New Releases: October 23-29, 2025

One of the busiest weeks of the year is headlined by the chaotic and comedic action of FULL METAL SCHOOLGIRL (pictured) the roll ‘em up thrills of Once Upon a KATAMARI, and the joys of restoration found in PowerWash Simulator 2. This week’s lineup also features the long-awaited The Outer Worlds 2, the chills of Tormented Souls 2, and the release of the Re;Birth series on PlayStation 4. Here’s the full list of games launching on PC and consoles this week:

PlayStation 4

Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit (digital, $17.99)
Bloodshed (digital, $12.99)
Chicken Run: Eggstraction (physical & digital, $39.99)
Dora: Rainforest Rescue (physical & digital, $39.99)
Double Dragon Revive, (digital, $34.99)
Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 1 Plus (digital, $39.99)
Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth2: Sisters Generation (digital, $39.99)
Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth3: V Generation (digital, $39.99)
Kemco RPG Select Vol. 2 (digital, $29.99)
Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted, (digital, $19.99)
Simon the Sorcerer Origins (digital, $24.99)
Silly Polly Beast (digital, $19.99, 16.99 PS+)
THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD 2: Remake (digital, $24.99)
The Jackbox Party Pack 11 (digital, $29.99)
Wreckreation (digital, $39.99)

PlayStation 5

Becastled (digital, $24.99)
Beneath (digital, $TBA)
Bounty Star (digital, $22.49)
Fast & Furious: Arcade Edition (digital, $29.99)
FULL METAL SCHOOLGIRL (digital, $49.99)
Hot Wheels Let’s Race: Ultimate Speed (digital, $39.99)
Godbreakers (digital, $27.99, $24.91 PS+)
Once Upon a Jester… (digital, $TBA)
Once Upon A KATAMARI (digital, $39.99)
Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted (digital, $19.99)
PowerWash Simulator 2 (digital, $24.99)
Science Skaters (digital, $9.99)
The Lonesome Guild (digital, $21.24)
The Outer Worlds 2 (digital, $69.99, $99.99)
Tormented Souls 2 (digital, $29.99)

Switch

Acre Crisis (digital, $9.99)
Achilles: Survivor (digital, $6.99)
Bananitro (digital, $3.99)
Becastled (digital, $24.99)
Cauldron (digital, $14.99)
Cave of Illusions: Twistyland (digital, $2.99)
Chicken Run: Eggstraction (physical & digital, $39.99)
Claim The Forest (digital, $4.99)
COLOREE (digital, $12.99)
CORALINA (digital, $4.99)
Death Frame (digital, $14.99)
Dora: Rainforest Rescue (physical & digital, $39.99)
Double Dragon Revive (digital, $34.99)
Dreamed Away (digital, $18.99)
Escape Game The Edo Period (digital, $9.99)
Farming Pro Simulator 25 (digital, $9.99)
Fast & Furious: Arcade Edition (digital, $29.99)
Find It, Detective! (digital, $3.99)
GiLGuL (digital, $19.99)
Gnomdom (digital, $2.99)
Grand Poker Casino (digital, $3.99)
Gruniożerca Trilogy (digital, $7.99)
Halloween 1985 (digital, $4.99)
Hot Wheels Let’s Race: Ultimate Speed (digital, $39.99)
INC: The Beginning (digital, $4.99)
Lost Howl (digital, $6.99)
Mannequin Mayhem – Physics Ragdoll Shooter (digital, $6.99)
Mystic Beauty – Anime Shift Puzzles (digital, $3.99)
Oil Refinery – The Simulation (digital, $14.99)
Once Upon A KATAMARI (digital, $39.99)
Pacify (digital, $4.99)
Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted (digital, $19.99)
Reus 2 (digital, $24.99)
Run Chicken, run! (digital, $5.99)
Shroomtopia (digital, $9.99)
Simon the Sorcerer Origins (digital, $24.99)
Space Chef (digital, $14.99)
Sports Camp: A 35-Game Adventure (digital, $34.99)
SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator (digital, $TBA)
Sushi For Robots (digital, $5.99)
Tattoo Studio Simulator (digital, $9.99)
Tayutama: It’s happy days (digital, $29.99)
The Good Old Days (digital, $29.99)
THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD 2: Remake (digital, $24.99)
The Quarantine Sector (digital, $9.99)
Udon! Road to Mastery (digital, $7.00)
Unfair Rampage: Knightfall (digital, $9.99)
Windborn – Echoes of the Night (digital, $6.99)
Zumba – Marble Zombie Invasion (digital, $4.99)

Switch 2

FULL METAL SCHOOLGIRL (digital, $49.99)
Persona 3 Reload (digital, $59.99)
Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted (digital, $19.99)
PowerWash Simulator 2 (digital, $24.99)
Two Point Museum (digital, $29.99)

