10 Upcoming 2025 Games That Are Flying Under Your Radar

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00:00Welcome to Mojo Plays, and today we are looking at games coming in 2025 that may not be on

00:15every player's radar, but certainly should be.

00:24But before we dive in, we publish new content all week long.

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00:33Eternal Strands Huge fantasy action-adventure games are everywhere

00:43these days.

00:44But Eternal Strands, the first release from indie studio Yellow Brick Games, isn't garnering

00:49as much attention as many others, at least not yet.

00:53Everything we've seen looks to be a great blend of familiar and original, with its vibrant

00:58art style, ability to climb almost anything, and physics-based gameplay, it looks to be

01:03similar to Breath of the Wild, but with a heavier focus on combat and spellcasting.

01:09We'll play as Brynn, digging into the mystery of the Enclave, a long-lost civilization,

01:15while contending with Goliath-like arcs, massive bosses inspired by Shadow of the Colossus.

01:21The game will be directed by Mike Laidlaw, known for the Dragon Age series, with music

01:27composed by Journey's Austin Wintory.

01:29So it's got a lot going for it.

01:38Mio Memories in Orbit Another genre currently overflowing is the

01:48Metroidvania, but it looks like this one will stand out from the pack.

01:53Mio Memories in Orbit follows an android who awakens on a space station known as the

01:58Vessel, now plagued by rogue AI bots.

02:02And it'll be up to players to save its denizens from destruction, and uncover the cause of

02:07the Vessel's current state.

02:09Mio comes from French developer Douze Dixième, who have one game under their belt, 2020's

02:15artistic puzzle platformer Shady Part of Me.

02:18The studio's next release looks to have enhanced its visual flair and somber tone,

02:23while building off of the tense gameplay staples of the genre.

02:31Mugenix Now for something completely different, and

02:41quite silly.

02:42Mugenix is a roguelike turn-based tactics RPG where you breed cats to combine and enhance

02:49their stats.

02:51Yeah, wrap your head around that one.

02:53You'll send your little feline warriors, each with different classes, out to fight

02:57enemies across a dangerous landscape.

03:00The combat looks to be fun and quite varied depending on your team.

03:04But the breeding aspect is certainly unique, even taking inbreeding into account with the

03:09possibility of deformities.

03:12The project was actually first announced way back in 2012 with Super Meat Boy developer

03:18Team Meat before things fell through.

03:21Designer Edmund McMillen eventually re-acquired the license and began working on a new version

03:27with Tyler Glale, whom he worked with on another ultra-hard platformer, 2017's The End is

03:33Nigh.

03:40Glaciered

03:47Set 65 million years after the extinction of humans, Glaciered looks to be an interesting

03:53take on action-adventure games.

03:56Players will control a Twei, or Twi, or whatever, a species that evolved from birds to live

04:01underwater and also have some distinct dinosaur-like characteristics.

04:05They have thrived since the Everwinter, the ice age that destroyed life on the surface,

04:11but you'll have to save the planet from enemies that seek to heat things up.

04:15It will be the first game from Studio Snowblind, the one-person development team that is Kai

04:20Shibuya.

04:21The distinct setting and environments, along with what looks to be incredibly fluid movement

04:26and mechanics, has piqued our interest to say the least.

04:34Penny Blood Who doesn't love a bit of gothic horror?

04:44Penny Blood is an RPG set in an alternate history 1920's, and will follow a magical

04:50occult detective as he fights monsters across three continents.

04:55However, he'll also be able to turn into monsters himself during battle, which should

04:59lend fights a bit more variety.

05:02If that sounds like the PS2's cult favorite series, Shadow Hearts, that's by design.

05:07It's meant to be a spiritual successor, directed, designed, and written by their creator,

05:13Matsuzo Machida.

05:14It will also feature a real-time minigame in which you press buttons at the correct

05:18time for each attack, and a sanity meter that, when drained, makes your attacks powerfully

05:25unpredictable.

05:30Sleight of Hand On concept alone, Sleight of Hand grabbed

05:40our attention.

05:41Set in a seedy noir world, we'll play as a witch trying to infiltrate and bring down

05:46her old coven.

05:48Gameplay will be a blend of stealth action and deck building, utilizing various magical

05:52cards to set traps, teleport, scout for and blind enemies, and much more as you progress

05:59through the game.

06:00It's the first release from New Zealand based developer Riff Raff Games, which is

06:05also self-publishing.

06:06Admittedly, as of writing, we only have the announcement trailer and no gameplay to go

06:11off of.

06:12But the tone, mix of mechanics, and premise are all promising enough to keep an eye on

06:17it.

06:24Cairn

06:33For fans of survival games, Cairn sounds like it will really test you.

06:38As professional rock climber Ava, you'll brave Mount Kami, whose peak no one has ever

06:44reached.

06:45As you climb, you'll have to manage resources that allow you to do so, as well as food and

06:50medicine.

06:51It isn't exactly a set path either, as the game promises you'll be able to climb wherever

06:55you want, with mechanics and design that are as realistic as possible.

07:00Cairn comes from The Game Bakers, a renowned indie studio known for 2016's Fury and 2020's

07:07Haven.

07:08Early word is that the game is an extremely stressful, but ultimately incredibly rewarding

07:13experience.

07:22Winter Burrow Of course, if you want your survival games

07:29with an extra helping of cute, you've got other options.

07:33Winter Burrow, from Pine Creek Games, tells the tale of an adorable mouse who moves back

07:38to their woodland home to reconnect with their aunt, only to find the house in shambles and

07:43the relative missing.

07:44From there, you'll gather resources, repair and enhance your house, and meet your neighbors,

07:50all while contending with a harsh landscape and dangerous critters.

07:54However, it's marketed foremost as cozy, since you'll be able to play at your own

07:59pace.

08:00Honestly, it's the lovely storybook art style that immediately grabbed us, resembling

08:05picture books we used to read as kids.

08:12Eric Sholm The Stolen Dream

08:19We love a good mystery, and Eric Sholm The Stolen Dream looks like it will offer a deep

08:25one.

08:26Set in the titular fictional city inspired by early 1900's Scandinavia, players will

08:31control a young girl named Hanna.

08:34When her younger brother goes missing and the police begin hunting him, we'll have

08:38to outsmart them, relying on stealth-based mechanics to hide and distract.

08:43The developers at River End Games are promising a heavy focus on narrative, and the production

08:48value we've seen so far is surprisingly high.

08:52They're also promising plenty of twists and turns, with a story that winds towards

08:56the unknown.

08:57We're already hooked on The Prospect, and we're excited to see more.

09:05Unbeatable Let's end with a bang.

09:14In a world where music is illegal, we'll play as Beat, a kickass frontwoman of a rock

09:19band intent on causing commotion.

09:22We're suckers for hand-drawn visuals.

09:24Whether rocking out in combat and performances, or simply exploring the setting, the anime-inspired

09:30art style certainly pops.

09:32But the mechanics, a blend of action and rhythm, also have us incredibly excited, like a more

09:38indie hi-fi rush.

09:40The developers at D-Cell Games released a sneak peek preview back in 2021 titled Unbeatable

09:45White Label, which got incredible reviews on Steam.

09:49We can't wait to rage against the machine and monsters alike, alongside head-banging

09:54distortion, when the full game releases next year.

10:04What's a video game coming next year you hope more people check out?

10:07Share it with us in the comments, and be sure to subscribe to Mojo Plays for more great

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