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Arc System Works shared an updated release window for the rest of the Season 4 DLC characters for the Switch version of Guilty Gear Strive, and we still need to wait about a month more for them on Nintendo’s console. The last three remaining fighters will join on December 18, 2025. Queen Dizzy, who was the first person in that pass, is already available. These add-ons and the Ranked Match functionality were all supposed to appear in Fall 2025, but were pushed into Winter 2025 instead.
The three DLC characters who will all join Guilty Gear Strive: Nintendo Switch Edition on that day are Lucy, Unika, and Venom. We’ve had the longest wait for Venom, as he appeared on other platforms back in March 2025. Unika followed him in May 2025. Lucy, from Cyberpunk Edgerunners, is the most recent addition, as she joined the cast in August 2025. All of those are in the $24.99 season pass, though we’ve been able to buy them individually on other platforms already for $6.99 too.
Arc System Work’s statement also hinted at why it took so long. When the new release window came up, the company noted, “additional work became necessary during the testing and verification process.”
As for what’s next, at Evo 2025 it seemed likeArc System Works teased Guilty Gear Strive Season 5 DLC. The trailer at the event said “2026 still blazing,” and it almost looked like silhouettes for Jam Kuradoberi and Answer appeared. We’ll have to wait for a confirmation soon.
Guilty Gear Strive is available for the PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC, and the Season 4 DLC comes to the Switch on December 18, 2025.