While the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X might dominate the gaming news spotlight, the PC continues to be one of the best gaming platforms out there. Last year brought a variety of high-profile releases, and there’s still plenty more to come in 2025 in all genres, from co-op games to FPS. Most upcoming video games are going to find their way to PC. If you’re searching for your next big PC game (or want to see what’s on the horizon before investing in a new rig), here are the best upcoming PC games set to arrive in 2025 and beyond.
There are even a ton of upcoming Switch games to check out in 2025 while we wait for the Switch 2, or you can get a complete look at all the upcoming video games.
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2025 games
These games are slated to come either on a specific date or an unspecified time in 2025. There’s a chance some may slip from that window, but for now, they are scheduled to arrive this year.
March
Assassin's Creed Shadows
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, iOS, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
Genre
Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Developer
Ubisoft Québec
Publisher
Ubisoft Entertainment
Release
November 15, 2024
Whether you like the new or old style of Assassin’s Creed, Shadows looks like it has found a way to appeal to all of its fans. Each protagonist plays differently so you can choose to go the more aggressive and combat-focused route, or stay in the shadows and utilize stealth. If nothing else, it will be worth seeing how Ubisoft brings Feudal Japan to life.
33 Immortals
Platforms
Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Genre
Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Indie
Developer
Thunder Lotus
Publisher
Thunder Lotus
Imagine Hades, but with 33 other players fighting alongside you. That’s what 33 Immortals is attempting to deliver. That could be a fresh and exciting take on the formula or a chaotic mess. Either way, we’re excited to see how it plays out.
WWE 2K25
Platforms
Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Genre
Fighting, Simulator, Sport
Developer
Visual Concepts
Publisher
2K
Release
March 14, 2025
Wrestling fans have a lot to look forward to with this year’s entry in the acclaimed WWE franchise. Featuring the biggest roster yet, plus all new modes like the open-world island, WWE 2K25 feels like anything but a cheap yearly update. This is the first game to feature intergender wrestling, chain wrestling, and the return of promos.
Killing Floor III
Platforms
Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Developer
Tripwire Interactive
Publisher
Tripwire Interactive
Release
March 25, 2025
As great as this year’s Zombies mode in Call of Duty was, there’s always room for a new co-op Zombie shooter. Killing Floor 3 is focused solely on providing the most satisfying and difficult zombie experience out there. This entry is poised to be the biggest and most polished yet, and the perfect game to gather some friends together to see how long you can survive.
Inzoi
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
Genre
Simulator
Developer
Krafton
Publisher
Krafton
As much as we love The Sims 4, it is rather old at this point. InZOI is gunning for the crown with a new life simulator where you can control nearly every aspect of the world as you see fit. Unlike The Sims, though, this game is incredibly realistic and focuses on more than just humans.
April
The Last of Us Part II: Remastered
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Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Genre
Shooter, Adventure
Developer
Naughty Dog, Iron Galaxy Studios, Nixxes Software
Publisher
Sony Interactive Entertainment
Release
January 19, 2024
One of the best PS5 games is finally hitting PC at the top of April. This is the latest entry in the series and launches just in time for the HBO series’ second season. Following Ellie years after the first, this is one of the most impressive and ambitious games we’ve played. We just hope it has a better PC launch than Part 1 did.
South of Midnight
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S
Genre
Adventure
Developer
Compulsion Games
Publisher
Xbox Game Studios
Release
December 31, 2025
Of all the Xbox first-party games coming out, none have as unique a style as South of Midnight. Set in the Deep South, the art direction and animation looks like a dark fairy tale. We don’t know much about the plot, but the world and combat have us very eager to see what’s going on underneath the surface.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Platforms
Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Genre
Role-playing (RPG)
Developer
Sandfall Interactive
Publisher
Kepler Interactive
Release
April 24, 2025
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 comes from a new developer but has the promise to be one of the best games in a stacked year already. The plot revolves around a mysterious painter who reduces the number painted on a distant tower by 1 every year. Anyone who is that age will vanish into thin air, which will eventually lead to the extinction of humanity. However, each year an expedition is sent to try to stop her. It is a turn-based RPG with real-time elements that look stunning in action. Everything so far promises to be unique, dire, and like a cult classic in the making.
