The Best Video Games Coming Out in 2025 (2025)

So far, 2025 has delivered several outstanding video games across all platforms, from graphically impressive PC titles to easily portable Nintendo Switch releases. And waiting in the wings is the Nintendo Switch 2, with its intriguing mix of first- and third-party releases.

Yes, there are gaps in the year's video game calendar, but I dug up the titles with precise dates to help you prep for the coming video game smorgasbord. Naturally, I'll update this as more information arrives.

If you're curious about what 2025 has in store, check out our most anticipated releases below. For a deeper dive into the hottest titles, peruseour monthly recommended game list.

January 2025 Video Game Releases

Wuthering Waves

• Platforms: PC, PS5

• Release Date: January 2, 2025

Wuthering Waves is developer Kuro Games' answer to the excellent Genshin Impact. This open-world action-RPG features great graphics and fantastic traversal and combat options.

Freedom Wars Remastered

• Platforms: Nintendo Swich, PC, PS4, PS5

• Release Date: January 9, 2025

In Freedom Wars Remastered, you slay vicious monsters in intense, four-player cooperative missions to reduce your million-year prison sentence. This remastered port features enhanced textures and 4K resolution options.

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD

• Platforms: Nintendo Switch

• Release Date: January 16, 2025

Nintendo's well-dressed ape swings back into action to save his banana hoard from the evil Tiki tribe. You can tackle the challenging platform action solo or in a two-player, local co-op.

Dynasty Warriors: Origins

• Platforms: PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S

• Release Date: January 17, 2025

Origins revitalizes the one-person-army action by letting you create a character and participate in legendary battles inspired by ancient China's romanticized Three Kingdoms period.

Tales of Graces f Remastered

• Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S

• Release Date: January 17, 2025

In this robust action-RPG, three friends set out to save their declining world. This remaster improves the visuals and adds convenient improvements, such as auto-save functionality and event skip options.

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

• Platforms: PC

• Release Date: January 23, 2025

Follow the iconic Final Fantasy VII crew on a globe-trotting journey to stop a world-destroying conglomerate and a psychotic super-soldier. The overhauled RPG features impressive action (featuring new team attacks) and an impressively large open world to explore.

Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O.

• Platforms: PC

• Release Date: January 28, 2025

Virtua Fighter is an adored fighting franchise known for its simple controls and ocean-deep combat mechanics. This PC version includes rollback netcode, 4K visuals, and rebalanced gameplay.

Marvel's Spider-Man 2

• Platforms: PC

• Release Date: January 30, 2025

In this new Spider-Man game, Peter Parker and Miles Morales tackle new threats that plunge New York City into chaos. Explore the city with new movement abilities, beat up criminals to restore order, and take down Kraven, Venom, and hordes of baddies.

February 2025 Video Game Releases

Kingdom Come: Deliverance II

• Platforms: PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S

• Release Date: February 4, 2025

Central Bohemia is tearing itself apart as a result of a civil war. Follow Henry, the son of a blacksmith, in this open-world RPG as you navigate the harsh political landscape and wage war against Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund.

Sid Meier's Civilization VII

• Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S

• Release Date: February 11, 2025

Build your empire and challenge some of the greatest leaders from history in this new chapter in the iconic strategy game.

Avowed

• Platforms: PC, Xbox Series X/S

• Release Date: February 18, 2025

This first-person fantasy title, set in the Pillars of Eternity universe, drops you onto a mysterious island filled with danger and wonder. Save the realm from a plague, form alliances, and defeat monsters in visceral combat.

Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii

• Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S

• Release Date: February 20, 2025

Play as ex-yakuza Goro Majima in this amazingly campy action-adventure title. Now a bona fide pirate captain, Majima and crew must beat up hapless thugs, engage in naval battles, and participate in absurd side quests as they piece together his lost memories. Read our Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii review.

Monster Hunter Wilds

• Platforms: PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S

• Release Date: February 28, 2025

Mankind and monsters clash once again. Tackle massive beasts in a sprawling and dynamic wilderness by mastering 14 weapon types. Enjoy the expansive campaign solo or with friends in online co-op missions. Monster Hunter Wilds is the first game in the series to include cross-platform play, expanding the multiplayer player base.

March 2025 Video Game Releases

Wizordum

• Platforms: PC

• Release Date: March 5, 2025

Wizordum is a retro-style FPS that sends you on a mission to stem a Chaos incursion. As a mage, you utilize magic spells and items to battle through a supernatural world in this homage to classic PC shooters.

Split Fiction

• Platforms: PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S

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• Release Date: March 6, 2025

This co-op release, from the studio behind It Takes Two, traps two writers inside their own stories. The authors must work together to return to the real world.

