2025 Biggest Upcoming Games: Grand Theft Auto 6 will be released in 2025, marking one of the most anticipated new release dates in recent history.
Given the most anticipated games of 2025, 2024 appears to be an even sluggish year for new games. There appears to be a pattern as the average amount of time spent developing games keeps increasing, a growing number of well-known games are being released in small quantities over a few years. 2025 will be one of those years, just like 2023 was before it.
These are the most important games to catch in 2025!
Grand Theft Auto 6
Platforms: Xbox Series X/S; PlayStation 5
Perhaps the most anticipated video game release ever is Grand Theft Auto 6. It goes beyond the ten years or more that have passed since the release of Grand Theft Auto 5, the ridiculously high expectations of this franchise, and the ways that GTA has influenced even the most casual contemporary gamers. One might make a compelling case that GTA 6’s success or failure could change the course of an industry that is becoming more and more reliant on its biggest blockbusters. Well, GTA 6 is the biggest blockbuster.
Keep in mind that our knowledge of the game itself is still somewhat limited. With just one official trailer and numerous leaks to go, we can already tell you that the upcoming Grand Theft Auto will take place in a fictional Florida and center on two law-abiding lovers. It appears that everything else will be a surprise. Actually, that’s quite pleasant. Naturally, it would be much more pleasant if we could just play the darn game at last.
Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra
Platforms: Windows PC, PlayStation 5 , Xbox Series X/S
It was always surprising how few Marvel video games there were throughout the MCU era of entertainment. We should be immersed in games that adapt and transcend MCU films and television series, according to conventional business philosophy. But thus far, we have had limited options. Fortunately, Marvel 1943 aims to help close that significant gap.
Captain America, Black Panther, and their military allies will fight Hydra and the Axis troops in this action/adventure game, which is set in Paris during World War II. On paper, Insomniac’s Spider-Man games were a huge success because they took a “familiar, yet distinct” approach to Marvel gaming.
Assassin’s Creed Shadows
Platforms: Windows PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S
Date of Release: February 14
We are hopeful about this most recent installment in the series, even though its delay left many fans worrying about the status of Assassin’s Creed Shadows and whether it will be able to live up to expectations.
Shadows, the Assassin’s Creed franchise’s eagerly anticipated return to feudal Japan, is expected to live up to what many consider to be the most promising historical setting in the series. Although there are a lot of expectations, Shadows’ intriguing two-protagonist structure and improved combat, stealth, and traversal systems imply that it might provide the perfect balance of traditional gameplay with more contemporary touches.
Atomfall
Platforms: Windows PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, and PlayStation 5
Date of Release: March
Another game about survival? In this economic climate? Yes, however bear in mind that Atomfall has a number of unique features that immediately set it apart from the other “craft some cheese” genre games available.
Compared to the typical survival game, Atomfall places a lot more focus on worldbuilding and storytelling. It was created by Rebellion, the same team that created the outstanding Sniper Elite series. You must strive to survive while learning the truth about this perverse world, which is set in a fictionalized version of Northern England after a nuclear accident. According to Rebellion, Atomfall is more akin to BioShock than Rust, which ought to thrill even the most survival-conscious person.
Avowed
Platforms: Windows PC, Xbox Series X/S
Date of Release: February 13
The term “new Obsidian RPG” is more than sufficient to secure a place on any reputable list of games that are expected to be released soon. Recent initiatives show that Obsidian Entertainment, one of the best RPG studios ever, is eager to continue pushing the boundaries.
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Platforms: PlayStation 5
Death Stranding by Hideo Kojima is still one of the most intriguing video games of the past five years, regardless of whether you like it or not (opinions only tend to go one way). All of the eerily accurate social commentary, contentious gameplay, and grandiose storytelling that we have come to expect from one of gaming’s few true auteurs were present in Kojima’s first major project of his post-Konami era. The second installment is expected to delve even further into the strangeness of this post-apocalyptic world.
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