May
The Midnight Walk
Platforms
PlayStation VR2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Developer
Zoink Games
Release
May 08, 2025
Made entirely in clay, The Midnight Walk can be played on your TV or in VR for a fully immersive experience. This creepy cozy game looks and moves like nothing else out there and is sure to be one of the year’s most unique games if nothing else.
Doom: The Dark Ages
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
Genre
Shooter
Developer
id Software
Publisher
Bethesda Softworks
Release
December 31, 2025
The Doomslayer is back and ready to slaughter demons in Doom: The Dark Ages. Despite the shift backward in time, the game looks to only be more brutal and gory. This title promises to tell the origin story of the Doomslayer, but all we really care about is slaughtering demons with new guns set to a rocking soundtrack.
Lost Soul Aside
Platforms
PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Genre
Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Developer
Ultizero Games
Publisher
Sony Interactive Entertainment
Release
May 30, 2025
After 10 years in development, this stylish action game is finally arriving on PS5 and PC. Summon various weapons to unleash flashy combos while taking on tough bosses in a quest to save your sister and the world. Anyone craving a new RPG that rewards skill and precision, this is the one to play.
Dune: Awakening
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
Genre
Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Developer
Funcom
Publisher
Funcom
Release
December 31, 2025
The Dune franchise is hot right now with several games in the works, but none as exciting as Dune: Awakening. This is the first MMO set in the Dune universe and is looking incredibly ambitious. With the ability to build bases, form alliances, and engage in massive battles over the all-important spice, this game could be shaping up to be a hit.
Elden Ring: Nightreign
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
Genre
Role-playing (RPG)
Developer
FromSoftware
Publisher
Bandai Namco Entertainment
Release
December 31, 2025
If you haven’t gotten your fill of Elden Ring combat, Nightreign is offering a new take on the series. Instead of a traditional RPG, this will be a co-op-focused roguelite where you play as set characters attempting to survive three nights in a randomized zone filled with deadly bosses. While it isn’t the true next FromSoftware souls game, it could be a worthy addition for anyone who wants a more combat-focused experience to play with friends.
June
Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic
Platforms
PlayStation VR2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Genre
Indie
Developer
Steel Wool Studios
Release
June 13, 2025
The next entry in the FNAF series looks like the most terrifying yet. You’re tasked with exploring the abandoned Murray’s Costume Manor to retrieve the exoskeleton made to inhabit any costume it is put inside perfectly. In the end, we expect the real challenge will be avoiding the mimic rather than finding it.
July
Tales of the Shire
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
Genre
Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Indie
Developer
Weta Gameshop
Publisher
Private Division
Release
March 25, 2025
So many Lord of the Rings games focus on epic battles and challenging journeys. Why not take a cue from the Hobbits and relax a bit with a cozy charming sim like Tales of the Shire? Set in a new town in the Shire, you can decorate your own Hobbit hole, grow your garden, and enjoy the quiet life far from all that nonsense about the One Ring.
August
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
Genre
Shooter, Tactical, Adventure
Developer
Konami
Publisher
Konami
Release
December 31, 2024
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater is a remake of 2004’s Metal Gear Solid 3 for modern platforms. The same gripping story and engrossing world, but now with cutting-edge graphics and 3D audio, which bring the jungle to life. Get ready for the ultimate survival, stealth, and action experience.
September
Borderlands 4
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
Genre
Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Developer
Gearbox Software
Publisher
2K
Release
December 31, 2025
Let’s all forget about that bomb of a movie and focus on Borderlands 4. Announced with just a teaser, hopes are high that a new game can give us that pure bliss of RPG looting and shooting we’ve been missing. We need to see more to feel confident, but we can at least hope this new entry can deliver.
October
Directive 8020
Platforms
Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Genre
Adventure
Developer
Supermassive Games
Publisher
Bandai Namco Entertainment
Release
October 02, 2025
The next narrative adventure game from Supermassive Games is heading into space. After your ship crashes onto an alien world, your crew will be infiltrated by an organism that can mimic anyone at any time. Who will you trust and what choices will you make? Every decision has consequences, making this the perfect horror game to kick off October.
2025 games
Slay the Spire II
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Genre
Strategy, Indie, Card & Board Game
Developer
Mega Crit Games
Publisher
Mega Crit Games
One of the most popular deckbuilding roguelikes is finally getting a sequel. With new characters, monsters, and relics, Slay the Spire 2 is sure to be our next addiction.
Monster Train 2
Platforms
Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
Genre
Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Card & Board Game
Developer
Shiny Shoe
Release
June 30, 2025
The cult hit Monster Train is getting a full sequel that is upping the ante on what made the first game so addictive. We know there will be new clans, factions, challenges, and modes but the rest will be uncovered when we get our hands on it.
Ninja Gaiden 4
Platforms
Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Genre
Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Developer
Team NINJA, PlatinumGames
Publisher
Koei Tecmo, Xbox Game Studios
Release
September 30, 2025
It’s been years, but a new Ninja Gaiden game is in the works from Team Ninja and Platinum. We will get a new protagonist this time with his own skills and abilities, as well as the return of Ryu. Everything we’ve seen looks like a fast, fluid, and adrenaline-pumping action game.
The Outer Worlds 2
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S
Genre
Role-playing (RPG)
Developer
Obsidian Entertainment
Publisher
Xbox Game Studios
The Outer Worlds 2 is an upcoming sequel to the dystopian sci-fi RPG The Outer Worlds, a game that’s often compared to Bethesda’s Fallout 4 and Starfield. Xbox first revealed a short trailer for the game at E3 2021, but we got the release window of 2025 in 2024 with a few new trailers.
Little Nightmares III
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
Genre
Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Developer
Supermassive Games
Publisher
BANDAI NAMCO Games Inc
Release
December 31, 2024
In Little Nightmares III, you follow the journey of Low & Alone, as they search for a path that could lead them out of the Nowhere. Trapped within the Spiral, a cluster of disturbing places, the two friends will have to work together to survive in a dangerous world full of delusions and escape the grasp of an even greater threat lurking in the shadows. This time around, it’s all about co-op play — you’ll be able to adventure with a friend online or with an AI companion.
Grand Theft Auto VI — TBA
Genre
Shooter, Adventure
Developer
Rockstar Games
Publisher
Rockstar Games, Take Two Interactive
GTA 6 is set to head to the state of Leonida (based on Florida), home to the neon-soaked streets of Vice City, beautiful beaches, and spooky swamps full of rednecks. We still don’t know a lot about the plot of the game, but it’ll feature a woman as the protagonist for the first time in the series’ history. Right now, the industry is looking at a late 2025 or early 2026 release date for the next Grand Theft Auto, and it isn’t coming to PC right away.
Mafia: The Old Country
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
Genre
Shooter, Adventure
Developer
Hangar 13
Publisher
2K
Release
September 30, 2025
With GTA 6 not hitting PC at launch, it might open up a space in your calendar for Mafia: The Old Country. This prequel to the other three entries takes us back to the early 1900s Sicily where the mafia first began. Don’t expect the same level of bombastic action as a GTA game, but instead look for a more grounded and dramatic mob story with period-appropriate weapons and technology.
Terminator: Survivors
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
Genre
Shooter
Developer
Nacon Studio Milan
Publisher
Nacon
Release
October 24, 2024
Terminator: Survivors takes place in the aftermath of Judgment Day, four years after the event when humanity was nearly made extinct by the revolting machines. Playing solo or co-op, establish a base of operations for the remaining human forces and fight back against Skynet.
Death Stranding 2 - TBD
Platforms
PlayStation 5
Genre
Shooter, Adventure
Developer
Kojima Productions
First announced by Hideo Kojima at the Game Awards 2022, Death Stranding 2 is a real project that’s in development. We know that actor Norman Reedus will be reprising his role as Sam but any attempt to predict the story would be futile.
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
Genre
Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Developer
The Chinese Room
Publisher
Paradox Interactive
Release
December 31, 2024
The best (and essentially only) vampire RPG is back. Set in a Seattle faithfully reimagined in the World of Darkness, Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 features reactive storytelling, fast-paced melee combat, and intriguing characters with their own hidden motives. Created in an act of vampire insurrection, your existence ignites a blood war among the vampire factions who run Seattle.
