Out this week: Akai Katana Shin, Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth, Tower Princess, Ships Simulator, The Water Margin, more

It’s Christmas week! What treats can we expect other than gift cards, selection boxes, and shower gel sets? Not much more than a few retro re-releases and a handful of belated conversions, it would seem.

Square-Enix’s has one final re-release for RPG fans – the PSP’s Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth for PS4/PS5, with quick saves, a rewind tool, and visual options. It’s due out Thursday.

Akai Katana Shin should be available any day now – it officially launched on the 15th, but it’s yet to surface on UK digital stores aside from Steam. This Cave shooter re-release comes from City Connection, presented in an aspect ratio of 16:9. Online leaderboards also feature.

Then there’s Water Margin – The Tale of Clouds and Wind – the latest QUByte Classics retro re-release. This was originally a Mega Drive/Genesis scrolling beat’em up released only in Asia.

The Xbox belatedly receives the 3D platformer Tower Princess, perma-death rogue-lite Wally and the Fantastic Predators, and Ships Simulator, while the PS4 gains the arcade-style racer Pure Chase 80’s, and the comical Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion – which we awarded a 7/10 back in April.

WRC Generations also makes a pitstop on Switch, being the final retail release of the year. Check back later in the week to see what’s arriving on the eShop.