Summary
- 2023 saw huge game releases like Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom & Marvel's Spider-Man 2, and while 2024 brought titles like Palworld & Helldivers 2, setting the stage for 2025's big releases.
- Major 2025 releases include games like Civilization 7, Death Stranding 2 & Grand Theft Auto 6.
- Doom: The Dark Ages, Fable, Metroid Prime 4: The Dark Beyond, Little Nightmares 3, Monster Hunter Wilds, Pokemon Legends: Z-A, and South of Midnight are also big games set to debut in 2025.
2023 was an absolutely monumental year for video game releases. Within the span of just a few months, some of the biggest games of all time were released, from long-awaited sequels like Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Alan Wake 2, and Marvel's Spider-Man 2, to exciting new releases like Lies of P, Sea of Stars, and Dredge.
Though it can't quite live up to the lofty heights of last year, 2024 has still brought its fair share of great games, with titles like Palworld and Helldivers 2 taking the world by storm, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown breathing new life into a long-dormant franchise, and Tekken 8, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, and Dragon's Dogma 2 all showcasing how far their respective franchises have come. But even with all that in mind, 2025 is already poised to blow 2024 out of the water when it comes to major video game releases.
There are over 50 big video games already confirmed for a 2025 release. This list contains 11 of the most anticipated/biggest upcoming releases.
Every Major Game Currently Confirmed for Release in 2025
Civilization 7
- Current Release Date - TBC 2025
It's been eight years since Civilization 6 first hit PC, and fans can't wait to get their hands on the next entry in the beloved strategy series. After a tentative announcement early last year, Civilization 7 was properly announced during Summer Game Fest 2024, where it was confirmed the game will release in 2025. Fans will likely find out more about the game's release window during Civilization 7's upcoming August Showcase.
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- Current Release Date - TBC 2025
The sequel to Hideo Kojima's first major solo project since his split from Konami back in 2015, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach was initially announced during the 2022 Game Awards. In January of this year, fans got their first proper look at the sequel, along with a confirmed release window of 2025. Death Stranding 2: On the Beach will launch exclusively on PS5.
Doom: The Dark Ages
- Current Release Date - TBC 2025
After months of speculation, Doom: The Dark Ages was officially revealed during Xbox's June Showcase earlier this year. A prequel to the 2016 reboot and its sequel, Doom: The Dark Ages sees players take control of a younger Doom Slayer in a medieval fantasy-inspired setting. Doom: The Dark Ages is currently slated for a 2025 release.
Fable
- Current Release Date - TBC 2025
Another long-awaited title, Fable has been in development for quite some time. Being developed by Forza Horizon developer Playground Games, Fable looks to reboot the well-known fantasy gaming series, and fans will finally be able to get their hands on it in 2025. The Verge's Tom Warren has claimed that Fable could release between October-December 2025, though that's just speculation at this point.
Grand Theft Auto 6
- Current Release Date - Fall 2025
Probably the most anticipated game not just on this list but of all time, Grand Theft Auto 6 will finally be released in 2025, 12 years after its predecessor. Though only a general 2025 release window was originally given in its reveal trailer, Take-Two Interactive's CEO Strauss Zelnick confirmed in an interview with IGN back in May that GTA 6 is planned for a Fall 2025 launch.
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Little Nightmares 3
- Current Release Date - TBC 2025
The third entry in the adorably dark horror series, Little Nightmares 3 is currently set for a 2025 release. Though new series handlers Supermassive originally planned on releasing Little Nightmares 3 in 2024, the developer announced in May that it was delaying the game to 2025.
Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra
- Current Release Date - TBC 2025
One of the most ambitious Marvel games to date, Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra will see players take control of Captain America and Black Panther, along with two of their allies. In its most recent story trailer, Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra was given a 2025 release window.
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
- Current Release Date - TBC 2025
A sequel that fans have waited 17 years for, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond has just been re-revealed. During the most recent Nintendo Direct, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond showed off its first trailer, which confirmed that the game was launching in 2025. Naturally, some fans are a little worried Metroid Prime 4 could be delayed once again given its tumultuous history, but Nintendo usually only confirms a release date if it's confident the game will actually release in that window.
Monster Hunter Wilds
- Current Release Date - TBC 2025
The next mainline entry in the long-standing Capcom franchise, Monster Hunter Wilds was given a 2025 release window in its most recent Summer Game Fest trailer. Though that date hasn't been officially narrowed down just yet, many fans believe Monster Hunter Wilds could release in Q1 2025 based on the franchise's past release dates.
Pokemon Legends: Z-A
- Current Release Date - TBC 2025
Announced back in February of this year, Pokemon Legends: Z-A will take players back to the Kalos Region, first seen in 2013's Pokemon X and Y. Its announcement trailer gave Pokemon Legends: Z-A a 2025 release window. Much like Metroid Prime 4 and any other major Nintendo game slated for 2025, it's unclear if Pokemon Legends will be coming to the Nintendo Switch's successor or just the original model.
South of Midnight
- Current Release Date - TBC 2025
First announced during Xbox's 2023 Showcase, South of Midnight is a promising third-person action-adventure game from Compulsion Games, now a first-party Microsoft studio. During its 2024 Xbox Showcase trailer, South of Midnight was given a 2025 release date.
Grand Theft Auto 6
- Released
- November 19, 2026
WHERE TO PLAY
Grand Theft Auto VI heads to the state of Leonida, home to the neon-soaked streets of Vice City and beyond in the biggest, most immersive evolution of the Grand Theft Auto series yet.
Jason and Lucia have always known the deck is stacked against them. But when an easy score goes wrong, they find themselves on the darkest side of the sunniest place in America, in the middle of a criminal conspiracy stretching across the state of Leonida — forced to rely on each other more than ever if they want to make it out alive.
- Developer(s)
- Rockstar Games
- Publisher(s)
- Rockstar Games
- Franchise
- Grand Theft Auto
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S
