This week’s Japanese video game releases includes many highlights, including the launch of PlayStation VR2 alongside a 30-plus games launch lineup, Like a Dragon: Ishin!, Octopath Traveler II, Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe, and many more.
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 one time-use “GEMATSU23” coupon code or multi-use “GEMATSUCOM” coupon code.
Hardware
- PlayStation VR2 – Launching worldwide.
- PlayStation VR2 Horizon Call of the Mountain Bundle – Launching worldwide.
Physical and Digital
- Akatsuki Yureru Koi Akari (PS4, Switch)
- ARK: Survival Evolved (Switch)
- The Crimson Flower that Divides: Lunar Coupling (Switch) – Launching digitally worldwide.
- Digimon World: Next Order (Switch) – Launching worldwide.
- Grim Guardians: Demon Purge (PS5, Switch) – Launching digitally worldwide.
- Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe (Switch) – Launching worldwide.
- Koi Suru Kanojo no Bukiyou na Butai (PS4, Switch)
- Like a Dragon: Ishin! (PS5, PS4) – Launching worldwide.
- North American Version (PS5, PS4, Xbox Series / One)
- European Version (PS5, PS4, Xbox Series / One)
- Asian Version (PS5, PS4)
- Octopath Traveler II (PS5, PS4, Switch) – Launching worldwide.
- Oita Beppu Mystery Guide: The Warped Bamboo Lantern (Switch)
- Omoide Kakaete Ai ni Koi!! (PS4, Switch)
- Raiden III x MIKADO MANIAX (PS5, PS4, Switch)
- Sakura, Moyu. -as the Night’s, Reincarnation (PS4, Switch)
- Tortuga: A Pirate’s Tale (PS5, PS4) – Already available worldwide.
- Wonder Boy Anniversary Collection (PS4, Switch) – Already available worldwide.
Digital-Only
- After the Fall (PS VR2) – Launching worldwide.
- Akka Arrh (PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC [Steam, Epic Games Store]) – Launching worldwide.
- ALTAIR BREAKER (PS VR2) – Launching worldwide.
- Atomic Heart (Xbox Series, Xbox One, PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
- Arcade Archives Don Doko Don (PS4, Switch) – Launching worldwide.
- CATAN: Console Edition (PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One) – Launching worldwide.
- Cities VR: Enhanced Edition (PS VR2) – Launching worldwide.
- Company of Heroes 3 (PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
- Cosmonious High (PS VR2) – Launching worldwide.
- Demeo (PS5, PS VR2) – Launching worldwide.
- Digimon World: Next Order (PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
- DYSCHRONIA: Chronos Alternate (PS VR2) – Launching worldwide.
- Fantavision 202X (PS5, PS VR2) – Launching worldwide.
- Gran Turismo 7 (PS VR2) – Launching worldwide. Free update to existing PlayStation 5 version.
- Grim Guardians: Demon Purge (PS4, Xbox Series, Xbox One, PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
- Grisaia Phantom Trigger 08 (Switch) – Launching worldwide.
- Horizon Call of the Mountain (PS VR2) – Launching worldwide.
- Job Simulator (PS VR2) – Launching worldwide.
- Jurassic World Aftermath Collection (PS VR2) – Launching worldwide.
- Kayak VR: Mirage (PS VR2) – Launching worldwide.
- Kerbal Space Program 2 Early Access (PC [Steam, Epic Games Store]) – Launching worldwide.
- Kizuna AI: Touch the Beat! (PS5, PS VR2) – Launching worldwide.
- The Last Clockwinder (PS VR2) – Launching worldwide.
- The Light Brigade (PS VR2, PS VR) – Launching worldwide.
- Like a Dragon: Ishin! (Xbox Series, Xbox One, PC [Steam, Microsoft Store]) – Launching worldwide.
- Moss (PS VR2) – Launching worldwide.
- Moss: Book II (PS VR2) – Launching worldwide.
- Octopath Traveler II (PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
- Pavlov VR (PS VR2) – Launching worldwide.
- Piczle Lines 2: Into the Puzzleverse (Switch) – Launching worldwide.
- Pistol Whip (PS VR2) – Launching worldwide.
- Puzzling Places (PS VR2) – Launching worldwide.
- Raiden III x MIKADO MANIAX (Xbox Series, Xbox One)
- Remorse: The List (Switch) – Launching worldwide.
- Resident Evil Village (PS VR2) – Launching worldwide. Free update to existing PlayStation 5 version.
- Rez Infinite (PS5, PS VR2) – Launching worldwide.
- Song in the Smoke Rekindled (PS VR2) – Launching worldwide.
- Sons of the Forest Early Access (PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
- Sora no Tsukurikata: under the same sky, over the rainbow (Switch)
- Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge – Enhanced Edition (PS VR2) – Launching worldwide.
- The Tale of Onogoro (PS VR2) – Launching worldwide.
- Tentacular (PS VR2) – Launching worldwide.
- Tetris Effect: Connected (PS5, PS VR2) – Launching worldwide.
- Thumper (PS5, PS VR2) – Launching worldwide.
- Toshishita Kanojo (Switch)
- Townsmen VR (PS VR2) – Launching worldwide.
- Vacation Simulator (PS VR2) – Launching worldwide.
- WHAT THE BAT? (PS VR2) – Launching worldwide.
- Zenith: The Last City (PS VR2) – 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: