This Week’s Japanese Game Releases: Starfield for PS5, Pokemon Champions, more

Starfield for PlayStation 5 and Pokemon Champions for Switch are the highlights of this week’s Japanese video game releases.

Also due out this week are Memories Off Sousou: Break out of my shell for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC, and TAMASHIKA for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Switch, and PC.

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

Digital-Only

• ChainStaff (PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
• Chill with You: Lo-Fi Story (iOS, Android) – Launching worldwide.
• Hacked: The Streamer (PS5, Xbox Series, PC [Steam, Microsoft Store]) – Launching worldwide.
• High Above (PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
• Incantation (PS5, Xbox Series, Switch) – Launching worldwide.
• Kamikaze Lassplanes (PS5) – Launching worldwide.
• Memories Off Sousou: Break out of my shell (PC [Steam])
• MINOS (PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
• Morbid Metal Early Access (PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
• Narin: The Orange Room (PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
• The New Denpa Men (Switch 2) – Launching worldwide.
• The Occultist (PS5, Xbox Series, PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
• PEPPERED: An Existential Platformer (PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – Launching worldwide.
• People of Note (PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, PC [Steam, Microsoft Store]) – Launching worldwide.
• Pokemon Champions (Switch) – Launching worldwide.
• Sea of Stars (iOS, Android) – Launching worldwide.
• Soulmask (PC [Steam, Epic Games Store]) – Launching worldwide.
• TAMASHIKA (PS5, Xbox Series, Switch, PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
• Tears Revolude (PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC [Microsoft Store]) – Launching worldwide.
• Tiny Bookshop (PS5, Xbox Series) – Launching worldwide.
• WRATH: Aeon of Ruin VR – Brutal Edition (PS VR2, SteamVR, Quest) – 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:

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

Demos, DLC, Updates, etc.

• Genshin Impact Version Luna VI Update “Song of the Welkin Moon: Rondo – Augured Homecoming” (PS5, Xbox Series, PC, iOS, Android)
  • PlayStation 4 version of Genshin Impact officially ends service on April 8.
• PowerWash Simulator 2 Downloadable Content “Adventure Time Pack” (PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, PC)
• SoulMask Downloadable Content “Shifting Sands” (PC)