This Week’s Japanese Game Releases: 007 First Light, Utawarerumono: Past and Present Rediscovered, more

007 First Light for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC, and Utawarerumono: Past and Present Rediscovered for PlayStation 5, Switch 2, and PC are the highlights of this week’s Japanese video game releases.

Also due out this week are Mina the Hollower for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, Switch, and PC, Schrodinger’s Call for Switch and PC, and the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series versions of Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar.

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

• 007 First Light (PS5) – Launching worldwide.
  • North American Version
    • Standard Edition (PS5, Xbox Series)
    • Legacy Edition (PS5, Xbox Series, PC)
  • European Version
    • Standard Edition (PS5, Xbox Series)
    • Legacy Edition (PS5, Xbox Series, PC)
  • Asian Version (PS5)
• Demon Kill Demon: Yomi 1984 (Switch)
• Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition (Best Price) (Switch)
• Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (Switch 2) – Launching digitally worldwide.
  • Asian Version (Switch 2)
• Majogami (PS5) – Launching digitally worldwide.
  • Limited Edition (PS5)
• Monochrome Mobius: Rights and Wrongs Forgotten (Switch 2)
• MotoGP 26 (PS5) – Already available worldwide.
• Red Dead Redemption (Best Price) (Switch)
  • Asian Version (PS5)
• Starry Sky: Spring Memories (Switch)
  • Limited Edition (Switch)
• Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar (PS5) – Launching worldwide.
  • North American Version (PS5)
  • European Version (PS5)
  • Asian Version (PS5)
• Utawarerumono: Past and Present Rediscovered (PS5, Switch 2)
  • Limited Edition (PS5, Switch 2)
  • Double Pack (Switch 2)

In Asia, a physical edition of Triangle Strategy for PlayStation 5 is also launching this week.

Digital-Only

• 007 First Light (Xbox Series, PC [Steam, Epic Games Store]) – Launching worldwide.
• Amanda the Adventurer 3 (PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – Launching worldwide.
• Bluey’s Quest for the Gold Pen (PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, PS4, Switch, PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
  • North American Version (PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, PS4, Switch)
  • European Version (PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, PS4, Switch)
• Crashout Crew (Xbox Series, PC [Steam, Microsoft Store]) – Launching worldwide.
• Echo Generation 2 (Xbox Series, PC [Steam, Microsoft Store]) – Launching worldwide.
• Enter the Chronosphere Early Access (PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
• Escape Simulator (Xbox Series, PC [Microsoft Store]) – Launching worldwide.
• Frontier Legends Early Access (PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
• Into the Slimy Mines (PS5, Xbox Series, Switch, PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
• Iris Odyssey: Hephaistos’s Ring (PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
• Kioku: Last Summer (PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
• Mina the Hollower (PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, Switch, PC [Steam, GOG, Humble Store]) – Launching worldwide.
• My Little Puppy (PS5, Switch) – Launching worldwide.
• Little Nightmares II Enhanced Edition (Switch 2) – Launching worldwide.
• LumenTale: Memories of Trey (Switch, PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
• Necrophosis: Full Consciousness (PS5, Xbox Series) – Launching worldwide.
• One Move Away (PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
• Poppy Playtime: Chapter 5 (PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, Switch)
• Realm of Ink (PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Switch, PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
• Romestead Early Access (PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
• Save My Scrap (Xbox Series) – Launching worldwide.
• Schrodinger’s Call (Switch, PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
• Serpent’s Gaze Early Access (PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
• Shift At Midnight (PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
• STARDUST: Wish of Witch (PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
• Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar (Xbox Series) – Launching worldwide.
• STRAY (Switch 2) – Launching worldwide.
• Touhou Yukkuri Mountain (Switch 2, Switch, PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
• Town to City (PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
• Utawarerumono: Past and Present Rediscovered (PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
• World of Tanks: HEAT (PS5, Xbox Series, PC [Steam]) – 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

Additionally, direct top-ups for gacha games are available here, including:

• Blue Protocol: Star Resonance
• Genshin Impact
• Honkai: Star Rail
• Love and Deepspace
• Marvel Rivals
• Where Winds Meet
• Zenless Zone Zero

Demos, DLC, Updates, etc.

• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles 2 Downloadable Content Character Doma (PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC)
• Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Downloadable Content Character Mr. Karate (PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, PC)
• Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket Expansion “Paradox Drive” (iOS, Android)
• Ravenswatch “Song of Thieves” Update (PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC)
• Street Fighter 6 Downloadable Content Character Ingrid (PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, PS4, PC)
• Tekken 8 Downloadable Content Character Kunimitsu (PS5, Xbox Series, PC)