Psycho Dream launches on Switch this week

1 September 2025 Lite_Agent EDIA, Psycho Dream, Ratalaika Games, Shinyuden

Ratalaika Games has announced its latest game for the Nintendo Switch: Psycho Dream, a platformer originally developed by Riot (Telenet) and released on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System back in 1992 in Japan (the original version of the game is currently available as a Nintendo Classics).

This new release of Psycho Dream (in collaboration with Shinyuden and Edia) will hit the Nintendo eShop worldwide on September 5th. It will cost 5.99€ / $5.99, and will feature various “extras” such as rewind, save states, screen filters, cheats, jukebox, and more.

Here’s a trailer:

And here’s some details and screenshots:

A dangerous trend has emerged among young people: they are evading reality by taking permanent refuge in a new entertainment medium known as DMovies, which allows people to immerse themselves in a world of virtual reality and become part of a movie.Some of them remain in that alternative reality for so long, their bodies ultimately give up and die. These people are known as Sinkers.

The government has created a new special division composed of agents known as Diamond Dogs, whose mission consists of entering the virtual reality worlds of the DMovies and rescuing the people trapped in them.

Join Diamond Dogs Ryo and Maria in their mission to rescue young Sayaka from the DMovie she’s trapped in before it’s too late.

6 stages full of action and nightmarish creatures

Select from 2 playable characters, each with their own unique skills

Rewind/Turbo function: repeat something until you achieve perfection, or speed things up

Save state function: save wherever you want to in the game, and restart from that exact point

Screen filters: select from several filters to modify how the game looks (retro-style monitor, black-and-white, etc.)

Gallery: view images from the original game’s manual and box design

Cheats function: activate cheats that will make your mission a lot easier (infinite lives, invulnerability, etc.)

Jukebox: listen to the 13 music tracks included in the game whenever you want

Psycho Dream (Switch – eShop) comes out on September 5th worldwide.

Source: Ratalaika Games PR (01/09/2025)