50 Games to Look Forward to in 2025

Retro Throwbacks

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD
Release date: Jan. 16
Where to play: Nintendo Switch

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater
Release date: TBA
Where to play: PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox Series X

Sci-Fi Spectacles

Arc Raiders
Release date: TBD
Where to play: Windows PC, Xbox Series X

Extraction
Release date: Jan. 23
Where to play: PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox Series X

Transformers: Reactivate
Release date: TBA
Where to play: PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox Series X

Grand Reunions

Assassin's Creed Shadows
Release date: Feb. 14
Where to play: PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox Series X

Borderlands 4
Release date: TBD
Where to play: PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox Series X

Grand Theft Auto 6
Release date: 2025
Where to play: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X

Fantasy Journeys

Avowed
Release date: Feb. 18
Where to play: Windows PC, Xbox Series X

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
Release date: Feb. 4
Where to play: PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox Series X

Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii
Release date: Feb. 21
Where to play: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X

Cozy Corner

Lost Records: Bloom &
Release date: Feb. 18
Where to play: PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox Series X

Tales of the Shire
Release date: March 25
Where to play: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox Series X

Ultimate Action

2XKO
Release date: 2025
Where to play: PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox Series X

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Release date: 2025
Where to play: PlayStation 5

Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra
Release date: 2025
Where to play: PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox Series X

Unexpected Surprises

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Release date: 2025
Where to play: PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox Series X

Dune: Awakening
Release date: TBA
Where to play: PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox Series X

InZoi
Release date: March 28 (early access)
Where to play: Windows PC

Thrilling Sequels

Atomfall
Release date: March 27
Where to play: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X

Civilization 7
Release date: Feb. 11
Where to play: Mac, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X

Deception IV
Release date: 2025
Where to play: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5

Psychedelic Shooters

Hyper Fury
Release date: Feb. 6
Where to play: PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox Series X

Pin Fox
Release date: March 6
Where to play: PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox Series X

Sports and Simulation

EA Sports College Football
Release date: July 2025
Where to play: PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox Series X

Football Manager 25
Release date: March 2025
Where to play: PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X

WWE 2K25
Release date: March 2025
Where to play: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X

Cooperative Casualties

33 Immortals
Release date: 2025 (early access)
Where to play: Windows PC, Xbox Series X

Operation: Tango 2
Release date: 2025
Where to play: Windows PC

Slay the Spire 2
Release date: 2025
Where to play: Mac, Windows PC

Supernatural Sorcery

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
Release date: TBD
Where to play: PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox Series X

Hogwarts Legacy
Release date: Feb. 10
Where to play: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X

The Alters
Release date: 2025
Where to play: PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox Series X

Next-Gen Reboots

Army of Two: Reunion
Release date: March 31
Where to play: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X

Silent Hill: Townfall
Release date: TBA
Where to play: PlayStation 5, Windows PC

Shatter Remastered
Release date: May 12
Where to play: PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox Series X