The Night of the Exorcism launches on Nintendo Switch October 30
Ratalaika Games and Ludomancer Studio are bringing the branching horror visual novel to Nintendo Switch this week for $6.99.
The Night of the Exorcism arrives on Nintendo Switch on October 30, bringing Ludomancer Studio’s branching horror visual novel to Nintendo’s hybrid console. Ratalaika Games is publishing the digital release, which will cost $6.99 according to Nintendo Everything.1
The game puts players in the role of an investigator summoned to the remote village of Southshire-Upon-Yail. A young woman is suffering from a mysterious illness, and the story asks players to diagnose what is happening while confronting seven demons. The route through that mystery changes with each decision, with nine distinct endings promised.1
A horror story built around choices
Rather than treating the exorcism as a simple battle against a single supernatural threat, the game frames information and judgement as its main tools. Players must uncover the secrets surrounding Isabella’s condition, work out how the demons are connected to her suffering and decide how far to push each encounter. Ludomancer’s official material presents the story as a narrative-driven visual novel built around branching paths and multiple outcomes.2
The monochrome official trailer leans into that unsettling tone, filling its rural setting with religious imagery, distorted figures and a cast whose intentions are not immediately clear.3 Nine endings give the compact mystery a clear reason to invite repeat play, particularly for players who enjoy comparing choices and tracking the consequences of different routes.12
What we know about the release
The Nintendo Switch version launches digitally on October 30. The announcement does not claim a physical edition, so players should expect the $6.99 digital release unless the publisher confirms another format. For horror fans who prefer unsettling questions to combat-heavy action, this is one to watch when it arrives.1
Our opinion
The Night of the Exorcism looks most interesting when it treats horror as a problem of interpretation rather than a parade of jump scares. Seven demons and nine endings are a strong framework for a compact visual novel, and the Switch release gives that structure an easy-to-pick-up home. The real test will be whether the branching choices meaningfully reshape the investigation instead of sending players through lightly altered versions of the same scenes.