The Biggest Games Coming in 2025

Welcome to 2025! Here’s a look at some of the highly anticipated game releases shaping up to be major hits this year.

January 2025

January kicks off with a bang, featuring the return of a beloved series and a continuation of another.

• Dynasty Warriors: Origins (January 17): This flagship musou series, absent since 2018, returns, promising a visually stunning experience filled with enemies to vanquish. The game will be available on PS5, Xbox Series consoles, and PC.
• Sniper Elite: Resistance (January 30): Continuing the long-running sniping series, this installment allows players to take out Nazis in ways far more creative than ever before. Playable on PS5, Xbox Series consoles, and PC.

February 2025

February brings a diverse range of genres, from historical RPGs to high-seas adventures.

• Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 (February 11): The critically acclaimed RPG returns, allowing players to continue Henry of Skalitz’s adventures in a detailed historical setting on current generation consoles and PC.
• Sid Meier’s Civilization VII (February 11): A venerable strategy franchise returns for its latest iteration. Players can explore, expand, exploit, and engage in complex historical scenarios on a variety of platforms, including Linux.
• Assassin’s Creed Shadows (February 14): Ubisoft’s open-world series ventures into feudal Japan, offering a unique dual-protagonist experience combining ninja and samurai gameplay. Players can experience this on current generation consoles and PC.
• Date Everything! (February 14): A quirky dating simulator places players in a sandbox environment with numerous anthropomorphic objects to romance. Playable on PS5, Xbox Series consoles, Switch, and PC.
• Avowed (February 18): Obsidian Entertainment’s first-person action RPG immerses players in a fantasy world reminiscent of their isometric RPGs. Expect a similar scope to *The Outer Worlds* on Xbox Series consoles and PC.
• Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii (February 21): This spin-off features Majima taking on a pirate role. The game features Goro Majima, a fan-favorite character, with amnesia after a unique situation and a career change. Playable on PS5, Xbox Series consoles, and PC.
• Monster Hunter Wilds (February 28): Capcom’s Monster Hunter series is back, this time with a focus on refining the core experience while adding new features. Playable on PS5, Xbox Series consoles, and PC.

March 2025

March delivers a blend of co-op adventures and cozy simulations.

• Split Fiction (March 6): Hazelight Studios’ co-op adventure plunges players into a fantastical virtual reality experience. Playable on current gen consoles and PC.
• Tales of the Shire (March 25): A life simulation game focusing on the everyday life of hobbits. Explore a cozy hobbit lifestyle. Available on PS5, Xbox Series consoles, Switch, and PC.
• Atomfall (March 27): A survival game inspired by Fallout and Stalker, set in a post-apocalyptic English countryside. This game will be released on all platforms, except the Switch.
• The First Berserker: Khazan (March 27): Dungeon & Fighter, a popular South Korean action RPG, expands its multimedia universe into a single-player experience. Available on PS5, Xbox Series consoles, and PC.
• Inzoi (March 28): A visually stunning simulation game, promising a unique and compelling experience that may challenge the Sims franchise. Exclusively on PC at launch, with console versions to follow.

April 2025

April concludes the year with the return of a classic fighting series.

• Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves (April 24): The classic fighting series, Fatal Fury, returns after a long absence with its first mainline game in over 20 years. Playable on PS5, Xbox Series consoles, and PC.

This list provides a glimpse into the exciting gaming landscape of 2025. Stay tuned for more updates and information as release dates and details become available.