Top 10 Video Games That Will Blow Your Mind in 2025

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Get ready for a mind-blowing journey through the most anticipated video games of 2025! From epic fantasy adventures to groundbreaking sequels, we're counting down the titles that are set to revolutionize gaming and leave players absolutely stunned!

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00:00Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the games set to release

00:07this year that have every chance of becoming huge successes and beloved in the eyes of

00:11gamers everywhere.

00:12We're including games that, at the time of writing, are listed for release in 2025,

00:17and praying they stay there.

00:1910.

00:28Avowed

00:34While the visuals are a tad on the rough side, this is Obsidian we're talking about.

00:39You'll leave these guys to cook up a story, and chances are it'll come out an absolute

00:43treat.

00:44Combining the setting of the Pillars of Eternity franchise with rich customization, FPS fantasy

00:48battles and branching dialogue, it seems to be chasing the tailcoats of Baldur's Gate

00:533, which is never a bad thing.

00:55The more we see of this game, the more we're convinced it's going to leave a hell of

00:58a stamp on the genre upon arrival.

01:039.

01:06Split Fiction

01:07We've been waiting with bated breath for a follow-up to the likes of It Takes Two.

01:16The couch co-op masterclass brought to us by resident madlad Joseph Farris, and given

01:21the preview so far, it looks like he's given us a similar setup, with double the craziness.

01:27Trapped in a simulation as a pair of aspiring authors, players will be constantly switching

01:31between fantasy and sci-fi settings, along with a multitude of mechanics to master.

01:35Given how much their previous work was able to experiment with style and create a seamless

01:39experience, we're hoping this spiritual successor follows in its footsteps.

01:468.

01:48Monster Hunter Wilds

01:54World and Rise did a tremendous job at breathing fresh life into what has since become one

01:58of Capcom's flagship franchises.

02:00Now, Wilds looks set to not only expand the scope of its biomes, but also the immensity

02:05of the beasts themselves.

02:07With the introduction of Wounding, the Hookslinger, as well as mounts for both land and sky, taking

02:12down behemoths is likely going to be as challenging and as satisfying as it gets.

02:17Whether you're summoning NPCs or you've got your hunting party on lock, this game is going

02:21to have legions diving into its lands with no desire to leave.

02:277.

02:29Elden Ring Night Reign

02:35On the one hand, there's a little bit of trepidation rippling about in regards to this latest outing

02:40from the lands between.

02:41After all, it's a multiplayer roguelite and isn't being directed by Miyazaki.

02:46On the other hand, it's a new direction that has every chance of succeeding.

02:49As long as the fundamentals are solid and the flow of combat is up to that same Elden

02:53Ring standard, we're all too eager to dive in again.

02:56Also, the fact that this is somehow combining characters and bosses from Dark Souls 3 can't

03:01be ignored.

03:076.

03:11Metroid Prime 4 Beyond

03:20At long last, the promised time has come.

03:23Fans of Samus' exploits have been waiting for what seems like eons for the legendary bounty

03:27hunter to make her grand return via this most anticipated fourquel, and now it is upon

03:32us.

03:33Alongside ushering in the successor to the Nintendo Switch, Beyond is taking the time-honored

03:37mechanics of morph ball puzzles and fluid FPS combat and giving them the mother of all

03:42graphical updates, as well as a new nemesis for Samus to test her mettle against.

03:46Given the recently released remaster of the first Prime game, we know how well Metroid's

03:51style of gameplay holds up.

03:52Now we just have to wait and see what else Beyond has up its sleeve to make the decades

03:56of waiting feel truly earned.

04:015.

04:05Claire Obscure – Expedition 33

04:14This thing came out of nowhere and has refused to leave our minds since.

04:18Seemingly combining the stylings of a classic turn-based RPG with visuals pulled right out

04:22of a renaissance painting, sprinkled in with a star-studded cast, Expedition 33 has every

04:27chance to become one of the year's frontrunners.

04:29The bleak mission to stop the god-like paintress from destroying humanity one year at a time

04:33has us very much intrigued, as is the fact we now have the likes of Andy Serkis, Ben

04:38Starr and Charlie Freakin' Cox in the same game.

04:41Though if there's one aspect we can't wait to experience for ourselves, it's how

04:45it plays with the trimmings and trappings of its turn-based framework and puts its own

04:49spin on it.

04:554.

04:59Death Stranding 2 – On The Beach

05:09You wanted unfiltered Kojima?

05:10You've got it.

05:12The original Death Stranding was beyond polarizing, and now, it seems one of video game's most

05:16beloved auteurs is doubling down on his particular brand of storytelling.

05:21Because that's just how he rolls.

05:23Looking for grand conversations about how tar is a potential primordial soup for life?

05:27In the mood to see Troy Baker fight against a samurai mecha hijacked by a psychic newborn?

05:32It's all here.

05:33While there's no guarantee that this sequel will be for you, we can confidently say it

05:37will be like no other game you experience this year.

05:413.

05:47Doom – The Dark Ages

05:55How does one go about following up the explosion of testosterone and bullets that was Doom

05:59Eternal?

06:00A game where one man literally shoots his way through Hell on Earth?

06:03Apparently, you set it in the medieval ages and give the Doom Slayer a chainsaw shield

06:08and a fur pelt.

06:09Oh, and his own dragon.

06:10This honestly looks like the most metal game we've seen in years, and that's even comparing

06:14it to the grandiose slaughterhouse that were its prequels.

06:17If they can make every level match the raw intensity of its reveal trailer, and not get

06:21too bogged down in any unnecessary lore, then this has every potential to become the franchise's

06:29pinnacle.

06:302.

06:32Grand Theft Auto VI

06:37Granted, as history can attest to, there's every chance that we won't be seeing this

06:41thing until the next century.

06:43But until said otherwise, 2025 looks set to be the year of GTA VI's colossally overdue

06:48arrival.

06:49A game that promises to consume the medium like few could ever hope to.

06:53A sprawling cityscape filled with activity, side missions, and satire.

06:57A story of thievery a la a pair of Bonnie and Clyde-esque protagonists, and that's

07:01just scratching the surface.

07:03GTA games are all about go big or go home, and few have the kind of hype as this sixth

07:08mainline entry.

07:09If they truly can find a way to raise the bar and outdo GTA V on a technical and narrative

07:13level, then we can confidently say without hyperbole that this game won't just be

07:18one that defines the year, but potentially the next several.

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07:42Number 1.

07:43Ghost of Yotai

07:48Not enough amazing things can be said about Ghost of Tsushima.

07:51The combat, whether it be striking from the shadows or challenging every Mongolian invader

07:55to an epic showdown, both played as smooth as butter.

07:58The locations?

07:59Lush.

08:00The story?

08:01The performances?

08:02Phenomenal.

08:03And now, it's back.

08:04Jin's story may have concluded, but we have everlasting faith in Sucker Punch's

08:07capacity as developers to rope us into a new tale of blood, revenge, and swordplay.

08:12Whatever their plans for Atsu and her warpath across Hokkaido, it can't get here soon

08:16enough.

08:25Which of these games do you think will go down as the year's best?

08:28Let us know in the comments.

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