Picross S Konami Antiques Edition announced for Nintendo Switch

Konami is making Picross S Konami Antiques Edition for Nintendo Switch, the company has announced. It’s due out on April 30, 2026. A demo launches on April 16.

Picross S Konami Antiques Edition features Gradius, TwinBee, Castlevania, Ganbare Goemon, and Contra. All of them will be showing up, of which there’ll be over 80 different titles appearing throughout the game’s puzzles.

Here’s an overview with more information:

More than 80 titles are included!
Characters from a wide range of game genres – from sports to dating sims and beloved game series like Castlevania, Contra, and Gradius – have been turned into pixel art puzzles.

Comes with the usual Picross S series puzzle modes: Picross, Mega Picross, Color Picross, and Clip Picross, as well as an Extra mode that features larger puzzles recreating famous scenes.
The characters will react to controls in Time Attack mode!
Aim to clear all puzzles within a limited time.

The number of puzzles is 150 each for Picross and Mega Picross and 5 for Clip Picross for a total of 200 piece puzzles of 40 each, 30 for Color Picross and 5 for Extra.
Time Attack mode contains 30 carefully chosen Picross puzzles.

The background music of the puzzles can be found in the new Music Player feature.
Enjoy listening to these popular KONAMI tunes at your own leisure.

Picross is a picture crossword puzzle game where you follow hint number to complete a picture.
With simple, easy-to-follow rules, it’s a game anyone can play!

Get a look at a trailer for Picross S Konami Antiques Edition below.

Official Trailer

This one will be sold digitally for $19.99. For additional Nintendo Switch news, head on over here.