New Releases: Jan. 30 – Feb. 5, 2025

This week, Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero (pictured) delivers a malleable approach to tactical role-playing while Sniper Elite: Resistance lets you loose in a sandbox suited for long-ranged pandemonium. Elsewhere, Kamibako’s mix of genres might find an appreciative audience. Here’s the complete list of what’s arriving on PC and consoles this week:

PlayStation 4

Accolade Sports Collection (digital, $19.99)
Gimmick! 2 (digital, $19.99)
Kamibako (digital, $29.99)
Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero (physical & digital, $59.99)
Sniper Elite: Resistance (physical & digital, $59.99)
The Zebra-Man! (digital, $14.99)

PlayStation 5

Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector (digital, $22.49)
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II (physical & digital, $69.99)
Mark of the Deep (digital, $29.99)
Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero (physical & digital, $59.99)
ReSetna (digital, $TBA)
Robobeat (digital, $19.99)
Rogue Waters (digital, $29.99)
Sniper Elite: Resistance (physical & digital, $59.99)

Switch

A Rite from the Stars: Remaster Edition (digital, $11.99)
Accolade Sports Collection (digital, $19.99)
Basureroes: Invasion (digital, $12.49)
Bubble Shooter World (digital, $2.99)
Car Wash Tycoon Business Simulator (digital, $7.99)
Card Collector Trading Shop (digital, $4.99)
Chained Heroes (digital, $5.99)
Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector (digital, $22.49)
Colorizing: Animals (digital, $6.99)
Connect the Circuit 1000 (digital, $3.59)
Dreamless (digital, $13.49)
Fly Corp (digital, $14.44)
Genso Manège (digital, $35.99)
Hello Kitty Island Adventure (digital, $39.99)
Hentai Waifu 4 (digital, $8.99)
Idol Symphony (digital, $8.99)
InorStreet (digital, $2.00)
Kamibako (digital, $29.99)
Laika: Aged Through Blood (digital, $12.99)
Lush Forest (digital, $4.99)
Masked Devourer (digital, $3.00)
Mechanita (digital, $4.99)
Meow Mission (digital, $3.99)
Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero (physical & digital, $59.99)
Robobeat (digital, $19.99)
Rookie Table Tennis (digital, $9.99)
Shawley – Zoo of Wonders (digital, $2.99)
Slicy Flips (digital, $4.99)
Sokomonster (digital, $4.99)
Squab (digital, $4.99)
Star Rush – Stack & Jump – (digital, $2.00)
Subway Sprint Girl (digital, $6.99)
Tap Wizard 2 (digital, $14.99)
TCG Card Shop Master (digital, $7.99)
Techno Banter (digital, $17.99)
Wander Hero (digital, $12.99)
While Waiting (digital, $19.99)
Whittingham Asylum: The Investigation (digital, $4.99)
Wizardry: The Five Ordeals (digital, $39.99)
Yandere Anime Boyfriend: A Day with Your Husbando Sim (digital, $4.76)
Yandere Anime Girlfriend: The Mean Waifu Sim (digital, $4.76)

Xbox One

Accolade Sports Collection (digital, $19.99)
Basureroes: Invasion (digital, $12.49)
Dreamless (digital, $13.49)
Gimmick! 2 (digital, $19.99)
Kamibako (digital, $29.99)
Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero (physical & digital, $59.99)
Sniper Elite: Resistance (physical & digital, $59.99)
The Zebra-Man! (digital, $14.99)

PC

Ascendant ($TBA)
Cardfight!! Vanguard Dear Days 2 ($69.99)
Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector ($22.49)
Dead letter Department ($13.49)
FlyKnight ($TBA)
Genso Manège ($35.99)
Heart of the Machine ($TBA)
Hello Kitty Island Adventure ($39.99)
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II ($59.99)
LostMagic (free)
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 ($59.99)
ReSetna ($TBA)
Rift of the NecroDancer ($TBA)
Sniper Elite: Resistance ($49.99)
SuperTaxCity ($8.99)
Tactical Warfare ($TBA)
Techno Banter ($TBA)
The Headliners ($6.39)
Tiny Kingdom ($9.89)
While Waiting ($19.99)
Whispers of the Eyeless ($14.99)

Rob’s pick: I rarely watch game streams, since I prefer interaction to being a spectator. But seeing the developers power their way through Sniper Elite: Resistance might just be the ultimate form of advertisement. Their ability to gracefully spot, mark, and long-shot every nazi on the battlefield is nothing like my chaotic approach, where I usually end up with the entire third reich zeroing in on my location. But like Hitman, I love the tension of knowing that a 60+ minute run can end at any moment. It’s time to fight fascism and the temptation of mid-level saves this week.

As a fervent TRPG fan, I also have to acknowledge Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero. Sure, I’m upset that some of the traditional cameos are locked behind a season pass, effectively pushing the experience past the hundred-dollar mark. However, there’s more than enough autonomy in the base game to justify the base price. Whether you favor ranged, melee, magic-users, or a synergetic blend of classes, The Lost Hero can accommodate your approach instead of throwing you into single-solution battles. Long live equifinality!

Ryan’s pick: The Sniper Elite series is my go-to stealth-based game over the past five years because the games really give you a lot of options and are fairly forgiving once you finally get found by the enemy. My playthrough starts off with a rigorous stealth focus, and as the levels progress that slowly morphs into a hybrid style where I just try to enjoy the sniper aspects and Kill Cam sequences while running away from mayhem I cause. My only qualm with some of the bunker levels in older games was that shootouts were unavoidable, and it forced a different game plan for attacking those levels. In general, there’s a lot to like about these games, so I highly recommend them if you like stealth or FPS games.

The JRPG KAMiBAKO – Mythology of Cube – also looks like it has an interesting premise in that the gameplay melds map crafting. puzzles, and battle. The game touts over 100 hours of gameplay, so this could be a good choice if you’re looking for a long RPG. I imagine with so many mechanics and systems that the depth of each of them would be a balance when making the game, so I’m curious to see what the overall experience will be.

Matt S’ pick (editor, DigitallyDownloaded): It’s a Wizardry avalanche! So many Wizardry games coming to Nintendo Switch in one go. As a massive (understatement) fan of both dungeon crawlers and Wizardry, this is a must-investment for me.

I’m also a big fan of Kingdom Come Deliverance II. The original game had a lot of promise but let itself down in a few areas – a juvenile sense of humour in some ways, for one, and also a shoddy combat system that I never got along with. The sequel has refined these things and is just generally a much more interesting historical fiction video game. Just don’t go in expecting Witcher or Elder Scrolls – it’s not these things. It’s a much more like a history than fantasy, so as long as you’re interested in that, then you’ll get a kick out of this.