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After another year of will-they-won’t-they game release dates and delays, 2024 is done and dusted. Now it’s all about 2025—new year, new you—and the upcoming game release calendar is an awfully packed one already.
If you’re looking to plan out your calendar with all of 2025’s upcoming games, we can help with the scheduling part. We’re tracking all the new games of 2025 that you’ll want to know about as they announce release dates and then (inevitably) as some of those release dates get delayed.
The biggest games of 2025
Grand Theft Auto 6(Image credit: Rockstar Games)
What’s the forecast for the new games of 2025?
In 2025, GTA 6 will likely be the biggest release of the year. Though it doesn’t have a release date yet, Rockstar is targeting 2025. As for whether we’ll be playing it on PC this year well we aren’t holding our breath. Beyond the next major Rockstar release, 2025 is already stuffed full of other long-awaited sequels in major game series. It feels a lot more like 2023: the summer that brought us Diablo 4, Baldur’s Gate 3, and Starfield all right on top of each other. Here’s a quick reference of the biggest games launching in 2025:
Biggest games launching in 2025
Grand Theft Auto 6| 2025Easily the most widely-anticipated launch expected in 2025, Rockstar is returning to Vice City with a Bonnie and Clyde-inspired crime couple. So long as there aren’t any delays,and there yet may be, this will be the biggest launch of the calendar year—but no PC release date has been announced.
Grand Theft Auto 6| 2025Easily the most widely-anticipated launch expected in 2025, Rockstar is returning to Vice City with a Bonnie and Clyde-inspired crime couple. So long as there aren’t any delays,and there yet may be, this will be the biggest launch of the calendar year—but no PC release date has been announced.
Grand Theft Auto 6| 2025Easily the most widely-anticipated launch expected in 2025, Rockstar is returning to Vice City with a Bonnie and Clyde-inspired crime couple. So long as there aren’t any delays,and there yet may be, this will be the biggest launch of the calendar year—but no PC release date has been announced.
Grand Theft Auto 6| 2025Easily the most widely-anticipated launch expected in 2025, Rockstar is returning to Vice City with a Bonnie and Clyde-inspired crime couple. So long as there aren’t any delays,and there yet may be, this will be the biggest launch of the calendar year—but no PC release date has been announced.
Grand Theft Auto 6| 2025Easily the most widely-anticipated launch expected in 2025, Rockstar is returning to Vice City with a Bonnie and Clyde-inspired crime couple. So long as there aren’t any delays,and there yet may be, this will be the biggest launch of the calendar year—but no PC release date has been announced.
Grand Theft Auto 6| 2025Easily the most widely-anticipated launch expected in 2025, Rockstar is returning to Vice City with a Bonnie and Clyde-inspired crime couple. So long as there aren’t any delays,and there yet may be, this will be the biggest launch of the calendar year—but no PC release date has been announced.
Doom: The Dark Ages| 2025The next part of one of the most influential FPS series is yanking Doom guy back to a grim fantasy medieval-like prequel setting in The Dark Ages. With any luck, this will be the third great Doom game in a decade.
Doom: The Dark Ages| 2025The next part of one of the most influential FPS series is yanking Doom guy back to a grim fantasy medieval-like prequel setting in The Dark Ages. With any luck, this will be the third great Doom game in a decade.
Doom: The Dark Ages| 2025The next part of one of the most influential FPS series is yanking Doom guy back to a grim fantasy medieval-like prequel setting in The Dark Ages. With any luck, this will be the third great Doom game in a decade.
Doom: The Dark Ages| 2025The next part of one of the most influential FPS series is yanking Doom guy back to a grim fantasy medieval-like prequel setting in The Dark Ages. With any luck, this will be the third great Doom game in a decade.
Doom: The Dark Ages| 2025The next part of one of the most influential FPS series is yanking Doom guy back to a grim fantasy medieval-like prequel setting in The Dark Ages. With any luck, this will be the third great Doom game in a decade.
Doom: The Dark Ages| 2025The next part of one of the most influential FPS series is yanking Doom guy back to a grim fantasy medieval-like prequel setting in The Dark Ages. With any luck, this will be the third great Doom game in a decade.
Civilization 7| February 11The next game in this foundational 4X series is bringingbig changes to Civilization. This time Firaxis is focused on a “layered” approach to history with fewer, longer ages and morphing into a new civilization at the dawn of each age.
