One of the Decade's Best Soulslikes Just Hit Switch 2

Lies of P is on Switch 2 as of this month, and it skipped the drip-feed routine: this is the Complete Edition, with the acclaimed Overture prequel DLC bundled in from day one. For a Soulslike that Polygon calls one of the decade’s best outside FromSoftware — 88% critics recommend on OpenCritic, with Overture at 100% — that’s a strong opening statement for Nintendo’s portable ecosystem.

It lands at the exact moment the Switch 2’s third-party lineup stops being a promise and starts being a pattern. Cyberpunk 2077 arrived as a surprisingly solid launch title, Capcom is backing the platform with Resident Evil Requiem and Pragmata, Elden Ring is weeks away, and Hell Is Us follows in October. Soulslikes are quietly becoming the Switch 2’s defining third-party signature — the game already debuted strong on the Switch 2 eShop charts — and this might be the genre’s strongest argument yet for going handheld.

A Complete Edition That Actually Feels Complete

This isn’t a vanilla port with DLC sold separately. The Switch 2 build bundles the full base game, Overture, and the free difficulty-balance options from last year’s update into one package. On a handheld, that matters more than it might on a stationary console: there’s no need to chase down store pages or patch downloads before a trip. You just start the game and play, whether you’re in handheld mode on a couch or docked to a TV.

Handheld Cues: Frame Rate, Readability, and Grip

The handheld experience lives and dies on small details. Does the OLED screen keep Krat’s dark streets readable in a bright train car? Do the larger analog sticks make the parry timing feel natural without a pro controller? A stable frame rate is the baseline, but comfort is what turns a demanding Soulslike into a viable commuter game. The Switch 2’s bigger body and improved thumbsticks are exactly the kind of ergonomic leap this genre needs.

Building a Soulslike Identity for the Switch 2

Lies of P isn’t arriving in a vacuum. Elden Ring is close behind, Cyberpunk 2077 is already on the platform, and Hell Is Us is positioning itself as the next narrative-driven action RPG to watch. Together they’re turning the Switch 2 into a destination for demanding, atmosphere-heavy games — a club that FromSoftware’s Duskbloods network test also joined — something the original Switch never quite managed with this generation of Soulslikes. If the ports hold up, the system won’t just be the small-screen indie machine; it’ll be the place where the decade’s biggest action RPGs live side by side in one battery-powered library.