Marathon
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
Genre
Shooter
Developer
Bungie
Release
April 27, 2025
Bungie is looking to reaffirm its mastery in sci-fi shooters (see Destiny 2 and Halo) by giving a nostalgic nod to the ’90s with the revamped classic Marathon. The PvP-focused extraction shooter unfolds on the enigmatic Tau Ceti IV, where players become cybernetic mercenaries navigating the remnants of a lost colony. Solo or in crews of three, they hunt for alien artifacts, loot, and gear.
Games with no release window
All we know about the games listed below is that they’re in development. Most of them are probably a few years away from launch.
Project Century
Genre
Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Developer
Ryu ga Gotoku Studios
Publisher
Sega
After the Yakuza series transformed into Like a Dragon, fans of traditional 3D brawler gameplay were left out in the cold. Project Century isn’t confirmed to be part of that series, but it will at least be an evolution of the gameplay. Set in 1915 Japan, the combat looks like a more bloody and brutal take on the old system that we’re excited to learn more about.
Perfect Dark
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S
Genre
Shooter, Adventure
Developer
The Initiative
Publisher
Xbox Game Studios
The reboot of Perfect Dark has been in the works for a long, long time already, but we still don’t know when it will hit PCs. What we’ve seen thus far looks like a great blend of fluid movement, gadget-based gameplay, shooting, and immersive sim elements. If it lives up to what we’ve seen so far, it might be worth the wait.
Ark II - Q4 2024
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S
Genre
Adventure, Indie
Developer
Studio Wildcard, Grove Street Games
Publisher
Studio Wildcard
Release
December 31, 2024
Ark II is going to give fans of the survival series exactly what they want — more dinosaurs. First announced in 2020, trailers starring Vin Diesel (yes, you read that correctly) describe a war in the past that led to the state of the world being a mashup of prehistoric animals and futuristic technologies. We think it’s safe to assume that gameplay will be very similar to the first game — you’ll explore with friends, raise dinosaurs, hunt dinosaurs, be hunted by dinosaurs, and try to build a safe settlement in a harsh world. This game has been pushed back to into 2025 at the earliet.
Hollow Knight: Silksong — TBD 2025
Platforms
Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch
Genre
Platform, Adventure, Indie
Developer
Team Cherry
Publisher
Team Cherry
One of 2017’s absolute best games is getting a sequel in Hollow Knight: Silksong, and it’s headed to PC and consoles sometime in the future. It will take the stunning visuals, Metroidvania gameplay, and atmosphere of the original Hollow Knight and put you in the shoes (do these creatures wear shoes?) of Hornet, a princess who is tasked with protecting Hallownest. Silksong was announced in 2022 and we haven’t gotten much of an update on its development, but hopefully, we won’t have to wait much longer. If it’s half as good as the original, we’re all in for a treat.
The Wolf Among Us 2
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
Genre
Point-and-click, Adventure
Developer
AdHoc Studio, LCG Entertainment
Publisher
LCG Entertainment
Release
December 31, 2024
The Wolf Among Us 2 is an episodic graphic adventure game from Telltale Games based upon the DC Comics series Fables. This sequel takes place six months following the events of the first game and will follow Bigby Wolf in a new story filled with not-so-colorful characters from famous fairy tales. This game was initially set to launch in 2023, but has been pushed back to an unspecified date in 2025.
The Elder Scrolls VI - Unknown
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S
Genre
Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Developer
Bethesda Game Studios
Publisher
Bethesda Softworks
Let’s be clear: we have no clue when The Elder Scrolls VI is going to be released. It’s definitely a ways off, and there are very, very few details on the project, but there are always plenty of rumors, and we know it’ll definitely make its way to PC.
State of Decay 3
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S
State of Decay 3 exists, and that’s about all we know. A follow-up to Undead Labs’ open-world zombie game a few years ago, State of Decay 3 is launching exclusively on Xbox Series X and PC and will be coming to Game Pass on release day.
Haunted Chocolatier
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Genre
Role-playing (RPG), Simulator
Developer
ConcernedApe
A new project from the creator of hit farming simulator Stardew Valley, Haunted Chocolatier will focus on starting up a chocolate shop while living in a haunted castle in the middle of a snowy community. Like Stardew, there will be lots of ingredient gathering, getting to know the townsfolk, and a wee bit of combat set to a lovely soundtrack. Developer ConcernedApe has been working on this project in secret, so details have been handed out very slowly through a blog — there’s no word on a release date yet.
