a game built around slow exploration, and tabletop works if you use the Pro Controller.
Docked play loses some of the intimacy but keeps the art direction readable, which matters because the game leans on darkness and a small light source.
Is there a physical version?
No physical Switch release has been announced. The eShop listing is the only way to buy it on Nintendo hardware, and availability follows your account's region.
Searches for a physical copy in Spanish and Portuguese point at the same digital page. There is no cartridge release as of October 25, 2026.
How the launch discount worked
A 10 percent discount applied at launch across platforms, which brought the Australian price from AU$34.95 to AU$31.45 until October 21.
Nintendo discounts are scheduled by the publisher, so there is no fixed pattern for the next one. Wishlisting the game in the eShop is how you get notified.
What the eShop page does not say
Two things are missing from the listing: performance detail and cross-version save support. The store lists the file size and languages, not frame rate or resolution.
The save question is answered by the version note instead: Switch and Switch 2 are separate products, and saves do not carry between them. That is the most important line on the page.
Switch or Switch 2?
Buy the Switch version if you are playing on an original Switch or a Switch Lite and do not plan to upgrade. Buy the Switch 2 version if you already own the newer console, because the two are not interchangeable and the newer build is the one with a dedicated performance report.
Neither version has exclusive content. The console builds are the same game with the same endings, the same 22 locks and the same 25 mementos, which means every guide on this site applies to both.
For the store-by-store comparison, see the Steam page and the PS5 page. For the Deluxe extras, see the Deluxe Edition breakdown.