Koei Tecmo and Gust, in collaboration with TOHO Co., have announced the first-ever console game adaptation of the popular franchise The Apothecary Diaries, The Apothecary Diaries: The False Imperial Brother. Alongside iconic characters, discover a new story and new characters, all conceptualized by series author Hyuganatsu.…
During yesterday’s Nintendo Direct, LEVEL-5 announced a December release date for its upcoming puzzle game, Professor Layton and the New World of Steam. It will be available digitally, with physical copies available only in Japan and only for Switch 2/Switch. The game is set one year after Professor Layton and…
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Koei Tecmo and Gust have announced a February 2027 release date for…
Idea Factory International has revealed a Western release date for its upcoming game, Temirana: The Lucky Princess and the Tragic Knights. The title will launch digitally and physically in Europe and North America. (Read on for specifics!) The game’s website has also been updated with information about the game systems.…
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Bittersweet Birthday is a unique blend of brutal boss battles and heartfelt storytelling. Every encounter is unique. It is planned to release for PC and consoles, but the PC version will launch first next month. The release date announcement comes in the form of a new trailer that reveals new…
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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. 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)!…
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FMV fans won’t have to search hard for the star of Paul Raschid’s last thriller, Hello Stranger, to pop in his upcoming FMV horror-thriller game The Run: he’s one of a handful of people in the trailer. The game was already known about due to Deadline casting updates, but today…
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Developer Onion Games is best known for the re-release of Moon: Remix RPG Adventure, and it is prepared for more adventure as it brings its RPG Stray Children to the English-speaking world near the end of October 2025. Its team are comprised of people who worked on titles like Rule…
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From Japan-based solo development studio Hell Yeah!, I Mother is a prehistoric action-adventure game featuring a story told without spoken or written language. Set in a time before words, players take on the role of a Neanderthal woman, alone and far from her tribe. She searches for a way home,…
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Co-developers Studio Folly and Toot Games have announced Dogpile, a roguelike deckbuilder about merging cute dogs into bigger dogs. Players will play dogs, get money, customize dogs their Traits, and refine their deck. In the words of the co-developers: “PLAY MORE DOGS! DOGS!”…
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The Utawarerumono series has been around for over 20 years in Japan and nearly ten years in the West. Its core trilogy of tactics-JRPGs — comprised of Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen, Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception, and Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth — are available for PC in English, but Mask…
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I am not ashamed to say that I am approaching the seven-day playtime mark with Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time. The original action/simulation RPG game was my favourite for the 3DS, and honestly, LEVEL-5 nailed it this time as well! Regardless of that, a major change is…
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Just in time for Valentine’s Day, otome visual novel Hakuoki SSL ~Sweet School Life~ will be released in English this February, both digitally and physically. It centres around heroine Chizuru Yukimura and the handsome legendary warriors of the Shinsengumi. Most of the series is set in Edo Japan, but this…
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