New Releases: April 25th-May 1st, 2024

This week, Stellar Blade saunters its way onto PlayStation 5, while the Front Mission 2 Remake lurches onto additional platforms following the game’s arrival on Switch last fall. Visual novel fans won’t want to miss the irresistibly adorable Amazing Grace -What color is your attribute?- (pictured) which arrives on Steam. Here’s the complete list of what’s coming out across the next six days:

PlayStation 4
Front Mission 2 Remake (digital, $34.99)
Gordian Quest (digital, $19.99)
Horrific Xanatorium (digital, $TBA)
Library of Ruina (digital, $39.99)
PuzzMiX (digital, $3.99)
SaGa Emerald Beyond (digital, $49.99)
Sand Land (digital, $59.99)
Secret Agent: Cold War Espionage (digital, $9.49)
Space Mercenary Defense Force (digital, $4.99)
Tales from Candleforth (digital, $11.99)
Wrath: Aeon of Ruin (digital, $29.99)
Zombies, Aliens and Guns (digital, $5.99)

PlayStation 5
Another Crab’s Treasure (digital, $26.99)
Class of Heroes: Anniversary Edition (digital, $19.99)
Class of Heroes 2G: Remaster Edition (digital, $19.99)
Class of Heroes 1&2: Complete Edition (digital, $34.99)
Sea of Thieves (digital, $39.99-$59.99)
Stellar Blade (physical & digital, $69.99)
TopSpin 2K25 (physical & digital, $69.99)
Whisker Waters (digital, $24.99)

Switch
Adventure Bar Story (digital, $19.99)
Another Crab’s Treasure (digital, $26.99)
Before the Green Moon (digital, $11.99)
Cape’s Escape Game 8th Room (digital, $4.80)
Cats Hidden in Italy (digital, $0.99)
Class of Heroes: Anniversary Edition (digital, $19.99)
Class of Heroes 2G: Remaster Edition (digital, $19.99)
Class of Heroes 1&2: Complete Edition (digital, $34.99)
Cyberpoly RPG – Dark City (digital, $9.99)
Dash & Roll (digital, $6.99)
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- Sweep the Board! (digital, $59.99)
Dracula VS Monsters (digital, $4.99)
Doctor Cat (digital, $4.99)
El Shaddai: Ascention of the Metatron HD Remaster (digital, $29.99)
Escape Game: The Dr. Mouse’s Lab (digital, $4.99)
Five Nights of Nightmare: Escape Horror Story (digital, $4.99)
Geometric Sniper Bundle (digital, $6.99)
Hidden Cats in New York (digital, $2.99)
Home Office Simulator – Ayame Life Sim (digital, $9.99)
Kanjozoku 2 – Drift Car Games (digital, $11.99)
Library of Ruina (digital, $39.99)
Life Bubble (digital, $7.99)
Mine Sweeper Million (digital, $3.59)
PAC-MAN Mega Tunnel Battle: Chomp Champs (digital, $19.99)
Purple Slime Production Line (digital, $1.99)
Our Field Trip Adventure (digital, $14.50)
Romance MD: Always On Call (digital, $34.99)
SaGa Emerald Beyond (digital, $49.99)
S.O.L Search of Light (digital, $19.99)
Space Mercenary Defense Force (digital, $4.99)
Space Routine (digital, $4.99)
Tales from Candleforth (digital, $11.99)
Tales From The Under-Realm: Hazel (digital, $11.99)
Teared (digital, $7.99)
Tell Me Your Story (digital, $10.99)
The Eerie Surroundings (digital, $3.99)
The Epyx Collection: Handheld (digital, $11.99)
The Fall of Elena Temple (digital, $2.99)
Trash Punk Extended Edition
Whisker Waters (digital, $24.99)
Wrath: Aeon of Ruin (digital, $29.99)
Zombies, Aliens and Guns (digital, $5.99)

Xbox One
Aery – Cyber City  (digital, $9.99)
Another Crab’s Treasure (digital, $26.99)
Front Mission 2 Remake (digital, $34.99)
Horrific Xanatorium (digital, $TBA)
Space Mercenary Defense Force (digital, $4.99)
Tales from Candleforth (digital, $11.99)
The Fall of Elena Temple (digital, $2.99)
TopSpin 2K25 (physical & digital, $69.99)
Wrath: Aeon of Ruin (digital, $29.99)
Zombies, Aliens and Guns (digital, $5.99)

PC
Age of Water ($29.99)
Amazing Grace -What color is your attribute?- ($TBA)
Another Crab’s Treasure ($26.99)
Bride into the Cave ($TBA)
Cats Hidden in China ($0.99)
Class of Heroes: Anniversary Edition ($19.99)
Class of Heroes 2G: Remaster Edition ($19.99)
Front Mission 2 Remake ($34.99)
Manor Lords ($TBA)
Oriental Valley ($16.19)
Pine Harbor ($12.99)
Pools ($TBA)
Rusty’s Retirement ($TBA)
SaGa Emerald Beyond ($49.99)
Sand Land ($59.99)
TopSpin 2K25 ($59.99)
Whisker Waters ($24.99)

Rob’s pick: I’m happy that Stellar Blade is finally here. Not just because I’m especially eager to play Shift Up’s title, which showed potential in the recent demo. Hopefully the release means that’s the discourse can shift away from rather inconsequential matters like Eve’s butt. Sure, it’s round and lovely, but I feel that what Stellar brings to the third-person action genre is the far more interesting talking point.

Similarly, when Class of Heroes was released in 2009, it seemed like many of the well-known reviewers of the day had missed the point. I remember some criticized the dungeon crawler for goading players into grinding, which is like criticizing a dog for having four legs. Both the original and the sequel gave me exactly what I wanted, allowing me to cultivate a party of adventurers into boss-beating badasses. Sure, I could replay the PSP titles, but the releases of Class of Heroes 1 and 2 let me carry one less system around. Stamina -1, Intelligence +2.

Matt S’ pick (editor, DigitallyDownloaded): As someone that can still play the original Wizardry in all its retro glory and love it, my big pick this week is not the boobie game, but rather Class of Heroes 1 and 2. Give me 100 hours of step-by-step dungeon crawling and grinding combat against monsters over over-inflated airbags any day (I kid, I kid. Stellar Blade is actually very good even if it needed a boob slider for the FIJ crew).

Otherwise, you all have no idea how much I’m looking forward to Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- Sweep the Board. I am a big (BIG) Mario Party fan, and I played Demon Slayer Party at Tokyo Game Show last year. It was actually one of the highlights. As long as the whole game can be as delightful as the 30-minute demo, I’m going to get a lot of value out of that one.

Ryan’s pick: Action-RPGs continue to be my go-to genre lately across various platforms, so my official pick goes to Stellar Blade this week. Many of the RPGs I’ve been playing are gatcha-based, so I am looking forward to this one as its mechanics and difficulty hinge on more than a simple singular dodge, which is the change of pace in terms of difficulty that I’m looking for. Open-world exploration is also one of my favorite parts of playing this genre, so I think I’ll be right at home with this one.

I must say that Sand Land also looks pretty impressive and fun. If you are a fan of any of Akira Toriyama’s works, then I think that this is one to investigate. The part that I like about the battle is it incorporates vehicle-based action which also helps differentiate it from my other pick where the action centers around a singular person. Lastly, for those who play Genshin Impact best of luck for all those wishing for Arlecchino this week with the 4.6 debut. I think I’m going to hold out for Chlorinde.