EGGCONSOLE ELTHLEAD PC-8801mkIISR (D4 Enterprise, 6th Aug, $6.49) – Originally released in 1988, this strategy RPG casts you as King Sieghart of Elthlead. Your mission is to defeat Bozel, the King of Velzeria, and restore peace to the continent of Gaia. The game alternates between an Area Map for troop movement and a Tactical Map for unit-to-unit combat upon encountering the enemy. You must lead a diverse army—including Grandinos (Earth Dragons), Falcon Knights, Light Knights, Fighters, Archers, and White Dragons—to overcome the opposing forces. While the core system is a straightforward battle for military supremacy, mastering tactical elements like terrain defense bonuses and area-of-effect magic is the true key to conquering the game.
Fantasy Maiden Wars – DREAM OF THE STRAY DREAMER – (Phoenixx, 30th Jul, $29.74) – Fantasy Maiden Wars is a classic tactical RPG with a diverse cast of iconic Touhou Project heroines. Explore the expansive world of Gensokyo, a fantastical realm where humans, yokai, and gods exist side-by-side. Seek out the source of supernational incidents disturbing the peace across the land. Deploy your units across grid-based maps, take down enemies with strategic positioning and turn-based tactics, and clear stages to progress the story. Multiple difficulty levels and a full-featured tutorial system make this a perfect entry point for players new to the genre—while offering plenty of depth for veterans.
FixFox (Joystick Ventures, 6th Aug, $14.99) – FixFox is a wholesome sci-fi adventure game. Play as Vix, an unlucky space mechanic, who crashlands on a mysterious planet where tools are forbidden. Accompanied by her trusty toolbox Tin, Vix travels across the planet Karamel discovering hidden stashes left by pirates, repairing friendly household appliances, and sampling tasty local delicacies.
Gods With Guns (MifaGames, 6th Aug, $8.99) – Become a Norse myth hero Play as legendary characters like Odin, Thor, Loki, and Hela to fight against Ragnarok. Enjoy fast-paced 2D gunplay Experience smooth gun handling as you battle through storms of bullets and waves of enemies. Build card combinations to enhance your power Collect cards to strengthen your character and face endless enemies.
Grizzy and the Lemmings – Crazy Party (Balio Studio, 7th Aug, $29.99) – Grizzy just wanted a little peace and quiet… but the Lemmings had other plans! Take control of these unstoppable little troublemakers and turn your living room into a total madhouse: unpredictable mini-games, boards full of surprises, and dirty tricks between friends, every round can flip in seconds. One goal: grab as much Yummy as you can before everyone else, and drive Grizzy up the wall.
Hololive Fantasy Battle (CCMC, 6th Aug, $12.99) – Hololive Fantasy, the unit featuring 〈Houshou Marine〉〈Shirogane Noel〉〈Shiranui Flare〉 and 〈Usada Pekora〉, enters the biggest free-for-all battle of the century in pursuit of the wish-granting “Queen’s Throne”! Experience “oshi victory” by winning with your oshi in this 2. 5D versus action game for up to four players! That’s ‘Hololive Fantasy Battle’ #HoloBattle
JALECOlle Famicom Ver. ROD LAND (City Connection, 5th Aug, $7.19) – Rescue Mama from Maboots Tower! Grab enemies with Magic Rods and create ladders with special shoes. A stage-clearing action game for 1 or 2 players. Tam and Rit, two fairy siblings, lived peacefully with their Mama in Fairy Village. But one day, a huge ghost kidnapped their mother and took her away to Maboots Tower. To save Mama, the two set off for the tower with their magical rods and special shoes. Their main attack is to use the rods’ magic to grab enemies and slam them into the ground. The special shoes also let them create and climb ladders.
John Fox (Ratalaika Games, 7th Aug, $5.99) -John Fox is an elite warrior and super soldier who saved the leaders of various States. He was a professional mercenary who retired with honor. One day after getting out of the subway, John’s pet, Milo is killed by a toad. John Fox rushes in pursuit of the harmful toad and encounters an army of clone frogs, which flooded the entire city.
Limbot (Ionized Studios, 6th Aug, $14.99) – Welcome to Limbot, the ultimate physics-based city stomping experience where up to 4 players must attempt to pilot a person dressed as a giant cardboard robot! Embrace the chaos in a paper-craft metropolis designed to be crushed, smashed, and destroyed! Stomp, kick, and punch your way to completing wacky objectives set in a fully destructible cardboard world, where every building, obstacle, and enemy can be bashed to pieces or flattened into pulp! Smash down skyscrapers, face-off against paper foes, and take down the biggest (and silliest) crafted bosses this world has ever seen…
Love Spell: Written In The Stars (Starlight Edition) (Great Gretuski Studios, 31st Jul, $15.19) – Love Spell: Written In The Stars is a romantic-comedy otome visual novel where one enchanted spellbook turns a young girl’s love life upside down. After saving the life of a mysterious old woman, Luna receives an enchanted spellbook capable of making anyone whose name she writes inside of it fall madly in love with her until the next full moon. Unfortunately, she. . . uh. . . didn’t read the instructions.
Mai: Child of Ages – Storms of Time (ChubbyPixel, 6th Aug, $6.99) – The sudden appearance of a floating factory marks the beginning of a new chapter in the story of Mai: Child of Ages. Explore brand-new dungeons set inside this colossal airborne structure, filled with ancient machinery, moving platforms, and forgotten experiments. As Mai ventures deeper into its depths, she will uncover secrets tied to the factory’s origin and the mysterious machines that built it. Face new enemies, overcome environmental hazards, and solve brand-new puzzles as you explore interconnected areas designed to challenge both your combat and platforming skills.
Montabi (Akupara Games, 6th Aug, $19.99) – A Creature-Collector Roguelike Deckbuilding Game. Assemble your team of Montabi to outsmart the bad guys and save the city! If you’re going to be the big hero and save the city, you’ve gotta get some Montabi! Each Montabi has a unique set of skills, giving you endless combinations for team synergies. Collect equipment and charms and utilize them to chart the path to victory!
OBAKEIDORO 2: Chase & Seek (FREE STYLE, 6th Aug, $19.99) – A chase battle between Monsters and Humans! Round 2! The new setting is Japan? ! You only have 3 minutes! Run and hide. If even one person escapes, the Humans win! If everyone is caught, the Monsters win! Make use of the Monsters’ special abilities to catch the Humans. Up to 8 players can play together in Local or Online play. OBAKEIDORO 2 is an asymmetrical multiplayer action game where players are split into Humans and Monsters to play chase and seek.
Pets Survivors (eastasiasoft, 12th Aug, $4.99) – Domesticated animals get wild in roguelike arena shooter combat where survival is all that matters! Pick 1 of 14 playable pets, each with unique skills and stats, as they face hordes of fantasy monsters like slimes, rock giants, oversized bugs, carnivorous plants and more in top-down retro pixel art style.
Pro Jank Footy (Powerbomb Games, 12th Aug, $14.99) – Pro Jank Footy is an absurd and over-the-top arcade sports game. Score a goal? Your opponent picks a game-changing power-up. Hinder your opponents, increase your footy abilities with powers that give your team strong legs, or turn the gameplay completely on its head by transforming everyone into footballs – the choice is yours!