Suikoden I & II HD Remaster: Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars

• Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4, Xbox One

• Release Date: March 6, 2025

Konami's premier RPG series has been revived. Suikoden I and II get the HD treatment with enhanced pixel art, improved resolution, auto-save functionality, battle speed enhancements, and a conversation log.

Wanderstop

• Platforms: PC, PS5

• Release Date: March 11, 2025

You play as Alta, a fallen fighter with a painful past who must manage a tea shop within an enchanted forest. Alta must come to grips with her memories and bond with customers in this unique cozy game from the creator of The Stanley Parable.

Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land

• Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S

• Release Date: March 21, 2025

Alchemy has become taboo. Protagonist Yumia Liessfeldt must uncover the truth behind the fall of the alchemical Aladissian Empire. Synthesize unique items and take part in dynamic, party-based action combat.

AI Limit

• Platforms: PC, PS5

• Release Date: March 27, 2025

Mankind is on the verge of extinction in this post-apocalyptic, anime-style Souls-like title. Play as Arissa, an immortal warrior, and venture into a monster-haunted cityscape in search of salvation.

The First Berserker: Khazan

• Platforms: PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S

• Release Date: March 27, 2025

You play Khazan, a fallen general and hero seeking revenge against those who betrayed him. Set in the Dungeon Fighters Online universe, The First Berserker lets you fight men and monsters with parry-focused melee combat in this Sekiro-like action game.

April 2025 Video Game Releases

Lunar Remastered Collection

• Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S

• Release Date: April 18, 2025

Two beloved RPGs receive an enhanced rerelease, giving fans numerous improvements that should scratch the nostalgic itch for 1990s-era adventure.

Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves

• Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S

• Release Date: April 24, 2025

After two decades, the classic fighting game Garou: Mark of the Wolves finally gets its sequel. This new entry in the legendary Fatal Fury series incorporates its predecessor's defense mechanics, health allocation systems, and new enhancements and comic book-inspired graphics. A crossover with Capcom's Street Fighter 6 brings Chun-Li and Ken to the fold. Read our Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves review for more information.

May 2025 Video Game Releases

Doom: The Dark Ages

• Platforms: PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S

• Release Date: May 13, 2025

Blast demons to smithereens with an assortment of brutal weapons or tear them apart in glorious finishers. It's just you and your guns against Hell's endless forces—what more could you want?

Capcom Fighting Collection 2

• Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4

• Release Date: May 16, 2025

If you're hungry for more Capcom fighting, this new collection delivers many excellent titles, including Capcom Vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium 2001, Project Justice, and Power Stone.

Elden Ring: Nightreign

• Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox SeriesX/S

• Release Date: May 30, 2025

Nightreign is a standalone game release set within the Elden Ring universe. It combines elements from other iconic From Software titles to create an intense cooperative multiplayer action game.

Lost Soul Aside

• Platforms: PC, PS5

• Release Date: May 30, 2025

Embark on a quest to rescue your sister in this ambitious action-RPG. This stylish action game has been teased for several years but finally launches in 2025.

June 2025 Video Game Releases

Bravely Default Flying Fairy HD

• Platforms: Nintendo Switch 2

• Release Date: June 5, 2025

Bravely Default is one of Square Enix's best new franchises. Not only does it capture the essense of Final Fantasy, it also preserves the entertaining, turn-based gameplay that makes the series so iconic. Previously locked to the Nintendo 3DS, this RPG receives a high-definition remaster for Nintendo Switch 2.

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

• Platforms: Nintendo Switch 2

• Release Date: June 5, 2025

The open-world adventure that reimagined the Zelda series returns with additional graphical and performance enhancements on the Nintendo Switch 2. It also features a new Zelda Notes companion app that helps you find hidden secrets.

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

• Platforms: Nintendo Switch 2

• Release Date: June 5, 2025

Like Breath of the Wild, Tears of the Kingdom features graphical enhancements and Zelda Notes. However, this expansive sequel adds aerial and underground zones, new enemies, and fresh gameplay mechanics.

Mario Kart World

• Platforms: Nintendo Switch 2

• Release Date: June 5, 2025

The upcoming new Mario Kart World pits 24 drivers in a massive Forza Horizon-like open world for wild rides with friends. The new Knockout Tour adds an awesome cross-country elimination mode. Check out our hands-on Mario Kart World preview.

Kristala

• Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S

• Release Date: June 6, 2025

Become a cat-like warrior and explore a dark fantasy world plagued by an evil curse. Parry, parkour, and endure in this challenging Souls-like RPG.

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach

• Platforms: PS5

• Release Date: June 26, 2025

Sam sets out on a new journey to save humanity from extinction. In this peculiar third-person action game, you traverse a sundered America besieged by otherworldly enemies and deliver packages to reestablish connections.

