Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly Remake Set To Haunt Your Switch 2 In 2026

Honestly unexpected to see BUT it is welcome nonetheless.

Best game in the series by far.

I would have prefered to have remake of the first game but this is the one that most fans like the most.

It’s Bs that this is incarcerated to the S2. This could easily be handled by the Switch too. These games need all the sales they can get and a port to Switch 1 would be better for everyone.

But anyway… it’s good to see most of the series in Nintendo hardware. (I mean they owned the IP for a while… and underused too)
I’m a horror fan and these games are quite scary, haven’t been able to finish the WiiU one since release :/ because it was so stress inducing

I haven't played a Fatal Frame, but this looks like it could be great.

After censored ports of V and IV – I don't trust KOEI TECMO anymore.
I'll stick with the original versions.

I wonder, is this based on the original version or the Wii version?

What? What? What? I can't believe this. This is the best news of the year for me! People really don't know what I'm feeling right now, I'll update the Official Thread.

I wonder what they'll do with III The Tormented, the title that they're skipping for now.

More Fatal Frame love and the remake is looking good! I really enjoyed Crimson Butterfly back in the day. Will definitely get this day one!

Give me a proper physical release and I will gladly double dip. Just like I did with Maiden of Black Water and Mask of the Lunar Eclipse.

I'd be fine with a Switch 1 release. So at least I'd be able to play it in handheld mode on my Switch OLED. If not I'll pick up a copy for PS5.

It will be nice to play this on modern platforms. Without having to hook up the OG Xbox.

@HammerGalladeBro It's gonna be censored like V and IV ports, anyway.

@DTfearTheBEARD You need the original Xbox indeed to play the enhanced versions of the first two games, or a Wii to play the previous remake of 2 (America didn't get it), with III The Tormented being stuck on PS2, emulation aside. I hope that every horror fan supports this release so we get the others as well. It's my favourite horror series because it's not about weapons or gore, but about the narrative, files, environments, sounds, characters and the addictive and rewarding camera combat.

Something about it just looks kinda off. Also not a big fan of any of the post PS2 Fatal Frames, so not much faith in this one.

Huge recommend for the original Fatal Frame II though, it's awesome

I have the originals. Tired of all these remakes and such, they’re usually changed and/or censored. Not judging anyone who wants them because I do think it’s great that these games will be more accessible but I’m personally tired at this point.

@Banjo- Exactly! I have Fatal Frame 1 & 2 for original Xbox. If i'm not mistaken, I believe both games are backward compatible on 360.

I'll show my support in hopes of fatal frame 1 & 3 to receive the same treatment. I'd love a brand new FF game as well!

The camera combat is amazing with gyro controls! These games feel right at home on a handheld device!

This is the second remake already, and I love it.

Happy for Fatal Frame fans!

So are they dropping the Project Zero name for European markets? I think this is the first Project Zero series game to receive a Fatal Frame title in the UK.

Well this is a lovely surprise! Definitely giving this a go!

SO happy it's English dubbed!!! Definitely excited to re-play this game!!!!

My wife has never played it before so she is in for an experience!

One of my favorite chapter of the trilogy, hopefully we also get remastered of Fatal Frame 1 & 3 soon as well.

@Yojimbo Exactly. It's the first time that the series is named Fatal Frame outside America. I love the Fatal Frame name, but shouldn't they rename the current-gen remasters now?

I shouldn't have played this game when I was a kid. Really terrifying

Fantastic game, I love the series.

A bit daft seeing as there was already a Wii Remake.

Time to buy it for a fourth time. Hopefully it gets a physical release in the west.

Enjoyed this a lot on Wii. Still, it's another old game released once again. I have never played 1 & 3 and would love to see them get a modern treatment but this is probably a niche series so I don't think it will happen.

@ToniK I think that I and III are likely, on the new engine. At the end of the day, they bothered to translate, fix the glitches and remake a Wii game for modern platforms with Mask of the Lunar Eclipse.

@DTfearTheBEARD same, I have a Switch 2 but I agree that having it available for more platforms is never a bad thing. I'm hoping this gets the full game on cart treatment. No Lame Key Cards for me.

@RainbowGazelle with limited availability, and I mean VERY limited availability.

Always wanted to give this a proper playthrough. Ah yes!

A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one.

I played the original on PS2 and the Director's Cut on Xbox many times.

Now THIS is my kind of horror. The atmospheric stuff where your weapons are limited to non-existent.

A remake of the 1st or 3rd game sure but 2nd, come on people got the 2nd Wii edition. Sigh.

Sure whatever entries to offer alongside 4 and 5 why not. Still a bit ridiculous of only the 2nd game in Nintendo platforms and not offering the others.

Surprised by how poorly the game seems to be running in the trailer. I get that it's early, but I genuinely thought it was a Switch 1 version at first given the resolution and frame rate.

@MARl0
Is it even running at 60fps? Wouldn't be suprised if it winds up being just a timed Exclusive and then gets ported to PS5 runing at 4K+60fps or whatever.

I could never fully get on board with the FF series just because of how slow paced the controls are which makes back tracking a real pain. But i appreciate and dig the atmosphere and unique Camera Ghost catching mechanics that set itself apart from the likes of Resident Evil & Silent Hill.

But ya, it's cool to see Super Mario Galaxy 2 and this being ressurected from the Wii-dead and launching on Switch 2. Would of been cool if Nintendo ported over and optimized titles like Super Paper Mario & Wario Land Shake it! too.

@WaveBoy @MARl0 The poor graphics that some people here are referring to might be the Switch 2 version or Nintendo Direct's compressed feed, but this is not an exclusive and there are PC, Series X|S and PS5 versions. There is no last-gen version, so the Switch 2 version is the least powerful version in terms of graphics. You can watch the high-definition trailer below if you change YouTube's settings. There is a disclaimer at the end: the footage is taken from an in-development build, so it's not as polished as the final product will presumably be.

Man, there's a "2" at the end so now I feel compelled to find a way to play them in order...
Why does my brain do this to me

@Chlocean You can play Mask of the Lunar Eclipse now, the first title chronologically. 😉

Made my day!!! Love this series. Looks awesome. Part 3 was my favorite

Since Nintendo's washed its hand of this series and it's purely a Koei Tecmo thing again, and there's no Switch 1 version, this is 100% going to be on a Game-Key Card (or digital-only). Easy pass.