Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles 2 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC, and Ys X: Proud Nordics for Switch 2 are the highlights of this week’s Japanese video game releases.
Also due out this week are Cotton Reboot! High Tension! and Fuuraiki 5 for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and Switch.
Get the full list of this week’s Japanese game releases below. It should be noted that Gematsu will receive a small percentage of money from purchases made through Play-Asia links. You can also save five percent with our multi-use “GEMATSU2025” coupon code.
Physical and Digital
- Castlevania Advance Collection (PS4, Switch)
- Cotton Reboot! High Tension! (PS5, Switch)
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles 2 (PS5, PS4, Switch)
- Fuuraiki 5 (PS5, PS4, Switch)
- hololive Holo’s Hanafuda (Switch) – Launching digitally worldwide.
- Limited Edition (Switch)
- Japanese Rail Sim: Journey to Kyoto Best Collection (Switch)
- Kirameki Nurse: Diary Minna o Tasukeru Tenshi no Oshigoto (Switch)
- Mononoke Chigiri (Switch)
- Limited Edition (Switch)
- Noctuary (PS5, Switch) – Launching digitally worldwide.
- Shirokoi Sakura Gram (PS4, Switch)
- Steel Empire: Chronicle (Switch)
- Limited Edition (Switch)
- Ys VII: Lacrimosa of DANA (PS5) – Already available worldwide.
- Ys IX: Monstrm Nox (PS5) – Already available worldwide.
- Ys X: Proud Nordics (Switch 2)
Digital Only
- 9 Years of Shadows (PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One) – Launching worldwide.
- Achilles: Survivor (PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
- Cotton Reboot! High Tension! (PS4)
- Day of the Shell (PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC [Steam, Epic Games Store]) – Launching worldwide.
- Dead Take (PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
- Dear me, I was… (Switch 2) – Launching worldwide.
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles 2 (Xbox Series, Xbox One)
- PC (Steam) version launches August 6 in Japan, but the Deluxe Edition can be played from August 1.
- Dreaming in Cherry Blossoms, I Fall in Love with You (Switch, PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
- Earthion (PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
- Esophaguys (PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC [Steam, Epic Games Store, GOG]) – Launching worldwide.
- Gold Gold Adventure Gold Early Access (PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
- Groove Coaster: Future Performers (Switch)
- Grounded 2 Game Preview (Xbox Series, PC [Steam, Microsoft Store]) – Launching worldwide.
- Heartworm (PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
- hololive Holo’s Hanafuda (PS5, PS4, PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
- Maiden Cops (PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – Launching worldwide.
- Mystereet: Yasogami Kaoru no Chousen! (PS4, Xbox Series, Switch)
- NIDANA (PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
- NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound (PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
- Noctuary (Xbox Series, Xbox One) – Launching worldwide.
- One-Eyed Likho (PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
- Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap (PS5) – Launching worldwide.
- Recharge Early Access (PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
- SKY THE SCRAPER (PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
- Spell Disk (PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – Launching worldwide.
- Spy Drops (Switch, PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
- Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of the Rings Game (PS5, Xbox Series, Switch, PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
- Time Flies (PS5, Switch, PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
- Troublemaker: Raise Your Gang (Switch) – Launching worldwide.
- Wargroove 2 (iOS, Android) – Launching worldwide.
The PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and Switch titles listed above can be purchased through Japanese PlayStation Network and Nintendo accounts using prepaid cards:
- PlayStation Store cards (yen): 1,100 / 3,000 / 5,000 / 10,000
- Nintendo eShop cards (yen): 1,000 / 1,500 / 3,000 / 5,000 / 9,000
Demos, Betas, Updates, etc.
- Dragon Ball: The Breakers Season 9 (PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC) – Launching worldwide.
- Elden Ring Nightring Version 1.02 Update (PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, PC) – Launching worldwide.
- Genshin Impact Version 5.8 Update “Sunspray Summer Resort” (PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, PC, iOS, Android) – Launching worldwide.
- Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket Expansion “Wisdom of Sea and Sky” (iOS, Android)