New Releases: Sept 25 – Oct. 1, 2025

This week, Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles (pictured) makes its long-awaited return, letting a new generation of players lose themselves in one of strategy RPG’s most well-regarded sagas. With titles that range from Silent Hill f to Mamorukun ReCurse!, there’s a pleasant balance between mainstream hits and niche delights. Here’s the full list of games launching across PC and consoles for the week of September 25th through October 1st:

PlayStation 4

Arcade Archives Dacholer (digital, $7.89)
Bokura (digital, $5.49)
Cladun X3 (digital, $39.99)
Arcade Archives Dacholer (digital, $7.89)
EA Sports FC 26 (digital, $69.99)
Final Fantasy Tactics – The Ivalice Chronicles (digital, $49.99)
Kill it with Fire 2 (digital, $14.99)
Magical Delicacy (digital, $24.99)
Mai: Child of Ages (digital, $14.99)
Mamorukun ReCurse! (digital, $22.49)
Meteorfall: Krumit’s Tale (digital, $13.49)
NBA Bounce (digital, $49.99)
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds (physical & digital, $69.99)
Train Sim World 6 (digital, $49.99)

PlayStation 5

Agatha Christie – Death on the Nile (digital, $39.99)
Alien: Rogue Incursion Evolved Edition (digital, $29.99)
Atelier Resleriana: The Red Alchemist & the White Guardian (digital, $59.99)
EA Sports FC 26 (physical & digital, $69.99)
Hotel Barcelona (physical & digital, $29.99)
LEGO Party (digital, $35.99)
Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault (digital, $29.99)
Nicktoons & The Dice of Destiny (digital, $49.99)
Pac Man World 2 Re-Pac (digital, $29.99)
Republic of Pirates (physical & digital, $29.99)
Silent Hill f (physical & digital, $69.99)
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds (physical & digital, $69.99)
Survivor Mercs (digital, $7.99)
The Sinking Forest (digital, $29.99)
Tokyo Underground Killer (digital, $TBA)
Totally Reliable Delivery Service (digital, $14.99)

Switch

Agatha Christie – Death on the Nile (digital, $39.99)
Airborne Justice (digital, $4.99)
Animal Strikers (digital, $6.99)
Atelier Resleriana: The Red Alchemist & the White Guardian (digital, $59.99)
Buildest (digital, $10.39)
Car Stunt Hero Simulator 2025 (digital, $7.99)
Chained Up Together (digital, $6.99)
Cladun X3 (digital, $39.99)
Clothing Boutique Simulator : Store Manager (digital, $9.99)
DETECTIVE – Scene Crime (digital, $10.99)
Drift Highway: Retro Console Edition (digital, $4.99)
EA Sports FC 26 (digital, $59.99)
Endoparasitic (digital, $9.99)
Extremely Powerful Capybaras (digital, $5.99)
Final Fantasy Tactics – The Ivalice Chronicles (digital, $49.99)
Games Advent Calendar 2025 (digital, $19.99)
Gearbits (digital, $19.99)
Grief Like a Stray Dog (digital, $7.99)
Hades II (digital, $29.99)
Jamboy, a Jelly-cious Hero (digital, $7.99)
JellyFish Girls (digital, $2.04)
Korean Drone Flying Tour Wonsan-do (digital, $1.00)
LEGO Party (digital, $35.99)
Love, Ghostie (digital, $19.99)
Mai: Child of Ages (digital, $14.99)
Mamorukun ReCurse! (digital, $22.49)
Meteorfall: Krumit’s Tale (digital, $13.49)
Mouthole (digital, $7.99)
My Tiny Island (digital, $4.99)
NBA Bounce (digital, $49.99)
Nicktoons & The Dice of Destiny (digital, $49.99)
Ninja Ming (digital, $9.99)
Notice Me Leena-senpai! (digital, $7.99)
Off-the-Ground Survival (digital, $9.99)
Pac Man World 2 Re-Pac (digital, $29.99)
Path of Legends (digital, $4.99)
Penguin Panic! (digital, $2.99)
Road Cafe Simulator (digital, $14.99)
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (digital, $35.99)
Scribed Castle (digital, $9.99)
Sherlock Spot DX (digital, $2.99)
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds (physical & digital, $59.99)
Super Long Cat (digital, $9.99)
The Beast and the Princess (digital, $9.44)
The Order of the Snake Scale (digital, $12.99)
Tidy Toys (digital, $4.99)
Uni 2 (digital, $3.99)
Viking Colony Builder Valhalla (digital, $9.99)
Winter Games Collection + Advent Calendar (digital, $14.99)

Switch 2

EA Sports FC 26 (digital, $69.99)
Final Fantasy Tactics – The Ivalice Chronicles (digital, $49.99)
Pac Man World 2 Re-Pac (digital, $29.99)
Hades II (digital, $29.99)
The Touryst Deluxe (digital, $19.99)

