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12.12.2025

Japanese potty party escape game Pritto Prisoner launches on Christmas Day

Originally revealed during a Japanese Nintendo Direct earlier this year, the asymmetrical escape-action game Pritto Prisoner is now set to launch for PC and Nintendo Switch in two weeks. When I say “potty” party escape game, I mean it: bodily functions are your ultimate tools for victory! Who doesn’t need to relax with some laughter after big holiday events?…

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Japanese potty party escape game Pritto Prisoner launches on Christmas Day

December 12, 2025

Indie/News

Originally revealed during a Japanese Nintendo Direct earlier this year, the asymmetrical escape-action game Pritto Prisoner is now set to launch for PC and Nintendo Switch in two weeks. When I say “potty” party escape game, I mean it: bodily functions are your ultimate tools for victory! Who doesn’t need…

Japanese psychological adventure game UN:Me announced for PC

December 11, 2025

News/Shueisha

Shueisha Games and historia have announced their upcoming psychological horror adventure game, UN:Me. The game brings players on a haunting journey through a mysterious labyrinth where they must navigate the complex dynamics of four distinct souls trapped within a single girl’s body. It is currently only announced for PC. The…

Rubber-burning action RPG RoadOut launches for PC and consoles in March 2026

December 11, 2025

Dangen Entertainment/News

It has been well over two years since DANGEN Entertainment announced that it would be publishing story-driven post-apocalyptic action-adventure RPG RoadOut in 2024. Yesterday, during the Latin American Games Showcase, a March 2026 release date was announced for the Rastrolabs-developed title. In addition, a playable demo is available on Xbox…

The developer behind Sticky Business has announced its next title, Thrifty Business

December 10, 2025

Indie/News

I’ll be honest: I’m still obsessed with Sticky Business. I’ve been obsessed with it since I reviewed it for PC, and I now play it on Nintendo Switch as well. Since then, developer Spellgarden Games has released the cozy, witchy farming sim Ritual of Raven. Now, it has announced a…

Highlights: Wholesome Snack (December 9, 2025)

December 10, 2025

News/Wholesome Games

The Wholesome Snack is back for another year! December’s sister showcase to June’s Wholesome Direct promised (and delivered) world premiere trailers from over 20 wholesome and cozy games. Their games are emotionally resonant and inspire optimism, hope, and introspection from independent developers and publishers. As always, the Wholesome Snack was…

Review: Octopath Traveler 0 (Nintendo Switch 2)

December 9, 2025

Reviews/Square Enix

Octopath Traveler 0 isn’t really Octopath Traveler. It’s good. It’s even excellent, frequently and for long stretches of time. But it’s not Octopath Traveler for this very simple reason: Both the original Octopath Traveler and its sequel told the stories of eight (“Octo”) different people, who would eventually come together…

A newly-cropped version of Dee Dee in the DDNet news studio.

The catch-up coffee: December 8, 2026

December 8, 2025

catch-up coffee/News

Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s weekly catch-up news feature, the catch-up coffee. Here, I bring you the best news you may have missed from last week. Grab the biggest mug you’ve got, fill it with your favourite brew, and catch up with us (and our favourite news anchor, Dee Dee)!…

The key art (version 2) for Suda51’s Romeo is a Dead Man.

Suda51’s Romeo is a Dead Man launches for PC and consoles in February

December 6, 2025

grasshopper manufacture/News

Fans of Suda51’s development studio, Grasshopper Manufacture, is known for games like No More Heroes and the Silver Case series. Up next on the studio’s docket is blood-soaked action game Romeo is a Dead Man. It promises a unique combination of ultra-violent science fiction and super sleek action gameplay, wrapped…

Tactical RPG revival WiZmans World Re;Try is coming West early next year

December 5, 2025

Clear River Games/News

WiZmans World Re;Try, an HD remaster of a tactical RPG, was released in Japan for PlayStation and Nintendo Switch in May 2024. Today, Clear River Games announced that it will bring the game West for PC and consoles in February 2026. WiZmans World was a Jaleco game that launched in…

Hello Kitty Skyland's key art, version 2.

