June 2024 is already ongoing and with it comes new releases to look forward to. Out of everything this month has to offer, Elden Ring’s DLC Shadow of the Erdtree is definitely the thing most gamers will be looking forward to. Destiny 2’s latest expansion, The Final Shape, is also packing heat.
Despite that, we picked 10 new games coming out this month that we expect to be worth checking out. The list includes a few rereleases that are coming to PlayStation for the first time, as well as smaller but interesting games that stand out from the rest.
Rocket Knight Adventures: Re-Sparked Collection
Release date: June 11, 2024
Systems: PS4, PS5
Price: $29.99 (PSN)
Genre: Platforming, Action
A collection of Konami platformers including two Sega Genesis titles and a Super Nintendo one. In the games, we play as an opossum knight in full armor and a rocket backpack. It’s a nostalgia trip for anyone who loves those classic 16-bit platforming titles, be it old fans or newcomers.
Monster Hunter Stories
Release date: June 14, 2024
Systems: PS4
Price: $29.99 (PSN) or in a bundle with the sequel at $59.99 (PSN)
Genre: RPG
A remaster to the 3DS turn-based RPG spin-off to the popular monster hunting franchise. In this title, we get to make friends with the monsties and use them in battle. The story is generally lighter in tone as it aims at a children audience.
Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin
Release date: June 14, 2024
Systems: PS4
Price: $39.99 (PSN) or in a bundle with the first Stories at $59.99 (PSN)
Genre: RPG
Just like the former Monster Hunter Stories, this is a turn-based RPG with monster collecting at the center of the experience. However, instead of a remaster, this is a port to a PC and Switch game, making it so PlayStation players can enjoy both titles for the first time.
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
Release date: June 14, 2024
Systems: PS4, PS5
Price: $59.99 (PSN) or $69.99 for the Digital Deluxe Edition (PSN)
Genre: RPG
The big release for the month when it comes to JRPG enthusiasts is no doubt SMT V Vengeance. This is an enhanced edition of the Switch game with an entire extra route and various quality of life elements. The story follows a young man who becomes a Nahobino to survive and ends up having to explore the desert world of Da’at. Fighting demons and allying himself with them will be key to success but the truth behind the reality he now sees will be a harsh pill to swallow.
Still Wakes the Deep
Release date: June 18, 2024
Systems: PS5
Price: $34.99 (PSN)
Genre: Horror
Developer Chinese Room’s next game is a return to first-person psychological, narrative horror. With no lines of communication available, an oil rig worker must survive through a vicious storm in the North Sea waters.
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Quest of Memories
Release date: June 20, 2024
Systems: PS4, PS5
Price: TBA (No PSN listing yet)
Genre: RPG
A dungeon RPG that explores the journey of Rudeus and his party during the events of the anime. The title will also offer original scenarios with Roxy, Elinalise and Talhand. While we have seen only a little bit of the game, it’s coming from Lancarse, which has a long history in RPG development.
Times and Galaxy
Release date: June 21, 2024
Systems: PS5
Price: TBA
Genre: Adventure
You’re a reporterbot at the service of the Times and Galaxy holopaper. Your job is to look for the best scoop and come up with various news. Traveling around various worlds, meeting unique aliens, and trying your best hand at writing stories are at the forefront of this game’s experience. Your choices will impact your relationship with fellow writers and the aliens you interview, and may even define the paper’s reputation.
Rusted Moss
Release date: June 20, 2024
Systems: PS5
Price: TBA (PSN)
Genre: Metroidvania
A unique metroidvania in which you have to use a grappling hook to traverse the areas and gunplay to fight. The game tells the story of a changeling that betrays humanity to free the fae from the powerful control of the humans. Players will have the chance to end the Age of Men or not.
TSUKIHIME: A piece of blue glass moon
Release date: June 27, 2024
Systems: PS4
Price: TBA
Genre: Visual Novel
The classic visual novel by Type-Moon finally got its remake after over 10 years of waiting. Not only that, but it’s finally coming west and on PlayStation 4. Tsukihime is the seminal visual novel that put into motion Kinoko Nasu’s works.
Tsukihime tells the story of Shiki Tohno, a young man coming back to his manor after years under another family. However, the whole town is facing a unique case of mass murder. He’ll eventually get involved in the mess, as a mysterious blond women enters his life. The remake covers Arcueid’s and Ciel’s routes, with the rest left for a second part still in development.
SPYxANYA: Operation Memories
Release date: June 28, 2024
Systems: PS4, PS5
Price: TBA (PSN)
Genre: Adventure
A SpyxFamily game focusing on Anya’s experiences. As the little kid, we have to fill up a diary with many memories for homework. Doing activities with friends and your family will be the major point of the game.
Have any of the titles piqued your interest? Or will June be exclusively a month to return to Elden Ring? Let us know in the comments.