Civilization 7| February 11The next game in this foundational 4X series is bringingbig changes to Civilization. This time Firaxis is focused on a “layered” approach to history with fewer, longer ages and morphing into a new civilization at the dawn of each age.
Civilization 7| February 11The next game in this foundational 4X series is bringingbig changes to Civilization. This time Firaxis is focused on a “layered” approach to history with fewer, longer ages and morphing into a new civilization at the dawn of each age.
Civilization 7| February 11The next game in this foundational 4X series is bringingbig changes to Civilization. This time Firaxis is focused on a “layered” approach to history with fewer, longer ages and morphing into a new civilization at the dawn of each age.
Civilization 7| February 11The next game in this foundational 4X series is bringingbig changes to Civilization. This time Firaxis is focused on a “layered” approach to history with fewer, longer ages and morphing into a new civilization at the dawn of each age.
Civilization 7| February 11The next game in this foundational 4X series is bringingbig changes to Civilization. This time Firaxis is focused on a “layered” approach to history with fewer, longer ages and morphing into a new civilization at the dawn of each age.
Avowed| February 18Obsidian’s next major RPG is an open-world fantasy set in the Pillars of Eternity universe. Though Obsidian may not want everyone to call this its version of Skyrim, it sort of is. More importantly though, we think thedifferences make it compelling.
Avowed| February 18Obsidian’s next major RPG is an open-world fantasy set in the Pillars of Eternity universe. Though Obsidian may not want everyone to call this its version of Skyrim, it sort of is. More importantly though, we think thedifferences make it compelling.
Avowed| February 18Obsidian’s next major RPG is an open-world fantasy set in the Pillars of Eternity universe. Though Obsidian may not want everyone to call this its version of Skyrim, it sort of is. More importantly though, we think thedifferences make it compelling.
Avowed| February 18Obsidian’s next major RPG is an open-world fantasy set in the Pillars of Eternity universe. Though Obsidian may not want everyone to call this its version of Skyrim, it sort of is. More importantly though, we think thedifferences make it compelling.
Avowed| February 18Obsidian’s next major RPG is an open-world fantasy set in the Pillars of Eternity universe. Though Obsidian may not want everyone to call this its version of Skyrim, it sort of is. More importantly though, we think thedifferences make it compelling.
Avowed| February 18Obsidian’s next major RPG is an open-world fantasy set in the Pillars of Eternity universe. Though Obsidian may not want everyone to call this its version of Skyrim, it sort of is. More importantly though, we think thedifferences make it compelling.
Monster Hunter Wilds| February 28Wilds looks like it may be the cherry on top of a several year run of great Monster Hunter games. It looks like theevolution from Monster Hunter Worldthat we were hoping for with a more responsive, simulated open world of monsters to hunt.
Monster Hunter Wilds| February 28Wilds looks like it may be the cherry on top of a several year run of great Monster Hunter games. It looks like theevolution from Monster Hunter Worldthat we were hoping for with a more responsive, simulated open world of monsters to hunt.
Monster Hunter Wilds| February 28Wilds looks like it may be the cherry on top of a several year run of great Monster Hunter games. It looks like theevolution from Monster Hunter Worldthat we were hoping for with a more responsive, simulated open world of monsters to hunt.
Monster Hunter Wilds| February 28Wilds looks like it may be the cherry on top of a several year run of great Monster Hunter games. It looks like theevolution from Monster Hunter Worldthat we were hoping for with a more responsive, simulated open world of monsters to hunt.
Monster Hunter Wilds| February 28Wilds looks like it may be the cherry on top of a several year run of great Monster Hunter games. It looks like theevolution from Monster Hunter Worldthat we were hoping for with a more responsive, simulated open world of monsters to hunt.
Monster Hunter Wilds| February 28Wilds looks like it may be the cherry on top of a several year run of great Monster Hunter games. It looks like theevolution from Monster Hunter Worldthat we were hoping for with a more responsive, simulated open world of monsters to hunt.
New games in January 2025
Monster Hunter Wilds(Image credit: Capcom)
January 2025
New games in February 2025
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February 2025
New games in March 2025
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March 2025
New games in April 2025
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April 2025
New games in May 2025
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May 2025
Games with a 2025 release window
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2025 games with TBA release dates
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Although they don’t have release dates or years yet, here are more upcoming games to keep an eye on that could still land sometime in 2025.
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