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2025 is off to a thrilling start, with a slew of highly anticipated games already generating immense buzz. As gaming events unfold, more groundbreaking titles are emerging, fueling the excitement. While PC gaming is experiencing rapid growth, console gamers are poised to reap the rewards, with a slew of the year's most eagerly awaited titles slated for exclusive release on PlayStation and Xbox consoles.
Whether one has a PS5 or an Xbox Series X, this year is going to be massive for them. Starting from open-world adventures to intense, fighting games, this year is going to begin a new age in gaming history. Here is the list of top Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 games that gamers will enjoy this year.
Let’s begin the list with Rockstar Games' highly anticipated title, which the entire gaming world is curiously looking forward to getting. Currently, updates reveal this game will come sometime during fall 2025, but interestingly, GTA 6 is scheduled to be released on consoles only. Therefore, PS5 and Xbox Series X gamers will be able to access this game on day 1. Set in the fictional city of Leonida, which includes the iconic Vice City, the narrative of this game will show the activities of a criminal duo, Jason and Lucia. Breaking the tradition, continuing since 2002, this game is about to bring a playable female protagonist.
Capcom's Monster Hunter franchise is one of the most commendable action RPG series that almost all gamers love to grind. These games take players to the Forbidden Lands, a vast and brutal territory where formidable creatures await every step. Here, generally, players take the role of a hunter and either capture or kill these monsters.
Its dynamic ecosystem, along with seamless exploration and enhanced combat mechanics, has made this franchise one of the most favorite action RPG games that generally everyone looks forward to getting. Monster Hunter Wilds, the upcoming game in this series, is about to release toward the end of February, and PS5 and Xbox X players must not miss this chance to dive into this thrilling journey.
This year is going to be huge for Take-Two Interactive. While Rockstar Games is preparing for the GTA 6 release, Gearbox Software is ready with its latest installment of the looter-shooter franchise, Borderlands 4. Both are subsidiary studios of Take-Two Interactive and it seems like both games will come around the same time with some weeks difference.
Borderlands games are generally set on the Planet of Pandora, but this time, Gearbox Software has taken a different approach and this new game is set on a new in-game world, the planet of Kairos. Leaving behind the old Vault Hunters, this upcoming game will bring a group of fresh Vault Hunters, who are equipped with unique abilities. This game has added all the franchise's signature features but heightened them to a great extent to make it different from its predecessors. This is one of those games that PS5 and Xbox Series X gamers must check out.
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach is a PS5 exclusive title scheduled to be released sometime in 2025. This game is a direct sequel to 2019’s one of the most successful games, Death Stranding. Hideo Kojima started working on the storyline in 2020, but after the COVID-19 pandemic, he reworked it to show the effects of this pandemic.
However, this upcoming sequel will continue Sam Porter Bridges' journey in a post-apocalyptic world. Connecting the storyline with its predecessor, this game will dive deeper into the theme of isolation while introducing new characters and challenges. The release time has not yet been disclosed, but this game is worth trying.
After the pathetic failures of 2024, Assassin’s Creed Shadows is currently the biggest hope for Ubisoft to survive in the competition. After a few postponements, finally, this game will be released on March 20, 2025. Set in 16th-century Japan towards the end of the Sengoku period, this game transports players to feudal Japan, where the dual protagonists of the game will offer players a rich open-world experience. While this game maintains the franchise’s tradition, it will also bring the essence of feudal Japan and its culture and tradition. This game will launch on almost all the available gaming platforms, including PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.
Elden Ring—this name immediately brings to mind the open world of the Lands Between, with some of the most formidable bosses like Malenia, Godrick, Rykard, etc. It’s been almost three years since Elden Ring was released, and just a year ago, the first expansion of the game also came.
FromSoftware is already ready with a cooperative spin-off for this year, named Nightreign. This is a standalone game set in the Elden Ring universe. Set to release on May 30, 2025, this game will take players to Limveld, where players must make a team of three players and survive three days and nights. This cooperative experience emphasizes strategic cooperation and ensures a fresh experience with each playthrough.
This is another game releasing this May. Doom: The Dark Ages is Id Software’s upcoming installment in the iconic Doom franchise, which will take them to a fast-paced, acrobatic, combat-based gameplay. Being the third major installment in the Doom franchise, this game will bring more strategic gameplay for gamers. Therefore, PS5 and Xbox Series X gamers must not miss the chance to experience this game.
Playground Games’ upcoming title, Fable is an Xbox exclusive game that only Xbox Series X gamers will be able to play along with Xbox Series S gamers. Though the release date hasn’t yet been revealed, Playground Games is trying to revive the franchise with this upcoming title, which was in a long sleep after Fable: The Journey was released in 2012.
This franchise used to be one of the most cherished action RPG franchises that used to invite players to explore the world of Albion. Once again, the game will do the same. It will take players to the reimagined world of Albion and blend humor, magic, and moral choices to create a captivating storyline, where decisions will determine how the game will progress further.
Ghost of Tsushima fans are willingly looking forward to getting the next part of the series that was announced at PlayStation’s State of Play in September 2024. Ghost of Yotei is a standalone sequel to this 2020 game, which will come sometime in 2025. The exact release date hasn’t yet been stated.
This game is exclusively for PlayStation 5 players. The gameplay of Ghost of Yotei is set centuries after the previous game's events, and it no longer follows the journey of Jin Sakai. Instead, the upcoming installment will tell the story of Atsu, a new protagonist who resides in the regions surrounding Mount Yotei. This adventure will let players explore visually compelling landscapes and encounter new challenges to continue the saga of Ghost.
South of Midnight is Compulsion Games’ upcoming action-adventure experience set in the fictionalized American Deep South, where players will take the role of Hazel and explore the in-game world, learning ancient weaving powers to understand the ancient mythos and confront mysterious creatures.
This game is coming on April 8 and will be restricted to Xbox and PC players, which means PS5 players aren’t going to experience these thrilling adventures, at least at launch.
These are the titles that gamers have been eagerly looking forward to getting in 2025 on their Xbox X and PS5 consoles. This year, a lot of games await in the queue to be released, but these are some of the most anticipated ones that players are ready to jump into.
