High On Life: Nintendo Switch™ 2 Edition
Fight an alien cartel with talking guns whose abilities shape combat and whose personalities supply different reactions to the story, while pursuing an intergalactic bounty-hunting adventure.
- AI score · out of 10
- 7.7 / 10
About this game
An alien cartel invades Earth to turn humans into a drug, sending you into a bounty-hunting adventure with a collection of talking weapons. You fight alien enemies using each gun's distinct abilities, choosing a weapon for its combat tools as well as the personality accompanying you through the story. The journey takes you through a jungle and a city built inside an asteroid, with hunter challenges to complete along the way. Some story events draw different comments from different equipped guns, making weapon choice part of the dialogue as well as the fighting. This Nintendo Switch 2 Edition also supports Joy-Con 2 mouse controls.
Collected in series
High On Life is a science-fiction comedy shooter series where your guns are also your loudest companions. You hunt bounties, explore strange alien places and use each weapon’s abilities, with crude jokes and conversations woven into the action.
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AI review
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A promising fit for players who want weapon personalities to matter alongside their combat abilities.
Choosing a gun also chooses a companion's reactions, which may make changing weapons appealing for reasons beyond enemy encounters. Hunter challenges and contrasting locations offer further activities and settings for players drawn to its comic bounty-hunter premise.
Strengths
- Different weapon abilities and spoken reactions give gun selection both a mechanical and a character-driven purpose.
Who it is for: Players who enjoy alien settings, character banter and experimenting with distinct weapon abilities.
Play notes: If you prefer weapons to remain quiet tools, the talking-gun premise may be a less comfortable fit; the opening story also explicitly revolves around humans being used as a drug.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Hunter challenges provide an additional focus alongside the bounty-hunting premise, which may appeal to players who like pursuing smaller objectives during an adventure. | Reviewed | 7.4 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Distinct gun abilities make weapon selection a potentially engaging decision for players who like changing their approach to alien encounters. | Reviewed | 7.7 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Different gun reactions may make the equipped weapon feel like a travelling companion for players receptive to character banter. | Reviewed | 8.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Joy-Con 2 mouse support gives players interested in mouse-style input a supported control option in this edition. | Reviewed | 7.7 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Squanch Games
- Publisher
- Squanch Games
- Release date
- Sep 3, 2025
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- ec.nintendo.com
- Offline minimum players
- 1
- Offline maximum players
- 1
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Shooter · Primary genre
- Tags
- HumorousDodgeFast-pacedLinear LevelsSolo-friendlyReplayablePlayer versus EnvironmentFirst Person3D GraphicsMain Story Under 10 HoursShooting
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- CLASSIND: MA 15+
- Play modes
- Single player
- Perspectives
- Not provided
Release editions
- Nintendo Switch 2WorldwideSep 3, 2025
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Sources
- ec.nintendo.comSource revision: 1
- ec.nintendo.com