{"id":135648,"date":"2026-01-14T02:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T02:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-196178"},"modified":"2026-01-14T02:45:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T02:45:00","slug":"psa-tomb-raider-definitive-edition-on-switch-2-and-switch-has-been-updated-to-version-1-0-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2026\/01\/14\/psa-tomb-raider-definitive-edition-on-switch-2-and-switch-has-been-updated-to-version-1-0-2\/","title":{"rendered":"PSA: Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition On Switch 2 And Switch Has Been Updated To Version 1.0.2"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/735044a1074d8\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/735044a1074d8\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"735044a1074d8\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/735044a1074d8\/tomb-raider-definitive-edition.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/735044a1074d8\/tomb-raider-definitive-edition.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"520\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Image: Aspyr, Crystal Dynamics<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Following the surprise release of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/tomb-raider-definitive-edition\">Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition<\/a> for the Switch and Switch 2 last November, Aspyr said it would continue to update the Nintendo versions with patches over time to provide the &#8220;best possible experience for all players&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>With this in mind, it seems an update has been recently released, bumping the game from Version 1.0.1 up to <strong>Version 1.0.2<\/strong> (thanks for the heads up <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/users\/canaryfarmer\" rel=\"nofollow\">Nintendo Life user canaryfarmer<\/a>). The official patch notes don&#8217;t appear to be available just yet, but this hasn&#8217;t stopped fans from investigating what&#8217;s changed.<\/p>\n<p>Based on <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/TombRaider\/comments\/1q8cbzf\/update_released_for_switch_2_v102\/\">early impressions<\/a> (<em>and as you might expect<\/em>), there are at least some tweaks and adjustments to improve the overall experience on Nintendo&#8217;s platforms. Players have also apparently uncovered a few other details, claiming there are adjustments to &#8220;shadows&#8221; and &#8220;foliage&#8221;, <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/famiboards.com\/threads\/tomb-raider-definitive-edition-has-shadow-dropped-both-on-switch-and-switch-2.15663\/page-4#post-2128335\">but other fan reports<\/a> suggest gyroscope controls and certain other control methods still aren&#8217;t working with the game.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-oembed\"><!-- cache: oembed\/https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/tombraider\/comments\/1q8cbzf\/update_released_for_switch_2_v102\/ @ 2026-01-14T02:43:55+00:00 --><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"reddit-embed-bq\"><p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/TombRaider\/comments\/1q8cbzf\/update_released_for_switch_2_v102\/\">Update released for Switch 2, v1.0.2<\/a><br \/>by<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/Profaniter\/\">u\/Profaniter<\/a> in<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/TombRaider\/\">TombRaider<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"object object-oembed\"><!-- cache: oembed\/https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/tombraider\/comments\/1q8cbzf\/comment\/nympbra\/ @ 2026-01-14T02:40:56+00:00 --><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"reddit-embed-bq\"><p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/TombRaider\/comments\/1q8cbzf\/comment\/nympbra\/\">Comment<\/a><br \/>by<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/Profaniter\/\">u\/Profaniter<\/a> from discussion<br \/>\n<br \/>in<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/TombRaider\/\">TombRaider<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<figure class=\"picture keep\" data-uuid=\"3dbe0ad375bc1\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Famiboards\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/3dbe0ad375bc1\/famiboards.large.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/3dbe0ad375bc1\/famiboards.original.png\" width=\"900\" height=\"177\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Famiboards\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Image: <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/famiboards.com\/threads\/tomb-raider-definitive-edition-has-shadow-dropped-both-on-switch-and-switch-2.15663\/page-4#post-2128335\">Famiboards<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Again, when we get the official patch notes from Aspyr, we&#8217;ll provide an update about what exactly has changed, but for now you can at least update your game and hopefully experience an improved version.<\/p>\n<p>When this title shadow dropped on the Switch 2 last year, we thought the overall experience on the Switch 2 was &#8220;great&#8221; (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/reviews\/nintendo-switch-2\/tomb-raider-definitive-edition\">awarding it 8 out of 10 stars<\/a>), even if it&#8217;s not quite as &#8216;Definitive&#8217; as the name suggests. Thankfully, the core gameplay experience is still a thrilling action romp:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Crystal Dynamics\u2019 2013 reinvention of Lara Croft just might be the best entry in this decades-old franchise, and for the asking price, you\u2019re getting a thrilling action romp that\u2019ll keep you hooked until the credits.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube with-primis\" data-videoid=\"BvMG4aVuxgs\" data-start=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BvMG4aVuxgs?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\"><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/nintendo-switch-2\/related-articles:194042,195618,195291,194461 @ 1768386571 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<p>Have you downloaded this latest update for Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition yet? How are you finding it so far? <em>Let us know in the comments.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: Aspyr, Crystal Dynamics Following the surprise release of Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition for the Switch and Switch 2 last November, Aspyr said it would continue to update the Nintendo versions with patches over time to provide the &#8220;best possible experience for all players&#8221;. 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