After a calm start to the year, we had a very busy February and March just end with the likes of Elden Ring, Atelier Sophie 2, The King of Fighters XV, Variable Barricade, The Kaito Files, Gran Turismo 7, Triangle Strategy, Persona 4 Arena Ultimax, and more. If you missed our Game of the Year coverage, check out the best games of 2021 here, best soundtracks of 2021 here, and our platform specific lists for PS5, PS4, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC. Here’s what you need to know about the Japanese games releasing in April 2022.
Japanese video games releasing in April 2022
April 1
Seventh Lair
Novect / Mangagamer
PC
April 7
Eschatos
Qute
PS4
Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition
Square Enix
PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC
The House of the Dead: Remake
Forever Entertainment
Nintendo Switch
April 12
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
Atlus
Nintendo Switch
April 15
Taito Milestones
ININ Games
Nintendo Switch
April 19
Neptunia X Senran Kagura: Ninja Wars
Idea Factory International
Nintendo Switch
April 21
Samurai Bringer
Playism
PS4, Nintendo Switch, PC
April 28
Tasomachi: Behind the Twilight
Playism
PS4, Nintendo Switch
Transiruby
Flyhigh Works
Nintendo Switch
April 29
Nintendo Switch Sports
Nintendo
Nintendo Switch
I’ll update this if any dates change or when new games are announced for the month.
Update on April 1 at 9 PM: Added Taito Milestones Nintendo Switch release date.