Published May 13, 2026, 3:31 PM EDT

And it ain’t Metroid Prime 4

The Nintendo Switch 2 already has a killer FPS, and a sequel is on the way

Image: Prophecy Games

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On Tuesday, Prophecy Games announced Deadzone: Rogue 2 , a sequel to its 2025 standout roguelike. It doesn’t have a release date yet, but a demo will be available sometime in June 2026 for players to get a feel for how the sequel sharpens and expands on the core gunplay of the first game.

The original Deadzone: Rogue was released last summer, but didn’t arrive on my radar until its Nintendo Switch 2 launch in March. I picked it up on a whim while traveling and was immediately transfixed. While everyone else was enjoying the horrors of Marathon , I was getting my FPS fix in Deadzone: Rogue .

Like so many great science-fiction stories, Deadzone: Rogue is set on a space station with nary another human in sight.…