New Releases: January 23rd-29th, 2025

Ninja Gaiden 2 Black (pictured) make an appropriately surreptitious appearance, while Odd Bug Studio’s side-scrolling action-adventure receives a sequel with Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter arriving this week. Elsewhere, Nep and the Neptunia gals get an action game with Neptunia Riders VS Dogoos. Here’s the complete list of what’s arriving over the next six days:

PlayStation 4

Botany Manor (digital, $24.99)
Dragon Takers (digital, $13.49)
Neptunia Riders VS Dogoos (digital, $39.99)
Star Wars: Episode I: Jedi Power Battles (digital, $17.99)
Sword of the Necromancer: Resurrection (digital, $24.95)

PlayStation 5

Cuisineer (digital, $29.99)
Eternal Strands (digital, $39.99)
Neptunia Riders VS Dogoos (digital, $39.99)
Ninja Gaiden 2 Black (digital, $49.99)
Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter (digital, $19.99, $23.99)
The Stone Madness (digital, $29.99)

Switch

Achilles: Legends Untold (digital, $24.99)
Aquarun (digital, $4.99)
Car Heist Simulator – Thief Mechanic (digital, $7.99)
Casual Sport Series: Tennis (digital, $2.39)
Cats Visiting Lunar New Year (digital, $3.99)
Cuisineer (digital, $29.99)
Cycle Chaser H-5 (digital, $5.99)
Dance of Cards (digital, $9.99)
Dragon Takers (digital, $13.49)
EGGCONSOLE Zanac MSX (digital, $6.49)
Ender Magnolia – Bloom in the Mist – (digital, $22.49)
Escape from Nightmare: Horror Tales (digital, $4.99)
Escape Game The Resort Facility (digital, $4.99)
Folk Hero (digital, $11.99)
Gravitators (digital, $9.99)
Guilty Gear -Strive- Nintendo Switch Edition (digital, $59.99)
Hunter Simulator : Wild Hunting (digital, $9.99)
Infernitos (digital, $4.99)
Master Of Bow (digital, $4.99)
Neptunia Riders VS Dogoos (digital, $39.99, $46.99)
Ocean Driving: Boat Parking Simulator (digital, $4.99)
Osman Gazi (digital, $9.99)
Popotinho’s Adventures (digital, $4.99)
Portal Balls (digital, $4.99)
Ravenswatch (digital, $29.99, $34.99)
Robot Anarchy (digital, $4.99)
Save The Doge (digital, $4.99)
Shalnor: Silverwind Saga (digital, $9.99)
Sliding Cubes 2048 Mania (digital, $3.99)
Star Wars: Episode I: Jedi Power Battles (digital, $17.99)
Strania -The Stella Machina- EX (digital, $14.99)
Superstore (digital, $7.99)
Symphonia (digital, $19.99)
Sword of the Necromancer: Resurrection (digital, $24.95)
Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter (digital, $19.99, $23.99)
Tavern Talk – Tavern Tantrum Bundle (digital, $24.99)
The Bakery Simulator (digital, $4.99)
The Exit Project: Backstreets (digital, $9.99)
Vermitron (digital, $7.99)
Worlds of Aria (digital, $14.99)

Xbox One

Aery – Peace of Mind 2 (digital, $12.47)
Dragon Takers (digital, $13.49)
Star Wars: Episode I: Jedi Power Battles (digital, $17.99)
Sword of the Necromancer: Resurrection (digital, $24.95)
Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter (digital, $19.99, $23.99)

Xbox Series S/X

Ninja Gaiden 2 Black (digital, $49.99)

PC

Achilles: Survivor
AI2U: With You ‘Til The End ($8.99)
Airships: Lost Flotilla ($4.79)
Butcher’s Creek ($8.49)
Cat Detective Albert Wilde
DeTechtive 2112
Dreamcore ($8.99)
Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist ($24.99)
Eternal Strands
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth ($48.99)
Kiosk
Mark of the Deep
Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap
Ninja Gaiden 2 Black ($49.99)
SCP: Fragmented Minds
Space Engineers 2 ($29.99)
Star Wars: Episode I: Jedi Power Battles ($19.99)
Streamer Life Simulator 2 ($8.49)
Sword of the Necromancer: Resurrection ($24.95)
Synduality Echo of Ada ($39.99)
Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter ($19.99)
The Mute House
The Stone of Madness ($26.99)
Those Who Rule
Tokyo Xtreme Racer ($29.99)
Turbo Balls
Turbo Dismount 2 ($15.99)
Unreachable
Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. ($15.99)

Rob’s Pick: During the early 2000s, I spent an unhealthy amount of time prowling a simulated Shuto Expressway thanks to the Tokyo Xtreme Racer series. But over time, multiplayer-based racing dominated, pushing the solitary thrills of racing, tuning, and buying a garage full of imports onto the sidelines. This week, Genki (the franchise’s original developer) makes a welcome return with the Early Access release of Tokyo Xtreme Racer. So far, the fundamentals seem intact, with the grind of beating rival racer so you can purchase upgrades making an essential return. I’ll have a full review in the next few days.

The nostalgic in me won’t be able to resist Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. When I wasn’t tearing through the streets of Tokyo after dark, I was playing the hell out of SEGA’s intricate fighter. While SEGA’s DLC practices feel grimy (Yes, the core DLC packs cost more than the main game), the inclusion of rollback netcode and 4K visuals are a decent trade-off.

Matt S’ pick (editor, DigitallyDownloaded): What a start to the year, huh? I’m still trying to recover from just how good Dynasty Warriors Origins was. What a brilliant new chapter in that series. But we’re here to talk about this week, and I’m rather looking forward to Neptunia Riders VS Dogoos. I always enjoy a good Neptunia game, so hopefully this one is a return to form for a series that has been a bit patchy recently.

On a very (very) different note I’m very keen on checking Achilles: Survivor out. It’s been a long time since I’ve got my sword-and-sandals on, and this looks like a good and high-octane take on this particular legend of mythology.

Ryan’s pick: I always enjoyed some of the rendered liminal space feeds that are on Instagram as they are usually pretty creepy and give off an odd ominous vibe. Dreamcore captures this motif really well, and the camera effects and motion give this horror game an almost dream-like first-person experience that I think looks pretty unique. It looks like the gameplay mainly revolves around exploration, but I’m still pretty curious to see what type of environments are in this one.

PvPvE extraction shooters are typically not at the top of my list when looking for a new game, but SYNDUALITY Echo of Ada may be an exception. Outside occasional co-op sessions with friends typically prefer single-player experiences, so I do like the fact that this one can be played as a lone wolf. In general, the anime-inspired art looks good and the story’s premise is interesting so I may give this one a try. Also Diablo IV’s season 7 began this week, so maybe it’s time to roll a Bloodwave Necromancer.