This Week’s Japanese Game Releases: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles 2, Ys X: Proud Nordics, more

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles 2 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC, and Ys X: Proud Nordics for Switch 2 are the highlights of this week’s Japanese video game releases.

Also due out this week are Cotton Reboot! High Tension! and Fuuraiki 5 for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and Switch.

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

• Castlevania Advance Collection (PS4, Switch)
• Cotton Reboot! High Tension! (PS5, Switch)
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles 2 (PS5, PS4, Switch)
  • Limited Edition (PS5, Switch)
  • Asian Version
  • Global release is August 1, but the (digital) Deluxe Edition will be available from July 31.
• Fuuraiki 5 (PS5, PS4, Switch)
• hololive Holo’s Hanafuda (Switch) – Launching digitally worldwide.
• Japanese Rail Sim: Journey to Kyoto Best Collection (Switch)
• Kirameki Nurse: Diary Minna o Tasukeru Tenshi no Oshigoto (Switch)
• Mononoke Chigiri (Switch)
• Noctuary (PS5, Switch) – Launching digitally worldwide.
• Shirokoi Sakura Gram (PS4, Switch)
• Steel Empire: Chronicle (Switch)
• Ys VII: Lacrimosa of DANA (PS5) – Already available worldwide.
• Ys IX: Monstrm Nox (PS5) – Already available worldwide.
• Ys X: Proud Nordics (Switch 2)

Digital Only

• 9 Years of Shadows (PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One) – Launching worldwide.
• Achilles: Survivor (PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
• Cotton Reboot! High Tension! (PS4)
• Day of the Shell (PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC [Steam, Epic Games Store]) – Launching worldwide.
• Dead Take (PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
• Dear me, I was… (Switch 2) – Launching worldwide.
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles 2 (Xbox Series, Xbox One)
  • PC (Steam) version launches August 6 in Japan, but the Deluxe Edition can be played from August 1.
• Dreaming in Cherry Blossoms, I Fall in Love with You (Switch, PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
• Earthion (PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
• Esophaguys (PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC [Steam, Epic Games Store, GOG]) – Launching worldwide.
• Gold Gold Adventure Gold Early Access (PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
• Groove Coaster: Future Performers (Switch)
• Grounded 2 Game Preview (Xbox Series, PC [Steam, Microsoft Store]) – Launching worldwide.
• Heartworm (PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
• hololive Holo’s Hanafuda (PS5, PS4, PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
• Maiden Cops (PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – Launching worldwide.
• Mystereet: Yasogami Kaoru no Chousen! (PS4, Xbox Series, Switch)
• NIDANA (PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
• NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound (PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
• Noctuary (Xbox Series, Xbox One) – Launching worldwide.
• One-Eyed Likho (PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
• Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap (PS5) – Launching worldwide.
• Recharge Early Access (PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
• SKY THE SCRAPER (PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
• Spell Disk (PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – Launching worldwide.
• Spy Drops (Switch, PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
• Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of the Rings Game (PS5, Xbox Series, Switch, PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
• Time Flies (PS5, Switch, PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
• Troublemaker: Raise Your Gang (Switch) – Launching worldwide.
• Wargroove 2 (iOS, Android) – 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:

Demos, Betas, Updates, etc.

• Dragon Ball: The Breakers Season 9 (PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC) – Launching worldwide.
• Elden Ring Nightring Version 1.02 Update (PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, PC) – Launching worldwide.
• Genshin Impact Version 5.8 Update “Sunspray Summer Resort” (PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, PC, iOS, Android) – Launching worldwide.
• Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket Expansion “Wisdom of Sea and Sky” (iOS, Android)