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Digimon Story: Time Stranger

Digimon Story Time Stranger review

System: Switch 2 (reviewed), Switch
Release date: July 10, 2026
Developer: Media.Vision 
Publisher: Bandai Namco

When the original Digimon Story arrived on Nintendo DS nearly two decades ago, it carved out a niche of its own. Rather than focusing solely on raising a single partner like the Digimon World series, it embraced party-building, RPG mechanics, and sprawling adventures through both the Digital World, and reality. Over the years, the series evolved through titles like Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth and Hacker’s Memory, each expanding the roster, refining battle mechanics, and telling increasingly ambitious stories. Digimon Story: Time Stranger feels like the culmination of everything those games have been building toward.

Digimon Story: Time Stranger 1.2.1 update

Along with the launch of Digimon Story: Time Stranger on Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch, a version 1.2.1 update is going live today.

Some new content and features are included, along with bug fixes. Terriermon Assistant as a playable character and a Photo Mode are among the highlights.

The full rundown is as follows:

Digimon Story: Time Stranger is about to debut on Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch, and a new trailer is in to promote that. The RPG with monster-taming elements will be available on both platforms in just a couple of days.

Everything you need to know can be found in the following overview:

Following the arrival of the Digimon Story: Time Stranger demo for Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch, we have a closer comparison for these two versions while also throwing PS5 into the mix.

As previously mentioned, the Nintendo Switch 2 version has two modes. You can prioritize performance at 60 frames per second in exchange for lower resolution and settings. This impacts shadows in particular.

Digimon Story: Time Stranger will be on Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch next month, and to prepare fans for the launch, Bandai Namco just put out a demo. It can be downloaded via the Nintendo eShop pages now worldwide.

The first part of the demo offers the opening of the main game in its entirety. This lets players experience exploration, battles, conversation, and Digivolution. Worth noting, save data transfers to the full game.

Digimon Story: Time Stranger will be on both Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch this summer, and for those wondering how the two versions compare, we have some screenshots that give you a better look at things.

Where the two consoles different will come down to the technical side of the experience. This was previously confirmed in a Nintendo Direct, but on Switch 2, Bandai Namco is planning two different modes. Performance gives you a 1080p resolution and up to 60 frames per second while Quality Mode is 4K (1080p in handheld mode) at up to 30 frames per second. Also note that HDR is only supported in Quality Mode.

Digimon Story: Time Stranger will be receiving major DLC, Bandai Namco and Media Vision revealed today. That news was just announced at Digimon Con 2026.

Digimon Story Time Stranger

Digimon Story Time Stranger is slated for both Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch, Bandai Namco has announced. It’ll be ready to go on July 10, 2026.

Digimon Story: Time Stranger initially launched towards the end of last year. Performance Mode and Quality Modes will be supported on Nintendo Switch 2.

Additional details about the RPG can be found in the following rundown: