Stray Children gets Nintendo Switch western release date, new trailer

Onion Games has announced the release date for the western version of Stray Children on Nintendo Switch. It’s due out on October 30, 2025.

Stray Children has already been on Nintendo Switch for close to a year, but only in Japan. Onion Games was previously behind the re-release of Moon: Remix RPG Adventure, and formerly creators of games like Rule of Rose, Little King’s Story, Chulip, and even Super Mario RPG.

Somewhere, in a secret room, in a secret place, a curious boy flips the switch of a dusty old console. He’s suddenly pulled through the screen into a very strange somewhere else: a never-released and long-forgotten retro RPG.

He blinks awake in a land where only Children live. Outside their stronghold’s walls lurk The Olders: monstrous adults carrying the heavy load of their own inadequacies, self-doubt, and the many other grievances that all grown-ups gather.

It’s here — in this funny, mysterious, and wildly dangerous domain — that your story begins.

As you explore the world of Stray Children, you’ll do turn-based battle with these oddball Olders. You can choose to fight, or to use your words as weapons, and land a crushing blow with just a well-worded whisper.

Dodge the barrage of their bottled-up emotions, and discover the secrets they keep hidden deep inside. By touching their heart with your words, you might just be able to save their souls.
What other mysteries await you in this weird new world? Find out in Stray Children — an unfamiliar place, with all-too-familiar troubles.

Watch a new release date trailer for Stray Children below.

Release Date Trailer

Onion Games is bringing the game to Nintendo Switch digitally at launch. We have more news about the system here.