I have been following Orbitals ever since it got announced at The Game Awards in 2025. It is based on a similar gameplay premise as It Takes Two and Split-Fiction. It requires two players to play through the game in co-op. It is also in an 80’s anime aesthetic. Both of those things intrigued me a lot. Today, the team behind Orbitals, Shapefarm and Keplar Interactive, unveiled a brand new gameplay trailer.
Today’s new video features commentary by two of Shapefarm’s creative leads: Game Director Jakob Lundgren and Creative Director Marcos Ramos. Together they explore a derelict space station with asymmetrical gameplay: one player must constantly recharge the CH1B1 drone’s battery with the Beam Cannon, while another uses the Scrap Hook to grab objects, levers, and doors to clear the path forward. Orbitals features many unique gameplay scenarios and puzzles throughout the course of the game, adding new layers and ways for players to engage with the environment using their trusty tools and wits.
Learn more about Jakob and Marcos below:
Jakob Lundgren – Game Director
With more than a decade of experience creating narrative-driven cooperative games, Jakob has dedicated his career to bringing people together through play. His work on titles such as A Way Out, It Takes Two, and Split Fiction has given him deep insight into what makes co-op experiences engaging, meaningful, and accessible to players of all skill levels. He is driven by a passion for crafting varied and collaborative experiences full of charm and humor, where communication and teamwork are essential to succeed.
Marcos Ramos – Creative Director
With 10+ years of experience in the industry, and many more adoring anime, Marcos has made his life goal to craft riveting moments for players. Be it action, comedy, the grotesque; or like in Orbitals, all of them combined into one, Marcos’ approach is always the same: to weave narrative, art, and audio together in unexpected ways to create stories that are truly special.
Just as Jakob and Marcos team-up in today’s video, players will be able to connect in various ways using their Nintendo Switch 2 console. Either by teaming up with two pairs of Joy-Con™ 2 controllers on a single Nintendo Switch 2 device for split-screen local co-op, or using the system’s GameShare feature to share Orbitals with another player on a compatible Nintendo Switch 2 or Nintendo Switch device, players around the world can team up and save the day together as one inseparable team!
Orbitals will launch exclusively for Nintendo Switch 2 this summer and is available to Wishlist now.
Source: Press Release
