Niche Release Recap - July 2021

Now that we are a few days into July 2021, it’s time to once again look at some of the major video game releases coming in the month ahead.

While there aren’t many major AAA games coming out this month, there are still plenty of ports and interesting indie games to look forward to. The latter includes the likes of Boomerang X, Cris Tales, Chernobylite, Blaster Master Zero 3, and Eldest Souls.

For those middleware titles that trip the line between the two (and we’re sure that and the above are up for debate); we have The Silver Case 2425, Akiba’s Trip: Hellbound & Debriefed, Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector, The Forgotten City, and Bustafellows.

Of course, few major AAA releases doesn’t mean none; with the Nintendo Switch having access to the lion’s share. Highlights include Ys IX: Monstrum Nox (heading to Windows PC and Nintendo Switch), Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD, The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles, and NEO: The World Ends with You.

Mobile players have a few titles to boast about as well, with The Witcher: Monster Slayer, NieR Re[in]carnation, and Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster Series. The latter is also coming to Windows PC.

Here are the major video game releases of July 2021:

July 1st:

Tour de France 2021 – Xbox Series X|S
Blaster Master Zero – Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S
The Procession to Calvary – Nintendo Switch (Xbox One version July 2nd)
Operation: Tango – Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S

July 2nd:

Super Destronaut DX-2 – Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S
Treasure Hunter Simulator – Xbox One

July 6th:

Ys IX: Monstrum Nox – Windows PC, Nintendo Switch
The Silver Case 2425 – Nintendo Switch
The Sisters: Party of the Year – Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
A Plague Tale: Innocence – Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S

July 7th:

Out of Line – Nintendo Switch

July 8th:

Boomerang X – Windows PC, Nintendo Switch
Crash Drive 3 – Windows PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Mobile
Heart of the Woods – Nintendo Switch
Monster Harvest – Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Sam & Max: This Time It’s Virtual – Windows PC VR

July 9th:

Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin – Windows PC, Nintendo Switch
Blue Fire – Xbox One
Imagine Earth – Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S
Beasts of Maravilla Island – Xbox One
Police Stories – Xbox One
Swords of Legends Online – Windows PC

*Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin* – July 8th

July 13th:

Curved Space – Nintendo Switch
Where the Heart Leads – PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5
Radio Viscera – Windows PC
Outsider: After Life – Windows PC

July 15th:

Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials – PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Blaster Master Zero 2 – Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S
Little Witch Academia: VR Broom Racing – Windows PC VR, PlayStation VR
Guild of Darksteel – Windows PC, Nintendo Switch
Lost at Sea – Windows PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
Space Jam: A New Legacy – The Game – Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S

AKIBA'S TRIP: Hellbound & Debriefed — *Akiba’s Trip: Hellbound & Debriefed* – July 20th

July 16th:

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD – Nintendo Switch
Observer: System Redux – PlayStation 4, Xbox One
F1 2021 – Windows PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S
Within the Blade – Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S

July 20th:

Cris Tales – Windows PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Stadia
Cotton Reboot! – Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4
Akiba’s Trip: Hellbound & Debriefed – Windows PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4
Death’s Door – Windows PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S
Mini Motorways – Windows PC
Mind Maze – Xbox One

July 21st:

The Witcher: Monster Slayer – Mobile

July 22nd:

Last Stop – Windows PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S
Urban Trial Tricky – Windows PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector – Windows PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One

July 23rd:

Orcs Must Die! 3 – Windows PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One

*Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector* – July 22nd

July 27th:

Blightbound – Windows PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Dariusburst Another Chronicle EX+ – Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4
Samurai Warriors 5 – Windows PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Splitgate: Arena Warfare – PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S
Microsoft Flight Simulator – Xbox Series X|S
The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles – Windows PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4
NEO: The World Ends with You – Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4
Tribes of Midgard – Windows PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5
Clone Drone in the Danger Zone – Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One

July 28th:

Ayo the Clown – Windows PC, Nintendo Switch
Chernobylite – Windows PC
Unbound: Worlds Apart – Windows PC, Nintendo Switch
NieR Re[in]carnation – Mobile
The Forgotten City – Windows PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S.

July 29th:

Fuga: Melodies of Steel – Windows PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S
Blaster Master Zero 3 – Windows PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Escape from Naraka – Windows PC
Eldest Souls – Windows PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S
The Ascent – Windows PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S
Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster Series – Windows PC, Mobile

July 30th: