Garfield has finally been given a reason to get off the couch, and honestly, it is exactly as offensive to him as you would expect.
Garfield: Escape from Monday launches September 24, 2026, and the whole thing starts because Jon makes spinach lasagna.
That is already enough information to know Garfield is having a terrible day.
Garfield gets trapped in a nightmare because of spinach lasagna
According to publisher Microids, Jon makes spinach lasagna using Chef Monday’s recipe. Garfield falls asleep and ends up trapped in a nightmare full of vegetables, sugar-free candy, enemies and basically everything Garfield would consider a personal attack.
To wake up and get his taste buds back, he has to make his way through three worlds and more than 40 levels.
There is lasagna to collect, enemies to deal with and plenty of familiar faces along the way, including Jon, Odie, Arlene and Pookie. Nermal and Squeak are in there too, because apparently the vegetables were not enough.
The costumes are completely ridiculous
This may be my favorite part of the premise so far.
Garfield gets three special costumes, and each one gives him a different ability. The turkey costume lets him take to the air, the surfer costume helps him move across water, and the cowboy costume gives him a lasso.
Regular movement includes jumping, climbing walls and curling up into a ball. You can also collect items that help refurbish Jon’s house, because apparently Garfield is doing home improvement now too.
What platforms is Garfield: Escape from Monday on?
Garfield: Escape from Monday is coming to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC.
Microids lists it as a single-player adventure/platformer developed by OSome Studio.
The Switch and PlayStation 5 versions are available at retail and digitally. Xbox and PC are digital only.
And yes, the single-player part is worth knowing if you are looking at this for kids and assuming two people can play together just because Garfield and Odie are both running around.
You can also watch the official trailer if you want to see what the game actually looks like in motion.
This is launch coverage, not my review
Microids provided me with a Nintendo Switch review code for Garfield: Escape from Monday.
I have not played enough of the game to give you an actual review yet, and I am not going to fake one just because the embargo is lifting.
When I do review it, I want to know how the controls actually feel on Switch, whether the camera gets annoying during platforming, how the difficulty ramps up, and whether those 40-plus levels stay fun instead of just looking cute in screenshots.
That part comes after I actually play it.
For now, the confirmed part is this: Garfield is getting dragged through a giant nightmare because somebody put spinach in his lasagna.
Which, to be fair, feels extremely on brand.
We have followed Garfield’s other adventures too, including his animated-movie voice casting. This time, though, you are the one doing all the jumping while he looks for lasagna.
