Video Game Release Dates: The Biggest Games of April 2025 and Beyond

We're just entering Q2 of 2025, but the year is already shaping up to be a big year for excellent video games. An increasing list of big games is set to release this year for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC. In April, we'll see the new Microsoft-published turn-based RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, along with Microsoft putting Forza Horizon 5 on PS5, plust a lot more. Below, you'll find release dates for all the biggest games and expansions that have been announced for the rest of the year and beyond. Let's get right down to it.

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April 2025 – Video Game Release Dates

April is a big month for remasters, re-platforms, and re-releases. First, The Last of Us Part II Remastered is hitting PC on April 3. The first-person puzzle game The Talos Principle: Reawakened is out a week later. The Microsoft-published Indiana Jones and the Great Circle and Forza Horizon 5 are hitting PS5 this month. The JRPG series Lunar is getting remastered, as is the zombie apocalypse game Days Gone. Aside from all that, Xbox and PC owners will get the awesome-looking turn-based RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 on April 24. The only platform that's not getting a major new release is Switch, but we are getting the info dump on the Nintendo Switch 2 on April 2, so at least there's that.

  • Koira – April 1 – (PS5, PC)
  • Nif Nif – April 1 – (Switch, PC)
  • Elroy and the Aliens – April 2 – (PC)
  • Steel Hunters – April 2 – (PC)
  • The Last of Us Part II Remastered – April 3 – (PC)
  • Roman Triumph: Survival City Builder – April 3 – (PC)
  • Sand – April 3 – (PC)
  • Ekoh Beach – April 4 – (PC)
  • The Renovator: Origins – April 4 – (PS5, Xbox, Switch)
  • Peppered: An Existential Platformer – April 7 – (PC)
  • Battlefield Waltz – April 8 – (Switch)
  • South of Midnight – April 8 – (Xbox, PC)
  • Tiny Garden – April 8 – (PC)
  • All In Abyss: Judge the Fake – April 9 – (PS5, Switch, PC)
  • Commandos: Origins – April 9 – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
  • Descenders Next – April 9 – (Xbox, PC)
  • Driveloop: Survivors – April 9 – (PC)
  • Blue Prince – April 10 – (PC)
  • Monster Energy Supercross 25 – April 10 – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
  • Promise Mascot Agency – April 10 – (PS5, Switch, Xbox, PC)
  • Star Overdrive – April 10 – (Switch)
  • The Talos Principle: Reawakened – April 10 – (PC)
  • Willow Guard – April 10 – (PC)
  • Big Buck Hunter: Ultimate Trophy – April 11 – (PS5, Xbox, Switch, PC)
  • Dive the Depths – April 15 – (PC)
  • Lost Records: Bloom and Rage Tape 2 – April 15 – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
  • Lushfoil Photography Sim – April 15 – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
  • Monument Valley – April 15 – (Switch)
  • Monument Valley 2 – April 15 – (Switch)
  • Kitchen Wars – April 16 – (PC)
  • Indiana Jones and the Great Circle – April 17 – (PS5)
  • Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree – April 17 – (PS5, Xbox, Switch, PC)
  • Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Ultimate – April 17 – (PS5, Switch, PC)
  • Rusty Rabbit – April 17 – (PS5, Switch, PC)
  • Wizdom Academy – April 17 – (PC)
  • Lunar Remastered Collection – April 18 – (PS5, Switch, Xbox, PC)
  • Maliki Poison of the Past – April 22 – (Switch, PC)
  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – April 24 – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
  • Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves – April 24 – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
  • The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy – April 24 – (Switch, PC)
  • Sunseed Island – April 24 – (PS5, Xbox, Switch)
  • Tempest Rising – April 24 – (PC)
  • Yasha: Legends of the Demon Blade – April 24 – (PS5, Xbox, Switch, PC)
  • Days Gone Remastered – April 25 – (PS5)
  • Badlands Crew – April 28 – (PC)
  • Forza Horizon 5 – April 29 – (PS5)
  • MotoGP 25 – April 30 – (PS5, Xbox, Switch, PC)
  • Conquest Dark – April 30 – (PC)
  • Skin Deep – April 30 – (PC)

