If you are looking for something new to play, here is everything you need to know about the nine biggest games yet to release in 2025.
2025 has already been a strong year in gaming, and a few of the game of the year contenders came out of nowhere. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is a perfect example. Sandfall Interactive is a small team comprising around 30 core developers, and the studio’s first game shattered expectations, surpassing roughly $25 million in revenue just a few months after its release.
Meanwhile, Dogubomb only has around 10 staff members, and the studio’s first game, Blue Prince, has players hooked. Including Balatro creator and developer, LocalThunk, who has praised it as one of the best games he’s ever played. Not to mention, heavy hitters such as Death Stranding 2, Split Fiction, and Monster Hunter Wilds all delivered memorable experiences, as expected.
It’s going to be a tall order for any of the rest of the upcoming games in 2025 to surpass what’s already released, but there are certainly a few to keep an eye on.
Biggest Games Still to Release in 2025: Honorable Mentions
Before jumping into the top nine, there are a few titles that just missed out on being included.
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
Outerworlds 2
Donkey Kong Bananza
Subnautica 2
Silent Hill F
Top 9 Biggest Games Still to Release in 2025
Without further ado, here are the nine biggest games yet to release.
9. Mafia: The Old Country
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Price: $49.99
Developer: Hangar 13
Release date: August 8
Platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC
Mafia is a divisive franchise. All three previous games went both ways, with some fans loving them and others struggling to get invested. Mafia III was the latest example, as reviews were all over the map, leaning more negative than positive.
The development team heard the complaints loud and clear. Hangar 13 president Nick Baynes claimed that Mafia: The Old Country goes “back to the roots of what fans love about the Mafia franchise.” The game is a prequel to the first title in the series, set in 1900s Sicily.
Just like Mafia I and II, the prequel uses a classic mob movie structure, featuring a traditional third-person linear story.
8. Dying Light: The Beast
Key Details
Price: $59.99
Developer: Techland
Release date: August 22
Platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC
Out of all the Zombie games available, Dying Light emerged as a clear favorite. In the upcoming third installment, you step back into the shoes of the first protagonist, Kyle Crane. Techland kept the tried-and-true formula fans know and love.
During the day, you scavenge and explore, but at night, zombies are around every corner, forcing you to run, hide, and fight until the sun comes back up. Additionally, Dying Light: The Beast also brings back the iconic first-person parkour, giving you the flexibility to traverse the map however you like. And just like the other games, co-op returns.
7. Gears of War: Reloaded
Key Details
Price: $39.99
Developers: The Coalition, Sumo Digital, Disbelief
Release date: August 26
Platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC
Not only is Gears of War: Reloaded a remaster of the first game, featuring 4K resolution and 60 frames-per-second for the campaign, but multiplayer performance reaches 120 FPS, and it’s not just Xbox and PC users who get to enjoy it.
Gears of War: Reloaded is the first series entry available on PlayStation. And for only the small ask of $39.99, fans get a chance to experience one of the best third-person shooters of all time.
7. Borderlands 4
Key Details
Price: $69.99
Developer: Gearbox Software
Release date: September 12
Platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC, Nintendo Switch 2 (TBA)
Borderlands continues to be one of the most successful and beloved gaming franchises, but the third installment rubbed some longtime fans the wrong way. Gearbox has a history of injecting humor into its games, but some argued that Borderlands 3 went too far with the face-palm-inducing comedy and writing.
In response, Gearbox’s Narrative Director says it will reduce toilet humor for its next installment in the Borderlands series, Borderlands 4. And with that addressed, everything else the FPS looter shooter offers appears to be everything fans asked for.
5. Ghost of Yotei
Key Details
Price: $49.99
Developer: Sucker Punch Productions
Release date: October 2
Platforms: PlayStation 5
In 2020, Ghost of Tsushima made a strong case to be The Game Award for Game of the Year, but it certainly didn’t help going up against the likes of Doom Eternal, Hades, and The Last of Us Part II, which ultimately won. Despite not winning, the samurai action-adventure game was groundbreaking and left fans wanting more.
That wait is finally almost over, as Ghost of Yotei is a sequel, set 329 years after the events of the first game. As Atsu, players set out on a quest to seek revenge against a group of outlaws who murdered her family and destroyed her home. The game uses the same unique combat system, but introduces new weapons and an open world to explore.
4. Battlefield 6
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Developer: Battlefield Studios
Release date: N/A
Platforms: N/A
Battlefield 6 aims to right the wrongs of Battlefield 20242. DICE, Criterion, Ripple Effect, and Motive combined their efforts to create Battlefield Studios and get the series back on track. The first step of that process was Battlefield Labs, a private alpha and beta designed to test every feature before the final product ships.
All of the playtests so far have gone over well, and all signs point toward the modern FPS being a much-needed return to form. As with every Battlefield release, you can’t fully trust everything until you get your hands on it, but anticipation is at an all-time high.
3. Pokémon Legends: Z-A
Key Details
Price: $69.99
Developer: Game Freak
Release date: October 16
Platforms: Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2
Regardless of the actual quality, mainline series Pokémon games consistently perform well financially; however, patience is slightly waning after game-breaking glitches and performance issues plagued Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.
Performance improvements on the Nintendo Switch 2 version helped cover up those blemishes, and that makes fans optimistic about Pokémon Legends: Z-A. The upcoming installment is set within Lumiose City, which is inspired by Paris, France, and utilizes the same 3D open-world format that has become the standard. New to this title, there is a real-time combat system that involves the trainer and Pokémon.
2. Arc Raiders
Key Details
Price: $39.99
Developer: Embark Studios
Release date: October 30
Platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC
Arc Raiders is a third-person PvPvE extraction shooter that takes place in a post-apocalyptic world that’s been overrun by dangerous robots. For each run, players have 30 minutes to find loot before the hostile robots launch a raid. Like other games in this genre, you lose all loot collected if you die during a run at the hands of another player or NPC robot.
To date, several beta tests for the game have been conducted, and the reception has been overwhelmingly positive.
1. Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater
Key Details
Price: $69.99
Developer: Konami
Release date: August 28
Platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater is a remake of the 2004 classic. Snake Eater made the most sense for a remake, given that it’s the first chronological game, and it just so happens that this game is also widely regarded as one of Hideo Kojima’s best works.
The prequel is set during the Cold War in the 1960s and follows Naked Snake on a mission to rescue a Russian rocket scientist tied to the creation of a nuclear superweapon. All of the beloved story and gameplay elements remain the same; there is just a fresh coat of paint.
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