Strange Brigade Switch NSP XCI

About Game

Strange Brigade Switch NSP XCI brings Rebellion’s supernatural action-adventure to Nintendo Switch, placing a four-person band of monster hunters in the ruins, tombs, canyons, and temples of 1930s Egypt. Its combination of third-person shooting, exploration, puzzles, traps, and cooperative play gives the campaign a brisk pulp-adventure mood while leaving room for tactical decisions between the larger battles.

Strange Brigade on Nintendo Switch: Release and Game Details

Strange Brigade Switch released on June 15, 2021, for the Europe and USA regions. Rebellion served as both publisher and developer, with the game classified as an action-adventure title. It supports English, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, French, German, Russian, Chinese, and Korean.

The Nintendo Switch version arrives with an appropriate sense of scope for its setting: an expedition into Egyptian locations shaped by forgotten history, supernatural danger, and the promise of hidden rewards. The presentation leans into a 1930s adventure atmosphere, where grand temples and remote ruins are not simply scenery but places built around ambushes, routes to investigate, secrets to uncover, and enemies waiting to overwhelm an unprepared group.

The verified firmware information lists version 11.0.1 for the base release and version 12.0.2 for the update. More importantly for play, the game’s design is centered on moving through hostile environments as a team, balancing immediate firefights with the slower work of searching and solving.

A 1930s Egyptian Adventure Against Seteki

The Strange Brigade story begins in 1930, deep in Egypt’s unexplored ruins. Seteki, an ancient witch queen believed to have been defeated long ago, has returned. Her reawakening unleashes an army of mythological monsters and threatens the world with a new age of darkness.

Against that threat, the Strange Brigade travels through perilous territory in pursuit of the source of the supernatural outbreak. Forgotten tombs, treacherous canyons, and imposing temples form the path forward, each carrying its own mix of undead adversaries, dangerous devices, and ancient curses. The result is a 1930s Egypt adventure with a clear forward drive: survive the expedition, expose its hidden dangers, and stop Seteki’s reign before it spreads further.

The setting also supports the game’s shifting pace. A quiet passage through a ruin may lead to a puzzle or a concealed reward; the next chamber can open into a crowded confrontation with mummies, skeletons, giant scorpions, fire-breathing beasts, and other supernatural foes. That contrast gives the journey a sense of discovery rather than making it a continuous shooting gallery.

Four Adventurers Facing Ancient Evils

Players choose from four adventurers, each connected with different weapons and supernatural powers. That choice matters because the team is not presented as a single interchangeable group. Different abilities and equipment encourage players to consider how their selected adventurer can contribute when enemies gather or when an ally needs help.

Cooperative play supports up to four players, allowing a full brigade to push through the campaign together. Combat becomes more manageable when teammates coordinate their attacks, share the pressure of incoming hordes, and revive fallen comrades. Playing alongside others also gives environmental hazards more tactical value, as groups can work together to activate traps at useful moments.

For players returning to stages or approaching encounters with another group, the four-character structure provides a practical source of variety. Changing adventurers means changing the available weapons and supernatural powers in use, even as the wider objective remains the same: overcome Seteki’s army and the dangers protecting the route ahead.

Puzzles and Ancient Hazards Between Firefights

Strange Brigade puzzles are part of how progress unfolds through its Egyptian environments. Environmental puzzle-solving can open the way onward and reveal secret passages, asking players to pay attention to the spaces around them instead of focusing only on the next enemy wave.

Those spaces are hazardous in their own right. Tombs and temples contain deadly traps, while ancient curses add to the sense that the expedition is moving through places not meant to be disturbed. Traps are not merely obstacles, however. When activated at the right time, they can help clear enemy hordes, turning the architecture against the monsters rushing through it.

This mix gives exploration real purpose. Searching carefully can lead to hidden areas, treasures, relics, and bits of lore that deepen the mystery surrounding the journey. The campaign’s rhythm comes from alternating between observation and reaction: spot the route, notice a mechanism or a danger, then prepare for the combat that may follow.

Amulet Attacks, Weapons, and Collectible Upgrades

Combat is built around a broad selection of Strange Brigade weapons, character-specific abilities, and rewards found while exploring. New weapons and collectible upgrades enhance a player’s monster-hunting arsenal, giving the search for optional items a direct connection to later encounters.

Relics and hidden treasures provide another reason to inspect side paths and less obvious corners of a level. The game does not treat exploration as a pause from action; it makes it part of progression. A player who looks beyond the main route may find tools that improve their readiness for future hordes.

Charged Strange Brigade amulet attacks are especially important in difficult fights. Players build charge through combat and can then release a powerful ancient attack capable of shifting the battle’s momentum. Holding that attack for a crowded arena or a dangerous moment adds a small but meaningful layer of timing. Used carelessly, it may be unavailable when the pressure rises; used at the right moment, it can help the brigade regain control.

That blend of weapons, upgrades, relics, and amulet powers gives Strange Brigade Switch NSP XCI a progression loop suited to players who enjoy revisiting environments for secrets as well as pushing ahead through the main adventure.

7 Tips for Surviving Seteki’s Army

1. Stay coordinated. Work with teammates when enemy groups close in, rather than scattering across the arena.
2. Revive quickly. A fallen ally can be brought back into the fight, helping the brigade maintain its numbers during intense encounters.
3. Use the environment. Activate lethal traps when enemies are gathered in range to reduce pressure on the group.
4. Explore side routes. Hidden areas can contain treasures, relics, upgrades, and other useful rewards.
5. Watch for puzzle clues. Environmental puzzles and secret passages reward careful attention to tombs, temples, and other ancient spaces.
6. Collect upgrades. New weapons and powerful upgrades strengthen the available options for dealing with supernatural foes.
7. Charge with purpose. Build amulet energy during combat, then save the resulting attack for a moment when it can change the fight.