July 2025 Video Game Releases

Donkey Kong Bananza

• Platforms: Nintendo Switch 2

• Release Date: July 17, 2025

Play as Nintendo's loveable ape and smash through walls, floors, and baddies in this highly destructible 3D platformer. It's an absolute blast.

Super Mario Party Jamboree - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV

• Platforms: Nintendo Switch 2

• Release Date: July 24, 2025

Get together with friends and dive back into Mario Party! Unlike the original release, the Nintendo Switch 2 version features new modes and mini-games that showcase the Switch 2's mouse controls and microphone.

August 2025 Video Game Releases

Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar

• Platforms: Nintendo Switch 2, PC

• Release Date: August 27, 2025

This remake of the DS Harvest Moon takes you to Zephyr Town, where you grow crops, raise animals, get friendly with the locals, and sell goods at a bazaar. This remake improves the graphics and adds voice acting.

Kirby and the Forgotten Land - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World

• Platforms: Nintendo Switch 2

• Release Date: August 28, 2025

Play as the titular puffball and inhale enemies and objects as you explore a beautiful, 3D world. The Nintendo Switch 2 version is an enhanced port of the original game with new content and improved performance.

September 2025 Video Game Releases

Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion

• Platforms: Nintendo Switch 2, PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S

• Release Date: September 5, 2025

Create a character, hop in a mech, and battle other machines in intense combat. You can play solo in the single-player campaign or team up with buddies in online multiplayer modes.

Borderlands 4

• Platforms: PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S

• Release Date: September 12, 2025

The quintessential looter-shooter returns, delivering zany alien enemies, intense co-op action, and a ridiculous number of collectible guns.

October 2025 Video Game Releases

Ghost of Yotei

• Platforms: PS5

• Release Date: October 2, 2025

This follow-up to the acclaimedGhost of Tsushimasees you journey across the dangerous lands surrounding Mount Yotei in this new historical action game.

Double Dragon Revive

• Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S

• Release Date: October 23, 2025

Billy and Jimmy knuckle up in Double Dragon Revive, a retro-style beat 'em up that delivers a fresh dose of thug-trouncing action.

Games Without Specific Release Dates in 2025

Crimson Desert

• Platforms: PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S

• Release Date: TBD

Join Kliff and his comrades on a journey to defend Pywel in this robust, open-world action-adventure.

Dying Light: The Beast

• Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S

• Release Date: TBD

This standalone title in the Dying Light series takes you to a rural zone beset by zombies. Protagonist Kyle Crane escapes brutal experimentation and seeks revenge amidst the chaos in this first-person parkour action game.

Grand Theft Auto VI

• Platforms: PS5, Xbox Series X/S

• Release Date: TBD

Vice City is back! Grand Theft Auto VI goes to the Florida-inspired state of Leonida, delivering high-stakes drama in this open-world crime game.

John Carpenter's Toxic Commando

• Platforms: PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S

• Release Date: TBD

Toxic Commando is a four-player, cooperative FPS similar in spirit to Left 4 Dead that pits you against intense monster hordes.

Killing Floor 3

• Platforms: PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S

• Release Date: TBD

Join the Nightfall rebels to battle bio-monsters in this cooperative horror FPS.

Little Nightmares III

• Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S

• Release Date: TBD

Low and Alone are two best friends searching for a way out of Nowhere. Cooperate with another player or work with an AI companion to solve puzzles and make your escape.

Mecha Break

• Platforms: PC, Xbox Series X/S

• Release Date: TBD

Hop into a giant robot and gun down enemies in this third-person multiplayer shooter. Enjoy action on the ground or in the air, and revel in the mechanical clashes.

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond

• Platforms: Nintendo Switch

• Release Date: TBD

Samus Aran, Nintendo's iconic galactic bounty hunter, embarks on a new FPS on the Nintendo Switch. You'll gun down space pirates, explore alien ruins, and take down menacing monsters.

Pokémon Legends: Z-A

• Platforms: Nintendo Switch

• Release Date: TBD

An urban utopia is in development, where people and Pokémon live together in harmony. Called Lumiose City, new adventures await avid monster-collecting fans.

The House of the Dead 2: Remake

• Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PS5, Xbox Series X/S

• Release Date: TBD

The legendary arcade shooter gets a graphical facelift. You play as either Agent James or Agent Gary, or team up in co-op mode to blast undead abominations in this classic rail-shooter.

Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter

• Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PC, PS5

• Release Date: TBD

The Legend of Heroes is an excellent RPG franchise, but the entries are too numerous to keep track of, especially for newcomers. Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter remedies that by retelling the first chapter in the series with enhanced visuals and dynamic combat.

Wuchang: Fallen Feathers

• Platforms: PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S

• Release Date: TBD

This Souls-like action RPG is set in the dark realm of Shu, where warring factions and a mysterious monster-spawning plague plunge the world into ruin.