The Games Owning 2025 (So Far)
2025 has already delivered a wide range of standout games, from ambitious blockbusters to surprise indie hits. Whether you’re into sweeping open worlds, tight competitive play, or inventive storytelling, these are the games that set the tone for gaming in 2025 - according to GQ.
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South of Midnight
PC (Microsoft Windows) · Xbox Series X|S
South of Midnight is a new action-adventure from Compulsion Games. Explore the mythos and confront mysterious creatures of the Deep South in this modern folktale while learning to weave an ancient power to surmount obstacles and face the pain haunting your hometown.
Elden Ring: Nightreign
PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X|S
Elden Ring: Nightreign is a standalone adventure within the ELDEN RING universe, crafted to offer players a new gaming experience by reimagining the game’s core design.
Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X|S
Lost Records: Bloom & Rage is a brand-new story-driven journey through time from the creative minds behind Life is Strange. The magical summer of 1995 is one of self-discovery and forging unbreakable bonds for high school friends Swann, Nora, Autumn, and Kat. 27 years of no contact later, fate reunites them to confront the long-buried secret that made them promise to never speak again.
Split Fiction
Nintendo Switch 2 · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series X|S
Split Fiction is a 2025 cooperative multiplayer game. It follows two writers, Mio Hudson and Zoe Foster, as they become trapped in their imaginations.
Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound
Nintendo Switch · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X|S
A brand-new side-scrolling entry to the NINJA GAIDEN series from the team behind Blasphemous, NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound redefines the classic platformer saga in a spectacular, thrilling and challenging ninja adventure.
Mario Kart World
Nintendo Switch 2
Put the pedal to the metal in a vast interconnected environment. Race seamlessly across connected courses like never before. Participate in the new knockout tour elimination mode, where you’ll barrel through back-to-back courses and checkpoints. And in free roam, it’s possible to go off the racetrack and drive in any direction you wish, explore areas that pique your interest and take some photos at scenic spots with a group of friends.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series X|S
Lead the members of Expedition 33 on their quest to destroy the Paintress so that she can never paint death again. Explore a world of wonders inspired by Belle Époque France and battle unique enemies in this turn-based RPG with real-time mechanics.
Blue Prince
Mac · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series X|S
Welcome to Mt. Holly, where every dawn unveils a new mystery. Navigate through shifting corridors and ever-changing chambers in this genre-defying strategy puzzle adventure. But will the unpredictable path you create lead you to the rumored Room 46?
Donkey Kong Bananza
Nintendo Switch · Nintendo Switch 2
Donkey Kong Bananza is coming exclusively to Nintendo Switch 2! Explore a vast underground world—by smashing your way through it! Bash, throw, and climb through just about anything in DK’s brand-new 3D platforming action-adventure game!
Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
PlayStation 5
Embark on an inspiring mission of human connection beyond the UCA. Sam — with companions by his side — sets out on a new journey to save humanity from extinction. Join them as they traverse a world beset by otherworldly enemies, obstacles and a haunting question: should we have connected?
