Cabernet receiving physical release on Nintendo Switch

Cabernet is getting a physical release on Nintendo Switch, Akupara Games and Party for Introverts announced today. It’ll start to ship in Q3 2026.

Cabernet will have a standard version, which includes a copy of the game and a portrait book. There’ll also be a collector’s edition which has these same items plus a brooch replica, the original soundtrack, art book, vampire cat pin, and a special box.

Cabernet initially hit the Nintendo eShop last year. Below is an official overview:

Cabernet is a 2D narrative RPG set in a 19th century Eastern European inspired world, with a modern twist. Guide Liza, a young vampire struggling with her morality and the supernatural world she has been pulled into. Will you retain your humanity or descend further into the horror you have become? Prepare to explore a hidden world of political intrigue, class conflict, and decadent corruption.

Use the moonlit sky to plan your next feast and explore. Mingle among vampiric society and the humans who feed them. Uncover who can aid your new kin and whose only purpose is to be drained.

Vampirism isn’t just an unholy transformation of your body– it also threatens to transform your mind. Will you choose to indulge your empathetic humanity or embrace your newfound nihilism?

But to lure your next meal somewhere safe and secluded, you’ll need to understand who they are and what they desire. A kind-hearted, alcoholic coachman? A fraying newlywed couple? A greedy, yet charming charlatan? Their lives are yours to aid or unravel.

Art, literature, history, science, these are the skills you’ll require to succeed. Your knowledge will be your greatest weapon in a world where the cunning drain the brutal of life.

Pre-orders for the Cabernet physical release are already open here. Meanwhile, we have more Nintendo Switch coverage here.