Square Enix and Acquire’s award-winning RPG Octopath Traveler has been removed from Nintendo’s Switch eShop.
As Siliconera pointed out, this appears to be related to the game’s recent change in publisher to the hybrid platform. The title originally launched as a Switch exclusive in 2018, with Nintendo as the publisher at the time.
Since its release on other platforms, those duties have been handed over to Square Enix and that’s apparently the likely reason it’s now been “temporarily removed” from the eShop. This one the exchange reportedly took place in December in 2023
There is no exact date when exactly this game will return to the eShop, but once again, nothing to worry about. We’ll let you know as soon as it’s back. It’s worth noting that Octopath Traveler is still available on other digital platforms such as the Microsoft Store and Steam.
In the meantime, you can always check out the sequel, which was released on the eShop last February, or maybe even opt for a physical copy of the original game on Switch. Interestingly, Acquire was also recently acquired by FromSoftware and Spike Chunsoft owner Kadokawa.