Xbox One

Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit (digital, $17.99)
Becastled (digital, $22.49)
Bloodshed (digital, $12.99)
Carnage: Battle Arena (digital, $9.99)
Chicken Run: Eggstraction (physical & digital, $39.99)
Dora: Rainforest Rescue (physical & digital, $39.99)
Double Dragon Revive (digital, $34.99)
Dreamed Away (digital, $16.14)
Gruniożerca Trilogy (digital, $7.99)
Hell is Other Demons (digital, $12.49)
Juiced Fruit Racing (digital, $14.99)
Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted (digital, $19.99)
Silly Polly Beast (digital, $19.99)
Simon the Sorcerer Origins (digital, $24.99)
The Jackbox Party Pack 11 (digital, $29.99)
THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD 2: Remake (digital, $24.99)
Ultimate Zombie Defense (digital, $6.39)
Wreckreation (digital, $39.99)
Zoochosis (digital, $TBA)

Xbox Series S/X

Acre Crisis (digital, $7.99)
Bounty Star (digital, $22.49)
Death Park 2: 4k Remaster (digital, $5.99)
EVERDARK: Undead Apocalypse (digital, $17.99)
Fast & Furious: Arcade Edition (digital, $29.99)
Hot Wheels Let’s Race: Ultimate Speed (digital, $35.99-$42.49)
Junkyard Simulator (digital, $19.99)
Once Upon a Jester… (digital, $TBA)
Once Upon a KATAMARI (digital, $39.99, $59.99)
PowerWash Simulator 2 (digital, $24.99)
Reus 2 (digital, $19.99)
The Lonesome Guild (digital, $21.24)
The Outer Worlds 2 (digital, $69.99, $99.99)
Tormented Souls 2 (digital, $29.99)
Trainz Simulator: World Tour (digital, $39.99)
Zumba – Marble Zombie Invasion (digital, $4.99)

PC

Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit ($17.99)
Beneath ($TBA)
Capote ($TBA)
Chicken Run: Eggstraction ($39.99)
Choo Choo Survivor 2 ($TBA)
Dead Finger Dice ($TBA)
Death Frame ($TBA)
Escape the Backrooms ($8.99)
Farthest Frontier ($34.99)
FULL METAL SCHOOLGIRL (digital, $44.99)
Godbreakers ($22.39)
Horse Racing Manager ($TBA)
Misery ($8.09)
Once Upon a KATAMARI ($39.99, $59.99)
Outbreak Island ($TBA)
Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted ($19.99)
PowerWash Simulator 2 ($21.24)
Roulette Hero ($TBA)
Silly Polly Beast ($16.99)
Simon the Sorcerer Origins ($24.99)
Slots & Daggers ($TBA)
Space Chef ($TBA)
Species: Unknown ($8.99)
The HELL : City Builder of the Dead ($TBA)
The Jackbox Party Pack 11 ($29.99)
The Outer Worlds 2 ($69.99, $99.99)
Tormented Souls 2 ($26.99)
UltraGirl Alters ($TBA)
Wreckreation ($59.99)

Rob’s pick: D3 Publisher has been my jam for a few decades and it’s a bit surprising that they don’t have a bigger following, given that they’re behind the Earth Defense Force, Onechanbara, and School Girl/Zombie Hunter games. Now that’s a resume! This week, FULL METAL SCHOOLGIRL sends you into a hundred-story building where you’re tasked with blasting and brawling with clankers. Sure, it’s not the deepest game of 2025 but there’s plenty of action, humor, and weaponry as you fight for the future of humanity.

Even though Keita Takahashi left the franchise twenty years ago, I’m still interested in Once Upon A KATAMARI. Sure, Namco fumbled with Everybody’s Golf Hot Shots recently, but I’ll give them another shot to redeem themselves with another revitalization. Let’s hope developer RENGAME provides the subtle social commentary and eccentric soundtrack that fans are expecting.

Matt S’ pick (editor, DigitallyDownloaded): It’s been quite a while since D3 fully indulged its D3-iness. Remember the days of Onechanbara and School Girl/Zombie Hunter? I miss those days. Those days were just the best. Incidentally, I wrote this before checking what Rob wrote, and it amuses me that we agree on this. Anyhow. Full Metal Schoolgirl will be my jam, no doubt. So that’s my big pick for the week.

On a very different note, I am very much looking forward to giving Tormented Souls 2 a whirl. The first one was an excellent throwback horror game. It had its frustrating quirks, but the aesthetics, mood, and style were all incredible and I loved almost everything about it. I can’t wait to see what the developers will be able to achieve by taking the feedback on board for the sequel.

Ryan’s pick: Once Upon a Katamari is the clear winner this week for me as sometimes you want to just roll over things and collect them as you go. The game is as simple as that, and the eccentric characters and music only help to set this series apart from other games. When you first start there’s going to be a bit of a learning curve as you learn how soon you can roll over certain items of different sizes. This series is highly recommended as it’s pretty light-hearted and easy to get into and enjoy quickly.

My honorable mention goes to FULL METAL SCHOOLGIRL for the same reason that the latest Katarmari grabbed my interest in that it looks like you can just jump in and immediately get some instant satisfaction. My expectations in terms of story aren’t very high, but being able to run around as robotic heroines that shoot and melee overworked corporate cyborg slaves is right around the level of brain activity I need this week. Blow everything up is also my favorite game mechanic of all time, so this one looks like it will make me feel right at home.