Bully Gets Surprise Free Nintendo Switch Release You Can't Sleep On

Rockstar Games’ Bully is playable on the Nintendo Switch right now, and those who’ve already played it reckon it’s an excellent port.

Grand Theft Auto VI is right around the corner and after that fans are expecting Red Dead Redemption 3 to be next.

There’s a case to be made for a new Bully game, though as despite it not being as popular as Grand Theft Auto, it has all the legs needed to be a fully-fledged series.

While Rockstar mulls that over though, the best fans are going to get is ports, one of which just unexpectedly dropped on the Nintendo Switch of all places.

Back To School Bullies!

Now, if you’re frantically checking the Nintendo eShop but can’t find the game, don’t panic, there’s an explanation.

Bully isn’t officially available on the Nintendo Switch yet but talented gamers have gotten a native port running on the system.

It’s said to be similar to the PlayStation Vita port and those who’ve played it have reported good things.

Zealous Chuck on X shared their experience with the game, saying: “Native Switch Port of Bully is here, I've tried it and it's solid. It's just an initial release but the framerate is ok and the game is playable. It works in a form of an Android wrapper/loader similarly like Vita ports are done. Big UP to the dev.”

If you want to try the port for yourself, you'll find a link to it in the comments.

Several games have seen similarly unexpected ports recently, like Nintendo’s Animal Crossing, which some mad lads got running on PlayStation hardware.

READ MORE: Animal Crossing Gets Surprise Free PlayStation Release

What Is Bully And Why Should You Care?

Like we said before, Bully might not have the notoriety of the Grand Theft Auto series but that’s not to say it’s lesser in any way.

Bully sees players become James Hopkins, but everyone calls him Jimmy. After moving to a new school, it’s pretty obvious that he’s not going to fit in, and his cold, devilish demeanour causes chaos in the schoolyard and in the classrooms.

Gameplay-wise, it’s a lot like Grand Theft Auto but with a smaller map. You get to freely roam around the hauls starting fights and completing missions, and while you don’t get to drive fast cars or shoot guns, you do get plenty of fun toys to play with.

It’s an excellent game and it deserves an official port to the Nintendo Switch someday, but in the meantime, this fan-led project will scratch that itch.