Red Dunes Games announces TGS 2025 lineup, including new games by ACQUIRE
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Red Dunes Games has announced its games lineup for Tokyo Game Show 2025, which will run from September 25 to 28 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan.
“Returning to [Tokyo Game Show] this year is both exciting and meaningful for us,” said Red Dune Games CEO Sultan Darmaki in a press release. “What began with just a handful of booths last year has grown into one of the largest presences at the show, reflecting the trust of our partners and the passion of our teams. Our lineup highlights the balance we believe in: pairing flagship titles with standout indie games that deserve the spotlight. At Red Dunes, our focus remains the same, supporting both established and emerging creators and delivering experiences that are fun, meaningful, and shared with our partners and fans.”
The Red Dunes Games booth will feature a curated lineup of 12 games playable across 32 high-performance PCs, powered by sponsor GALLERIA. While all playable games will be showcased on PC, console versions are also planned.
The publisher’s games lineup is as follows:
Blades of Mirage – A highly epic imaginative isometric RPG set in a Southeast Asian-inspired world. As Mira, use your ability to create water-based weapons and utilize your strongest strategies to defeat the guardians and secure the treasures. Explore ancient ruins scattered across unique islands, confront corrupted, powerful creatures and solve intricate puzzles to secure the ancient relics.
Katuba’s Poacher – South Korean one-man developer / studio Joe Yu shows off his exceptional talent. Katuba’s Poacher is a boss-rush cartoon action challenge, with a subtle blend of roguelite, action and ‘arcade boss battles’ elements. You are on a quest to defeat bosses in battles that play out like musical acts, brought to life in a hand-drawn, 2D cartoon fantasy world.
LightSup! – A couch action beat ’em upcooperative game for one-to-four players with roguelite elements. Encounter hordes of ferocious monsters crawling from the dungeons and forest. Prepare your weapons, worship the Altar of Lights to illuminate your path, and cleanse the Lumineia Kingdom from the Eclipse and its eternal darkness.
Nightmare Circus – Find your friends and escape the nightmare in the award-nominated Nightmare Circus which is an enthralling action-adventure game where you take on the role of a Puppeteer trapped in the Nightmare Realm. Employ an array of tools for creating satisfying collisions to smash, crash, and slam into enemies, obstacles, and danger; create your play style to deal with the many nightmares that roam the land!
Port of Jumanah – A 2.5D action-adventure with roguelite elements, Port of Jumanah follows Mansour on a surreal journey beneath the waves. Inspired by the United Arab Emirates’ pearl diving heritage, the game blends fast-paced combat, whimsical storytelling, and a richly imagined underwater world filled with secrets to uncover.
Princess of the Water Lilies – A hand-drawn 2D puzzle-platformer where a cat, frogs, and other creatures bring a whimsical world to life. Explore beautifully crafted environments inspired by classic animated tales from the 70s to the 90s.
Samurai Pizza Cats: Blast from the Past! – Announced early in the year to wild and enthusiastic feedback. This iconic intellectual property, backed fully by the owners/creators of the original Samurai Pizza Cats TV series! This is one very sought after title! Take control of the Pizza Cats and prevent The Big Cheese from taking over Little Tokyo once and for all in this 2D action-packed adventure.
Silent Planet: Elegy of a Dying World – The year is 2997. Steel yourself with your Asimov Plasma Blade and harness the power of the ancient Psionic Disciplines in Silent Planet, an exploration-focused, gothic science-fiction Metroidvania rooted in cosmic horror—a mix of genres seamlessly conjoined to create a game of mature intrigue! You play as Apranik. Your mission is to travel to the planet Thulcandra in search of a crucial item: the Angel’s Egg. Explore the claustrophobic corridors of a massive underground complex filled with the remnants of technological and biological horrors created by a dead civilization.
Zozo and the Lost Dreams – A light-hearted 2D Metroidvania platformer about Zozo, a young boy trapped in a dream world. Join Zozo as he explores the bizarre dream world packed with quirky characters, peculiar enemies, funny stories, and surprises that’ll keep you on your toes. With a neat storyline, humorous narratives, and a colourful and vibrant world, this is an indie game with plenty of appeal!
The following three games developed by ACQUIRE will also be featured:
When colossal threats rise, the fight to reclaim everyday life begins.
According to the press release, these projects “mark just the beginning of Red Dunes’ growing partnership with ACQUIRE,” and ACQUIRE will share “further announcements” on September 19.
Watch a sizzle reel for Red Dunes Games’ lineup below.
