Rise of the Tomb Raider patch 1.0.2 on Switch 2 fixes frame rate drops and crashes

Aspyr has pushed patch 1.0.2 for Rise of the Tomb Raider on Switch 2, addressing a range of frame rate issues, crashes, gameplay exploits, and visual glitches. The update is live now.

On the performance side, the patch fixes frame rate drops in several specific locations — the Siberian Wilderness when returning after the main story, the Geothermal Valley cabin, the Baths of Kitezh, and the transition back from the North Acropolis. Fast travel between Whirlpool Sanctuary and Riverside Landing no longer tanks the frame rate either. Several cutscene stutters are also gone, including drops during the new gun cinematic, the Siberian Wilderness cutscene ending, and two moments in The Acropolis mission. A visibility lag during the mud tunnel slide in the Flooded Archives is fixed, and a bug breaking the cutscene after the "Return to Camp and Build a Fire" objective has been resolved. On the stability front, a client-side crash in Multiplayer Endurance — triggered by hitting Ready before game cards finished loading — is patched out, and UI lag when launching any Expedition mode is gone too.

Gameplay fixes include a Holy Fire Card exploit in Expeditions where stealth kills weren't triggering fire ignition damage on nearby enemies, an XP farming exploit in the Soviet Installation, and a cosmetic bug where the Revolver and Pump-Action Shotgun appeared in the Basecamp menu before being properly unlocked via Endurance Outfit Cards. The Baba Yaga DLC also gets a visual fix for ropes on environmental beams culling out incorrectly. Rise of the Tomb Raider — the 2015 Crystal Dynamics action-adventure — launched on Switch 2 as the 20 Year Celebration edition, ported by Aspyr, who have previous form bringing older titles to Nintendo hardware. Nintendo Life awarded it 8/10 at launch, calling it a must-have for the platform despite a forgettable story and occasionally awkward controls.

With 1.0.2 out now, the port is in noticeably better shape than at launch. Players who held off waiting for stability fixes have a solid reason to jump in.