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I don't follow the games industry nearly as closely any more so in the last few years I've taken to giving some time to look at releases every so often so I can see what's coming up and what might interest me. Since many of you have expressed similar thoughts I thought I may as well post it publicly. I know Raine used to make weekly threads so maybe something monthly or quarterly might be more manageable to update.
I find the list on Wikipedia to be good, but it's very extensive. I've curated a list of what might be considered the biggest games of the year below, but feel free to chime in with something you think might be of interest to others since I'm obviously biased towards my own tastes. Of course plenty of new stuff for this year is still to be announced especially with the imminent unveiling of Switch 2.
March
April
Recent Changes
Some personal highlights for April:
Firstly on the 8th is South of Midnight. From the developers of We Happy Few, it's a stop-motion style deep South gothic dark-fantasy game. I'm not sure it's more horrifying than the real South, but it looks nice and the previews were positive at least.
The very next day (9th) sees Commandos: Origins, a reboot for the classic stealth/tactics series and the first new entry (excepting that first-person nonsense one) since 2003. 2003 was 22 years ago, as if we needed reminding.
On the 10th is Monaco 2, the sequel to 2013's Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine. The stealth/heist game moves to 3D and incorporates procedural level generation.
Next on the 24th is Amerzone: The Explorer's Legacy. This is a personal pick because I remember playing the original point-and-click version but I was too young to fully understand it. This remake is for a 26 year old game. One advantage of making a remake of a game that's too old for Leonardo DiCaprio to date is that it's now a realtime 3D game.
Also on the 24th is Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, a new JRPG-style game from new French developer Sandfall. I am regrettably clueless about this stuff in general but people are comparing it to Final Fantasy which must be good...right? I guess it depends which Final Fantasy...
Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves is another game that launches on the 24th, featuring everyone's favourite SNK character...Cristiano Ronaldo. No, seriously. Even his siu celebration is in. What even is this timeline?
There are also PS5 releases for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (17th) and Forza Horizon 5 (29th), as well as remasters/remakes of Croc: Legend of the Gobbos (2nd) and The Talos Principle: Reawakened (10th) and a console release of Monument Valley 1 & 2 (15th).
I find the list on Wikipedia to be good, but it's very extensive. I've curated a list of what might be considered the biggest games of the year below, but feel free to chime in with something you think might be of interest to others since I'm obviously biased towards my own tastes. Of course plenty of new stuff for this year is still to be announced especially with the imminent unveiling of Switch 2.
January
February
Date | Game | Win | PS5 | XSX | NSW | NS2 |
16 | Assetto Corsa EVO (early access) | ✔ | ||||
16 | Donkey Kong Country Returns HD | ✔ | ||||
17 | Dynasty Warriors: Origins | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
23 | FFVII Rebirth | ✔ | ○ | |||
23 | Ninja Gaiden 2 Black | ✔ | ✔ | |||
23 | Star Wars Episode I: Jedi Power Battles | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
28 | Botany Manor | ○ | ✔ | ○ | ||
28 | Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap | ✔ | ✔ | |||
28 | Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. | ✔ | ||||
30 | Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero | ✔ | ✔ | |||
30 | Sniper Elite: Resistance | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
30 | Spider-Man 2 | ✔ | ○ | |||
31 | The Sims 1 & 2 Legacy | ✔ |
February
Date | Game | Win | PS5 | XSX | NSW | NS2 |
4 | Kingdom Come: Deliverance II | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
5 | Rift of the Necrodancer | ✔ | ||||
11 | Civilization VII | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
12 | Warriors Abyss | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
14 | The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak II | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
14 | Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
18 | Avowed | ✔ | ✔ | |||
18 | Lost Records: Bloom & Rage (Tape 1) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
21 | Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
