{"rewrite":{"id":"r_7ab3d7553386a9317c3212fc","clusterId":"c_24594e655bd0f07a84e73389","slug":"finding-polka-confirms-switch-version-with-new-stages","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Finding Polka Confirms Switch Version With New Stages","summary":"PARCO GAMES announced on September 17, 2026 that a Nintendo Switch version of Finding Polka is in production. The dog-searching adventure game has no release date or price set for the Switch edition. The Switch version will carry additional content including new stages, and that same content is also planned for distribution on the Steam version. Finding Polka released on PC via Steam on August 12, 2026 at 1,500 yen. Every illustration and design in the game is drawn with ballpoint pen, and it has won TGS2026 SELECTED INDIE 80 Excellence Awards PLATINUM (Best in Show), gamescom Award 2026 Most Wholesome, BITSUMMIT Award 2026 Best Visual Design and Kids Selection Award, and BIC Festival Award 2026 EXCELLENCE IN ART. Tokyo Game Show 2026 runs from September 17 to 21 at Makuhari Messe, where the Switch version is playable at the PARCO GAMES booth, number 09-C65.","whyItMatters":"PARCO GAMES, a retail company's game label that began publishing in 2025, is porting its most decorated title to console while its PC version is still under three months old, and the extra content will reach both platforms.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe new content is described by PARCO GAMES as a large amount of additional material. A game label source said the highlights were obtained through an \u0026#34;interrogation of the developer,\u0026#34; and gave three: new stages and new residents, a romance for Polka, and \u0026#34;Jazz\u0026#39;s Angry Death Road.\u0026#34; The label also said the contents may change significantly without notice depending on the developer\u0026#39;s mood and schedule.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Switch version is playable for the first time at Tokyo Game Show 2026. Business days are September 17 and 18, public days are September 19 through 21. Booth 09-C65 also has DEPERSON and Constance playable. Spatial direction is by Kei Murayama and graphic design by Yuta Nakajima.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo campaigns run through September 27 at 11:59 p.m. A Discord campaign picks 10 people from those who join the server and post in the campaign channel. An X and Instagram campaign picks 10 people from followers who repost or like the designated post. Both offer Steam Wallet codes worth up to 10,000 yen.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe player is Frendy, who spent peaceful days with his dog Jazz before spotting a dog in the city that looks exactly like Polka, a dog he kept as a child. The game has no dialogue or words. Characters convey feelings through facial expressions, gestures, and sound effects, and players can high-five characters to become friends or try minigames including miniature golf, whack-a-mole, soccer penalty kicks, boat racing, watermelon splitting, and volleyball.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Finding Polka launched on Steam at 1,500 yen and Switch players still have no price or date to plan around. The new stages reach Steam too, so the console port is not bundling anything its existing buyers will not get.","twitterPost":"Finding Polka's Switch edition has no price or date yet, and its new stages also come to Steam.","threadsPost":"Finding Polka's Switch port has no release date or price, while the new stages also reach the Steam version. Anyone who already bought it on PC is getting the same additions, so the port is not offering anything its current players cannot already plan for.","newsletterBlurb":"PARCO GAMES confirmed a Nintendo Switch version of Finding Polka, the ballpoint-pen dog-searching adventure that released on Steam in August. No date or price yet, but the port adds new stages and other content, and the same extras are planned for PC. 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