Promise Mascot Agency (Switch): all the updates (latest: Prepare to Grind)

7 August 2025 Lite_Agent Kaizen Game Works, Promise Mascot Agency

On this page, you will find all there is to know about the various updates for Promise Mascot Agency on Nintendo Switch.

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Promise Mascot Agency – Ver. ??? (Prepare to Grind)

Release date: August 7th 2025
Patch notes:

Prepare to Grind Update:

There is now an extra truck upgrade that allows you to grind on rails and train tracks. After unlocking it, jump at a metal fence or train track, and press INTERACT to grind (you can find the upgrade fox near the abandoned village)

Time Trials have been added. There are ten to complete. Achieving par times unlocks new hero cards. Time Trials are unlocked after speaking to Shiori at the stage outside the agency and recruiting specific mascots. The options menu contains a difficulty setting for the Time Trials

Difficulty modes have been added. You can change the difficulty when starting a new game and at any time in the Options menu. The difficulty mode only affects sending money to Matriarch Shimazu (this feature unlocks part way through the game)

Added a lot of new hero cards that can be acquired from Captain Sign, the new Kaso-Mart stores and the new Time Trials. These cards include collaboration with Hot Indie Bangers, including Unbeatable, Sorry We’re Closed, Paradise Killer and Dunk Dunk

All Kaso Marts can now be interacted with! Drive up to the door and see what’s in store

The vocals version of the music track “Promises Lost (Promises Found)” is now available for purchase from Captain Sign

New seasonal props have been added for Halloween, Christmas, Children’s Day and Obon

A lot more Pinky nails have been added. Some will appear in the world after a mascot has been recruited, others need to be unlocked from Captain Sign

Music track skip enabled on controller.

Bug Fixes and Improvements:

Crane game

Sped up the action

Improved readability of crane game assets

Improved max stamina rewards from mascot Life Satisfaction events

Fixed issue with Neko-Roll giving you infinite items

Fixed issues around not seeing characters in a certain mascot’s Life Satisfaction events

Fixed broken logic around Kannushi-kun’s Town Quest

Audio fixes and improvements

Setting deadzone to 100% no longer hard locks the game

UI improvements and bug fixes

Adding Y-FOV option

Fixed potential softlock under certain conditions in dialogue UI

Added option to toggle Pinky Launcher icons on and off

Fixed arcade games appearing at the game center before you have delivered them

Added some controller prompts to assist with gliding

Increased difficulty of Medium and Hard difficulty mascot battles to make more use of hero cards, and provide a more engaging experience

Altered the map visibility thresholds for the smashed billboards and litter collection to 95% (were 97%), and the katashiro to 93% (was 96%)

Fixed issues with some achievements not being given, and attempting to retroactively award those achievements.

Additional notes: none
Source: Kaizen Game Works (Bluesky)

Promise Mascot Agency – Ver. 1.1.2

Release date: April 25th 2025
Patch notes:

Fix occasional crash when winning multiple items in the Crane Game.

Fix rare issue were some vehicle based achievements were not being awarded correctly. Players who have been affected should be able to load the game and drive / boost / glide for a few moments to unlock the achievements.

Fix rare issue which caused the auto-save system to become blocked.

Fix the “Hey Boss” popping from not fully dismissing in some rare cases.

Fix the election rally crowd SFX from leaking into the rest of the game once the rally has completed.

Fix for the collection progress tracker incorrectly limiting the display to 99%.

Added map markers to help 100% collecting litter, billboards and katashiro. Markers appear when reaching 97%, 97% and 96% respectively.

Fix typos in credits and some localisations.

Fix to help limit the pop in effect of the tunnel post-process after exiting dialogue whilst in the tunnel.

Fix for one of the kittens remaining in the world after collection.

Fix for some currency buffs not working as intended.

Increased the area of detection for the custom map marker so it dismisses earlier.

Fix for duplicated items in Captain Signs shop.

Fix for missing collision around Fuku-Kata’s house.

Additional notes: none
Source: Kaizen Game Works (Bluesky)

How to download updates for Promise Mascot Agency for the Nintendo Switch?

To download the updates for Promise Mascot Agency, you have three options:

let the console do its thing if you have automatic downloads activated, and didn’t completely turn it off

If not…

try to launch the game from the Home Menu while being connected to the internet. You should get a prompt when doing so: simply follow the instructions on screen;

select the game > press either + or – to go to the Options page > select Software update > select Via the Internet.

To check that you have the latest version installed, simply select the game on the Home Menu, and press – or + to go to the Options: the version number is displayed just below the game title.