Top 10 Most Anticipated Games of 2025
A list of 10 most highly anticipated games set to dominate 2025.
Opinion by Placid on Apr 22, 2025
Gamers, clear your calendars and prep your rigs - 2025 is marking a sea change in the gaming industry. Heavy hitters are stacked throughout the lineup across nearly every genre, from long-awaited sequels to bold new IPs.
Whether you crave survival horror, epic RPGs, co-op chaos, cyberpunk thrillers, medieval demon-slaying, or cinematic storytelling, something massive on the horizon will grab your attention and never let go. Here are the 10 most highly anticipated games set to dominate 2025.
1. Cronos: The New Dawn
The sci-fi horror genre is getting a massive shot of adrenaline with Cronos: The New Dawn, the latest project from Bloober Team - the minds behind The Medium and the Silent Hill 2 remake.
Set in a desolate alien world, the game lets players wear the shoes of a lone traveler, unraveling the mystery of a failed colonization mission. But the absolute horror? The Orphans are twisted human mutations that return from the dead if not burned.
With haunting retro-futuristic tech, brutalist design, and slow, strategic combat inspired by Dead Space and Resident Evil, this Unreal Engine 5-powered nightmare is already one of the most anticipated survival horror experiences in years. There is no exact release date yet, but it's coming to PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S sometime in 2025.
2. MindsEye
From Build a Rocket Boy, the studio founded by the former lead producer of Grand Theft Auto V, Leslie Benzies, comes MindsEye, a cinematic single-player action thriller drenched in cyberpunk noir.
Set in the AI-ruled desert city of Redrock, players take on the role of Jacob Diaz, a soldier with a mysterious neural implant and a past worth killing for. Think Blade Runner meets Watch Dogs, with cover-based gunplay, destructible environments, and high-octane car combat using futuristic weaponized vehicles.
Your choices here matter as branching storylines and moral dilemmas are weaving through the chaos. Launching on June 10, 2025, MindsEye is available for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.
3. Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Hideo Kojima is back to blow our minds again. Death Stranding 2: On the Beach sees the return of Sam Porter Bridges in an existential odyssey across warped realities and fragile timelines.
Post-COVID themes shape this sequel's deeply philosophical core, with gameplay blending traversal, cargo delivery, surreal combat, and the innovative Social Strand System. Expect weirdness, wonder, and a lot of walking when it lands exclusively on PS5 on June 24, 2025.
4. Hell is Us
Minimalist UI meets maximum mystery in Hell is Us, a narrative-driven action-adventure set in a war-torn country plagued by supernatural forces. As Rémi, a rogue peacekeeper, you'll explore the country of Hadia with nothing but your instincts, conversations, and a trusty drone companion named Cappy.
Featuring melee-focused combat and haunting Hollow Walkers, this game challenges how we navigate open worlds. Releasing on September 4, 2025, you can play Hell is Us on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.
5. Crimson Desert
Pearl Abyss, the developer of Black Desert Online, brings Crimson Desert, a sweeping open-world RPG where chaos reigns across the continent called Pywel. As mercenary leader Kliff Macduff, players clash in brutal melee battles, massive wars, and even wyvern-mounted aerial combat.
Built on the stunning Black Space engine, the game promises 50-80 hours of single-player content, with multiplayer modes rolling out post-launch. Crimson Desert drops in late 2025 for PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One.
6. Borderlands 4
The looter-shooter royalty returns with Borderlands 4, bringing a new planet - Kairos, a new villain - the Timekeeper, and new mechanics of double-jumping, gliding, and grappling.
Lead a resistance as one of four new Vault Hunters - each with unique combat styles ranging from brawny to mystical. Expect outrageous humor, endless loot, and chaotic co-op when it arrives on September 23, 2025, on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.
7. Elden Ring Nightreign
Elden Ring Nightreign dials up the intensity with rogue-like co-op gameplay in a parallel version of the Lands Between. Up to three players can take on procedurally generated runs through the dark world of Limveld, fending off waves of randomized enemies before facing the ominous Night Lord.
With no PvP and a shrinking battlefield mechanic in Battle Royale games, teamwork with your unique skills and quick thinking is essential in this fast-paced game. Sessions last 35-45 minutes and yield relics for persistent upgrades. Elden Ring Nightreign will launch on May 30, 2025, for Windows, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One.
8. Mafia: The Old Country
The Old Country is a gritty prequel to the original Mafia game, transporting players to early 1900s Sicily. You'll play Enzo Favara, a former sulfur mine worker entangled in the Torrisi crime family's rise to power.
With horseback chases, vintage firearms, and detailed period environments powered by Unreal Engine 5, this cinematic crime saga, with soul and lots of bullets, trades open-world sprawl for a focused, story-rich experience. It hits PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC on August 8, 2025.
9. Doom: The Dark Ages
Doom: The Dark Ages explores the origins of rage in a grim fantasy world packed with flails, maces, and cybernetic dragons in a special prequel to Doom 2016. Enhanced story elements, slower strategic combat, and the most significant levels in franchise history set this apart from its predecessors as players go medieval, unrolling the genesis of the story of the Doom Slayer.
Expect sandbox-style exploration, slow-mo glory kills, and mech-piloting mayhem when it releases on May 13, 2025, for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, also available on Game Pass from day one.
10. Ghost of Yōtei
Rounding out the list is Ghost of Yōtei, a stunning standalone tale set in 1603 Hokkaido, in the early Edo period of Japan. Players will master stealth and swordplay in a snowy, treacherous world shaped by vengeance through the protagonist, Atsu, a female warrior adopting the ghost mantle.
With chained weapons, muskets, and breathtaking landscapes inspired by Shikotsu-Tōya National Park, this spiritual successor to Ghost of Tsushima promises elegance, emotion, and edge when it drops exclusively on PS5 in 2025.
Whether you're a loot addict, lore junkie, stealth lover, or thrill-seeking horror fan, 2025 is bringing the heat like never before. So, clear your backlog (or at least pretend you will) and get ready because these ten games aren't just going to make headlines. They are going to make history.
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