Orbitals is looking more and more like the kind of co-op game that will either strengthen your friendship… or expose who in the squad cannot platform under pressure.
A fresh gameplay trailer for the upcoming anime-styled adventure has dropped, giving a clearer look at how the game actually plays beyond the stylish reveals we saw earlier. Orbitals first caught attention at The Game Awards 2025, then appeared again during the February 2026 Nintendo Direct. This latest footage is the most useful look yet because it focuses less on vibes and more on moment-to-moment co-op problem solving.
The trailer features Creative Director Marcos Ramos and Game Director Jakob Lundgren playing through several co-op challenges together. Lundgren’s background is worth noting here: he previously worked with Hazelight, the studio known for A Way Out, It Takes Two, and Split Fiction. That DNA is very obvious in Orbitals, especially in the way both players seem to rely on different abilities instead of simply doing the same thing side by side.
From the footage, each character appears to bring their own tool-based skills into the mix. That means one player may need to set up a route, trigger a mechanic, or create an opening while the other executes the next step. It is very much that “bro, why you jump now?” style of co-op design, where timing and communication matter as much as mechanical skill.
The trailer also shows a decent range of gameplay ideas. There are 3D platforming sections built around specific tools, side-scrolling moments where gravity manipulation becomes the main trick, and even a hoverboard sequence where players seem to shout out instructions while trying not to mess everything up. It is not just one repeated puzzle format, which is important for this type of game. Co-op adventures live or die on variety; if every room feels like the same gimmick, the fun dries up fast.
Visually, Orbitals is leaning hard into a throwback anime look, and that could be a big part of its appeal for SEA players. Malaysia already has a strong anime and gaming overlap, from ACG events to console cafés to friend groups that jump between seasonal anime, gachas, and Nintendo party games. A stylish two-player adventure with proper teamwork could fit nicely into that space, especially for players who want something more expressive than another standard action platformer.
The Switch 2 exclusivity is the other big detail. Orbitals is currently planned only for Nintendo’s new hardware, with a release window set for Summer 2026. There is still no specific launch date yet, and no Malaysia-specific pricing or regional release details have been shared in the source material. For local buyers, that means the usual wait-and-see mode: how easy Switch 2 stock is to get here, what the eShop situation looks like, and whether physical copies become available through Malaysian retailers.
Still, the pitch is strong. Orbitals has the anime presentation, the co-op chaos, and enough mechanical variety in this trailer to feel like more than just a pretty announcement. If the final game keeps the pacing tight and avoids making puzzles feel like arguments disguised as gameplay, this could be one of the more interesting early Switch 2 exclusives for players who love couch co-op or Discord call nonsense.
Basically, if It Takes Two made your friendship stronger — or nearly ended it — Orbitals should be on your radar.
Source: Nintendo Life