Pumuckl and the Crown of the Pirate King announced for Nintendo Switch

THQ Nordic and Quantumfrog have announced Pumuckl and the Crown of the Pirate King, a 3D puzzle adventure game coming to Nintendo Switch. The title is scheduled to launch in early 2026.

Pumuckl is the iconic red-haired “kobold” from the long-running German children’s series Meister Eder und sein Pumuckl, which first debuted in 1961. The character recently made a successful return to the spotlight with the TV series Neue Geschichten vom Pumuckl, as well as the feature film Pumuckl and the Big Misunderstanding.

Here’s some additional information about the game:

The famous German kobold Pumuckl is back with a 3D puzzle adventure game Pumuckl and the Crown of the Pirate King. The player controls Pumuckl through 3D puzzle levels, plays mini-games, solves tricky challenges and has to defeat scary enemies.

There’s always a lot going on in Master Eder’s workshop—especially when the kobold Pumuckl has to tidy up. But while tidying up, he finds a strange bottle, a ship in a bottle, and something is moving inside! With nerve-racking curiosity, Pumuckl opens the bottle containing the ship. Before he can shout “Darn bottle thing!”, the kobold is sucked into a magical vortex—directly onto the ship inside the bottle!

He wakes up in a magical pirate world that is bigger than it could possibly fit inside any bottle.

Here he meets the quirky and forgetful Captain Krimskrams, who asks Pumuckl for help: the Pirate King has cursed the ship and hides behind a magical door. Only the golden doubloons can open the door so that Pumuckl and Captain Krimskrams can face the king and have him lift the curse.

In the pirate world, travel is possible through a magical structure with doors to other worlds: tropical islands, enchanted ruins and an ancient pirate castle. Tricky puzzles, skeleton pirates, kobold traps and mini-games await Pumuckl and Captain Krimskrams everywhere. They are accompanied by the cheeky parrot Krakula, who gives helpful tips—or is amused by their misadventures.

Key Features

• Puzzle Level – Pumuckl moves through isometric 3D levels.
• Mini-Games – Memory, collecting quests and tricky challenges.
• Couch Cooperative Play – Second player can help out as Capt’n Krimskrams (locally).
• Parrot Clues – Krakula gives clues or makes fun of Pumuckl’s misfortunes.
• Enemies – Ghosts and skeletons.
• Final Boss Fight – The Pirate King with multiple phases—puzzle, combat, reaction.

You can check out the official trailer below.

Announcement Trailer

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