Top Newly Released Video Games of 2025- A Review

2025 ushered in exciting video games, enchanting seasonal and new gamers worldwide. This piece delves into some of the most anticipated games, providing insights into their anticipated features, mechanics, and other components.

1. Absolum

One of the most anticipated video games in 2025 comes with a plethora of fascinating features and narratives. Developed by the creators of "Streets of Rage 4" and "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge," this fantasy game blends rogue-like elements with great graphics and sounds to produce an immersive effect on players.

Guard Crush Games developed and launched Absolum in cooperation with Supermonks and Dotemu. The game draws its energy from classic games like Golden Axe and Dungeons and Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara. It is set in the fantasy realm of Talamn, with players joining different rebels to fight against the dictator, Sun King Azra. The game also comes in solo and co-op modes, thus creating a branch of different quests, characters, and challenges.

One unique aspect of the video game is its hand-drawn visuals alongside diverse combat structures, which drive replayability and depth. Scheduled to be released in the Spring of 2025, Absolum will be available on PlayStation, PC, and Nintendo platforms.

2. Death Stranding 2: On the Beach

Here comes another anticipated video game that will significantly impact 2025. Created by the popular designer Hideo Kojima, it is scheduled for release at the end of June 2025 but exclusively on PlayStation 5, though there are future plans to make it available on the PC and Xbox.

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach is a sequel to its 2019 version, hence the continuation of the post-apocalyptic world of Sam Porter Bridges’ story. It's a video game in which the realities of life and death intertwine.

Players can expect intricate storytelling blended with hiking activities and a complex science-fiction plot. The game's narrative ensures the players explore diverse themes of isolation and connection, bringing back memories of the COVID-19 pandemic. Expect to see new biomes and fascinating landscapes that produce open-world exploration.

3. Borderlands 4

Borderlands 4 is a property of Gearbox Software and will be released in September 2025. It will be available on Windows, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S.

This video game is ideal for those who enjoy first-person shooter scenery with lots of role-playing components. Borderlands 4 has been described as "the most open and free" game in the series, offering a seamless world without loading new scenes, vehicles, or tools like grappling hooks.

Players are expected to explore "Kairos," a planet governed by a dictator known as the "Timekeeper" and his army, which maintains law and order. You should expect an all-new cast that brings fresh dynamics and narratives into the plot and settings.

4. Split Fiction

Hazelight Studios, popularly known for publishing games like "It Takes Two," is expected to release "Split Fiction" globally in March 2025. This is one of the earliest video games to be released in the year, and it features stunning sceneries, narratives, and graphics.

It is a cooperative video game that transports players into realms inspired by different creative genres. The game will be available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and Windows PC.

The story plot centers on two protagonists, Zoe and Mio, as they explore different fantasy environments. These characters must resolve puzzles and stealth and use their shooting and survival techniques to achieve their aims. Players are constantly engaged with the rapidly changing climate here.

This video game supports the "Friend's Pass System," so it allows cooperative play with another person even if one person owns it. It also allows cross-play across numerous platforms. Pre-loading is possible here, and PC players will be happy to know that the video game is Steam Deck verified.

5. Wuchang: Fallen Feathers

The upcoming action, role-playing video game, developed by Leenzee in collaboration with 505, is set to be released in the third or final quarter of 2025. It is set in the war-torn region of Shu, which was governed by the Ming Dynasty. Players in the video game are expected to control "Bai Wuchang," a female pirate suffering from feathering disease.

There are various weapons to use here, and each offers unique combat skills that can be used alongside integrated spells to achieve even a more potent attack. The world around this game is interconnected, allowing seamless exploration that keeps changing the narratives and endings. The video game will be made available on PlayStation 5, PC, and Xbox Series X and S.