August Releases] Already Checked Out! 9 new PS5, PS4 & Switch games recommended by our editorial team to buy!

Game Titles

ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON

D.C. III P.S.: Da Capo III Plus Story

Tower of Fantasy

Hyperdimension Neptunia GameMaker R:Evolution

The Legend of Heroes: Zero no Kiseki: Kai

Kemco RPG Selection Vol.4

Bokura in a Different Winter

Alice in the Land of Spades -Wonderful Black World

Koa and Mara's Five Pirates

Titles to be released in August 2023

ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON

• Supported platforms: PS5/PS4/Xbox Series X|S/Xbox One/PC(Steam)
• Release date: 8/25/2023
• Genre: Action
• Price: 8,690 yen (including tax)
• Maker: From Software

The latest title in the "Armored Core" series, in which players fight enemies using their own customized mecha. Set on a planet called Rubicon, players throw themselves into a battle over a substance called "Coral. The appeal of this title is that players can create their own unique aircraft by combining different aircraft types, such as lightweight or heavy, bipod or quadrupod, and a variety of weapons, including guns and blades. This title also focuses on combat, and the increased variety of attacks using blades is not to be overlooked.

D.C.Ⅲ P.S. - Da Capo III - Plus Story

• Supported platforms: PS4/Switch
• Release date: 8/24/2023
• Genre: Adventure
• Price: 8,228 yen (tax included)
• Publisher: ENTERGRAM

In addition to the additional elements of "D.C. III - Da Capo III" and "D.C. IIIR - Da Capo III R," "Stage: Da Capo III, The Magic of Time Traveling with You" will be included as a gorgeous ADV game with a lot of new standing pictures and CGs. The game features two stories, "Hatsunejima Arc" and "Weathercock Arc.

The Hatsunejima Arc depicts the mystery of the cherry blossoms, which used to bloom all year round but now bloom only in spring, that started blooming all at once one winter, and the newspaper club's efforts to uncover the mystery of the mail received from 1951. In the Kazamidori version, the story unfolds as Kiyotaka Yoshino and Himeno Kuzuki, who have studied at the Royal London School of Magic in England, lead new lives in a fog-shrouded London and an underground school city. Also included is an adventure game based on "Da Capo III, Kimi to Tabi to Toki no Mahou" that incorporates new standing pictures and computer graphics. The game is a huge volume of story in a single title.

We hope you will enjoy every bit of the two charms of "D.C. III - Da Capo III".

Ultimate Battle of the Cherry Blossom Wind" is not included.

Tower of Fantasy

• Supported platforms: PS5/PS4/PC/iOS/Android
• Release date: 8/8/2023
• Genre: RPG
• Price: 1,430 yen (tax included)
• Maker: Perfect World Games

A PlayStation version of an open-world RPG that allows players to explore a vast world. Set on the planet Ida, with its various landscapes, players can freely advance the storyline or enjoy multiplayer play in cooperation with other players. Other activities include solving puzzles in dungeons and cooking with collected materials.

The PlayStation version supports 4K quality. With beautiful graphics, you can explore the vast world of this title. In addition, the PS5 version also supports haptic feedback functionality, allowing players to feel vibrations through the controller that change depending on the situation, such as when taking damage or hitting an enemy.

• View the lowest price on the PS Store for the PS4 version
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Hyperdimension Neptunia GameMaker R:Evolution

• Supported platforms: PS5/PS4/Switch
• Release date: 2023/8/10
• Genre: RPG
• Price: 8,580 yen (including tax) Victory Special Edition 12,100 yen (including tax)
• Newcomer Welcome Box 18,480 yen (tax included), Download Edition 8,580 yen (tax included)
• Digital Deluxe Edition 12,100 yen (including tax)
• Only for Nintendo Switch Hyperdimension Neptunia GameMaker R:Evolution & Sisters vs Sisters Double Pack 12,870 yen (including tax)
• Maker：Compile Heart

The latest installment in the Neptune series, set in the world of game makers fighting for "market share" in the Gaimugyo world. The main character, Neptune, becomes the president of a game company and competes with rival companies to develop his company into a major corporation, aiming to unify the Gaimugyo world. The game also features management elements to survive the market competition, and can be played like a simulation.

