Gaming
40 Video Games That Introduced Groundbreaking Features and Mechanics (Part 1)
TBA Games
These video games have been officially announced for release in 2025 or are strongly anticipated to arrive this year. If a game's release date is currently unknown, it may be included here:
- Grand Theft Auto 6 - TBA
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach - TBA
- Elden Ring: Nightreign - TBA
- Borderlands 4 - TBA
- Fable - TBA
- Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater - TBA
- Subnautica 2 - TBA
- The Outer Worlds 2 - TBA
| © Rockstar Games
January
The list below highlights video games set to release throughout January:
- Sea Fantasy - January 7
- Freedom Wars Remastered - January 10
- Hyper Light Breaker - January 14
- Threefold Recital - January 14
- Donkey Kong Country Returns HD - January 16
- Things Too Ugly - January 16
- Tales of Graces F Remastered - January 17
- Dynasty Warriors: Origins - January 17
- Star Wars Episode 1: Jedi Power Battles - January 23
- Synduality Echo of Ada - January 24
- Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. - January 27
- Tails of Iron II: Whiskers of Winter - January 28
- Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector - January 31
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February
Here’s a roundup of video games scheduled for release in February:
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 - February 4
- Rift of the NecroDancer - February 5
- Sid Meier's Civilization VII - February 11
- Urban Myth Dissolution Center - February 13
- Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Ultimate - February 13
- Date Everything - February 14
- Assassin's Creed Shadows - February 14
- Tomb Raider IV–VI Remastered - February 14
- Avowed - February 18
- Lost Records: Bloom and Rage Tape 1 - February 18
- Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii - February 21
- Dollhouse: Behind The Broken Mirror - February 28
- Monster Hunter Wilds - February 28
- Omega 6: The Triangle Stars - February 28
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March
Here’s a look at the video games set to launch in March:
- Two Point Museum - March 4
- Split Fiction - March 6
- Suikoden I & II HD Remaster Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars - March 6
- Wanderstop - March 11
- Beyond the Ice Palace 2 - March 13
- Matcho - March 13
- Lost Records: Bloom and Rage Tape 2 - March 18
- Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition - March 20
- Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist Of Memories & The Envisioned Land - March 21
- Bleach: Rebirth of Souls - March 21
- Tales of The Shire - March 25
- The First Berserker: Khazan - March 27
- Atomfall - March 27
- inZOI - March 28
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April
Here’s a preview of the video games arriving in April:
- Detective Dotson - April 3
- Ekoh Beach - April 4
- All in Abyss: Judge the Fake - April 9
- Progress Orders - April 9
- Koira - April 17
- Mandragora - April 17
- Fatal Fury: City Of The Wolves - April 21
- Tempest Rising - April 24
| © SNK
May
Although May is still shaping up, there are already two noteworthy releases scheduled to debut this month. This section will be updated as new information becomes available.
- Sonic Wings Reunion - May 29
- Revenge of the Savage Planet - May TBA
| © Nintendo
June
Although June is still shaping up, there are already two noteworthy releases scheduled to debut this month. This section will be updated as new information becomes available.
- Corpse Party 2: Darkness Distortion - June TBA
- Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road - June TBA
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July
There are no officially confirmed video game releases scheduled for July 2025. However, several highly anticipated titles are targeting summer for release:
- Borderlands 4
- Fable
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
| © Gearbox Software
August
As of now, no official video game releases are confirmed for August 2025. However, several highly anticipated titles are aiming for a late summer launch:
- Mafia: The Old Country
- Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound
- Dying Light: The Beast
- Free Stars: Children of Infinity
| © 2K Games
September
A number of highly anticipated titles are expected to debut early in the fall:
- Spine
- Discounty
- MENACE
- Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core
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October
As of now, one game is officially confirmed for release in October 2025. However, with many titles still lacking confirmed dates, there’s potential for several more to join the lineup.
- Double Dragon Revive - October 22
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November
November 2025 currently has no officially confirmed video game releases. However, if I had to guess, this could very well be the month when the highly anticipated GTA 6 finally making its debut. | © Rockstar Games
1. December
Several highly anticipated titles are expected to be released in December:
- Crimson Desert
- Constance
- Fallen Tear: The Ascension
- Kristala
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