This Week’s Japanese Game Releases: A-Train9 Evolution, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth for Xbox Series and Switch 2, more

A-Ttrain9 Evolution for Switch 2 and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth for Xbox Series and Switch 2 are the highlights of this week’s Japanese video game releases.

Also due out this week are River City Saga: Journey to the West for PlayStation 5, Switch, and PC, and Tetris the Grand Master 4: Absolute Eye for 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

• A-Train9 Evolution (Switch 2)
  • 40th Anniversary Memorial Box (Switch 2)
• CRAZY CHA!N: Elpis no Kusari (Switch)
  • Special Edition (Switch)
• eFootball Kick-Off! (Switch 2) – Game-key card. Launching digitally worldwide.
  • Asian Version (Switch 2)
• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (New Price Version) (PS5)
• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Switch 2) – Game-key card. Launching worldwide.
  • North American Version (Switch 2)
  • European Version (Switch 2)
  • Asian Version (Switch 2)
• John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando (PS5) – Already available worldwide.
• The Last Case of John Morley (PS5) – Already available worldwide.
  • Limited Edition (PS5)

Digital-Only

• The 7th Guest Remake (PS5, Xbox Series, PC [Steam, Epic Games Store]) – Launching worldwide.
• Beholder: Conductor (PS5, Switch) – Launching worldwide.
• BrokenLore: FOLLOW (PS5, Xbox Series, PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Xbox Series, PC [Microsoft Store]) – Game-key card. Launching worldwide.
• GOALS (PS5, Xbox Series, PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
• Gothic (PS5, Xbox Series, PC [Steam, GOG]) – Launching worldwide.
• Hollowbody (PS5, Xbox Series) – Launching worldwide.
• House Flipper Remastered Collection (PS5, Xbox Series, PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
• Isekai Villain (PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC [Steam, Microsoft Store]) – Launching worldwide.
• Nintendo 64 – Nintendo Classics (Switch 2, Switch)
  • Donkey Kong 64 – Launching worldwide.
• River City Saga: Journey to the West (PS5, Switch, PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
• The Sinking Forest (Xbox Series, Xbox One, PC [Microsoft Store]) – Launching worldwide.
• Steamboat Incident (PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
• Tetris the Grand Master 4: Absolute Eye (Switch)

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.

• Arknights: Endfield Version Update “Sketches of Lost Heirlooms” (PS5, PC, iOS, Android)
• Honkai: Star Rail Version 4.3 Update “The Lethe Below the Living” (PS5, PC, iOS, Android)
• Neverness to Everness Version 1.1 Update “Dreamwalk Corridor” (PS5, PC, iOS, Android)
• Tekken 8 Downloadable Content Character Kunimitsu (PS5, Xbox Series, PC)