7 best Xbox games to look forward to in 2025

This New Year brings joy to Xbox fans! The global gaming industry is buzzing over an exciting lineup of Xbox games which are officially set to debut in 2025.

Xbox has been a beloved gaming brand for millions of fans. The 2025 release lineup features multiple highly anticipated titles from diverse genres. This post has explored the best seven titles you should not miss in the new year.

7 best upcoming Xbox games in 2025

Dynasty Warriors: Origins

Release Date: January 17, 2025

Fans of action-packed historical sagas will find Dynasty Warriors: Origins an exciting addition to the original series. The narrative is set 150 years after the Eastern Han Dynasty's foundation. This game allows the gamer to play as a protagonist with memory loss. You can team up with characters like the Long-Haired Man, and the Bearded Hero to fight against rulers.

The official game description is as follows:

"In the late Eastern Han period, the world was in great chaos under the influence of corrupt governments and continuous famine. People were impoverished, anxious, and frustrated. This story begins with a martial artist suffering from amnesia traveling through the devastated land."

Assassin’s Creed Shadows

Release Date: February 14, 2025

Ubisoft’s popular Assassin’s Creed series heads to old Japan in Assassin's Creed Shadows. This game introduces dual protagonists: Naoe, a shinobi assassin, and Yasuke, the African samurai.

The late Sengoku period is set as a dynamic backdrop. Gameplay highlights include Naoe using tools like shuriken and smoke bombs, while Yasuke's character features precision-based combat with samurai weapons.

Below is how the developers are presenting the title:

"Live the intertwined stories of Naoe, an adept shinobi Assassin from Iga Province, and Yasuke, the powerful African samurai of historical legend. Against the backdrop of the turbulent late Sengoku period, this remarkable duo will discover their common destiny as they usher in a new era for Japan."

SYNDUALITY: Echo of Ada Deluxe Edition

Release Date: January 16, 2025

SYNDUALITY: Echo of Ada (Image via the official website of the game)

Bandai Namco's SYNDUALITY: Echo of Ada takes players to Amasia, a dystopian world where humans coexist with AI bodies known as Magus. As a Drifter, your mission is to collect AO Crystals. Ride in your customizable Cradle Coffin vehicle with your AI companion, and explore the PvPvE elements of this sci-fi shooter game.

Here is what the brand mentioned about the game:

"SYNDUALITY Echo of Ada, exclusively available on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC Digital, is the brand-new Sci-Fi third-person shooter project from Bandai Namco Entertainment that lures users into the world of Amasia—where they will experience firsthand how Humans and Artificial Intelligence—known in the game as Magus, would intertwine."

It continues:

"Your goal is to bring those AO Crystals back to your home base—safely, which is important because in this world, nobody can guarantee if you can go back in one piece."

DOOM: The Dark Ages

Release: 2025

The DOOM series steps into medieval dark fantasy with DOOM: The Dark Ages. This prequel explores the origins of the iconic DOOM Slayer as he battles Hell's Legions. Players can enjoy new medieval weapons like the Shield Saw and Flail alongside the Super Shotgun.

The developers present the game as,

"Vile forces push a kingdom to the brink. Fangs gnashing, their fury is emboldened by the flames of Hell’s own malevolence. No mortal blade cuts their masses down. No bulwark stays their advance. No army dares match them in the battlefield. But you will. You are the super weapon primed to destroy evil."

Kingdom Come: Deliverance II - Gold Edition

Release Date: April 2, 2025

Kingdom Come: Deliverance II (Image via Xbox)

With the backdrop of the 15th-century Bohemian civil war, Kingdom Come: Deliverance II continues the story of Henry of Skalitz. This action RPG comes with a narrative based on love, revenge, and survival. Players can customize Henry’s appearance, and equipment.

Below is what the brand had to mention regarding the upcoming title:

"Your actions shape Henry’s destiny and how the world will react to him. Customize his appearance, skills, and equipment freely while taking a moral stance on the events around you."

It also adds,

"Travel around the land engaging in unique activities, such as blacksmithing and archery, to fully immerse yourself in this vibrant region of Europe that will remember your actions forever."

Monster Hunter Wilds

Release Date: February 28, 2025

Visit the virtual Forbidden Lands with Capcom’s Monster Hunter Wilds. As a Hunter, your mission will be to track and defeat monstrous creatures to harvest materials, and craft weapons and armor. The game introduces new mechanics where environmental changes will impact both monsters and players.

Xbox details the gameplay narrative, saying,

"This is a story of monsters and humans and their struggles to live in harmony in a world of duality. Fulfill your duty as a Hunter by tracking and defeating powerful monsters and forging strong new weapons and armor from the materials you harvest from your hunt as you uncover the connection between the people of the Forbidden Lands and the locales they inhabit."

Avowed

Release Date: February 18, 2025

Obsidian Entertainment’s Avowed takes players to the Living Lands, an island in Eora. Players will investigate a spreading plague. In the course of investigation, they will gradually uncover ancient secrets, and face moral dilemmas that ultimately shape the story.

Combat in Avowed features for swords, spells, guns, and shields, among others. Xbox's take on the gameplay is as follows:

"You are the envoy of Aedyr, a distant land, sent to investigate rumors of a spreading plague throughout the Living Lands - an island full of mysteries and secrets, danger and adventure, and choices and consequences, and untamed wilderness."

You can pre-order these titles via the official Xbox website.