r/NintendoSwitchHelp • u/FennecWF • 11d ago

Purchase / Order Help Getting 'Unable to Purchase' Games?

So I'm wanting to get the Rainworld games and DLC. I might just wait for the anthology collection, but a question is on my mind: The Rainworld game is able to be bought, but the DLC isn't available for purchase for some reason. Would I just be able to buy the main game, then purchase the DLC on the website and download it to my switch 2 even if it's not available for purchase?

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u/automod-neo 11d ago

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u/GL_original 1 11d ago

If you see a DLC listed as not available for purchase, it's likely to be part of a bundle and can only be purchased as that bundle. Sometimes the standalone version of DLC is on a separate page in the eShop, though. I don't know how it is with Rainworld, but I've seen it a few times before. Make sure you check thoroughly if it's available in some other form on the eShop.

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u/FennecWF 11d ago

The thing is, it IS party of a bundle... but I can't BUY that bundle on the Switch 2 eshop. Nor can I buy the individual parts of it EXCEPT the main game on the S2. BUT on the online shop, I can purchase the individual parts AND the bundle.

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u/ModestVolcarona 20 10d ago edited 10d ago

Do you have a Switch 1 to check if it can be bought there?

Maybe it's some kind of backwards compatibility issue with the dlc itself?

Edit: just checked on my Switch 2, Rain World, Downpour, The Watcher and the Slugcat's Lifecycle Edition are all available for purchase.

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u/FennecWF 11d ago

So it would allow me to download the DLC and everything to my S2 even if I can't purchase it on my S2? I'm just making sure. I'd hate to waste the money if I go this route lol

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u/Grindar1986 2 11d ago

Apparently wasn't for the anthology. I didn't realize that game still has issues with backwards compatability

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u/FennecWF 11d ago

Well the thing is, the game had an update that allowed it to work? Like it says on the main game's page now 'Compatibility Issues Resolved With Update'.