Switch 2 Backward Compatibility: Every Original Switch Game Fixed (and Still Broken) as of June 2026

Nintendo continues to chip away at the list of original Switch games that don't run properly on Switch 2, with the latest batch of fixes arriving in late May 2026. While the most recent system firmware update — Version 22.5.0, released June 15, 2026 — focused entirely on adding Dutch and Russian language support for accessibility features, the backward compatibility work remains an ongoing monthly effort .

Here's the complete status of every original Switch game fix on Switch 2, from the latest wave back through launch.

The May 2026 Compatibility Wave

The most recently documented batch of Switch 2 backward compatibility fixes was reported in late May 2026, when multiple original Switch titles received patches . According to reporting from Nintendo Life citing Nintendo Everything, the full list of games fixed in this wave includes:

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• Dragon Quest Builders
• Laysara: Summit Kingdom
• Monster Hunter Stories
• Neon Inferno
• Wolfenstein: Youngblood
• WrestleQuest

This wave notably included Dragon Quest Builders, which had already received its own dedicated fix back in March 2026, confirming the game was now fully supported .

The March 2026 Wave: Dragon Quest Builders and More

March 2026 was a busy month for backward compatibility work. The standout story was Dragon Quest Builders, which received its first-ever Switch software update — Version 1.0.1 — in early March 2026, nearly eight years after its original 2018 launch . The update addressed "several issues" affecting gameplay. By March 24, 2026, Nintendo's official compatibility page listed the game as supported on Switch 2 .

Alongside Dragon Quest Builders, a larger batch of titles received fixes in March 2026, including :

• A Hat in Time
• Botany Manor
• Dadish
• Dariusburst: Another Chronicle EX+
• Dariusburst SC Core + Taito/SEGA Pack
• DOOM (2016)
• Earnest Evans Collection
• Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age
• Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
• Limbo
• Solid Void – Nature Puzzles

Nintendo also noted that Pizza Tower and Laysara: Summit Kingdom were still experiencing issues as of March 2026, though Laysara was later fixed in the May wave .

January 2026: Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Fix

January 13, 2026, brought a major fix with firmware Version 21.2.0, which resolved crashing issues with Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl . These 2021 titles had been reported as crashing intermittently on Switch 2 before this update. Nintendo's compatibility page was updated to state: "Previously identified issues have been resolved with an update" .

December 2025: 10-Game Batch Including Resident Evil 4

In December 2025, Nintendo released a system update that fixed technical issues in ten games at once :

• Blade of Darkness
• Game Dev Story
• Little Nightmares: Complete Edition
• Miitopia
• Moji Yuugi
• Resident Evil 4
• Solid Void – Nature Puzzles
• Sports Party
• Streets of Rage 4
• Venture Towns

July 2025: Major 20+ Title Fixes

The July 2025 update (Version 20.2.0, released July 19-20) was one of the largest backward compatibility patches, fixing over a dozen games initially — later revealed to be 25 titles in total . Key games fixed included:

• Crypt of the NecroDancer
• Portal 2
• Harvestella

A subsequent update in late July 2025 (Version 20.1.5) resolved compatibility issues with games using the Carbon Engine — Limited Run Games confirmed that 12 titles using this engine, including Tomba: Special Edition, Shantae, and River City Girls Zero, should now work properly .

June 2025 Launch and Early Fixes

At launch on June 5, 2025, Nintendo confirmed that a remarkable 98.88% of the 15,000-plus third-party Nintendo Switch titles already worked properly on Switch 2 . Only six games failed outright, 162 showed minor issues, and 185 had updates pending .

The very first post-launch fixes came in mid-June 2025, addressing issues with Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (a Mii Fighter bug in online play) and the Carbon Engine games .

Games Still Having Issues as of June 2026

According to the most recent available data from late March 2026, a small group of games still had progression-related problems, including :

• Hoop Shoot
• Roman Rumble in Las Vegum – Asterix & Obelix XXL 2
• Summer Games Challenge: Jumping & Shooting
• Summer Games Challenge: Running
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

As of March 2026, Pizza Tower was also still flagged as having unresolved issues . The June 2026 firmware update did not document any new game-specific fixes, so these titles remain unaddressed as of this writing .

What the June 2026 Update Actually Did

Version 22.5.0 (June 15, 2026) was not a backward compatibility update. Its patch notes listed only :

• Added Dutch and Russian to “Text to Speech” languages in Accessibility
• Added Dutch and Russian as languages for “Change Speech ⇔ Text During GameChat” in Accessibility
• General system stability improvements

No new game-specific fixes were documented in that firmware release, continuing Nintendo's pattern of bundling backward compatibility improvements into firmware updates that often mention only "general system stability improvements" in official patch notes .