Warframe Gets Official Switch 2 Version Alongside New Warframe in Latest Update

Digital Extremes has officially launched Warframe for the Nintendo Switch 2 with its Shadowgrapher update that also introduces the game’s latest game mode and a new playable warframe, Follie. Warframe was available for the original Nintendo Switch and for the Switch 2 via the Switch 2 eShop, thanks to the handheld’s forward compatibility capabilities, but this latest Switch 2 version is optimized for the new game console. According to the announcement, the Switch 2 version will be playable at 60 FPS and 1080p in both docked and handheld mode, with faster load times and Switch 2-optimized controls, including support for mouse mode using the right Joy-Con.

Warframe for Switch 2 also supports DLSS, better audio and shader quality, and volumetric lighting, meaning the game will look a lot more like it does on a reasonably powerful gaming PC—there was a noticeable decrease in quality on the original Switch. It also features cross-save and cross-play with other platforms, and players who log in on the Switch 2 between March 25 and April 15 will get a free Ambimanus pack with a Vericres Warfan weapon, a warfan skin, the Slicing Feathers mod, three-day affinity and credit boosters, a Broadsword Past/Future sigil, and the Buddies in Gaming glyph.

The update that launches alongside the Switch 2 Version of the game also introduces Follie, a new warframe based on inkblots and paintings whose abilities include a passive slow, a quick teleport that damages and marks nearby foes, Shadowgraphs—sketches that players can create in Follie’s notebook that mark enemies on contact—a summon that absorbs damage dealt to Follie and allies, and an ultimate ability that turns enemies into balloons that can be popped to damage other nearby foes. Follie can be crafted after players complete the Shadowgrapher quest and obtain her blueprints.