With so many horror games launching last week, it was perhaps wise for Bokeh to hold Slitterhead back until after Halloween. Set in Kowlong, this almost full price (£49.99) survival horror adventure involves defending a neon lit city from parasitic beings known as Slitterheads, who disguise themselves as humans. As an entity devoid of a physical form, you too can possess humans, travelling around the fictional city by leaping into one host to the next.
Nintendo’s big winter release also sets sail. Mario & Luigi: Brothership is developed by Acquire, creators of Octopath Traveler, Akiba’s Trip, and – a long time ago – the Way of the Samurai series. The game’s name is a pun – this RPG adventure sees Mario and Luigi setting sail to a variety of islands, solving puzzles and helping the oddball locals. By working together, Mario and Luigi can strengthen their brotherly bond.
Then on PSN there’s Metro Awakening – a story driven PSVR2 spin off with stealth elements, set in 2028 – and Bandai Namco’s ten player social deduction party game DEATH NOTE Killer Within, which will be available to PS Plus subscribers. Bandai Namco’s Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival also makes the jump from Switch to PS4 and Xbox, running at 120FPS for the first time. Xbox Game Pass subscribers aren’t without a new release either, gaining Dotemu’s long awaited roguelite Metal Slug Tactics.
Other new releases include the water flume featuring Planet Coaster 2, cyberpunk top-down twin-stick shooter SlavicPunk: Oldtimer, the brutal melee combat battler ELDERBORN, and Microid’s Unreal Engine 5 powered photorealistic strategy game Empire of the Ants – based on the book of the same name.
There are a couple of remasters on the agenda too, with NiS America’s Phantom Brave: The Hermuda Triangle Remastered coming to PS5, and Goat Simulator Remastered for PS5/Xbox Series adding a previously mobile-only map while improving the visuals
In addition to Metal Slug Tactics, a few other retro-infused titles are due. These include Atari 50’s new DLC The First Console War, Arc System’s tactical battler sequel River City Saga: Three Kingdoms Next, and Irem Collection Volume 2 – which includes GunForce, GunForce II and Air Duel. Dynablaster also comes to PS4, reusing a brand name once reserved for Bomberman games in Europe.
New release trailers
Mario & Luigi: Brothership
Planet Coaster 2
Slitterhead
Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival
Goat Simulator Remastered
Metro Awakening
SlavicPunk: Oldtimer
River City Saga: Three Kingdoms Next
DEATH NOTE Killer Within
Empire of the Ants
Metal Slug Tactics
ELDERBORN
Irem Collection Volume 2
Magical Bakery
Phantom Brave: The Hermuda Triangle Remastered
Tinkertown
New multiformat releases
- Planet Coaster 2
- Slitterhead
- SlavicPunk: Oldtimer
- Empire of the Ants
- Goat Simulator: Remastered
- Atari 50: The First Console War
- Magical Bakery
- Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival
- Let’s Sing 2025
- Metal Slug Tactics
- Monarchy
- Bioframe Outpost
- ELDERBORN
- Irem Collection Volume 2
- Rage of the Dragons NEO
- Tinkertown
- O.W.L Projekt
- Jetpack Kiwi
- Duck Run
New on PSN
- Metro Awakening
- Phantom Brave: The Hermuda Triangle Remastered
- DEATH NOTE Killer Within
- Back Then
- River City Saga: Three Kingdoms Next
- Dynablaster
- Hunt and Fight
- Run From Mummies
- Land of Mushrooms
New on Xbox Store
- Techtonica (Game Preview)
- Grim Idle
- Pets Hotel
- Shieldwall
- Silver Axe – The Honest Elf
- Magical Girls vs Cat Aliens
- Pancho’s Mission
- Factory Escape
- The Fine Art of Murder
New Switch retail releases
eShop round-up coming Thursday
- Mario & Luigi: Brothership
- Let’s Sing 2025
- Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions Deluxe Edition
- Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration – Expanded Edition
- Virche Evermore -EpiC: Lycoris-
- SCHiM
- Magical Bakery
Next week: LEGO Horizon Adventures, DRAGON QUEST III HD-2D Remake, Stray (Switch), Rage of the Dragons NEO, Songs of Conquest, Farming Simulator 25, Tetris Forever, Little Big Adventure – Twinsen’s Quest, Flint: Treasure of Oblivion, Mindcop, Heretic’s Fork, VED, and Smells Like a Mushroom.