The Biggest Upcoming Games of 2025

2025 is shaping up to be a blockbuster year for gaming, with a lineup of highly anticipated titles that could redefine their genres. Following the slower pace of 2024, this year promises a flood of major releases, ranging from innovative sequels to bold new IPs. With development timelines growing longer, these "batch years" are becoming a trend, and 2025 stands out as a year to watch. Here's a look at the most exciting games coming your way.

Upcoming Games in 2025

• Assassin’s Creed Shadows (February 14)
• Atomfall (March)
• Avowed (February 13)
• Borderlands 4
• Civilization 7 (February 11)
• Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
• Doom: The Dark Ages
• Elden Ring Nightreign
• Fable
• Ghost of Yotei
• Grand Theft Auto 6
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 (February 4)
• Mafia: The Old Country
• Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra
• Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater
• Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
• Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound
• The Outer Worlds 2
• Pokémon Legends: Z-A
• South of Midnight
• Split Fiction (March 6)

Assassin’s Creed Shadows will finally take players to feudal Japan, blending a two-protagonist system with enhanced stealth and combat mechanics. After a delay, expectations are sky-high for this innovative chapter in the franchise.

Atomfall, from the makers of Sniper Elite, offers a survival game set in a nuclear-devastated Northern England, mixing worldbuilding with storytelling for a BioShock-esque experience.

Avowed, Obsidian Entertainment’s latest RPG, combines action-packed real-time combat with deep character-building, set in a classic fantasy world.

Borderlands 4 aims to revive the franchise with lessons learned from Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands, promising bigger and bolder gameplay.

Civilization 7 will let players lose themselves in strategy, offering new ways to mix and match historical elements, ensuring sleepless “one more turn” nights.

Death Stranding 2: On The Beach will expand Hideo Kojima’s eerie post-apocalyptic world with meditations on post-COVID society and a star-studded cast.

Doom: The Dark Ages takes the FPS franchise into new territory, with Painkiller-inspired gameplay that builds on id Software’s incredible momentum.

Elden Ring Nightreign, a co-op roguelike dungeon crawler, offers a fresh twist on FromSoftware’s beloved universe with faster gameplay and lowered difficulty.

Fable, rebooted by Playground Games, promises to capture the charm, humor, and whimsy of the original series while elevating its potential.

Ghost of Yotei, the standalone sequel to Ghost of Tsushima, emphasizes vengeance and beauty in a painterly rendition of feudal Japan.

Grand Theft Auto 6, set in a fictional Florida, may redefine the industry with its ambitious scale and storytelling, making it the most anticipated release of the year.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 builds on the medieval RPG’s unique legacy with smoother mechanics and lessons learned from the original.

Mafia: The Old Country brings the series back to its Sicilian roots, offering a gripping origin story set in the early 1900s.

Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra takes players to WWII Paris, combining Captain America and Black Panther with thrilling action against Hydra.

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, a remake of the beloved MGS3, has fans cautiously optimistic after the success of Silent Hill 2’s remake.

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, a long-awaited return to the iconic series, may serve as the Nintendo Switch’s swan song, continuing its rich legacy.

Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound reimagines the series as a 2D sidescroller, blending retro aesthetics with modern intensity for a standout experience.

The Outer Worlds 2 seeks to expand on its predecessor’s sci-fi RPG charm with deeper systems and greater ambition.

Pokémon Legends: Z-A revisits the open-world formula, exploring Pokémon and human cohabitation in a historic era while reintroducing Mega Evolutions.

South of Midnight, set in a dark fantasy Deep South, combines folklore and music in a visually stunning action-adventure.

Split Fiction will push co-op gameplay boundaries with its genre-blending narrative about two writers trapped in their own creations.