Karous for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and Switch, and Ripple Island: Kyle and Cal’s Restaurant for Switch 2 and PC are the highlights of this week’s Japanese video game releases.
Also due out this week are LoveR Kiss: Endless Memories for Switch and PC, and Yggdra Kingdom for PlayStation 4 and Switch.
Other new releases include HEXA DRIVE-developed horror game Niraya of ■■ and the full launch of Daraneko Games‘ “choose your own adventure” RPG The Use of Life for PC.
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
- Amakano 2 (Switch)
- ANNIE: Last Hope (PS5) – Already available digitally worldwide.
- BADBOY BROTHER (Switch) – Launching digitally worldwide.
- CHAOS;HEAD / CHAOS;CHILD Love chu chu!! DOUBLE PACK (Switch)
- Limited Edition (Switch)
- Contra Anniversary Collection (PS4, Switch) – Already available worldwide.
- Dinkum (Switch) – Launching worldwide.
- DYNAMIC CHORD feat. KYOSHO Remaster edition (Switch)
- Funko Fusion Deluxe Edition (PS5, Switch) – Already available worldwide.
- Hello Kitty Island Adventure Giftbox Edition (Switch) – Already available worldwide.
- Hollow Cocoon: Special Edition (Switch) – Already available digitally worldwide.
- Limited Edition (Switch)
- Karous (PS5, Switch)
- LoveR Kiss: Endless Memories (Switch)
- Limited Edition (Switch)
- MELON PARKER: We are Whatever Club! (Switch) – Launching digitally worldwide.
- Limited Edition (Switch)
- Project Motor Racing (PS5)
- North American Version (PS5, Xbox Series)
- European Version (PS5, Xbox Series)
- Asian Version (PS5)
- Ripple Island: Kyle and Cal’s Restaurant (Switch) – Launching digitally worldwide.
- Telenet RPG Collection (Switch)
- Special Edition (Switch)
- Yggdra Kingdom (PS4, Switch)
Digital-Only
- A.I.L.A. (PS5, Xbox Series, PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
- BADBOY BROTHER (PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
- Bubble Bobble Sugar Dungeons (PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
- Captain Wayne: Vacation Desperation (PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
- Constance (PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
- Crescent Tower (PS5, Xbox Series) – Launching worldwide.
- Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved (Switch, PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
- For the King II (PS5, PS4) – Already available worldwide.
- Garten of Banban VIII: Anti Devil (PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – Launching worldwide.
- Hyper Echelon (PS4) – Launching worldwide.
- Karous (PS4)
- Kill It With Fire 2 (PS5, Xbox Series, PC [Steam, Microsoft Store]) – Launching worldwide.
- LoveR Kiss: Endless Memories (PC [GOG, DLsite]) – Launching worldwide.
- MELON PARKER: We are Whatever Club! (PC [Steam]) – Launching digitally worldwide.
- Niraya of ■■ (PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
- POOLS (PS5, PS VR2) – Launching worldwide.
- Project Motor Racing (Xbox Series, PC [Steam, Epic Games Store, Microsoft Store]) – Launching worldwide.
- Ripple Island: Kyle and Cal’s Restaurant (PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
- Schildmaid MX (PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – Launching worldwide.
- Shadowgate VR: The Mines of Mythrok (PS VR2) – Launching worldwide.
- SHUTEN ORDER – Nintendo Swich 2 Edition (Switch 2) – Launching worldwide.
- Star Ores Inc. (PS5, Xbox Series, Switch) – Launching worldwide.
- Street Racer Collection (PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
- The Use of Life (PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
- Torii (PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One) – Launching worldwide.
- Who’s at the door? (PS5, PS4) – Launching worldwide.
- Wizard of Legend II (Switch) – 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.
- SANABI Downloadable Content “A Haunted Day” (PC) – Launching worldwide.
- TRIBE NINE End of Service (PC, iOS, Android) – Service ending worldwide.
- Zenless Zone Zero Version 2.4 Update “On the Precipice of the Abyss” (PS5, Xbox Series, PC, iOS, Android) – Launching worldwide.