Child Of Light Review Switch May 2026

In an era where every RPG wants to eat 100 hours of your life with crafting systems, skill trees the size of a small novel, and open worlds full of question marks, Child of Light feels almost rebellious.

Now on the Nintendo Switch, Ubisoft’s 2014 watercolor dream has found its true home. But is this "little princess saves the kingdom" story worth your time a decade later, or does it drown in its own whimsy? Let’s get the obvious out of the way: Child of Light is the prettiest game you’ve never played on a handheld. The UbiArt Framework engine paints Lemuria like a storybook that crawled out of a Studio Ghibli fever dream. On the Switch’s OLED screen, Aurora’s golden hair catches the light of a dying sun. The ruins crumble in soft, melancholic purples. child of light review switch

But here’s the twist the screenshots don't tell you: It’s also a . In an era where every RPG wants to