Switch
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker co-op
On one console, the stores list 1-2 players on Switch.
- Co-op
- Mixed skill OK
- Tabletop OK
Co-op per Nintendo (official store page), cited in our role notes below. No store field says co-op.
Quick answer for your console
Yes: 1-2 players on one Switch
Grab a second controller.
- Split or shared screen: not stated by Nintendo.com store
- Controllers: Nintendo.com store does not say whether one Joy-Con each is enough
- Online: Not listed
- Regular price $39.99
- Nintendo.com store, checked Oct 18, 2026
Same console or online
Up to 2 players
- Switch: 1-2 players
- Drop-in: no store description says so (we only read store text for this). Not sure? See role notes
Not listed by any store
How to split the roles
When one of you plays more than the other: who takes which seat in Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, and why.
Captain Toad (Player 1)
Player 1 solves the course; Player 2 joins only to toss turnips.
Player 2, tossing turnips
Nintendo describes the second player joining by tossing turnips at enemies.
Skill-gap friendly · higher is easier
4out of 5
Light support role for Player 2; no source on failure rules.
Official help aimed at a weaker or newer player: assist or beginner mode, a support seat, a way to carry or rescue a partner, or a game built for young children. No sourced invulnerability.
Easy to coordinate · higher is easier
3out of 3 · Easy
Player 2 helps by clearing enemies.
Easy: you can mostly play side by side; little talking needed.
The roles Different jobs
Player 1 guides Captain Toad; Player 2 tosses turnips at enemies.
Captain Toad (Player 1) Moderate
Moderate seat: puzzles and platforming. Suits the more experienced player.
Guides Captain Toad through trap-filled puzzle courses.
- Puzzles
- Platforming
Turnip thrower (Player 2) Light
Light seat: aim.
Tosses turnips at enemies.
- Aim
Help for the newer player
- Player 2 joins by tossing turnips at enemies.
Ways to split the work
- Give the newer player the turnip-tossing seat; Player 1 handles the puzzles.
- Two-player mode needs only a pair of Joy-Con on one console, in TV or Tabletop mode.
Sources (3, 3 official) and how we rate
- 1. Nintendo (official store page) (official): A second player can join by tossing turnips at enemies. Read Oct 18, 2026.
- 2. Nintendo (official store page) (official): Two-player mode uses a pair of Joy-Con on one console, TV or Tabletop mode. Read Oct 18, 2026.
- 3. Nintendo (official store page) (official): Captain Toad dodges dangers and tracks treasure across trap-filled courses. Read Oct 18, 2026.
Both ratings use one fixed scale for every game, higher is easier for a mixed pair; the levels are on our data page. Roles are split by experience, never by who the players are.
Screenshots
Every store, field by field
Switch
- Players on one console
- 1-2 players
- Local wireless (several consoles)
- Not listed
- Online
- Not listed
- ESRB rating
- Everyone (Mild Cartoon Violence)
- Regular price
- $39.99
- Subscription
- None found on check date
- Release date
- Jul 13, 2018
- Play modes
- TV mode, Tabletop mode, Handheld mode
Official page (Nintendo.com store)Checked Oct 18, 2026
"Not a store field" means that store has no such label at all; "Not listed" means the store has the field and left it empty. Genres: not listed.
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