Argonaut Games has announced Croc 2 Kingdom of the Gobbos for Nintendo Switch, putting a Q4 2026 window on the remaster of the original 3D platformer. The game restores the name used during its development and brings Croc back with enhanced visuals and a range of quality-of-life improvements.
That announcement lands after the first Croc remaster on Nintendo Switch last year proved the appetite was there. Mike Arkin said the success of Croc’s return exceeded what the team hoped for, and that made Croc 2 the obvious next project. For readers searching Nintendo Everything now, the timing is simple: the sequel is no longer a hope or tease, but a scheduled release with a clear season attached.
The remaster leans into the original game’s scale. Croc sets off for the mainland in search of his long-lost parents, while Baron Dante is resurrected by the Dantinis and vows revenge. From there, the journey runs through four distinct villages, with Croc rescuing captured Gobbos and taking on a roster of Guardians. Soveena the Squid is among them, and her obsession with Ginger Soda gives the cast a little extra oddball charm.
Argonaut Games is also adding more than a straight visual upgrade. Croc can triple jump in the remaster, while the game sends him into minecarts, cars, speedboats, a hang glider and even a wooden airplane. The result is more than 40 levels of open-ended 3D platforming, backed by the kind of modern touches that should make the old structure easier to play without changing what made it work.
The harder part came before the polish. Arkin said Croc 2 was built on a totally different engine to Croc, which created its own remastering challenges, even though early work to validate the approach paid off. That is where this project separates itself from the first return: the task is not just to sharpen old assets, but to make a different technical foundation behave like a modern release without losing the feel of the original.
Argonaut Games is also assembling an in-game digital museum called the Croc2pedia, and it goes beyond the usual archive material. It will include never-before-seen development materials, cut content and interviews with both the original and remaster teams. Jez San OBE said Croc 2 was always the plan once fans embraced the first remaster, and the new release window suggests the studio is now moving from revival to expansion. The remaining question is not whether Croc 2 is coming to Nintendo Switch, but how much of the original project’s history the Croc2pedia will finally let players see when Q4 2026 arrives.
