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Michael Hoglund

A Japanese game that skipped Xbox suddenly launched with absolutely zero warning

World's End Club promotional screenshots of characters.

From seemingly out of nowhere, World’s End Club has arrived on Xbox consoles nearly 5 years after its initial launch on Steam. Blending 2D side-scrolling action with puzzle mechanics, World’s End Club was originally a Nintendo Switch console exclusive, and later came to PlayStation consoles in mid 2025.

World’s End Club was developed and created by Kotaro Uchikoshi and Kazutaka Kodaka, creators of the Zero Escape and Danganronpa series. While the game didn’t receive widespread critical acclaim, seeing a niche game like World’s End Club arrive on the Xbox platform so late in its lifecycle is a promising move.

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