This Week in Japanese Games: AVA RE:BIRTH Announced, Ghost of Yōtei Expansion Dated
The roundup signals a busy season for Japanese game news, with a major FPS revival and a substantial expansion for a high-profile PS5 title both landing this fall.
Reporting from 1 source: Automaton.
Automaton's weekly roundup highlights seven stories, including the announcement of AVA RE:BIRTH, a return-to-roots FPS slated for fall 2026, and the October 1 release of Ghost of Yōtei's Complete Edition expansion, which adds a new story and a survival mode.
Automaton's weekly column rounds up the seven most-discussed game stories of the week. The list leads with the announcement of AVA RE:BIRTH, a new entry in the long-running online FPS series, and the reveal of a large expansion for Ghost of Yōtei on PS5. Other entries cover a live-action dog life sim, a pachinko-themed roguelike, and a free-to-play monster-collecting open world.
- Golden Retriever Days: Live-action dog life sim; demo released August 11, a day early due to strong Japanese player response
- AVA RE:BIRTH: New FPS in the AVA series, aiming for a return to the original experience; fall 2026 release
- High Roller Penny: Roguelike with a bunny girl, set in an illegal pachinko-style game; death if score target missed
- Animo: Free-to-play open-world monster-collecting action RPG; releases September 16
- BOMBANANA!: Three-player co-op bomb defusal puzzle game; demo surpassed 6 million players; releases September 2
- Ghost of Yōtei Complete Edition: Large expansion with new story 'Sekigahara Bojōtan' and survival mode; October 1 for 1,480 yen
- Dokimon Quest: Dot-pixel monster-collecting RPG; free on Steam August 25 for 48 hours
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.