This Week’s Japanese Game Releases: Karous, Ripple Island: Kyle and Cal’s Restaurant, more

This week’s most notable Japanese game releases are Karous, which is available on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and Switch, and Ripple Island: Kyle and Cal’s Restaurant for Switch 2 and PC.

This week also brings the release of LoveR Kiss: Endless Memories for Switch 2 and PC, as well as Yggdra Kingdom for PlayStation 4 and Switch.

New games out this week include the horror title Niraya of ■■ from HEXA DRIVE, and The Use of Life from Daraneko Games, a “choose your own adventure” RPG now available on PC.

Here’s a complete list of Japanese games released this week. Just so you know, we earn a small commission on purchases made through the Play-Asia links provided. Plus, you can save 5

Physical

• Amakano 2 (Switch)
• ANNIE: Last Hope (PS5) – Already available digitally worldwide.
• BADBOY BROTHER (Switch) – Launching digitally worldwide.
• CHAOS;HEAD / CHAOS;CHILD Love chu chu!! DOUBLE PACK (Switch)
  • Limited Edition (Switch)
• Contra Anniversary Collection (PS4, Switch) – Already available worldwide.
• Dinkum (Switch) – Launching worldwide.
  • North American Version (Switch)
  • European Version (Switch)
  • Asian Version (Switch)
• DYNAMIC CHORD feat. KYOSHO Remaster edition (Switch)
• Funko Fusion Deluxe Edition (PS5, Switch) – Already available worldwide.
• Hello Kitty Island Adventure Giftbox Edition (Switch) – Already available worldwide.
• Hollow Cocoon: Special Edition (Switch) – Already available digitally worldwide.
  • Limited Edition (Switch)
• Karous (PS5, Switch)
  • Defected Edition (PS5, Switch)
• LoveR Kiss: Endless Memories (Switch)
  • Limited Edition (Switch)
• MELON PARKER: We are Whatever Club! (Switch) – Launching digitally worldwide.
  • Limited Edition (Switch)
• Project Motor Racing (PS5)
  • North American Version (PS5, Xbox Series)
  • European Version (PS5, Xbox Series)
  • Asian Version (PS5)
• Ripple Island: Kyle and Cal’s Restaurant (Switch) – Launching digitally worldwide.
• Telenet RPG Collection (Switch)
  • Special Edition (Switch)
• Yggdra Kingdom (PS4, Switch)
  • Limited Edition (PS4, Switch)

Digital-Only

• A.I.L.A. (PS5, Xbox Series, PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
• BADBOY BROTHER (PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
• Bubble Bobble Sugar Dungeons (PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
  • PlayStation 5 and Switch versions also launching worldwide.
    • North American Version (PS5, Switch)
    • European Version (PS5, Switch)
    • Asian Version (PS5, Switch)
• Captain Wayne: Vacation Desperation (PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
• Constance (PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
• Crescent Tower (PS5, Xbox Series) – Launching worldwide.
• Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved (Switch, PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
• For the King II (PS5, PS4) – Already available worldwide.
• Garten of Banban VIII: Anti Devil (PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – Launching worldwide.
• Hyper Echelon (PS4) – Launching worldwide.
• Karous (PS4)
• Kill It With Fire 2 (PS5, Xbox Series, PC [Steam, Microsoft Store]) – Launching worldwide.
• LoveR Kiss: Endless Memories (PC [GOG, DLsite]) – Launching worldwide.
• MELON PARKER: We are Whatever Club! (PC [Steam]) – Launching digitally worldwide.
• Niraya of ■■ (PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
• POOLS (PS5, PS VR2) – Launching worldwide.
• Project Motor Racing (Xbox Series, PC [Steam, Epic Games Store, Microsoft Store]) – Launching worldwide.
• Ripple Island: Kyle and Cal’s Restaurant (PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
• Schildmaid MX (PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – Launching worldwide.
• Shadowgate VR: The Mines of Mythrok (PS VR2) – Launching worldwide.
• Star Ores Inc. (PS5, Xbox Series) – Launching worldwide.
• Street Racer Collection (PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
• The Use of Life (PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
• Torii (PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One) – Launching worldwide.
• Who’s at the door? (PS5, PS4) – Launching worldwide.
• Wizard of Legend II (Switch) – Launching worldwide.

You can buy PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and Switch games listed previously by using prepaid cards with Japanese PlayStation Network and Nintendo accounts.

• 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, Betas, Updates, etc.

• SANABI Downloadable Content “A Haunted Day” (PC) – Launching worldwide.
• TRIBE NINE End of Service (PC, iOS, Android) – Service ending worldwide.
• Zenless Zone Zero Version 2.4 Update “On the Precipice of the Abyss” (PS5, Xbox Series, PC, iOS, Android) – Launching worldwide.

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2025-11-24 06:03