Fight Crab and Cupid Parasite for Switch are the highlights of this week’s Japanese video game releases.
Recently launched for PC via Steam, the Calappa Games-developed Fight Crab is a 3D action game where giant crabs fight against each other with claws, swords, guns, armor, jet engines, and more. There are 23 types of playable crabs, 48 different weapons, and 11 unique stages, as well as online and offline modes including a 41-battle Campaign Mode.
Cupid Parasite is the latest otome visual novel from Idea Factory‘s Otomate brand. In it, players become heroine Lynette Mirror, a top bridal adviser… and Cupid herself. She ran away from home to the human world after getting into a fight with her parents. Her next big project is marrying off the troublesome “Parasite 5,” who she must live with in the marriage life co-living TV show “Parasite House.”
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 using our “GEMATSU” coupon code.
Physical and Digital
- Cupid Parasite (Switch)
- Fight Crab (Switch)
- Journey to the Savage Planet (Switch)
- PGA Tour 2K21 (PS4) – Launching worldwide.
- Rock of Ages III: Make & Break (PS4) – Already available worldwide.
- They Are Billions (PS4) – Already available digitally worldwide.
Digital-Only
- Boomerang Fu (Switch) – Already available worldwide.
- Chinese Parents (Switch) – Launching worldwide.
- Cross Channel: For All People (Switch)
- Gleamlight (PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
- Kawaii Deathu Desu (Switch) – Already available worldwide.
- Kwaidan: Azuma Manor Story (Switch) – Launching worldwide.
- Microsoft Flight Simulator (PC [Steam, Microsoft Store]) – Launching worldwide.
- Mortal Shell (PS4, Xbox One, PC [Epic Games Store]) – Launching worldwide.
- Ogre Tale (PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
- PGA Tour 2K21 (Xbox One, Switch, PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
- Rock of Ages III: Make & Break (Switch) – Already available worldwide.
- RPG Maker MZ (PC [RPG Maker Web, Steam])
- Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time (PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated (PS4, Switch) – Already available worldwide.
The PlayStation 4 or Switch titles listed above can be purchased through Japanese PlayStation Network and Nintendo accounts using prepaid cards: