{"id":136114,"date":"2026-02-18T16:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T16:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-197664"},"modified":"2026-02-18T16:45:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T16:45:00","slug":"heartwarming-2025-gem-goodnight-universe-finally-gets-switch-2-camera-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2026\/02\/18\/heartwarming-2025-gem-goodnight-universe-finally-gets-switch-2-camera-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Heartwarming 2025 Gem ‘Goodnight Universe’ Finally Gets Switch 2 Camera Support"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We really liked Goodnight Universe<\/a>, Nice Dream’s follow-up to GoodbyeWorld’s award-winning Before Your Eyes<\/a>. But for the Switch 2 version, there was one big thing absent that players on Steam had \u2014 camera support. Eye-tracking and facial recognition is a big part of the game, but with the feature missing at launch on the hybrid console, we just had to be patient.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, for those of you who have been holding off or who have been dying to replay the game as-intended, camera support is finally here! So, as long as you have the Switch 2 version of the game and a compatible USB camera (or the official one), then you’re game.<\/p>\n

Accompanied by a cute little visual to show you the best way to set up the camera for optimal eye-tracking magic, today’s update also includes a little visual fidelity boost for the newest console.<\/p>\n

As for setting the camera up, publisher Skybound Games recommends you play using this method in a well-lite space, with the camera positioned around 18-24 inches in front of you, with your face fully visible. You’ll be able to test this all in-game before you start.<\/p>\n

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Well, time for us to dust the ol’ Switch 2 camera off then. If you happened to miss Goodnight Universe last year, then prepare yourself for a beautiful narrative adventure.<\/p>\n

The game has you control a six-month-old named Isaac \u2014 that’s the age where you don’t really understand anything<\/em> and you’re trying to get to grips with limbs, movement, all sorts of weird things! Oh, Isaac is also<\/em> developing psychic powers, and a tech corporation has found out about that. So that’s just an extra thing on top of everything else. Fun!<\/p>\n

We scored the original release a 7\/10 back in November 2025<\/a>, but even without the camera implementation, we thought the game was solid: “Isaac\u2019s supernatural adventures are as entertaining as they are heartwarming, and though it isn’t terribly long, it makes full use of every moment.”<\/p>\n

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Have you played Goodnight Universe yet? Will you be grabbing the game now it has camera support? Cry out in the comments and let us know.<\/em><\/p>\n

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