May 2025 – Video Game Release Dates

  • High on Life – May 6 – (Switch)
  • Metal Eden – May 6 – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
  • The Midnight Walk – May 8 – (PS5, PC)
  • Doom: The Dark Ages – May 15 – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
  • Capcom Fighting Collection 2 – May 16 – (PS4, Switch, Xbox, PC)
  • Dune: Awakening – May 20 – (PC)
  • Fantasy Life i: the Girl Who Steals Time – May 21 – (PS5, Switch, Xbox, PC)
  • Onimusa 2: Samurai's Destiny – May 23 – (PS4, Switch, Xbox, PC)
  • To a T – May 28 – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
  • Elden Ring: Nightreign – May 30 – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
  • Lost Soul Aside – May 30 – (PS5, PC)
  • Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma – May 30 – (Switch, PC)

June 2025 – Video Game Release Dates

  • Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic – June 13 – (PS5)
  • Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army – June 19 – (PS5, Switch, Xbox, PC)
  • Death Stranding 2: On the Beach – June 26 – (PS5)
  • Tamagotchi Plaza – June 27 – (Switch)

July 2025 – Video Game Release Dates

  • Patapon 1+2 Replay – July 11 – (PS5, Switch, PC)
  • Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4 – July 11 – (PS5, Switch, Xbox, PC)
  • Shadow Labyrinth – July 18 – (PS5, Switch, Xbox, PC)
  • No Sleep for Kaname Date – July 25 – (Switch, PC)
  • Tales of the Shire: A Lord of the Rings Game – July 29 – (PS5, Switch, Xbox, PC)

August 2025 – Video Game Release Dates

  • Gradius Origins – August 7 – (PS5, Switch, Xbox, PC)
  • Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar – August 27 – (Switch, PC)
  • Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater – August 28 – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
  • Shinobi: Art of Vengeance – August 29 – (PS5, Xbox, PC)

September 2025 – Video Game Release Dates

  • Hell Is Us – September 4 – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
  • Terminator 2D: No Fate – September 5 – (PS5, Xbox, Switch, PC)
  • Borderlands 4 – September 23 – (PS5, Xbox, PC)

October 2025 – Video Game Release Dates

  • Directive 8020: A Dark Pictures Game – October 2 – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
  • Double Dragon Revive – October 23 – (PS5, Xbox, PC)

