Nintendo Switch
Metro Redux on Switch
Checked 24 October 2026
Metro Redux on Nintendo Switch is the 28 February 2020 port of both Redux games, including Last Light's DLC. It is not the October 2026 next-gen build. A physical 16 GB cartridge was sold with both games on the card, so a full install did not depend on a download.
What was measured in 2020
The 2020 port reporting describes 1080p docked and 720p handheld output targets with temporal reconstruction and a 30 fps cap. Output resolution is not a guarantee of native internal rendering in every scene, and a cap is not a no-drops benchmark. Those figures are from 2020 analysis of that port. They are not a 2026 retest, and this page will not pretend they are. The Nintendo store page lists both games, the DLC, Survival, Spartan, and Ranger. One field on that page has shown a 1 January 2024 date, which does not match the February 2020 release reported when the cart was announced. Use 28 February 2020 as the release.
The cartridge
Destructoid and the announcement coverage describe a $49.99 pack, at 2020 prices, on a 16 GB card that holds both campaigns and the DLC. You do not download the second game to finish the cart. Price today is whatever Nintendo lists. The store link is on download.
Switch 2
No native Switch 2 edition and no performance patch were in the October 2026 Deep Silver posts. The cart can be played as a Switch game on hardware that runs Switch carts. Any frame-rate claim beyond that would be a guess, so there is not one here. If you want 60 or 120 fps, that is the PS5 version or PC, documented on the next-gen update.
Questions
Does the Switch cart need a download?
The 2020 16 GB cartridge was announced with both games and all DLC on the card.
Does Switch get the 2026 next-gen update?
No. The update notes name PC, PS5, and Xbox Series.
Sources
- S41: Nintendo eShop, Metro Redux accessed 24 October 2026
- S10: Deep Silver, next-gen update accessed 24 October 2026
- S40: Digital Foundry, Metro Redux Switch port accessed 24 October 2026
- S42: Destructoid, 16 GB Switch cart accessed 24 October 2026