2025 Game Releases: A Look Ahead
Happy New Year! As another year begins, let's look at the most anticipated video game releases of 2025.
January 2025
- Dynasty Warriors: Origins (January 17th): Tecmo Koei's musou series returns with a new installment, leveraging current-gen hardware for massive battles. Available on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
- Sniper Elite: Resistance (January 30th): The series continues its over-the-top Nazi-shooting action. Available on all Xbox and PlayStation consoles, plus PC.
February 2025
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 (February 11th): The sequel to the acclaimed historical RPG continues Henry of Skalitz's adventures in 14th-century Bohemia. Available on current-gen consoles and PC.
- Sid Meier's Civilization VII (February 11th): The iconic 4X strategy game returns with a new iteration. Launching on virtually all platforms except mobile (likely coming later).
- Assassin's Creed Shadows (February 14th): Ubisoft's open-world franchise ventures into feudal Japan, featuring dual protagonists. Available on current-gen consoles and PC.
- Date Everything! (February 14th): A quirky sandbox dating simulator with a wide array of anthropomorphic inanimate objects. Available on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, and PC.
- Avowed (February 18th): Obsidian's first-person fantasy RPG, set in the same universe as Pillars of Eternity. Available on Xbox Series X|S and PC.
- Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii (February 21st): Goro Majima stars in this unexpected pirate adventure. Available on Xbox, PlayStation, and PC consoles.
- Monster Hunter Wilds (February 28th): Capcom aims to refine and expand the Monster Hunter experience for both veterans and newcomers. Available on Xbox Series X|S, PS5, and PC.
March 2025
- Split Fiction (March 6th): A co-op adventure from Hazelight, the creators of It Takes Two. Available on PC and current-gen consoles.
- Tales of the Shire (March 25th): A cozy life simulator focusing on the daily lives of hobbits in Middle-earth. Available on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, and PC.
- Atomfall (March 27th): A post-apocalyptic survival game with Fallout and Stalker influences. Available on all platforms except Switch.
- The First Berserker: Khazan (March 27th): A single-player action RPG based on the Dungeon Fighter Online universe. Available on Xbox, PlayStation, and PC consoles.
- inZOI (March 28th): A visually stunning life simulator with the potential to challenge The Sims franchise. Launching on PC, with console versions planned later.
April 2025
- Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves (April 24th): The first new mainline Fatal Fury game in decades. Available on PlayStation, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
