Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s weekly catch-up news feature, the catch-up coffee. Here, I bring you the best news you may have missed from last week. We’re a bit late this time around, and there will be no catch-up next week. Grab the biggest mug you’ve got, fill it with your favourite brew, and catch up with us (and our favourite news anchor, Dee Dee)!
CaTHaRSiS: The last of atelier announced for PC
Kodansha and Mana have announced the immersive art adventure game CaTHaRSiS: The last of atelier. The game invites you to step inside and walk through famous masterpieces to follow the memories left behind. The ten worlds are inspired by Van Gogh, Monet, Gustav Klimt, and more. There are no game overs and no time limits; the game allows you to wander at your own pace.
Here is a description of the game, via Kodansha:
An immersive art adventure through the worlds of iconic masterpieces. Easy and intuitive to play.
As an empty vessel with neither memory nor sense of self, you wander through canvas worlds with the help of your companions—a wolf and an owl—reclaiming what you have lost along the way.
What will you feel on this journey? What thoughts will come to you? A quiet, moving experience awaits.
Developed by Mana and published by Kodansha, CaTHaRSiS: The last of atelier will be released for PC via Steam later in 2026.
Thank You Bus Driver announced for PC
Double Fine has announced the chaotic bus driving game Thank You Bus Driver for PC. Take on the role of a town’s bus driver, trying to get through the day while breaking minimal rules. You have three priorities: no rule-breaking, stay on track, and be on schedule. Passengers’ gratitude comes in the form of Thank Yous, which you can collect to unlock additional bus tchotchkes, town variants, and more.
Your bus, your rules! Kind of… the depot keeps adding new rules that are begging to be broken. Slap rule-breakers, and revoke the bus privileges of repeat offenders. Getting to your next stop on time is all that matters, even if it means a shortcut through a cornfield. Avoid pedestrians, incoming traffic, and fences—or don’t! The more Thank Yous you get, the more time you have to get to the next stop.
Developed and published by Double Fine, Thank You Bus Driver will be released for PC via Steam/GOG/Humble/itch.io.
NIS America is bringing The Grimm Reapress and the Drearytale Monster to the West
From the team behind The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince, The Grimm Reapress and the Drearytale Monster originally launched in Japan in April 2026. Now, NIS America has announced it will bring the storybook adventure game to Western territories next year. It will be available for PC and consoles, with Japanese audio and English subtitles.
Here is a description of the game, via NIS America:
Step into a hand-drawn fairytale, one book at a time in The Grimm Reapress and the Drearytale Monster. In this world, a magical disease known as Paper Mortis turns people into picture books, and picture books into monsters.
… The Grimm Reapress and the Drearytale Monster follows Mono, a young girl whose sister contracts this horrible malady. She’ll do whatever it takes to save her sister from an incurable illness—including working with Mär, a monster hell-bent on vengeance. It’ll take nothing less for her to traverse the Libratarium where her sister is kept.
Dive into different storybooks to learn the tales of the girls who became them. You’ll solve puzzles, fight bosses, and do whatever it takes to track down your sister and save her from this incurable disease. Drawn by hand to look just like a picture book, The Grimm Reapress and the Drearytale Monster is one fairytale you won’t want to miss.
Developed by Nippon Ichi Software and published in the West by NIS America, The Grimm Reapress and the Drearytale Monster will be released for PC via Steam, PlayStation 5, Switch 2, and Switch in 2027.
Rhapsody in Scarlet announced for PC and consoles
Konami has announced the original magick-themed action-adventure game Rhapsody in Scarlet, coming to PC and consoles. Set in a vibrant and rapidly changing 1920s New York, the game features exhilarating beast-and-magick combos. A massive, international conspiracy is unfolding, with danger and madness lurking. Ellie is suddenly transported to a sanctuary, where she is swept up due to her extraordinary power and buried past.
Here is a description of the game, via Konami:
Arriving in New York to pursue a career as a jazz singer, the young magus Ellie soon finds herself caught in an unexpected incident. The encounter leads her to Ilya, leader of the Seekers, an elite organization of magi.
Though the free-spirited Ellie and the serious-minded Ilya frequently clash, they gradually forge a strong bond as they investigate the schemes of the mysterious mafia. Their investigation draws them ever deeper into the city’s secrets, revealing a fateful battle that threatens the very balance of the world.
Developed and published by Konami, Rhapsody in Scarlet will be released for PC via Steam, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series.
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