After the Nintendo Switch 2 launch, a comprehensive list has emerged of titles offering game-key card physical releases. This innovative format includes an empty cartridge that requires an initial game download but enables offline play and resale. The hybrid approach addresses limitations of traditional download codes while diverging from full physical cartridges.
The Nintendo Switch 2 introduces game-key cards as a novel physical media option, blending elements of traditional cartridges and digital downloads. Each package contains a cartridge without onboard game data; players must download the full game once, after which the card must be inserted for play. This method allows lending or selling the card, unlike pure download codes from the original Switch era, but it has sparked mixed reactions for not providing a complete offline experience from the start.
Published on November 10, 2025, the list from Nintendo Everything compiles all confirmed titles using this format. Some entries note regional variations, such as Japan-only key cards for certain games.
Games with Game-Key Card Releases
- 007 First Light
- Assassin’s Creed Shadows
- Bravely Default: Flying Fairy HD Remaster
- Borderlands 4
- Cronos: The New Dawn
- Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion [Japan-only; full cartridge in the west]
- Disgaea 7 Complete
- Dragon Ball Sparking Zero
- Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake
- Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined
- Dynasty Warriors Origins
- EA Sports FC 26
- Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade
- Full Metal Schoolgirl [digital-only in the west]
- Goodnight Universe
- Hitman: World of Assassination – Signature Edition
- Hogwarts Legacy
- Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess
- Little Nightmares 3
- Madden NFL 26
- Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection
- NBA 2K26
- Nickelodeon & The Dice of Destiny
- Nobunaga’s Ambition: Awakening Complete Edition
- No Sleep For Kaname Date – From AI: The Somnium Files
- Octopath Traveler 0
- Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac
- Persona 3 Reload
- Puyo Puyo Tetris 2S
- Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army
- Resident Evil Requiem
- Shine Post: Be Your Idol [Japan-only]
- Sonic x Shadow Generations
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide
- Squirrel With a Gun
- Star Wars Outlaws
- Street Fighter 6
- Suikoden 1 & 2 HD Remaster
- Survival Kids
- The Legend of Heroes: Trails Beyond the Horizon
- Wild Hearts S
- Yakuza 0 Director’s Cut
- Yakuza Kiwami
- Yakuza Kiwami 2
- Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties
- Ys X: Proud Nordics
The list will be updated as more titles are announced, reflecting ongoing support for this release format on the new console.