Hello Kitty Skyland releases in Early Access this month

December 4, 2025

News/VR

Thirdverse has announced that free-to-play social virtual reality game Hello Kitty Skyland is right on track and will launch in Early Access in a few weeks. Set in a virtual world called SKYLAND, players from around the world can socialize, enjoy activities, and have immersive encounters with Sanrio characters along…

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Reviews

Review: Octopath Traveler 0 (Nintendo Switch 2)

December 9, 2025

Octopath Traveler 0 isn’t really Octopath Traveler. It’s good. It’s even excellent, frequently and for long stretches of time. But it’s not…

Review: Bubble Bobble Sugar Dungeons (PC)

December 2, 2025

Bubble Bobble is one of the greatest games ever made, and it’s also my go-to game when I’ve been asked about my…

Review: Demonschool (Nintendo Switch)

November 26, 2025

I first heard of Demonschool about three and a half years ago, during the PC Gaming Show in June 2022. At that…

Review: Cricket 26 (Sony PlayStation 5)

November 24, 2025

Disclaimer: I’m making this quick disclaimer so it’s clear and up-front. I did work with Big Ant in the past, and contributed…

Videos

Podcast-in-Video: Getting nostalgic for Xenogears

December 6, 2023

Xenogears is an all-time classic, but the question is… could something like that even be made again today? That’s what we discuss…

Podcast-in-Video: The games we loved through 2023

December 5, 2023

As it is the last month of the year, it’s time to look back at all the games that were released this…

Interview with the producer and director of Dragon Quest Monsters Dark Prince by DigitallyDownloaded.net

Podcast-in-Video: The big game releases in December

December 5, 2023

Apologies that we’ve been absent from uploading these videos. Various technical issues prevented us from doing a video version of the podcast,…

Podcast-in-Video: The games we wouldn’t play on the train

September 7, 2023

Got a Nintendo Switch? At some stage you’ve probably taken it out in public. After all, gaming on the go is very…

Interviews

The key art for Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake, cropped to a 16:9 ratio.

On reimagining the beginning with Dragon Quest I & II

November 9, 2025

When Square Enix revealed the Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake, there was always the sense that they weren’t going to be done…

Q & A with the developer of Minos, where you get to be the minotaur

October 9, 2025

You can always trust Devolver Digital to back interesting, quirky and different projects. One recent example of this is Minos, which is…

TGS 2025 Interview: Carrying the Somnium Torch: Kazuya Yamada on Making No Sleep for Kaname Date – From AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES

October 7, 2025

The AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES series is inseparable from the creative identity of Kotaro Uchikoshi. Known beyond AI for the cult-classic Zero…

TGS 2025 interview: Reimagining Folklore: Akie Nakao on Acquire and Red Dunes Games’ Monster Eater

October 1, 2025

The creative team at Acquire has always had a knack for blending traditional Japanese storytelling with experimental gameplay structures and, in recent…

Gadgets

by Matt

November 25, 2025

Gadget/Gadget Review/Hardware/Hardware Review

Gadget Review: SteelSeries Arctis Nova Elite

The SteelSeries Arctis Nova Elite is a good headset. This is by far the most uncontroversial thing I’ve ever written at DigitallyDownloaded.net, because with a price tag of AU$1350, you would hope that it’s a good headset. SteelSeries has packed as much sound quality as possible into this thing and, yeah, it definitely doesn’t sound like a $100 headset. The…

Gadget/Gadget Review/Hardware/Hardware Review

Gadget Review: ROG Xbox Ally

It’s kind of incredible that we’re already at the point where handheld PCs are onto a second (or is it third?) generation, given that they do feel so revolutionary and like a dream device. It’s also not surprising that now is the time that a company like Microsoft would now…