{"id":135749,"date":"2026-01-20T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-196434"},"modified":"2026-01-20T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T17:00:00","slug":"sail-forths-free-switch-2-edition-upgrade-is-bound-to-float-your-boat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2026\/01\/20\/sail-forths-free-switch-2-edition-upgrade-is-bound-to-float-your-boat\/","title":{"rendered":"Sail Forth&#8217;s Free &#8216;Switch 2 Edition&#8217; Upgrade Is Bound To Float Your Boat"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/1f8ee3413e4b3\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/1f8ee3413e4b3\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/1f8ee3413e4b3\/large.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"h2bvUEgWpA4\" data-start=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h2bvUEgWpA4?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\">\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/sail_forth\">Sail Forth<\/a> floated onto Switch back in 2022 with its adorable seafaring adventures reminding us of a beautiful blend of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/no_mans_sky\">No Man&#8217;s Sky<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/gamecube\/legend_of_zelda_the_wind_waker\">Wind Waker<\/a>. A little over three years on, developer Festive Vector and publisher The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild have launched a new version to make the most of the Switch 2&#8217;s fancy features.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/sail-forth-nintendo-switch-2-edition\">Sail Forth &#8211; Nintendo Switch 2 Edition<\/a>, as it is creatively called, is now available on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.com\/en-gb\/Games\/Nintendo-Switch-download-software\/Sail-Forth-1695260.html\">Switch eShop<\/a> for <strong>$19.99<\/strong> <em>or<\/em> as a free upgrade pack to all those who already own the game.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s no new content, per se (bar the last three years of updates and DLC), but it certainly sounds like a much better experience from a technical standpoint. The new edition boasts 1080p resolution in handheld, 4K in docked, faster load times and a boosted frame rate. Water shadows and reflections have now also been enabled, and there&#8217;s the power to render more boats on screen at once.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gallery\"><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Images: The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild<\/em><\/figcaption><\/aside>\n<p>It sounds like some welcome changes, especially given that our main gripes with the game back in 2022 were on the technical side of things. &#8220;While it isn\u2019t perfectly put together, and the playful nature of the graphics might not be to everyone\u2019s taste,&#8221; we wrote in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/reviews\/switch-eshop\/sail-forth\">our review<\/a>, &#8220;Sail Forth has more going for it than against it.&#8221; Hey, it might just be the perfect way to unwind on a grey January evening.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/nintendo-switch-2\/related-articles:142931 @ 1768995996 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<p><em>Did you pick up Sail Forth back in 2022? Will you be checking out this Switch 2 Edition? Float down to the comments and let us know.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[embedded content] Sail Forth floated onto Switch back in 2022 with its adorable seafaring adventures reminding us of a beautiful blend of No Man&#8217;s Sky and Wind Waker. 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