Shrek 2 Remastered release time, price, co-op and crossplay

Shrek 2 Remastered is a remaster of Luxoflux's 2004 console game, the one where you run a team of four through levels lifted from the film and swap between them on the fly. Aspyr's version keeps that structure and adds online co-op, 4K, a Photo Mode and a Cheats Menu, and it costs $29.99.

Shrek 2 Remastered release time: what time does it come out?

Shrek 2 Remastered comes out at 17:00 UTC on November 10, 2026, which is 9 a.m. Pacific and 12 p.m. Eastern in the US. The PlayStation Store lists the release as 2026-11-10T17:00:00Z, and Microsoft's store data for the Xbox version and Steam's release timestamp give the same moment. Aspyr's announcement only gives the date. Every PlayStation and Xbox store we checked uses one worldwide moment rather than local midnight, so the Shrek 2 Remastered release date lands on November 11 in Japan and Australia.

The "New Zealand trick" doesn't work here: the New Zealand PlayStation Store and Microsoft's New Zealand store data both list the same 17:00 UTC unlock as the US. Nintendo's US eShop listings for Switch and Switch 2 show only the November 10 date, without an hour. On Steam you can pre-load now, so the game is ready the moment it unlocks. Warhammer Survivors also launches on November 10, seven hours earlier, at 10:00 UTC on the PlayStation and Xbox stores.

How much does Shrek 2 Remastered cost?

Shrek 2 Remastered costs $29.99 on every platform, and Aspyr's announcement gave pre-orders 10% off, $26.99, with a PlayStation Plus subscription required for the discount on PS5. When that discount ends depends on where you buy. On PS5 and Xbox the discounted offer runs out at the 17:00 UTC unlock, according to the stores' own offer data. On Steam, the 10% pre-purchase discount runs until November 17 at 17:00 UTC, and Nintendo's US eShop keeps $26.99 until 11:59 p.m. PT on November 16.

Regional prices aren't straight conversions, and Steam is the cheapest of the three big stores in the UK, Germany and Australia. Prices below are each store's full price on November 10, before discounts.

On Switch and Switch 2 it's $29.99 in the US and C$39.99 in Canada, per Nintendo's eShop price data. Microsoft's Game Pass catalogs don't include Shrek 2 Remastered, and Aspyr hasn't announced it for Game Pass.

Is Shrek 2 Remastered co-op or crossplay?

It's co-op for up to four players, and you can mix couch and online players in one game, according to Aspyr's announcement: "playable solo or with up to four players in couch co-op, online multiplayer, and mixed online multiplayer & couch co-op." On Switch and Switch 2, Nintendo's listing says online play needs a Nintendo Switch Online membership. Steam lists online co-op, shared and split-screen co-op and Remote Play Together.

Crossplay is the open question. Neither Aspyr's announcement, the official site nor any of the store listings mention cross-platform play, so assume online co-op only works with people on the same platform until Aspyr says otherwise.

You still control a team of four and switch heroes whenever you like, now on every platform, per Aspyr. Each character's own ability is what gets you past certain enemies, bosses and environmental puzzles.

Shrek 2 Remastered vs the original: what's new?

Aspyr says everything has been rebuilt with better textures, an enhanced UI, 4K resolution and cutscenes, and it adds a Photo Mode and a Cheats Menu. The 4K output is limited to PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S and Switch 2 in docked mode, per the announcement's footnote. The remaster is based on the original console version, which Wikipedia's entry credits to Luxoflux and Activision, released on PS2, Xbox and GameCube in May 2004 with 11 levels.

That console version isn't the PC game some people remember: the 2004 Windows version, made by KnowWonder, was a different game, and the remaster follows the console one. Aspyr's announcement trailer, on its YouTube channel, shows the rebuilt levels.

Is Shrek 2 Remastered on Switch 2, PS5 and Xbox?

Yes. Shrek 2 Remastered isn't an Xbox exclusive: it's on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2, Switch and PC through Steam and the Epic Games Store, all on November 10, which puts it among the multi-platform launches on our November 2026 release calendar. Switch 2 and Switch are separate listings on Nintendo's eShop at the same $29.99, and Nintendo's listings don't mention an upgrade path between them. Aspyr lists no PS4 or Xbox One version.

There's no physical copy to buy yet: Aspyr has only offered digital pre-orders, and no physical edition has been announced for PS5, Switch 2 or any other platform.

Microsoft's store data puts the Xbox package at 13,813,551,104 bytes (13.8 GB), Nintendo's US store data lists about 7.7 GB on Switch 2 and about 6.1 GB on Switch, and Steam asks for 15 GB. Sony hasn't listed a PS5 size.

Shrek 2 Remastered PC specs and Steam Deck

On PC, Shrek 2 Remastered's minimum requirements are Windows 11, an Intel Core i5-10400 or Ryzen 5 3600, a GTX 1060 or RX 570 and 8 GB of RAM, per Steam. Valve rates it Verified on Steam Deck, its top grade.

Both tiers ask for DirectX 12, and Steam lists full controller support. Steam lists English as its only language.

What we don't know yet

• Whether online co-op works across platforms.
• Reviews: Steam had no user reviews before the unlock.
• The unlock hour on Switch and Switch 2.
• Whether Switch owners can upgrade to the Switch 2 version.

Sources

• Aspyr: Shrek 2 Remastered announcement
• Aspyr: official site
• PlayStation Store: Shrek 2 Remastered
• Xbox Store: Shrek 2 Remastered
• Steam: Shrek 2 Remastered
• Nintendo eShop: Switch 2 version