Phantom Blade Zero and ANOMALITH launch this week worldwide
Key takeaways
- Phantom Blade Zero launches worldwide on PS5 and PC (Steam, Epic).
- ANOMALITH launches digitally worldwide on PS5, Switch 2, and PC.
- Monster Hunter Outlanders launches worldwide on iOS and Android.
Phantom Blade Zero (PlayStation 5, PC) and ANOMALITH (PlayStation 5, Switch 2, PC) are the headline releases in this week’s round of Japanese game launches, arriving worldwide in digital and physical forms across multiple platforms. The week’s schedule mixes console ports, Switch 2 debuts, digital-only indies, and a handful of mobile launches, with releases available on PS5, Switch, Switch 2, PC (Steam, Epic, GOG, Microsoft Store), and iOS/Android.
Physical and hybrid digital/physical releases this week include ANOMALITH on PS5 and Switch 2 (digital worldwide), Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles 2 Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (worldwide), and several titles already available digitally such as Dune: Awakening (PS5), Fantasy Maiden Wars: Dream of the Stray Dreamer (Switch), Hazel Sky (Switch), and Hell Let Loose: Vietnam (PS5). New or reissued Switch 2 entries landing this week include Hello Kitty: Party Land, Kuukiyomi 4: Consider It (Nintendo Switch 2 Edition), LEGO Harry Potter Collection, Minecraft (Switch 2), and Pokemon Legends Z-A Nintendo Switch 2 Edition plus DLC “Mega Dimension” and Pokemon Pokopia with Expansion Pass. Meiji Tokyo Renka: Twilight Kiss appears both as a Switch digital launch and separately as a PC (Steam) release.
The digital-only list is long and leans heavily on indies and multi-platform ports. Notable Steam and console digital arrivals include 4 Penny Coffins (PC), ANOMALITH (PC), ASYLUM across PlayStation, Xbox, Switch and PC, ATMOSFAR Early Access on Steam, and BUZZ or DIE on PC. Several Switch and Switch 2-focused indie launches appear as well: Black Lily’s Tale (Switch), BURGGEIST (Switch 2), Frog Sqwad (PS5, Switch 2), and Cities: Skylines – Expanded Edition for Switch 2. PC-focused releases this week include Culdcept BEGINS (Steam), Danchi Days (Steam), Emberville Early Access (Steam, GOG), and REKA (Steam).
Console and larger-platform ports also populate the list: Gennady arrives on PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One and Switch with PC storefronts; Hatsune Miku Connecting Puzzle TAMAGOTORI Deluxe launches across PlayStation, Xbox and PC storefronts; Metro Redux comes to PS5 and Xbox Series; Remothered: Red Nun’s Legacy is listed for PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2 and PC (Steam, Epic, GOG); and SNØ: Ultimate Freeriding, Queen’s Domain, and SULFUR each appear across PS5, Xbox Series and Switch 2 where noted. The Switch family sees Kowloon’s Gate: Suzaku (digital worldwide) and Look Outside on multiple Nintendo hardware variants and PlayStation platforms.
Mobile and other platform-specific highlights include Monster Hunter Outlanders launching worldwide on iOS and Android, and No Man’s Sky appearing on iOS. Phantom Blade Zero is confirmed for PS5 and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store as a worldwide digital launch. Several early-access entries are scheduled this week too, such as ATMOSFAR and Pao Pao (Xbox Series, PC), plus Scramble Knights Online entering Early Access on Xbox Series and PC storefronts.
Why it matters
Downloadable content and major updates arriving alongside these launches include 2XKO DLC characters Samira and Sett (PS5, Xbox Series, PC), Age of Empires IV Raiders of the North DLC across consoles and PC, Cairn free DLC “On the Trail: Deep Water” for PS5 and PC, Crimson Desert DLC “Charting the Unknown” for PS5/Xbox Series/PC, and Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2’s 10th Anniversary update across consoles and PC. If you prefer a single takeaway: the week stacks high on cross‑platform ports and indie Steam launches while slipping a few notable console-first Switch 2 editions and mobile entries into the schedule, so the platform you play on will determine which of these releases actually lands on your device.
Original source
Google News: Gematsu
