Nintendo Switch 2
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: Encore Edition
No emulator runs it properly yetAs of 2026-11-05
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: Encore Edition launches on November 5, 2026 (it went on sale at midnight in Japan and Hong Kong). As of the afternoon of November 5 (Beijing time), there are no emulator reports yet. On Nintendo hardware it is Switch 2 only, which release builds of Switch 1 emulators (Eden, Ryubing, Citron NEO, MeloNX and others) don't support; the unofficial Switch 2 forks of Eden (not affiliated with the Eden team) and the native port tool nxnative only run a handful of Switch 2 games so far, so whether this one runs will only be known from reports after launch. This is the Switch 2 version of the 2021 game; the physical release is a game-key card. Switch 1 only has the 2021 cloud version, which streams the game instead of running it on the console, so emulators can't run it. A native PC version has been out for years.
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Game info
- Developer
- Eidos-Montréal
- Released
- 2026-11-05
- Genre
- Action / Adventure
- Title ID
- 040043D0240DC000
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
FAQ
Can I play Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: Encore Edition on Windows with an emulator?
We haven't found a public compatibility report for Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: Encore Edition on Windows yet.
Can I play Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: Encore Edition on Mac with an emulator?
We haven't found a public compatibility report for Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: Encore Edition on Mac yet.
Can I play Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: Encore Edition on iPhone / iPad with an emulator?
We haven't found a public compatibility report for Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: Encore Edition on iPhone / iPad yet.
Can I play Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: Encore Edition on Android with an emulator?
We haven't found a public compatibility report for Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: Encore Edition on Android yet.
Where can I find the Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: Encore Edition ROM?
To emulate a Switch 2 exclusive on a computer you need one of the unofficial Eden forks, and they load games already decrypted on a Switch 2: an unpacked folder (the exefs/main file plus romfs) or a .nup package; this game's Title ID is 040043D0240DC000. Switch 1 prod.keys and firmware only matter for Switch 1 games. Which formats each fork supports is covered on our "Eden Switch 2 forks" page. →
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