28 | Monster Hunter Wilds | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
March
Date | Game | Win | PS5 | XSX | NSW | NS2 |
4 | Age of Mythology Retold | ○ | ✔ | ○ | ||
4 | Carmen Sandiego | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
4 | Two Point Museum | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
6 | Split Fiction | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
11 | Wanderstop | ✔ | ✔ | |||
13 | Matcho | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
14 | WWE 2K25 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
18 | MLB 25: The Show | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
20 | Assassin's Creed Shadows | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
20 | Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition | ✔ | ||||
21 | BLEACH Rebirth of Souls | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
27 | Atomfall | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
27 | Disney Villains Cursed Cafe | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
27 | Rift of the Necrodancer | ○ | ✔ | |||
27 | The First Berserker: Khazan | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
28 | inZOI (early access) | ✔ |
April
Date | Game | Win | PS5 | XSX | NSW | NS2 |
2 | Croc: Legend of the Gobbos | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
3 | TLOU Part II: Remastered | ✔ | ○ | |||
8 | South of Midnight | ✔ | ✔ | |||
9 | Commandos: Origins | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
9 | Descenders Next | ✔ | ✔ | |||
10 | Monaco 2 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
10 | The Talos Principle: Reawakened | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
15 | Lost Records: Bloom & Rage (Tape 2) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
15 | Monument Valley 1 and 2 | ○ | ✔ | |||
17 | Indiana Jones and the Great Circle | ○ | ✔ | ○ | ||
17 | Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Ultimate | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
17 | Rusty Rabbit | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
24 | Amerzone: The Explorer's Legacy | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
24 | Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
24 | Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
24 | The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy | ✔ | ✔ | |||
24 | Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club | ✔ | ✔ | |||
24 | Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero | ✔ | ○ | ○ | ||
25 | Days Gone Remastered | ✔ | ||||
29 | Forza Horizon 5 | ○ | ✔ | ○ | ||
30 | Moto GP 25 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Recent Changes
Game | Old Date > | New Date |
TRON: Catalyst | 2025 | 17 June |
Pokemon Legends: Z-A | 2025 | Q4 2025 |
Fable | 2025 | 2026 |
Tony Hawk's 3 + 4 | New! | 11 July |
Killing Floor 3 | 25 March | TBD 2025 |
Death Stranding 2 | 2025 | 26 June |
PowerWash Simulator 2 | New! | 2025 |
Croc: Legend of the Gobbos | Q1 | 2 April |
Indiana Jones (PS5) | Q2 | 17 April |
System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster | 2025 | 26 June |
Nintendo Direct (27 March) | ||
MindsEye | TBA | 10 June |
May
June
Unspecified Q2
The House of the Dead 2: Remake
July
August
September
Q3 or Q4
Grand Theft Auto VI
Mafia: The Old Country (Q2/Q3)
Marvel Cosmic Invasion ("holiday season")
Monument Valley 3 (non-Netflix) (summer)
Ninja Gaiden 4 ("Autumn")
Pokemon Legends: Z-A (Q4)
Witchbrook
October
Unspecified 2025
Anno 117
Assetto Corsa EVO (full release)
Chernobylite 2
Digimon Story: Time Stranger
Dragon Quest I + II HD-2D Remake
Dune: Awakening (console)
Everybody's Golf Hot Shots
FF XIV Mobile
Ghost of Yotei
Killing Floor 3
Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
The Outer Worlds 2
PowerWash Simulator 2
Professor Layton and the New World of Steam
The Sinking City 2
Skate (early access)
Slay the Spire 2
Sonic Racing Crossworlds
SpongeBob SquarePants (untitled)
Stellar Blade (PC)
Subnautica 2 (early access)
The Talos Principle: Reawakened
Tomba! 2
Tron: Catalyst
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2
Pushed to 2026
Fable
Date | Game | Win | PS5 | XSX | NSW | NS2 |
15 | Doom: The Dark Ages | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
16 | Capcom Fighting Collection 2 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
20 | Dune: Awakening | ✔ | ||||
20 | RoadCraft | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
23 | Ominusha 2 (remaster) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
29 | Sonic Wings Reunion | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
