Koei Tecmo and Team Ninja have confirmed plans to release a demo for Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly Remake on Nintendo Switch 2, which will be made available on the Nintendo eShop on 5 March 2026.
With the full game, the developer has worked on “a full remake” of the Japanese horror adventure, which was the second in the series and originally released in 2003 for PlayStation 2 as Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly (or Project Zero II: Crimson Butterfly).
When childhood memories guide twin sisters Mio and Mayu Amakura to a stream, Mio reminisces about the past while her older sister Mayu is drawn to a crimson-coloured butterfly. This leads her to a mysterious village that seems non-existent.
In this village of never-ending night, the twins are hunted by vengeful spirits as they flee their mysterious ritual. Separated from her sister, Mio attempts to find Mayu and escape, armed only with the Camera Obscura, a device that captures and seals away the impossible. Unbeknownst to her, Mio’s actions will involuntarily reproduce the past and lead her to the deepest reaches of the village, where she will uncover the truth behind the “forbidden ritual that must never be witnessed.”
The remake will completely overhaul the original game, including graphics and audio enhancements, as well as improvements to core gameplay systems and controls. It will also introduce a new ending featuring the song “Utsushie” from composer Tsuki Amano, along with new side stories and new locations to explore.
Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly Remake will be released digitally on the Nintendo eShop for Nintendo Switch 2 worldwide on 12 March 2026. The game will include voices in Japanese with texts in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish.
