New PS5 games 2025: most anticipated PS5 release dates

by DTM | Posted on
What’s the next big PS5 game to release?

PlayStation 5

(Image credit: Mohsen Vaziri / Shutterstock.com)

There are many big PS5 games to look forward to over the next couple of months, including a new Kingdom Come Deliverance. Beyond that, there’s Monster Hunter Wilds, as well as Death Stranding 2 Hopefully, we’ll continue to get release dates in the coming weeks. Now that the PS5 Pro is here, you can check out our PS5 Pro review, to see how the best PS5 games have been improved upon.

There’s an excellent line-up of PS5 games set to launch in 2025. It’s certainly shaping up to be a very good year to be a PlayStation fan, with big releases like GTA 6 sure to impress on Sony’s newest consoles.

New PS5 games will start coming out in the next few weeks, with Civilization 7 kicking things off in style. In the rest of 2025, many exciting new games are still set to be announced – with some even likely to land on our list of best PS5 games. It’s a great time to be a PS5 owner for sure, especially when you consider that there’s even more to follow in late 2025 and into 2026.

Read on to learn the release dates for the biggest new PS5 games. As new release dates are revealed, or if certain games are delayed, this page will be updated. For now, here’s what you’ll be playing in the next 6 months or so, and beyond!.

New PS5 games 2025: this year’s most anticipated releases

Here’s a short list of 2025’s biggest and most anticipated new PS5 games. These all have release dates, which will be updated if there are delays or cancellations. As it’s still early on in the year, expect even more games to be announced as we go.

  • Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 – February 4 (PS5, XSX|S, PC)
  • Civilization 7 – February 11 (PC, PS5, PS4, XSX|S, XBO, Switch)
  • Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii – February 21 (XSX|S, PC, PS5, XBO, PS4)
  • Monster Hunter Wilds – February 28 (PS5, XSX|S, PC)
  • Assassin’s Creed Shadows – March 20 (PC, PS5, XSX|S, Mac)
  • Doom: The Dark Ages – May 15 (XSX|S, PS5, PC)

February

Benjamin Franklin and Tecumseh face off against their respective nation's flags

(Image credit: 2K)

February brings Civilization 7 out into the open, a highly anticipated strategy game that’s been a long time coming.

  • Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 – February 4 (PS5, XSX|S, PC)
  • Civilization 7 – February 11 (PC, PS5, PS4, XSX|S, XBO, Switch)
  • Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii – February 21 (XSX|S, PC, PS5, XBO, PS4)
  • Monster Hunter Wilds – February 28 (PS5, XSX|S, PC)

March

Split Fiction

(Image credit: Hazelight)

Split Fiction launches in March, offering up excellent two-player couch co-operative action.

  • Two Point Museum – March 4 (PC, XSX|S, PS5)
  • Split Fiction – March 6 (PC, XSX|S, PS5)
  • Assassin’s Creed Shadows – March 20 (PC, PS5, XSX|S, Mac)
  • Tales of the Shire – March 25 (PC, PS5, PS4, XSX|S, XBO, Switch)
  • Atomfall – March 27 (PC, PS5, PS4, XSX|S, XBO)
  • Football Manager 2025 – March TBC (PC, PS5, XSX|S)
  • Killing Floor 3 – March TBC (PC, PS5, XSX|S)

April

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

(Image credit: Sandfall Interactive / Microsoft)

Players will get their hands on Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 in April, which contains a huge open-world, and classic turn-based combat.

  • Fatal Fury: City of Wolves – April 24, 2025 (PS5, PS4, XSX|S, XBO, PC)
  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – April 24 (PC, PS5, XSX|S)

May

A screenshot of the Slayer in Doom The Dark Ages

(Image credit: id software/Bethesda)

Doom: The Dark Ages tears its way onto PS5 in May. It’s a medieval prequel that sees the Doom Slayer armed with a new chainsaw-shield weapon. Oh, and you can ride a dragon.

  • Doom: The Dark Ages – May 15 (XSX|S, PS5, PC)
  • Sonic Wings Reunion – May 29 (PC, PS5, PS4, Switch)
  • Return of the Savage Planet – May TBC (PC, XSX|S, XBO, PS5, PS4)

2025 and TBC

Wolverine sits at a bar with his back to the camera. He's wearing a cowboy hat and a red flannel shirt

(Image credit: Insomniac)

Now for the games that, while we know are coming, have yet to receive full release dates. Hopefully we’ll hear more about the following games sooner rather than later.

You Might Also Like…