The 10 most anticipated video games of 2025

The year 2025 is shaping up to be one of the most exciting in terms of video games in recent times. There are dozens and dozens of high-caliber titles planned for the upcoming year, so at Softonic, we have decided to make a list of those we most eagerly anticipate.

Here are the 10 most anticipated video games of 2025. Many do not have a final release date assigned, but they will be released during this new year.

1. Grand Theft Auto VI

With total and absolute difference, the most anticipated game of 2025: GTA 6. The day the Rockstar Games title hits the market, the rest of the dates will be empty in the face of the incredible earthquake it will cause. With only one trailer released so far, it hasn’t needed anything else to create all the possible anticipation. It’s GTA, after all.

• Platform: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X | S and PC (the latter not confirmed).
• Date: 2025 (second half).

2. Assassin’s Creed Shadows

Although Assassin’s Creed Mirage was released in 2023, the next major game in the Assassin’s Creed saga after Valhalla is this Assassin’s Creed Shadows. Ubisoft has been working for almost half a decade on the long-awaited arrival of the franchise to feudal Japan, a setting that players have been demanding almost since its inception. With controversy surrounding it, time will tell if this has happened too late or just in time.

• Platform: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X | S, and PC.
• Date: February 14, 2025.

3. Borderlands 4

The famous IP from Take-Two returns with a new iteration full of hype for the most die-hard fans. Hardly anything has been known about this new installment, which is why the secret remains well-guarded within the company’s walls. However, it is known that the more carefree action and many customization options will return. Borderlands 4 promises a lot.

• Platform: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X | S and PC.
• Date: End of 2025.

4. Death Stranding 2: On The Beach

It has taken us almost six years to see the second part of Death Stranding, a more than prolonged time due to the team working on other projects, as well as different versions of the first Death Stranding. The proposal of this second game is exactly the same as its predecessor: it’s about connecting the world. How to do it is another matter.

• Platform: PlayStation 5.
• Date: 2025 (exact day not confirmed).

5. Ghost of Yotei

After surprising everyone with Ghost of Tsushima, Sucker Punch returns with Ghost of Yotei. The new samurai video game exclusive to PlayStation will take us to a new time frame (300 years later) and against new enemies. There is a lot of anticipation to get our hands on it.

• Platform: PlayStation 5.
• Date: 2025 (to be definitively confirmed).

6. Kingdom Come: Deliverance II

Its first installment surprised everyone with its great medieval recreation, which is why Kingdom Come: Deliverance II is eagerly awaited. Warhorse returns with an RPG where all the actions taken during the first part will have repercussions in this second one. Sounds amazing, doesn’t it?

• Platform: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X | S, and PC.
• Date: February 4, 2025.

7. Monster Hunter Wilds

Along with Hollow Knight: Silksong, the most desired video game on Steam right now: Monster Hunter Wilds. Capcom’s franchise gathers millions of fans worldwide, to the point that its previous installment is the best-selling production in the history of the Japanese brand. It’s time to hunt more monsters while making friends along the way.

• Platform: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X | S, and PC.
• Date: February 28.

8. Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii

There comes a point where each year we enjoy a new installment of Like a Dragon, but each game is better than the last. This time, it’s the turn of Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, an installment where we will control the incredible Goro Majima while having a pirate aesthetic and naval battles. There is a lot of excitement.

• Platform: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X | S, and PC.
• Date: February 21.

9. Doom: The Dark Ages

After Doom: Eternal, the people at ID Software return with Doom: The Dark Ages, a video game in the series that takes us to a dark fantasy setting. The franchise completely abandons the more futuristic aesthetic to take a leap back in time. The idea is to bring the most frenetic and intense action of all the installments.

• Platform: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X | S, and PC.
• Date: 2025 (day not confirmed).

10. Nintendo Switch 2

Yes, this is not a video game, we know, but it is one of the most anticipated releases in the video game world: Nintendo Switch 2. It is known that the Japanese company must announce its console before March 31, meaning we are just weeks away from meeting its successor. Additionally, it should be noted that its commercialization would also be during 2025. We still need to know which games it will come with, but there is excitement.

• Platform: Nintendo Switch 2.
• Date: 2025

Up to here is this list with the most anticipated of 2025. Which one do you miss and which one do you choose from those mentioned?