Granblue Fantasy: Relink – Endless Ragnarok reviewed: a meaty expansion that earns its excess

Granblue Fantasy: Relink – Endless Ragnarok, the expansion to Cygames' 2024 action RPG, is out now — and it's landed on Switch 2 as a full port alongside the new content. Both the Nintendo Life and PC Gamer reviews land firmly positive, praising the expansion's depth and replayability even if its story doesn't hit as hard as its combat.

The headline addition is Conflux mode — roguelite-style gauntlets behind mysterious gates, where no two runs play out the same. Each dive is built from micro-stages stitched together from existing levels and enemies, but the recycling rarely feels lazy; it's more like Monster Hunter asking you to fight a Rathalos again, a chance to sharpen your approach rather than a shortcut. Beyond Conflux, Endless Ragnarok adds new quest difficulty tiers, new playable characters to recruit and upgrade, and new mid-battle summons. The flood of new systems, items, and unlocks can feel overwhelming at first, but they mostly funnel into one goal: making your already-big numbers even bigger. The difficulty curve is described as surprisingly smooth — accessible enough for returning players shaking off rust, without locking the good stuff behind spreadsheet-level min-maxing.

Granblue Fantasy: Relink launched in February 2024 as a spinoff of Cygames' long-running mobile RPG Granblue Fantasy, which has been running for over a decade. The base game was well-received for its flashy, fast-paced combat and co-op structure, though it was criticised for a thin story — a complaint that carries over to Endless Ragnarok, where the new villain amounts to dramatic poses and booming monologues. The Switch 2 port is notable because it brings the full package, expansion included, to portable hardware for the first time, and Nintendo Life reports it handles the transition well, keeping the visual spectacle intact.

For players who already burned through the original, Endless Ragnarok looks like exactly the kind of "more of a good thing" expansion that justifies returning. The Conflux mode in particular seems designed to keep sessions running long — reviewers note that promising yourself one more quest tends to turn into an extra hour or two. Whether you're coming in fresh on Switch 2 or picking it back up on PC, the consensus is clear: if you liked Relink, this expansion gives you plenty of reasons to stay.