2025: The year of the most anticipated games.

The gaming universe is always in constant evolution, and 2025 promises to be a landmark year for players on all platforms. With long-awaited titles, technological advances and the continuation of critically acclaimed games, there is no doubt why it is a very special year for gamers. In this article, Let's show you the most anticipated games of 2025, analyze what we already know about them and understand what makes them so special.

Ghost of Yōtei

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Ghost of Yōtei is a continuation of the game Ghost of Tsushima, being a game focused on stealth and belonging to the action and adventure genre where it takes place in Japan in the feudal period during the Mongol invasion on the island of Tsushima. In the new game, it will take place in 1603 in the lands around Mount Yōtei and, despite being a sequel, it is not a continuation of the story of the first game and the story is focused on the main character being Atsu, a warrior known as "Phantom".

The new game produced by the Sucker Punch Productions studio will follow the same genre as its predecessor and will be released exclusively for the Playstation 5 and will have a computer version in the future. Ghost of Yōtei was presented at State of Play on September 24th last year and raised enormous hype due to the success of the first game which, despite having a lot of critical support, ended up not winning Game Of The Year (GOTY) for 2020 and second only to another Sony game, The Last of Us Part 2.

The game will be released this year without a specific date and promises to give the player more freedom to explore the map and avoid the repetition of content for which the first game was criticized. Without a doubt, it is one of the most anticipated games this year, especially for Sony fans.

Mafia The Old Country

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Mafia The Old Country is a new sequel to the Mafia game series that talks about criminal life within organized crime. The new game in the series will address how the entire universe of the previous games began, taking players to Italy in the Sicily region in the 1900s. The game will tell the story of Enzo, a young Italian who ends up delving deeper into the underworld of clandestine crime and making his hands increasingly dirty in exchange for power.

The new game developed by Hangar 13 and published by 2k was announced at Gamescom 2024 and caught the attention of fans of the series due to the last game in the series being produced in 2016, not counting the 2002 Mafia remake released in 2020, and so the series did not have its own game until the announcement of this new sequel to the saga. The games in the saga have always followed the action and adventure genre and it appears that Mafia The Old Country will have the same style of play as the previous ones.

The game is scheduled to be released in 2025 without a defined date at the moment, being accessible for Playstation 5, Xbox X|S and for computers. Being a highly anticipated game for fans of the Mafia series.

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Death Strange 2 On The Beach

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Death Stranding 2 On The Beach will be a direct continuation of your previous game released in 2019. In the current game, you will control Sam after the events of the first game in which he now needs to go on a journey to prevent humanity from becoming extinct. As usual, the story of the new Death Stranding will not be easy to understand, a trademark of director Hideo Kojima, being complicated and confusing for a first-time player. However, despite this, this element is one of the game's charms, which Kojima manages to do perfectly.

It was first announced at the TGA in 2022 and in 2024, during the State of Play event, it has a release date of 2025. The game will be developed by the Kojima productions studio and published by Playstation, being released exclusively for Playstation 5 and possibly in the future a version will be released for other platforms.

The new game appears to follow the same gameplay genre as the first, being a walking simulator, which you can see in the trailer available on the Playstation channel.

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Doom: The Dark Ages

DOOM: The Dark Ages will be a first-person shooter that tells the origin of the fury of the saga's main character, the Doom Slayer. serving as a prequel to the acclaimed DOOM (2016) and DOOM Eternal (2020). Scheduled for release in 2025, the game will be available for Xbox Series X|S, PC and Playstation 5.

The new game will be produced by Id Software and published by Bethesta Software and will take place on a map in the medieval period mixed with a futuristic theme in which there will be new weapons and equipment in the middle ages. It was announced at Microsoft's Xbox Games Showcase event in June 2024 and caught the attention of fans due to its mix of the series' classic brutal and fast-paced gameplay with the medieval and futuristic style map, as well as a story that promises to expand the universe of franchise.

