Super Evil Megacorp releases Shell Squad update and Trench Coat DLC

Super Evil Megacorp released the free Shell Squad Co-Op Update and the paid Trench Coat Pack DLC for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate on Nov. 10, 2026, for Nintendo Switch and Switch 2.

The Shell Squad Co-Op Update is free for all players in local couch co-op and online multiplayer with friends or strangers. It adds 24 new co-op powers, with three powers in each power tree. The update also adds eight new co-op tools, with one tool in each power tree, and eight new co-op masteries, with one mastery for each character. The new co-op powers and artifacts enhance teamwork and collaboration, sometimes on the fly.

Passing the Torch lets the first player touched while Rapid Fire is active also gain its effects for as long as Rapid Fire remains active. Shared Warmth heals all players whenever any player consumes a Splinter’s Revive. Chain Reaction gives players’ Specials a chance to trigger Chain Lightning, dealing Utrom damage per link. Bubble Trouble spawns a bubble on the user and the farthest player, dealing Water damage, freezing enemies, and granting bonus Water damage to players.

Tether Beam tethers the user to the closest player and deals Utrom damage every second to enemies caught in the beam. Shadow Pact grants the user and closest player a Dark Shell that extends each time any player defeats an enemy. The update also adds improved flame visuals, character swapping in Online Multiplayer and Couch Co-Op matches, and improved Lucky Dice communication.

Donatello’s mastery makes the closest player invulnerable when Donatello uses his Tool. Raphael’s mastery gives any player who lands a critical hit a chance to Multi-crit instead. Michelangelo’s mastery lets Michelangelo and the closest player gain a Torrent Strike stack when Michelangelo uses his Special. Leonardo’s mastery grants the closest player a Light Shell when Leonardo activates his Special.

The studio’s lead producer and narrative director said on July 28, 2026, that Splintered Fate is not finished and that more DLC characters may come. Thomas Beekers said, “We don’t consider Splintered Fate finished. In regard to DLC characters, without saying anything specific about what, there may be more to come.”

The Trench Coat Pack is premium paid DLC that puts trench coats on all turtles and downloadable content characters. The pack follows the Samurai Armor Pack as another premium cosmetic release. It is part of steady post-launch content that also includes Alopex and Slash DLC, King’s Gambit, and a major summer update. Only the Trench Coat Pack sells separately.

A 2024 post-release roadmap published Nov. 12, 2024 expected new characters, stages, bosses, stories, and potentially new platforms such as PlayStation and Xbox over the coming year. Shacknews reported in November 2024 that the game spent a year on Apple Arcade before arriving on Switch with new features.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate originally released on Apple Arcade in 2023, reached Nintendo Switch in July 2024, and later came to PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store. The game features four-player co-op. In that mode, the turtles rescue Splinter from the Foot Clan by travelling through mysterious portals to different locales.

Super Evil Megacorp will host a Reddit AMA in November with an open forum for player questions. Tom Westall said, “Multiplayer is what makes TMNT Splintered Fate a truly unique and enjoyable experience.”