The game features a dynamic battle system, including "goddess-ification" and "executive drive," which has the power to wipe out enemies. In addition, players can also enjoy battles that emphasize the combination of characters in a party of four, with an emphasis on coordination among characters.

The Legend of Heroes: Zero no Kiseki: Kai

• Platform: Switch
• Release date: 8/31/2023
• Genre: RPG
• Price: 4,378 yen (tax included)
• Publisher: Nippon Ichi Software

A Switch version of a title released by Nihon Falcom on PS4 in 2020. Set in the autonomous province of Crossbell, sandwiched between two major powers, the Erebonian Empire and the Republic of Calvados, the story follows Lloyd Bannings and four others who work as members of the Special Assistance Division.

The Switch version of the game features full voice acting and a fast skip mode for battles, which were implemented in the PS4 version. The Switch version of "Zero no Kiseki," which has been updated and improved for the modern age, can also be enjoyed on the Switch. A sequel to this title, "The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Zero: Kai" will also be released on the same day.

Kemco RPG Selection Vol.4

• Supported platforms: Switch
• Release date: 8/24/2023
• Genre: RPG
• Price: 4,378 yen (tax included)
• Publisher: Kemco

This title is a collection of RPGs that Kemco has been working on, and this is Vol. 4, which includes "Chronos Ark", "Sora no Folklore", "Foregeria", and "Monochrome Order: Arbitrator of Aizedesir". The four works can be enjoyed.

In "Chronos Arc," a battle unfolds over the power of "Chronos," which can preserve the world of the past in the present. In "Folklore of the Sky," the theme is the bond between a young orphan boy who makes a contract with the god of the sky, Monochrome Order: The Adjudicator of Aisedesir" tells a story whose development and ending change depending on the player's choices.

Bokura in a Different Winter

• Supported platforms: Switch / PC (Steam)
• Release date: 2023/8/10
• Genre: Adventure
• Price: 1,420 yen (tax included)
• Maker: Kodansha Game Creators Lab

A puzzle adventure game exclusively for two players. Two boys faint after seeing a "dead deer" on a journey, and from then on, they see everything differently from each other. They must solve the mystery that happened to them in order to return to their original world.

The two boys are in the same place, but they each see very different sights: the animal world and the machine world. Players will have to solve various puzzles that stand in their way while sharing information about the objects and gimmicks they see with each other.

Alice in the Land of Spades - Wonderful Black World

• Supported platforms: Switch/Switch Lite
• Release date: 2023/8/3
• Genre: Love AVG with bullets flying around
• Price: 7,480 yen (including tax), special edition 9,680 yen (including tax), download version 7,480 yen (including tax)
• Otomate Suite BOX 18,700 yen (including tax), White & Black Edition 15,400 yen
• Manufacturer: IDEA FACTORY

Set in the "Land of Spades," a land of four territories, the main character Alice, who has lost her memory, comes into contact with people she has missed, and builds new relationships with them. The storyline progresses through each character's story.

As the story progresses, each character's likability and responsibility statuses increase. These stats will affect the story's branches, which will unfold in different ways depending on how the player plays the game.

Koa and Mara's Five Pirates

• Supported platforms: PS5/Switch
• Release date: Scheduled for 2023/8/10
• Genre: Action adventure
• Price: 4,980 yen (including tax) *2,980 yen (including tax) for download version
• Maker: Pikii

An action adventure game set on tropical islands. After reading a telegram from his friend Mayo, the protagonist Koa senses a crisis and arrives in the town of Kalis in the Mara archipelago, where he sees Kalis ravaged by the five pirates of Mara. In order to restore Charis to its original state, Koa takes on the "Pirate's Trial," orchestrated by the pirates.

The Mara archipelago, where the game takes place, consists of a total of eight islands, including volcanoes, icebergs, and pirates' strongholds, each with different terrain and scenery awaiting the player. In addition, the game is divided into two parts: an adventure part in which players interact with people to obtain items and maps to new islands, and an action part in which they take on the trials of pirates. Through both parts, players can immerse themselves in the world of the game, which is set in a tropical country.