9th Dawn Remake heading to Nintendo Switch, out next week

9th Dawn Remake is on the way to Nintendo Switch, Valorware has announced. The game launches for the console on April 24, 2025.

9th Dawn Remake is a full re-imagining of of the original open-world RPG. It’s packed with new 2.5D graphics, remade dungeons, online / local multiplayer, a first-person mode, and more.

Tons of additional details can be found in the following overview:

Like the original title, 9th Dawn Remake is a truly massive open world RPG—where dedicated (and curious!) players can spend over 200 hours completing the main and side quests, collecting rare loot, and raising monster pets. Bursting at the seams with dungeon-crawling hijinks, 9th Dawn Remake lovingly riffs on the original 9th Dawn game – revamping the combat and streamlining quests to deliver a novel, exhilarating 9th Dawn experience. 9th Dawn Remake has also been localized into French, Spanish, German, Korean, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, and Brazilian Portuguese!

New Features

• New 2.5D graphics.
• Completely remade dungeons with bigger maps.
• Sprites cleaned and reworked with improved animation.
• Rewritten story and quests.
• Online and two-player local cooperative play.
• Combat replaced with more fluid, action-based gameplay.
• First-person mode added.
• Two big mini-games included: Fishing Survivors, a bullet-heaven fishing game—and Deck Rock, a deck-building card game.

In the comedic fishing mini-game Fishing Survivors, the amount of fish players defeat directly affects the fishing yield – making for a fun time with the fishies. Fishing Survivors also features a number of different missions that are locked behind overworld map exploration – along with a couple of extra worm warriors to unlock.

Players can also enjoy Deck Rock—a deck-building card mini-game that was inspired by Slay the Spire and Roguebook. Taking control of medieval paper champions, players are tasked with beating game dungeons using the maps found in the main campaign. This turn-based strategy game provides countless hours of fun while players unlock all cards, level up paper champions, and complete dungeons.

Key Features

• Massive Open World – Explore more than 45 new hand-crafted dungeon—each brimming with deadly creatures and loot.
• Design Your Build – Unlock spells and abilities, assign attribute points, and upgrade your equipment.
• Raise Monster Pets – Hatch friendly creatures from eggs and raise them into powerful allies.
• Side Quests – Aid the villages of Montelorne by partaking in a range of side quests.
• Loot and Prizes – Collect a vast amount of loot and fill your collecting journals for rewards.
• Craft the Best – Forge weapons, brew potions, and upgrade your weapons to become a champion!
• Fishing Survivors Mini-Game – Take control of powerful worm warriors and survive deadly waves of enemy fish.
• Deck Rock Mini-Game – Collect maps, level up your card champions, and create an epic deck.

You can see the official trailer below.

Launch Trailer

The game will be available digitally for $15.99. Keep an eye on more Nintendo Switch coverage here.