This Week’s Japanese Game Releases: Halo: Campaign Evolved, Village in the Shade, more
Blue Reflection Quartet, Truxton Extreme, etc.
Halo: Campaign Evolved for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC, and Village in the Shade for PlayStation 5, Switch 2, Switch, and PC are the highlights of this week’s Japanese video game releases.
Also due out this week are Blue Reflection Quartet for PlayStation 5, Switch 2, Switch, and PC, Culdcept The First Saturn Tribute and Truxton Extreme for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Switch, and PC, and Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition.
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
- Aretha Collection 1993-1995 (PS5, Switch)
- Blue Reflection Quartet (PS5, Switch) – Launching digitally worldwide.
- Bluey’s Quest for the Gold Pen (PS5, Switch 2, Switch) – Already available worldwide.
- Culdcept The First Saturn Tribute (PS5, Switch) – Launching worldwide.
- Goat Simulator 3: Goat Overload Edition (PS5) – Already available worldwide.
- Halo: Campaign Evolved (PS5) – Launching worldwide.
- North American Version (PS5, Xbox Series)
- European Version (PS5, Xbox Series)
- Asian Version (PS5)
- Kemco RPG Selection Vol. 15 (PS5)
- Kimi ni Madoi, Kimi ni Oboreru. (Switch)
- Special Edition (Switch)
- Kugayama Shiori’s Death Diary (Switch) – Launching digitally worldwide.
- Maid of the Dead (Switch) – Already available digitally worldwide.
- Limited Edition (Switch)
- Moomintroll: Winter’s Warmth (Switch) – Already available digitally worldwide.
- Limited Edition (Switch)
- PAW Patrol: Dino World (Switch) – Launching worldwide.
- The Prince of Tennis: Sweet School Festival 0-40 and more… (Switch) – Launching digitally worldwide.
- The Prince of Tennis: Doki Doki Survival eternal passion! Tie break game (Switch) – Launching digitally worldwide.
- Red Dead Redemption (PS5) – Already available worldwide.
- School Girlfriend 2 Yui Love Box 3-Piece Set (Switch)
- School Girlfriend 2 Yui Love Box Game Set (Switch)
- Truxton Extreme (PS5, Switch 2) – Launching worldwide.
- Premium Box (PS5, Switch 2)
- North American Version
- Standard Edition (PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2)
- Thunder Master Edition (PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2)
- European Version (PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2)
- Village in the Shade (PS5, Switch 2, Switch)
- Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (Switch 2) – Launching worldwide.
Digital-Only
- Aretha Collection 1993-1995 (PS4)
- Blue Reflection Quartet (Switch 2, PC [Steam}) – Launching digitally worldwide.
- BOKURA (Switch 2) – Launching worldwide.
- Constance (Switch 2) – Launching worldwide.
- Culdcept The First Saturn Tribute (Xbox Series, PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
- EXSTETRA (PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
- Dispatch (Xbox Series, PC [Microsoft Store]) – Launching worldwide.
- Dungeon Antiqua (PS5, Xbox Series, Switch, PC [Microsoft Store]) – Launching worldwide.
- Forever Skies (Xbox Series, PC [Microsoft Store]) – Launching worldwide.
- Go North (Xbox Series, PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
- Gothic Classic (PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One) – Launching worldwide.
- Halo: Campaign Evolved (Xbox Series, PC [Steam, Microsoft Store]) – Launching worldwide.
- IRA (Switch 2) – Launching worldwide.
- Jurassic World Evolution 2: Complete Edition (Switch 2) – Launching worldwide.
- The King is Watching (PS5, Xbox Series, Switch) – Launching worldwide.
- Kusan: City of Wolves (PS5, Xbox Series, Switch, PC [Steam, Microsoft Store]) – Launching worldwide.
- Leafy Corner (PS5, Xbox Series, Xbox One, Switch, PC [Steam, Microsoft Store]) – Launching worldwide.
- Lunarium (PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
- Machine Party (PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
- Mahou Arms (PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
- Mistfall Hunter (PS5, Xbox Series, PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
- Neko Odyssey (Switch) – Launching worldwide.
- PAW Patrol: Dino World (PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, PC [Steam, Microsoft Store]) – Launching worldwide.
- Prelude: Dark Pain Early Access (PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
- The Prince of Tennis: Sweet School Festival 0-40 and more… (Switch 2, PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
- The Prince of Tennis: Doki Doki Survival eternal passion! Tie break game (Switch 2, PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
- The Relic: First Guardian (PS5, PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
- Retrace the Light (Xbox Series) – Launching worldwide.
- Sponge Break (PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
- Suika Game (PS5, PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
- Suika Game Planet (PS5, PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
- Truck-kun is Supporting Me From Another World?! (Xbox Series, PC [Steam, Microsoft Store]) – Launching worldwide.
- Truxton Extreme (Xbox Series, PC [Steam, GOG]) – Launching worldwide.
- UNBEATABLE (Switch 2) – Launching worldwide.
- Village in the Shade (PC [Steam])
- Verho: Curse of Faces (PS5, Xbox Series, Switch) – Launching worldwide.
- Voidtrain (PS5) – Launching worldwide.
- Volcano Princess (PS5, Switch, iOS, Android) – Launching worldwide.
- Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (Switch 2) – 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.
- Brigandine: Abyss Demo (PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2)
- Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO Downloadable Content “Super Limit-Breaking NEO” (PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, Switch, PC)
- Ketsu Battler Update “Series 2” (Switch)
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Update “Fresh Start Suit” (PS5, PC)
- Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket Expansion “Ruler of the Skies” (iOS, Android)
- UNBEATABLE Downloadable Content “The Jamie Paige Content Companion” (PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, PC)
- Verho: Curse of Faces Update “Chaos” (PC)
- Zenless Zone Zero Version 3.1 Update “The Long Goodbye” (PS5, Xbox Series, PC, iOS, Android)