This Week’s Japanese Game Releases: FATAL FRAME II: Crimson Butterfly REMAKE, Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection, more
R-Type Tactics I • II Cosmos, The Liar and the Blind Prince, etc.
FATAL FRAME II: Crimson Butterfly REMAKE and Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, and PC are the highlights of this week’s Japanese video game releases.
Also due out this week are R-Type Tactics I • II Cosmos for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, PlayStation 4, and Switch, and the PC version of The Liar and the Blind Prince.
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
- Cabernet (PS5, Switch) – Already available digitally worldwide.
- DreamWorks Gabby’s Dollhouse: Ready to Party (Switch) – Already available worldwide.
- FATAL FRAME II: Crimson Butterfly REMAKE (PS5, Switch 2) – Game-key card on Switch 2. Launching worldwide.
- Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection (PS5, Switch 2) – Launching worldwide.
- North American Version (PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2)
- European Version (PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, PC)
- North American Version (PS5, Switch 2)
- R-Type Tactics I • II Cosmos (PS5, Switch 2, Switch) – Game-key card on Switch 2.
- Zan Collection (Switch)
- Special Edition (Switch)
Digital-Only
- 1348 Ex Voto (PS5, PC [Steam, Epic Games Store]) – Launching worldwide.
- Bubblegum Galaxy (PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Switch, PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
- Collector’s Cove (PS5, Switch, PC [Steam, Epic Games Store]) – Launching worldwide.
- DreamWorks Gabby’s Dollhouse: Ready to Party (PS5, PS4) – Already available worldwide.
- DYPING: ESCAPE (PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
- FATAL FRAME II: Crimson Butterfly REMAKE (Xbox Series, PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
- Game Boy Advance – Nintendo Classics (Switch)
- Mario vs. Donkey Kong – Launching worldwide.
- Granblue Fantasy (PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
- GreedFall: The Dying World (PS5, Xbox Series, PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
- European Version
- Standard Edition (PS5, Xbox Series)
- Deluxe Edition (PS5, Xbox Series)
- European Version
- John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando (PS5, Xbox Series, PC [Steam, Epic Games Store]) – Launching worldwide.
- North American Version (PS5, Xbox Series)
- European Version (PS5, Xbox Series, PC)
- Asian Version (PS5)
- The Liar and the Blind Prince (PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
- MOCHI-O (iOS, Android) – Launching worldwide.
- Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection (Xbox Series, PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
- Ooo (PS5) – Launching worldwide.
- Piece by Piece (PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
- RoadOut (PS5, Xbox Series, Switch, PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
- R-Type Tactics I • II Cosmos (Xbox Series) – Game-key card on Switch 2.
- Rustil: Eternal Labyrinth Castle (PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
- Solasta II Early Access (PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
- Virtual Boy – Nintendo Classics (Switch 2)
- Mario’s Tennis – Launching worldwide.
- Mario Clash – Launching worldwide.
- WorldNeverland: Daily Life in the Elnea Kingdom (PS4) – 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, DLC, Updates, etc.
- Arknights: Endfield Version 1.1 Update “Old Deep Water Dies, by Rising Tide It is Denied” (PS5, PC, iOS, Android)
- Ghost of Yotei Downloadable Content “Legends” (PS5)
- skate. Early Access Season 3 (PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, PC)
- Sunderfolk Version 2.0 Update (PS5, Xbox Series, Switch, PC)
- Winning Post 10 2026 Demo (PS5, Switch 2, PS4, Switch, PC) – Launching worldwide.