Best Games Still to Come in 2025

The rest of 2025 promises a packed schedule of game releases, with major franchises, indie hits, and highly anticipated sequels arriving across PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo consoles. Here’s a full breakdown of what to expect over the next few months and early 2026.

New Games of September 2025

September 2025 brings several highly anticipated releases, covering a wide range of genres from action to strategy. Key launches include:

• Hirogami (PC, PS5) – September 3
• Hell is Us (PC, XSX, PS5) – September 4
• Daemon x Machina: Titanic Scion (PC, XSX, PS5, NS2) – September 4
• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle: The Order of Giants DLC (PC, XSX, PS5) – September 4
• Hollow Knight Silksong (PC, XSX, PS5, NS, NS2) – September 4
• Everybody's Golf: Hot Shots (PS5) – September 5
• Cronos: The New Dawn (PC, XSX, PS5, NS2) – September 5
• Shape of Dreams (PC) – September 11
• Borderlands 4 (PC, XSX, PS5) – September 12
• LEGO Voyagers (PC, XSX, PS5, PS4, NS) – September 15
• Skate 4 (Early Access) (PC, XSX, PS5) – September 16
• Strange Antiquities (PC, NS) – September 17
• Dying Light: The Beast (PC, XSX, PS5) – September 19
• Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree (PC, PS5, XSX, NS) – September 19
• Wander Stars (PC, NS) – September 19
• Baby Steps (PC, PS5) – September 23
• Consume Me (PC) – September 25
• Silent Hill: f (PC, XSX, PS5) – September 25
• Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds (PC, XSX, PS5, NS, NS2) – September 25
• Atelier Resleriana: The Red Alchemist & the White Guardian (PC, PS5, PS4, NS) – September 26
• EA Sports FC 26 (PC, XSX, PS5, NS, NS2) – September 26
• Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac (PC, XSX, PS5, NS, NS2) – September 26
• NBA BOUNCE (PC, XSX, PS5, NS) – September 26
• Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles (PS5, PS4, NS, NS2, PC) – September 30
• Lego Party (PC, XSX, XBO, PS5, PS4, NS) – September 30

New Games of October 2025

October continues the momentum with titles spanning RPGs, sports, and adventure games:

• Ghost of Yotei (PS5) – October 2
• Digimon Story Time Stranger (PC, XSX, PS5) – October 3
• Borderlands 4 (NS2) – October 3
• Absolum (PC, PS5, PS4, NS) – October 9
• Battlefield 6 (PC, XSX, PS5) – October 10
• Dreams of Another (PC, PS5) – October 10
• Little Nightmares 3 (PC, XSX, PS5, NS, NS2) – October 10
• Little Nightmares Enhanced Edition (PC, XSX, PS5, NS2) – October 10
• Ball x Pit (PC, XSX, PS5, NS) – October 15
• Pokemon Legends Z-A (NS, NS2) – October 16
• Keeper (PC, XSX) – October 17
• Jurassic World Evolution 3 (PC, XSX, PS5) – October 21
• Ninja Gaiden 4 (PC, XSX, PS5) – October 21
• Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 (PC, XSX, PS5) – October 21
• Bounty Star (PC, XSX, PS5) – October 23
• Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault (PC, XSX, PS5) – October 23
• Persona 3 Reload (NS2) – October 23
• Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted (NS, NS2) – October 23
• Tormented Souls 2 (PC, XSX, PS5) – October 23
• Once Upon a KATAMARI (PC, XSX, PS5, NS) – October 24
• The Outer Worlds 2 (PC, XSX, PS5) – October 29
• Arc Raiders (PC, XSX, PS5) – October 30
• Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake (PC, XSX, PS5, NS, NS2) – October 30
• Mina the Hollower (PC, XSX, PS5, NS, NS2) – October 31
• Tales of Xillia Remastered (PC, XSX, PS5, NS) – October 31

New Games of November 2025

November 2025 sees major strategy, action, and franchise releases:

• Europa Universalis V (PC) – November 4
• Windstorm: The Legend of Khiimori (PC) – November 4
• Cairn (PC, XSX, PS5) – November 5
• Unbeatable (PC, XSX, PS5) – November 6
• Goodnight Universe (PC, NS, NS2) – November 11
• Anno 117: Pax Romana (PC, XSX, PS5) – November 13
• Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road (PC, PS4, PS5, NS) – November 13
• Yakuza Kiwami 2/Yakuza Kiwami (NS2) – November 13
• Call of Duty Black Ops 7 (PC, XSX, XO, PS5, PS4) – November 14
• Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero (NS, NS2) – November 14
• The Berlin Apartment (PC, XSX, PS5) – November 17
• Deadpool VR (PC) – November 18
• Demonschool (PC, XSX, XO, PS5, PS4, NS) – November 19
• Kirby Air Riders (NS2) – November 20

New Games of December 2025

December releases include:

• Octopath Traveler 0 (PC, XSX, PS5, PS4, NS, NS2) – December 4

To-Be-Confirmed Releases in 2025

Several high-profile games have yet to receive official release dates for 2025:

• Archeage Chronicles (PC, XSX, PS5)
• Ballad of Antara (PS5)
• Darwin's Paradox! (PC, XSX, PS5)
• Glaciered (PC, NS2)
• Hotel Barcelona (PC, XSX, PS5)
• Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment (NS2)
• Instinction (PC, XSX, PS5)
• Judas (PC, XSX)
• Jump Ship (PC, XSX)
• The Lonesome Guild (PC, XSX, PS5)
• Marathon (PC, XSX, PS5)
• Metal Eden (PC, XSX, PS5)
• Metroid Prime 4 (NS, NS2)
• Mio: Memories in Orbit (PC, XSX, PS5, NS)
• Mouse P.I. For Hire (PC)
• Nicktoons & the Dice of Destiny (PC, XSX, PS5, NS2)
• Opus: Prism Peak (PC, NS, NS2)
• Professor Layton and the New World of Steam (NS, NS2)
• Rockbeasts (PC, XSX, PS5, NS)
• Routine (PC, XSX)
• Solasta 2 (PC)
• Solo Levelling Arise Overdrive (PC)
• Tanuki Pon's Summer (PC, XSX, XO, NS)
• Terminator: Survivors (PC, XSX, PS5)
• Ultimate Sheep Racoon (PC, NS, NS2)
• Undusted: Letters from the Past (PC, NS)
• Skate Story (PC)
• The Wolf Among Us 2 (PC, XSX, PS5)
• Winter Burrow (PC, XSX, XBO, NS)
• Witchbrook (PC, XSX, NS, NS2)

Upcoming Games in 2026

Early 2026 is already shaping up with major releases:

• High on Life 2 (PC, XSX, PS5) – February 13, 2026
• Tides of Tomorrow (PS5) – February 24, 2026
• Resident Evil Requiem (PC, XSX, PS5) – February 27, 2026
• GTA 6 (XSX, PS5) – May 26, 2026
• Directive 8020 (PC, XSX, PS5) – First half of 2026

The next year promises a mix of long-awaited sequels, fresh indie projects, and large-scale franchise entries across all major platforms.