Report / Published 2026-10-31

Croc 2 reaches Switch as a remaster with 40 levels and a 90-minute Croc2mentary

Argonaut's 1999 platformer returns as Croc 2: Kingdom of the Gobbos on Switch, with the development title restored, more than 40 levels and an in-game documentary about the making of the game.

A stylised cliffside village of thatched huts on tall wooden stilts, connected by plank walkways and a wooden rail track above a turquoise bay, with palms and layered hills behind.
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THE SHORT VERSION

  • Croc 2: Kingdom of the Gobbos is out on Nintendo Switch as a remaster with enhanced visuals and quality-of-life changes, announced by Argonaut Games on 29 October.
  • The remaster restores the development title of the 1999 game, keeps the four villages and 40-plus levels, and adds a triple jump to Croc's move set.
  • The Croc2pedia bundles development materials, cut content and a 90-minute Croc2mentary, and Switch 2 Editions of Croc 1 and 2 are also in the works with no date attached.

Out now, announced on 29 October

Croc 2: Kingdom of the Gobbos is out now on Nintendo Switch, Argonaut Games announced, with Nintendo Everything publishing the launch trailer on 30 October 2026. The 3D platformer has been given a remaster rather than a straight port, and both outlets describe enhanced visuals and a range of quality-of-life improvements as the headline changes. Nintendo Everything credits the trailer to Argonaut and files the story under Switch and videos. Its post carries a 30 October 2026 timestamp and a Brian byline, while GoNintendo's announcement is dated a day earlier.

GoNintendo carried the announcement on 29 October 2026 under a line saying the game would come to Switch that day, and Argonaut founder Jez San dates the release to the same day in a quoted statement. Nintendo Everything's trailer post the following day treats the game as already available. Neither outlet gives a price, an install size or a download size for the Switch version, and neither says whether a physical release exists. No store listing, patch note or system requirement sheet is quoted in either piece.

The title that came back

The name is the part of the announcement with a history behind it. GoNintendo reports that the game was originally released in 1999 as Croc 2, and that the remaster restores Croc 2 Kingdom of the Gobbos, the name used during development. The same report calls it a remaster of the sequel to the multi-million-selling Croc Legend of the Gobbos, which is the only sales characterisation in either piece. GoNintendo does not explain why the sequel shipped under the shorter title in 1999 or why the long one was reinstated now.

Argonaut's own wording, as carried by both outlets, is careful about what changed. The remaster brings modern enhancements to the platforming while preserving the feel of the original, and GoNintendo quotes San saying that sharing the adventure with another generation of players on October 29 is something very special. Neither outlet reports new levels beyond the original design, and neither says whether the 1999 code and assets were rebuilt or reused.

Four villages and 40 levels

The structure is the 1999 one. Croc sets off for the mainland to find his long-lost parents, and the Dantinis resurrect Baron Dante, who vows revenge against the crocodile. GoNintendo puts the campaign at over 40 levels of open-ended 3D platforming across four distinct villages, where Croc rescues captured Gobbos and faces a roster of Guardians. Nintendo Everything frames the same journey as a heartfelt trip that turns into a showdown once Baron Dante returns.

The boss roster is named in both reports. Nintendo Everything lists Flavio the Thermal Fish, Venus Fly Von-Trappe and Soveena the Squid, and notes that Soveena's obsession with Ginger Soda makes her a menace to be reckoned with. GoNintendo names Soveena alone. Neither report says how many Guardians there are in total, how the villages are gated or whether any content was cut from the 1999 release. Nintendo Everything's three names are the only ones given anywhere in the two pieces.

The triple jump and the vehicles

Croc's original move set returns, and the remaster adds one thing to it. According to Nintendo Everything, jumping and tail-spinning are back and Croc can now triple jump for extra height when he needs it. The same report lists minecart rides, car and speedboat races, a hang glider and a wooden airplane as the other ways he gets around the levels. Both outlets carry the same list in the same order, which points to a shared press release rather than two separate playthroughs.

Both outlets frame the additions as quality-of-life rather than structural. Checkpoint placement, camera behaviour and control changes are not itemised in either piece, and neither outlet compares the Switch build against the 1999 original side by side or measures frame rate and resolution. That is the limit of what the two reports establish about how much the remaster alters. The trailer is the only video either piece offers, and Nintendo Everything embeds it without a shot list or commentary.

What the Croc2pedia holds

The Croc2pedia is the addition both reports spend the most words on. It is an in-game digital museum modelled on the Crocipedia included with the first remaster, and it holds never-before-seen development materials, cut content and the 90-minute Croc2mentary, a making-of feature with interviews from the original and remaster teams.

Nintendo Everything says the Croc2mentary traces the game's creative evolution from early concepts to completion. The 90-minute runtime is the only figure attached to it in either report, and neither says whether the documentary can be watched outside the game, whether the cut content is playable or how much of the archive is new to this release. Nothing in either piece says how the museum is unlocked or whether it sits behind story progression.

Switch 2 Editions and the upgrade question

The Switch release is not the end of the plan. Nintendo Everything notes that Croc 1 and 2 Nintendo Switch 2 Editions are in the works, and gives no date, price or upgrade path for them. That line closes the story on its own, without a link, a quote or a window attached to it. Modern Warfare 4's Switch 2 version shows what a native build on that hardware costs in frame rate and resolution, and a 1999 platformer would be trading on different things.

Remasters in this stretch of the calendar are being sold in different ways. Resonance of Fate's enhanced remaster charges owners of the 2018 release $9.99 to upgrade and sells the PC version as DLC, while the Ocarina of Time remake reaches Switch 2 on 5 November as a full new release. Argonaut has not said which model applies to the Croc Switch 2 Editions, and neither report mentions a window for them.

Sources & reporting limits

  1. Croc 2 Kingdom of the Gobbos launch trailer - 3D platformer receives Nintendo Switch remaster
  2. Croc 2 Kingdom of the Gobbos rolls onto Switch today
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