Updated on May 25, 2021: Added Sumire and Wonder Boy Asha in Monster World.
Following a more relaxed April 2021 that had NieR Replicant, Trails of Cold Steel IV arriving on more platforms, Monster Hunter Rise‘s first big title update, New Pokemon Snap, and more, May 2021 starts out very strong with the highly anticipated Resident Evil Village and the likes of Famicom Detective Club finally seeing an English release alongside Xbox getting the amazing Dragon Quest Builders 2.
If you missed our Game of the Year coverage, check out our best PS4 games here, best Xbox games here, best Nintendo Switch games here, best soundtracks here, and best games of 2020 here. Here are the Japanese games releasing in May 2021.
Japanese games releasing in May 2021
May 4
Dragon Quest Builders 2
Square Enix
Xbox One
May 6
Raiden IV x Mikado Remix
UFO Interactive
Nintendo Switch
May 7
Resident Evil Village
Capcom
PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, Xbox One, PC
May 14
Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir
Nintendo
Nintendo Switch
Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind
Nintendo
Nintendo Switch
May 18
Void Terrarium Plus
NIS America
PS5
May 21
Miitopia
Nintendo
Nintendo Switch
May 25
Capcom Arcade Stadium
Capcom
PS4, Xbox One, PC
Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster
Atlus
PS4, Nintendo Switch, PC
May 27
Earth Defense Force: World Brothers
D3 Publisher
PS4, Nintendo Switch, PC
Sumire
GameTomo
Nintendo Switch, PC
Fighting EX Layer: Another Dash
Arika
Nintendo Switch
May 28
Wonder Boy Asha in Monster World
ININ Games
PS4, Nintendo Switch
World’s End Club
Too Kyo Games
Nintendo Switch
I will update this if more games get announced for a release this month.
