Arcade Shooter Collection Operation Night Strikers comes to Nintendo Switch and Steam!

Do you yearn for the days of arcade shooters, and want those old lightgun games? If so, then TAITO and Clear River Games are proud to announce the arcade collection Operation Night Strikers is coming this Summer!

Operation Night Strikers is a collection of games that harken back to the old shooters of old. This collection has three lightgun classics, in the form of Operation Wolf, Operation Thunderbolt, and Space Gun. There is also a more traditional Arcade shooter in the form of Night Striker.

These four games have been retrieved from their bulky arcade cabinets, and moved over to both PC and onto the Nintendo Switch. However, this collection doesn’t just re-release these games. This collection also gives you a couple of new controls styles to use to replay these old classics.

Players on the Nintendo Switch can use the Joy-Con Motion Controls to emulate the feeling of the original lightgun. Both Steam and Switch can also make use of a cursor aided controls or a USB mouse if they would prefer a more traditional control scheme instead.

SOME FEATURES TO EXPECT FOR THESE ARCADE SHOOTERS

• Play it like you remember: Apply authentic CRT filters to simulate 80’s arcade monitors.
• Information is key: Gadgets display various useful information to either side of the play area.
• Discover your new favourite version: Includes multiple arcade versions of each title.
• Pick up where you left off: Save/load anywhere during play.
• Claim your bragging rights: Upload your own play data, or download and view top ranking players’ data.
• Play for fun, not frustration: Extra bullets, extra ease, no one is judging! Choose how intense you want your lightgun games to be!

Operation Night Strikers will release for digital release on August 7, 2025 for both Steam and Nintendo Switch! A physical release for the Nintendo Switch will also be released January 23, 2026. So keep an eye out for the release, and discuss Operation Night Strikers on the PopGeeks Video Game Forum!

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Operation Night Strikers is a collection of arcade shooters, including lightgun games.
• The collection was made by TAITO and Clear River Games.
• The collection has the games Operation Wolf, Operation Thunderbolt, Night Striker, and Space Gun.
• The collection will release on Steam and Nintendo Switch.
• The collection will have modern quality of life improvements.
• The digital release date for the collection is August 7, 2025.
• The physical release for the Switch is January 23, 2026.