Village in the Shade (Switch, Switch 2): all the updates (latest: Ver. 1.0.4)

12 August 2026 Lite_Agent

On this page, you will find all there is to know about the various updates for Village in the Shade on Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2.

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Village in the Shade – Ver. 1.0.4

Release date: August 9th/10th 2026 (Nintendo Switch 2) / TBA (Nintendo Switch)
Patch notes:

Fixed a bug preventing you from leaving your home the day after a holiday (festival or fair).
Fixed a bug causing an event normally occuring at 7PM on Day 7 of Spring in Year 1 (required to progress through the story) not to occur.
Fixed a bug impacting the crop harvest tutorial that normally occurs on Friday the 5th of Spring in Year 1. If the field is surrounded by furniture or fencers, you cannot enter it to harvest turnips, preventing you from progressing.
Fixed a bug causing the game to become unplayable, which occured if you kept playing after receiving the completion rewards from the “Cow Ghost” event while all livestock sheds capable of housing cows or goats had been removed.
Fixed other minor bugs.

Additional notes: none
Source: Nippon Ichi Software

Village in the Shade – Ver. 1.0.1 (Digital Art Book)

Release date: August 6th/7th 2026
Patch notes:

Corrected typos.
Fixed a bug causing part of “What you Encounter at Night” not to be displayed.

Additional notes: none
Source: Nippon Ichi Software

Village in the Shade – Ver. 1.0.3 (Day One Update)

Release date: July 30th 2026
Patch notes:

Fixed issues occuring in the Greenhouse
Reduced processsing load.
Improved processing of SE surround sounds.

Additional notes: none
Source: Nippon Ichi Software

How to download updates for Village in the Shade on Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2?

To download the updates for Village in the Shade, 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.