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Subnautica 2

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Subnautica 2 is one of the most anticipated indie games for 2025. Its predecessor was an immense success for the indie games market as it is a survival game that takes place on the planet known as planet 4546B. In the story of the first Subnautica, a ship called Aurora ends up crashing on planet 4546B, the main character then has to survive on this planet which has an aggressive ecosystem and find a way to return to Earth.

Subnautica 2 will take place on another planet and, from the looks of it, will have no direct connection to the first game. It was announced on October 17th by Unknown Words and Krafton Inc. and left fans of the game excited for the sequel. The company responsible for the game impressed players after introducing the multiplayer mechanics that will be available in the sequel, and the company also announced that it will use Unreal Engine 5, which will make the game have more realistic graphics and optimized performance.

The game will initially be released in Early Access, allowing the community to actively participate in development. Player feedback will be key in shaping and fixing aspects such as biome design, narrative and potential bugs or errors, ensuring that Subnautica 2 evolves in line with fan expectations. The game will be released for PC, Xbox Series X|S and possibly a version for Playstation, as the game's trailer did not show a version for Sony consoles.

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Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater is a remake of director Hideo Kojima's classic game called "Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater". Originally released in 2004, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater won over fans with its immersive narrative and innovative stealth mechanics. The remake, promises to faithfully recreate the origin story of the character Naked Snake, maintaining the essence that made the title a classic, now with graphics and gameplay updated for the new generation, using Unreal Engine 5 to have impressive graphics.

The game will take place in 1964 and will tell about the Virtuous Mission and Operation Snake Eater. Serving to introduce the character Jack, a special forces soldier who needs to infiltrate the region of Tselinoyarsk, in the Soviet Union, for a stealth espionage mission. The return of the Metal Gear series caused many fans of the franchise to have high expectations due to the last game in the franchise, which was highly praised being Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, which was released in 2015, not to mention the disastrous Metal Gear Survive.

Konami's new remake is one of the most anticipated games for this year, even though it doesn't have a specific date, being released for Playstation 5, Xbox Series S|X and PC.

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Grand Theft Auto VI

Grand Theft Auto VI is unquestionably the most hyped game compared to all the games this year. One of the most valued franchises in the world, GTA VI will be set in the fictional state of Leonida, inspired by Florida, including the iconic Vice City, a fictional version of Miami. The game promises to be the biggest game of the decade, and could certainly move billions of dollars.

The game will tell the story of the criminal duo Lucia and Jason, in which they delve deeper into the criminal underworld. The GTA franchise is known for its freedom and acid humor, which is the reason for the saga's so much success, the new game however will be the first in which a female character will participate as the main character. The arrival of this new GTA will bring with it an in-depth story and an open world full of missions for the player to complete, as well as the high number of Easter eggs and details that Rockstar is known for creating.

The launch of a game of GTA-level proportions will naturally make all other games released in the same period overshadowed. This situation makes all gaming companies try to launch their products as soon as possible to achieve the desired visibility, even more so because Rockstar announced that its new game could come out between October and December this year.

The game will be released for Playstation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, with a PC version being released in the future.

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Assassin's Creed Shadows

Assassin's Creed Shadows is the new game in the Assassin's Creed series, set in feudal Japan during the end of the Sengoku period. Ubisoft's new game promises to be a good game that will restore the company's fame.

The new Assassin's Creed will tell the story of Naoe, a shinobi, and Yasuke, a samurai of African descent, with Naoe bringing a more stealthy gameplay and Yasuke bringing a more frantic style of play. The difference in the style of play that each one employs means that they can have gameplay that is not boring, however this mechanic will have to be designed in a way that keeps the player entertained and does not become uneven or overwhelming.

Despite the stumbles that Ubisoft has suffered recently, it doesn't hurt to give its new game a chance, which, from the looks of it, will try to fix the mistakes of its predecessor and other games recently launched by the company, being released in the first quarter of 2025, but it may suffer from a postponement, for Playstation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC platforms.

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