Xbox One

Buildest (digital, $10.39)
EA Sports FC 26 (digital, $59.99)
Echoes of the Plum Grove (digtial, $19.99)
Grief Like a Stray Dog (digital, $7.99)
LEGO Party (digital, $35.99)
Mai: Child of Ages (digital, $14.99)
Mouthole (digital, $7.99)
Napoleon Maiden Episode.1 A maiden without the word impossible (digital, $21.99)
NBA Bounce (digital, $49.99)
Pac Man World 2 Re-Pac (digital, $29.99)
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds (physical & digital, $69.99)
Super Long Cat (digital, $9.99)
Train Sim World 6 (digital, $44.99)

Xbox Series S/X

Agatha Christie – Death on the Nile (digital, $39.99)
Alien: Rogue Incursion Evolved Edition (digital, $29.99)
Hotel Barcelona (physical & digital, $29.99)
Kill it with Fire 2 (digtial, $14.99)
Mamorukun ReCurse! (digital, $22.49)
Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault (digital, $29.99)
Republic of Pirates (digital, $22.49)
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (digital, $35.99)
Silent Hill f (physical & digital, $69.99)
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds (physical & digital, $69.99)
Totally Reliable Delivery Service (digital, $14.99)

PC

Agatha Christie – Death on the Nile ($39.99)
Alien: Rogue Incursion Evolved Edition ($29.99)
Amelie falls over and over again ~ An endless week in Magic Academy ($12.59)
Atelier Resleriana: The Red Alchemist & the White Guardian ($59.99)
Beatblock ($TBA)
Buggos 2 ($15.29)
CloverPit ($TBA)
EA Sports FC 26 ($69.99)
Final Fantasy Tactics – The Ivalice Chronicles ($49.99)
Hades II ($29.99)
Hotel Barcelona ($29.99)
LEGO Party! ($35.99)
Lost in the Open ($TBA)
Lost Rift ($19.99)
Luctus ($TBA)
Macabre ($TBA)
Mala Petaka ($12.74)
Mamorukun ReCurse! ($22.49)
Mind Diver ($TBA)
My Café Manager Simulator ($8.49)
Pac Man World 2 Re-Pac ($29.99)
Red Chaos – The Strict Order ($TBA)
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds ($69.99)
Stario: Haven Tower ($TBA)
Unyielder ($TBA)
VonGarland Castle : Beyond Blood ($12.74)

Rob’s pick: Expectedly, Atelier Resleriana: The Red Alchemist & the White Guardian delivers yet another worthwhile entry that delivers time-tested alchemical gameplay with yet another poignant storyline. Honestly, I don’t know how Gust is able to keep the franchise fresh, but I’m glad they still do. This time out, dual protagonists, Resna and Valeria, provide divergent perspectives that deepen the game’s explorations.

But I like my pew-pew shooters just as much as alchemical pondering, so if you’re looking for an engaging STG, Mamorukun ReCurse! is a worthwhile effort, whether you opt for the classic controls or the twin-stick method. Let’s those cursed bullets loose!

Ryan’s pick: Earlier in the year I finally took some time to play the Silent Hill 2 remake and loved every second of it, so Silent Hill f goes to the top of the list this week. The setting of it being in the 1960’s in rural Japan really has me interested, as recalling back to when I was watching Higurashi things were just that much scarier due to less technology and I feel like this may be the case with this game as well. Anxiety and uncertainty go hand in hand with this series, but at the same time the story, puzzles, and exploration parts kind of help to find a balance between that stress and keeping you engaged. At least those mannequins won’t be in this one…I hope.

Two-on-two basketball games have always been my weakness, as I still to this day remember playing NBA Jam in the arcades and consistently picking Shaq on the Orlando Magic. NBA Bounce gets a mention this week for bringing a whole bunch of nostalgia in chibi format. Granted you won’t be able to play as actual players in the league, but I’m glad to see that newer generations will be able to enjoy this genre as it’s a blast to play with friends.

Matt S’ pick (editor, DigitallyDownloaded): God I’m going to have a lot of games to catch up on when I get back from Japan and Tokyo Game Show. If I had to pick just one game from that list, it would have to be Hotel Barcelona. The combination of Goichi Suda and Hidetaka Suehiro is surely just too good to overlook. Right? RIGHT?

I am of course looking forward to the latest Atelier as well. They’re such reliable, comfort food good games and I keep waiting for the incredible release schedule to result in something that drops the ball, and the developers at Gust never let me down.

Mike’s pick: Hotel Barcelona is the kind of wild collaboration that fans of edgy games dream about. Given Goichi Suda’s appreciation for stylish chaos and Hidetaka Suehiro’s style of surreal storytelling, this sidescroller feels like it’s going to deliver a heap of absurdity, and I’m eager to see how far it goes. From what I’ve hear, It promises reality-bending setpieces and some off-the-wall action. I’m just happy to see some Grasshopper Manufacture-style weirdness. Games have gotten too predictable lately, and I hopped off Borderlands 4 out of sheer boredom.

At risk of being labelled a ‘hater’ for my last comment, why is Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds generating such positive buzz? Beyond all the non-voiced cameos, the actual racing is only adequate and the pricing is extortionate. Can you tell me what I’m missing in the comments, please?