Upcoming Video Games – Release Date TBA

  • 33 Immortals – 2025 – (Xbox, PC)
  • Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition – Spring 2025 – (PS5)
  • The Alters – 2025 – (Xbox, PC)
  • Anno 117: Pax Romana – 2025 – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
  • Arc Raiders – 2025 – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
  • ArcheAge Chronicles – 2025 – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
  • Ark 2 – TBA – (PC)
  • Atelier Resleriana: The Red Alchemist & the White Guardian – 2025 – (PS5, Switch, PC)
  • Ballad of Antara – 2025 – (PS5)
  • Blackfrost: The Long Dark II – TBA
  • Blade Runner 2033: Labyrinth – TBA – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
  • Clockwork Revolution – TBA – (Xbox, PC)
  • Coffee Talk Tokyo – 2025 – (Switch)
  • Contraband – TBA – (Xbox, PC)
  • Crimson Desert – 2025 – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
  • Digimon Story: Time Stranger – 2025 – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
  • Directive 8020: A Dark Pictures Game – 2025 – (PS5)
  • Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake (PS5, Switch, Xbox)
  • Dreams of Another – 2025 – (PS5)
  • Dune: Awakening – TBA – (PS5, Xbox)
  • Dying Light: The Beast – Summer 2025 – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
  • The Eternal Life of Goldman – Holiday 2025 – (PS5, Switch, Xbox, PC)
  • Everwild – TBA – (Xbox, PC)
  • Everybody’s Golf: Hot Shots – 2025 – (PS5, Switch, PC)
  • Fable – 2026 – (Xbox, PC)
  • Front Mission 3 Remake – TBA – (Switch)
  • Game of Thrones: Kingsroad – 2025
  • Gears of War: E-Day – TBA – (Xbox, PC)
  • Gex Trilogy – Summer 2025 – (PS5, Xbox, Switch, PC)
  • Ghost of Yotei – 2025 – (PS5)
  • Grand Theft Auto 6 – 2025 – (PS5, Xbox)
  • Hail Macbeth – Q1 2026 – (PC)
  • Hello Kitty: Island Adventure – 2025 – (Switch)
  • Hollow Knight: Silksong – TBA – (PS5, Switch, Xbox, PC)
  • The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy – Early 2025 – (Switch)
  • Hyper Light Breaker – Early Access Early 2025 – (PC)
  • Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet – TBA – (PS5)
  • John Carpenter's Toxic Commando – TBA – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
  • Judas – TBA – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
  • Jurassic Park: Survival – TBA – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
  • Killing Floor 3 – 2025 – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
  • The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter – Fall 2025 – (PS5, Switch, PC)
  • Lies of P: Overture (DLC) – Summer 2025 – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
  • Little Devil Inside – TBA – (PS5, Switch, Xbox)
  • Little Nightmares 3 – 2025 – (PS5, Switch, Xbox, PC)
  • Mafia: The Old Country – Summer 2025 – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
  • Marathon – TBA – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
  • Marvel Cosmic Invasion – 2025 – (PS5, Switch, Xbox, PC)
  • Marvel's Blade – TBA – (Xbox, PC)
  • Mecha Break – 2025 – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
  • Metroid Prime 4: Beyond – 2025 – (Switch)
  • MindsEye – Summer 2025 – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
  • Mio: Memories in Orbit – 2025 – (Switch)
  • Mixtape – 2025 – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
  • Monument Valley 3 – Summer 2025 – (Switch)
  • Moth Kubit – Spring 2025 – (Switch)
  • Ninja Gaiden 4 – Fall 2025 – (Xbox, PC)
  • OD – TBA – (Xbox)
  • Okami 2 – TBA
  • Onimusha: Way of the Sword – 2026 – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
  • The Outer Worlds 2 – 2025 – (Xbox, PC)
  • Perfect Dark – TBA – (Xbox, PC)
  • Phantom Blade 0 – TBA – (PS5)
  • Phantom Hellcat – TBA – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
  • Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero – 2025 – (Switch)
  • Pokemon Champions – TBA – (Switch, mobile)
  • Pokemon Legends: Z-A – Late 2025 – (Switch)
  • PowerWash Simulator 2 – 2025 – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
  • The Precinct – 2025 – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
  • Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake – 2026 – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
  • Prison Architect 2 – TBA (Xbox, PC)
  • Professor Layton and the New World of Steam – 2025 – (Switch)
  • Replaced – 2025 – (Xbox, PC)
  • Rhythm Heaven Groove – 2026 – (Switch)
  • Rift of the Necrodancer – 2025 – (Switch)
  • Saros – 2026 – (PS5)
  • Screamer – 2026 – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
  • Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope DX – 2025 – (Switch)
  • The Sinking City 2 – 2025 – (Xbox, PC)
  • Slay the Spire 2 – early access in 2025 – (PC)
  • Sleight of Hand – 2025 – (Xbox, PC)
  • Sonic Racing CrossWorlds – TBA – (PS5, Switch, Xbox, PC)
  • Star Overdrive – 2025 – (Switch)
  • Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Remake – TBA – (PS5)
  • State of Decay 3 – TBA (Xbox, PC)
  • Styx: Blades of Greed – Fall 2025 – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
  • Terminator: Survivors – TBA – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
  • Tides of Annihilation – TBA – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
  • Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream – 2026 – (Switch)
  • Turok Origins – TBA – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
  • Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 – H1 2025 – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
  • Venus Vacation Prism – early 2025 – (PS5, PC)
  • Winter Burrow – Early 2025 – (Xbox, PC)
  • Witchbrook Winter – 2025 – (Switch, Xbox, PC)
  • The Witcher 4 – TBA
  • The Wolf Among Us 2 – TBA – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
  • Wolverine – TBA – (PS5)
  • Wuchang: Fallen Feathers – 2025 – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
  • Yes, Your Grace: Snowfall – TBA – (Switch, Xbox, PC)

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