Features Interviews Nintendo Switch 2 Switch eShop Upcoming Releases Feature: "A Great Idea Only Matters If You're Able To Finish It" - Atlantis Studio On Learning From The Past For Its Exclusive Switch 2 Horror "Ironically, I'm not actually good at horror games" by Ollie Reynolds Tue 7th Jul 2026 Share: Creating a horror game is no small feat. Creating one built around the concept of co-op play is even harder. How do you balance that crucial sense of isolation and fear when you've constantly got someone along for the ride with you? For new development team Atlantis Studio and creative director Nico Augusto, this is a challenge worth pursuing. Beyond the Dark: Nightwatch is a new, exclusive Switch 2 title in development now that focuses entirely on co-op, asymmetrical play. One player faces their fears in a spooky house inhabited by a mysterious creature, while the other provides support via surveillance.

Sounds promising indeed, but Augusto also has much to prove after his previous game, Seasons of Heaven , never came to fruition on the original Switch. We dive into this and much more in our chat, so read on for more information on what could be one of the Switch 2's most unique horror titles so far. Nintendo Life: For those unfamiliar, can you introduce Beyond the Dark: Nightwatch? Nico Augusto: Beyond the Dark: Nightwatch is an asymmetric two-player cooperative mystery game with a strong sense of tension, designed exclusively for Nintendo Switch 2.

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