Citizen Sleeper and Its Sequel Are Now Available on Nintendo Switch 2

If you have been looking for a reason to jump into a space-faring adventure on your new console, you are in luck. Both Citizen Sleeper and its sequel, Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector, are now available on the Nintendo Switch 2.

Developed by Jump Over the Age, these titles offer deeply emotional storytelling set against the backdrop of a vast, unforgiving galaxy. The series is known for its world-building, where the lives of every character are shaped by external forces—from massive corporate entities to the movement of celestial bodies.

Surviving on The Eye

The first game introduces players to The Eye, a massive space station where you take on the role of a Sleeper—a synthetic body containing a digital copy of a human brain. Having escaped your captors, you start with nothing. The gameplay loop centers on daily survival, requiring you to find work, secure shelter, and rely on the kindness of strangers to get by.

Much like Disco Elysium, the game relies heavily on internal monologue and lengthy dialogue to flesh out the station's inhabitants. You roll dice each day to pass skill checks for various tasks, a system that forces players to make difficult choices about how to manage their limited resources. There are few true fail states; instead, the narrative naturally evolves based on your successes and failures, much like a dungeon master reacting to a tabletop campaign.

Expanding the Horizon in Starward Vector

Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector, released in 2025, takes these established mechanics and applies them to a much larger scale. Rather than being confined to a single station, you command a spaceship and travel between various planets and stations, gathering a ragtag crew along the way.

While the focus on narrative and tabletop-inspired dice rolls remains, Starward Vector leans into a more episodic structure, drawing clear parallels to the Mass Effect series. Following the individual stories of your crew as you traverse the stars serves as the heart of the experience, emphasizing the human connections that form in the face of struggle.

Whether you are new to the series or looking to continue the story on Nintendo’s latest hardware, both titles are ready to play starting today.