Wake Up, Tenno – Warframe Launches Free for Nintendo Switch™ 2 Alongside The Shadowgrapher Update

Free update, also available for PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and Mobile, offers all-new additions, including the 64th Warframe, a haunting game mode, fresh cosmetics, improved community features, and more

LONDON, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Digital Extremes’ free sci-fi epic Warframe, a zeitgeist of online gaming, is now available for Nintendo Switch™ 2. It launches alongside the game’s next major update, The Shadowgrapher, free to players on all platforms today, and celebrates 13 years of a growing community for more than 85 million players around the world.

New and veteran players on Nintendo Switch™ 2 can experience Warframe’s rich universe and evolving world with improved FPS, resolution, load times, textures, and shader quality, as well as Joy-Con 2 mouse control support. Play alongside others on PC, PlayStation, Xbox, iOS, Android, and the original Nintendo Switch™ for endless adventures through the Origin System with Cross Platform Save and Cross Platform Play. Those who log in to Warframe on a Nintendo Switch™ 2 console through April 15 will earn the exclusive Ambimanus Pack, which includes a free Warfan weapon among other cosmetics and resource boosters.

“Warframe is officially live on every major gaming platform with full cross-play and save, which feels absolutely wild to say about a game in its 13th year,” said Rebecca Ford, Creative Director. “Creating a seamless gameplay experience for millions of players who can become friends from anywhere in the world on separate mobile devices, consoles, and PC is a development journey that blows my mind. Warframe’s goal is, and always will be, to bring people together and give them a place to call home, where their day might end just a little better than it may have started. When the next console arrives, you can guarantee we will be there to meet our players.”

See the latest Nintendo Switch 2 features in action for Warframe with the launch trailer here

Known for slick, frenetic gameplay, hand-crafted cinematic Quests full of emotional storytelling, and endless ways to customize playstyle and aesthetics, Warframe has grown for more than a decade into a multi-generational game with over 85 million registered players across all major gaming platforms to date. It has evolved from an open beta launch with one tileset and four playable Warframes into one of the most expansive games around, with 20 Planets, four Open Worlds, more than 30 Quests, and, now with The Shadowgrapher update, 64 base Warframes available.

Check out Follie’s abilities in The Shadowgrapher launch trailer here, featuring the new original song “Drip”

Follie, the latest Warframe added in the Shadowgrapher update, brings a slew of abilities based on her Rorschach inkblot inspirations. Squad up and survive together in a new co-op game mode inspired by the online multiplayer survival horror genre: Follie’s Hunt. This mode pits four players against Follie, who stalks and attacks bravely curious wanderers around the map, reacting to the allied team’s actions. This update also offers brand new collectable cosmetics, community social features, quality of life improvements, and more to try out.

For more information about Warframe, please visit the official game website, the TennoCon event website, visit the new official wiki, or follow our Bluesky, Twitter/X, Instagram, YouTube, Twitch, and TikTok accounts.

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About Warframe
Warframe^® has evolved the looter-shooter genre since its debut on PC in 2013, becoming a multi-generational game with more than 85 million registered players across multiple console and mobile platforms. In this free sci-fi epic, players join an ancient class of warriors, the Tenno, and fight their way through an ever-expanding universe of more than 18 planets and 60 Warframes, with four open worlds to discover. With unrivaled customization, an intriguing narrative, and one of the most welcoming communities in gaming, players can define their playstyle and become an unstoppable force with a squad. Warframe’s success has led to the creation of TennoCon, where thousands of fans descend upon the heart of Digital Extremes’ creative operations in London, Ontario, annually to discover the future of the game. For more information about Warframe, please visit: www.warframe.com.

About Digital Extremes
Digital Extremes ranks as one of the world's top video game development studios. Originating 30 years ago with the co-creation of Epic Games' multi-million unit selling Unreal^® franchise, including Unreal and Unreal Tournament, Digital Extremes went on to develop Dark Sector^®, BioShock^® for the PlayStation^®3, the BioShock 2 multiplayer campaign, and The Darkness^® II. The studio develops its games using its proprietary Evolution Engine and reached critical and commercial success with the free-to-play action game Warframe^®, supporting a global community of 85+ million registered players across all major core gaming platforms. Digital Extremes is currently developing its new IP – Soulframe^® – with additional updates coming soon. For more information about Digital Extremes, visit www.digitalextremes.com.