2025 will be a ridiculous year for games

We share over 20 of our most anticipated games of the year

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In the world of video games, 2025 will be an incredible year. The Besties collect over 20 games they can't wait to play in the coming months. We promise there's something here for everybody. And to think: we still don't know what will launch on the Nintendo Switch 2! Well, maybe Frushtick knows.

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Our most anticipated games of 2025:

• Professor Layton and the New World of Steam

• Sinking City 2

• Avowed

• 33 Immortals

• Unannounced 3D Mario game

• Metroid Prime 4

• Doom The Dark Ages

• Elden Ring Nightrein

• MGS 3 Delta

• GTA 6*

• Atomfall

• despelote

• Death Stranding 2

• Promise Mascot Agency

• Nintendo Switch 2

• Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii

• Monster Hunter Wilds

• Tales of the Shire

• Pokemon Legends Z-A

• Subnautica 2

• Heroes of Hammerwatch 2

• Citizen Sleeper 2

• Baby Steps

• Earthblade

• Ratatan

• Tanuki: Pon's Summer

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Games discussed:

New Pokemon Snap, Minecraft Dungeons, Brutal Orchestra

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Next week on The Besties:

On next week’s The Besties: Russ from Retro Game Corps joins the Besties to talk about the best handhelds! Plus, Indiana Jones!

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Okay so no guarantees (legal reasons being one potential challenge) but it’s fun to ask!

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Bonus links:

• If you subscribe to one new newsletter in 2025, make it Ryan Rigney’s Push To Talk. Rigney is doing excellent original analysis and reporting on video games. But most importantly, I feel enriched after reading pieces like this one on how we choose to spend our time — and what we decide to skip.

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