May Release] 9 new PS5, PS4 & Switch games recommended by our editorial team that you should buy this month!

Recommended New Games for May

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

• Compatibility: Switch
• Release date: 2023/5/12
• Genre: Open-air adventure
• Price: 7,920 yen (package version) 7,900 yen (download version) (tax included)
• Manufacturer: Nintendo

The sequel to "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild," winner of the 2017 Game of the Year award, is now available from Nintendo Switch. Set in Hyrule, which was also featured in the previous title, the main character Link embarks on a new adventure. In this title, "Sky Island" is added to the world of Hyrule, expanding the stage of adventure not only to the land but also to the sky. The world is even more expansive than in the previous title, allowing the player to move freely around the world. A number of new abilities have also been added, such as "Modoreco," which allows objects to play backwards in time, and "Scrabble Build," which combines materials to create weapons, have been discovered to date.

Life is Strange 2

• Compatibility: PS4/Switch/Xbox One/Steam
• Release Date:
• 5/2/2023 Switch 3/26/2020 PS4/Xbox One/Steam
• Genre: Adventure
• Price:
• 5,478 yen (tax included) PS4/Xbox One
• 4,312 yen (tax included) Steam
• 3,278 yen (including tax) Switch
• Maker：SQUARE ENIX

Switch version of the adventure game "Life is Strange 2" released in 2020. Players control the older brother, Sean, as he and his younger brother, Daniel, embark on a long journey from Seattle, USA to Mexico. During the journey, various events occur, and the player must choose what to do each time. In particular, Sean has a mysterious power to manipulate objects from a distance, and it is important to teach him how to use his power at a young age. The game has multiple endings, and the player's choices will eventually determine the outcome of the story.

AWAY

• Compatibility: PS5/PS4
• Release date: May 25, 2023
• Genre: Action Adventure
• Price: 2,178 yen (tax included)
• Maker: Happinet

An action adventure game with an emphasis on story. Players take on the role of a small owl-monster, adventuring through vast nature to save their kidnapped family. The game also features a survival element that allows players to experience themselves as a flying flying squirrel while searching for their family, hunger for food, and escaping from enemies by gliding. In addition to the story mode, there is also an exploration mode that allows players to move freely around the world map.

• Buy the game PS Store

LEGO 2K Drive

• Compatibility: PS5/PS4/Switch/Xbox Series X|S/Xbox One/PC
• Release date: May 18, 2023
• Genre: Adventure game
• Price:
• PS5/Xbox Series X|S version: 8,800 yen (including tax)
• PS4/Xbox One/PC version: 7,700 yen (including tax)
• Switch version: 6,600 yen (including tax)
• Manufacturer: 2K

An adventure game set in a world composed of "LEGO," toys that allow players to assemble various objects using blocks. The setting of the game, Brocklandia, is an open world, and players drive around the vast world in their favorite cars, aiming to become a legend in LEGO racing. In addition to the freedom of exploration that only an open world can offer, the game also includes a story mode that allows players to enjoy the tale of a rookie racer who rises to become a champion and takes on the infamous "Shadow Z".

Battlefield Fugue 2

• Compatibility: PS5/PS4/Switch/Xbox Series X|S/box One/Steam/ Epic Games/ Windows
• Release date: 2023/5/11
• Genre: Simulation RPG
• Price: 4,180 yen (tax included)
• Maker: Cyber Connect Two

A simulation RPG based on the theme of "war x revenge x beasts," this sequel to "Fugue on the Battlefield" released in 2021 depicts the children who saved the world in the previous title as they once again board tanks and throw themselves into battle. In the battles of this title, the children appear in giant tanks and attack the enemy using each gun turret. It is important to grasp the skills of the characters and properly position them so that each can display his or her power. The game is also packed with other elements that make battles exciting, such as "leader skills," which include a wide variety of attack and recovery skills.

• Buy the game for Nintendo Switch
• Buy the game PS version
• Buy the game for Steam

Buy Kizuna AI - Touch the Beat!

• Compatibility: PS5/PS4/Switch/Steam
• Release date: 5/25/2023
• Genre: Rhythm
• Price: Normal edition 5,720 yen (including tax) Limited edition 12,100 yen (including tax) *Downloadable version 4,400 yen (including tax)
• Maker: Gem Drop

A rhythm game in which you can play along with the world-famous virtual YouTuber Kizuna Ai. The PS5/PS4 versions are compatible with PSVR2/PSVR respectively. The Switch version can also be played by touch, and the View mode also supports gyro functionality, allowing you to watch Kizuna Eye from various angles with the Switch in your hand and take screenshots from your favorite angles. You can also take screenshots from your favorite angles.

Wand of Fortune R for Nintendo Switch

• Compatibility: Switch/Switch Lite
• Release date: 2023/5/18
• Genre: ADV adventure that runs to the future with love and magic
• Price: 7,700 yen (including tax) *Special edition 9,900 yen (including tax), download version 7,700 yen (including tax)
• Maker: IDEA FACTORY

A port of a romance adventure released on PS Vita in 2016. Players take on the role of Lulu, a dropout protagonist, and aim to pass the final exam in six months as a transfer student at the Mils Clare Academy of Magic. The story unfolds at the magic academy and can be enjoyed on the Switch, while maintaining the system of the original version, such as making future plans on the seventh night of every week and special events occurring on the seventh day of weeks 4, 12, and 20.

Puzzle Bobble Everybubble!

• Compatibility：Switch
• Release date: 2023/5/24
• Genre: Puzzle
• Price: 5,280 yen (tax included)
• Maker: Taito

The latest in the action puzzle game series "Puzzle Bobble Every Bubble! The game features a variety of puzzles, from one to a maximum of four players. The game features a story mode that allows one to up to four players to cooperate with each other and enjoy the puzzles as they battle to restore peace to Rainbow Island, which has become overrun with bubbles. The game also features a variety of other modes, including online battles against players from around the world, online ranking for high scores, local battles for 2-on-2 team battles, and "Puzzle Bobble VS Invader," a mini-game in collaboration with "Space Invaders. The game also features a "Puzzle Bobble VS Invader" mini-game in collaboration with "Space Invaders.
*In order to use the online battle and online ranking functions, "Nintendo Account" linkage and subscription to "Nintendo Switch Online" are required (for a fee).

Farming Simulator 23: Nintendo Switch Edition

• Compatibility: Switch
• Release date: May 25, 2023
• Genre: Simulation
• Price: 6,490 yen (including tax)
• Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.

A simulation game based on the theme of agriculture. Players can experience realistic farming by operating various farm machines such as tractors, combine harvesters, and sprayers. In addition to farming, the game also includes elements such as developing a business by processing harvested products, building factories, and expanding the production chain. The game also includes elements such as poultry farming and livestock breeding.