30 | Elden Ring Nightreign | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
30 | Lost Soul Aside | ✔ | ✔ |
June
Date | Game | Win | PS5 | XSX | NSW | NS2 |
10 | MindsEye | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
13 | Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic | ✔ | ✔ | |||
17 | TRON: Catalyst | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
19 | Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
26 | Death Stranding 2: On the Beach | ✔ | ||||
26 | System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
27 | Tamagotchi Plaza | ✔ | ||||
TBD | Date Everything | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
TBD | Stellar Blade | ✔ | ○ |
Unspecified Q2
The House of the Dead 2: Remake
July
Date | Game | Win | PS5 | XSX | NSW | NS2 |
11 | Patapon 1+2 Replay | ✔ | ||||
11 | Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
15 | Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition | ✔ | ||||
18 | Shadow Labyrinth | ✔ | ||||
25 | No Sleep For Kaname Date - From AI: The Somnium Files | ✔ | ✔ | |||
29 | Tales of the Shire | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
August
Date | Game | Win | PS5 | XSX | NSW | NS2 | |
7 | Gradius Origins | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
27 | Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar | ✔ | |||||
28 | Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater |
| ✔ | ✔ | |||
29 | Shinobi: Art of Vengeance | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
September
Date | Game | Win | PS5 | XSX | NSW | NS2 |
4 | Hell is Us | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
23 | Borderlands 4 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Q3 or Q4
Grand Theft Auto VI
Mafia: The Old Country (Q2/Q3)
Marvel Cosmic Invasion ("holiday season")
Monument Valley 3 (non-Netflix) (summer)
Ninja Gaiden 4 ("Autumn")
Pokemon Legends: Z-A (Q4)
Witchbrook
October
Date | Game | Win | PS5 | XSX | NSW | NS2 |
2 | Directive 8020 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
23 | Double Dragon Revive | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Unspecified 2025
Anno 117
Assetto Corsa EVO (full release)
Chernobylite 2
Digimon Story: Time Stranger
Dragon Quest I + II HD-2D Remake
Dune: Awakening (console)
Everybody's Golf Hot Shots
FF XIV Mobile
Ghost of Yotei
Killing Floor 3
Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
The Outer Worlds 2
PowerWash Simulator 2
Professor Layton and the New World of Steam
The Sinking City 2
Skate (early access)
Slay the Spire 2
Sonic Racing Crossworlds
SpongeBob SquarePants (untitled)
Stellar Blade (PC)
Subnautica 2 (early access)
The Talos Principle: Reawakened
Tomba! 2
Tron: Catalyst
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2
Pushed to 2026
Fable
Some personal highlights for April:
Firstly on the 8th is South of Midnight. From the developers of We Happy Few, it's a stop-motion style deep South gothic dark-fantasy game. I'm not sure it's more horrifying than the real South, but it looks nice and the previews were positive at least.
The very next day (9th) sees Commandos: Origins, a reboot for the classic stealth/tactics series and the first new entry (excepting that first-person nonsense one) since 2003. 2003 was 22 years ago, as if we needed reminding.
On the 10th is Monaco 2, the sequel to 2013's Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine. The stealth/heist game moves to 3D and incorporates procedural level generation.
Next on the 24th is Amerzone: The Explorer's Legacy. This is a personal pick because I remember playing the original point-and-click version but I was too young to fully understand it. This remake is for a 26 year old game. One advantage of making a remake of a game that's too old for Leonardo DiCaprio to date is that it's now a realtime 3D game.
Also on the 24th is Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, a new JRPG-style game from new French developer Sandfall. I am regrettably clueless about this stuff in general but people are comparing it to Final Fantasy which must be good...right? I guess it depends which Final Fantasy...
Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves is another game that launches on the 24th, featuring everyone's favourite SNK character...Cristiano Ronaldo. No, seriously. Even his siu celebration is in. What even is this timeline?
There are also PS5 releases for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (17th) and Forza Horizon 5 (29th), as well as remasters/remakes of Croc: Legend of the Gobbos (2nd) and The Talos Principle: Reawakened (10th) and a console release of Monument Valley 1 & 2 (15th).
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