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The 10 Most Anticipated AA Games Coming In 2025
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1/25/2025
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This world is full of wonders. Yet everywhere we go, we walk with death.
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Welcome to Mojo Plays and today we're looking ahead towards exciting games that lie between
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indie and triple-a. These are our most anticipated double-a games of 2025.
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Suspect is now on foot. We need to end this now. He's running.
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But before we dive in, we publish new content all week long.
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So be sure to subscribe and ring the bell to get notified about our latest videos.
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Kingmakers
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Sent back to Great Britain circa 1400 to stop a future apocalypse,
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Kingmakers has you side with England, Scotland, or Wales during a time of war.
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You also bring a variety of modern weapons and vehicles with you to help in each fight.
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Developed by Redemption Road Games and published by TinyBuild,
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the sandbox game will blend real-time strategy elements with third-person action.
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You'll be able to command troops and build defenses, but also barrel through enemy forces
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in a car and unleash all kinds of mayhem with shotguns, tasers, grenade launchers,
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even airstrikes from fighter jets. It looks like utter absurd fun.
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Kingmakers releases in early access in Q1 2025 and will hopefully bring the best of both worlds.
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The Altars
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When I took this job, I thought things would take a different turn.
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Stranded on a strange planet whose sunrise can kill you due to lethal radiation,
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this sci-fi survival game from 11-bit studios will task you with exploring,
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managing resources, and building a base that will eventually help you escape.
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While that sounds like a lot of games, The Altars has a unique element working in its favor.
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Your character will have help maintaining the base from several copies of himself.
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However, they really are alternate versions, created based on key decisions in his life
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that went differently, therefore having different personalities and skill sets.
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So players will have to choose which altar is right for which job,
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adding another layer to the gameplay hook.
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It's another one launching in Q1 2025, so survival fans will want to keep an eye out.
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Rematch
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If you, like many, have grown bored of traditional sports games,
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in this specific case FIFA, the upcoming rematch should definitely pique your interest.
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It looks to be a blend of football with the arcade-y style of Rocket League.
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It will place players in 5v5 matches, with less of the actual rules or recognizable teams,
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and more of a focus on the pure action of the game.
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It's being developed by Slow Clap, the same studio praised for its fluid movement mechanics,
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in the martial arts-centric Sifu.
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If the team can bring the same satisfaction we got from pummeling opponents into a competitive
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online sports title, we'll have another multiplayer game to soak up hours of our time come summer 2025.
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Eric Sholm The Stolen Dream
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With her brother being hunted by the city's police forces, Eric Sholm The Stolen Dream
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follows Hannah as she desperately searches for him.
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But, along the way, she'll uncover deeper, darker secrets at play.
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Published by Nord Current, it's the first release from developer River End Games,
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which consists of several industry veterans who worked on EA franchises
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like Battlefield and Mirror's Edge.
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The focus on stealth looks to make a puzzle out of each environment, accompanied by impressive
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production design and visuals that make up the 1900s, Nordic-inspired setting.
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The narrative teases already have us interested in the mystery, but we'll have to wait to learn
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more since only a Blanket 2025 release window has been given.
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Spine
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Another game focusing on a sister looking for her missing brother, and with a vague
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2025 release window, Spine is otherwise entirely unlike Eric Sholm.
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Developed and self-published by Neki, it follows a street artist fighting against
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an AI regime in a cyberpunk setting.
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While dealing with run-ins with various gangs that have overrun the city.
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And she's able to do so through a sentient combat implant, the aforementioned Spine.
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The gun-fu gameplay looks quick, sleek, and brutal, in part thanks to the team's inspirations,
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the John Wick series, and the films of director John Woo.
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Additionally, early previews compared its combat to Sifu and the Batman Arkham series.
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That's a lot of name drops, and they each have us excited.
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The Precinct
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Set in the New York-inspired Averno City in 1983, The Precinct puts you in the role of
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a rookie cop attempting to clean up his home.
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Developer Fallen Tree Games proudly wears its early GTA inspirations on its sleeve,
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but the game sounds like it has a lot more going for it.
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Players will be confronted by procedurally-generated crimes while delving into the city's darker
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corners.
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And they will have a multitude of ways to respond to any given event, as well as what
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resources to use.
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Meaning, your playthrough can go in entirely different directions depending on what you
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decide.
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That level of choice, coupled with the gritty neo-noir narrative, has us interested to
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investigate further when The Precinct releases sometime this year.
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Mandragora
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Technically, Primal Games Studio is an independent developer, but with funding from publisher
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Knights Peak, known for Pathfinder Kingmaker, and a grant from Epic Games, the studio's
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upcoming Metroidvania sits nicely in the AA space.
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While that genre has grown incredibly popular, Mandragora looks like one worth seeking out.
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The dark fantasy setting has bred some incredible visuals, especially in world and creature
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design.
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It's also infused with some Souls-like DNA to provide a nice challenge, will feature
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a branching narrative based on your decisions, and comes with several unique classes to master.
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We can't wait to unearth what fantastical horrors lie in wait, and it's the only
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game on our list with a definitive release date, April 17th, 2025.
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Showa American Story
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When it comes to zombie games, developers have to get increasingly more creative to
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stand out amongst the horde.
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Thankfully, it looks like NECCOM Entertainment is doing just that with Showa American Story.
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It's set in an alternate version of the 1980s, in which Japan became a strong economic
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and cultural influence over the United States.
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We'll play as a young stuntwoman who was murdered, only to be revived under unknown
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conditions to find a zombie apocalypse has broken out.
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There looks to be a nice variety in enemy types and ways to dispose of them as we trek
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across the continent in search of our sister.
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What's with all these missing siblings anyway?
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Those who grew up in the 80s will likely appreciate the nostalgia, though the ridiculous
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violence and mystery at its core should also make for a fun action RPG.
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Subnautica 2
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The original Subnautica and its follow-up Below Zero are great survival games.
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Unless you happen to have a fear of open water or gigantic sea creatures trying to
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swallow you up.
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The new entry, set to release in Early Access in 2025, looks to expand on everything the
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other games did.
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One way it will do this is by introducing co-op multiplayer for the first time, with
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the option of up to four players.
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Another way is through a mechanic that was cut from the original game, which will let
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you alter your DNA for new abilities.
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We can expect even more in-depth underwater biomes to explore, though what dangers the
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developers have planned for us when we get there has us giddy with anticipation.
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Claire Obscure Expedition 33
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And everyone of that age vanishes into nothingness.
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With jaw-dropping visuals, what looks to be a dense turn-based combat system, and a
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stacked cast that includes Charlie Cox, Ben Starr, Jennifer English, and Andy Serkis,
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you'd be forgiven for thinking that Claire Obscure Expedition 33 is a AAA game.
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But it was actually only made by around 30 people.
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Set in a dark fantasy world, it will follow a group going up against a powerful sorceress
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who, upon writing a number in the sky, magically kills everyone of that age.
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Developer Sandfall Interactive set out to create a high-quality turn-based RPG, citing
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neglectfulness from AAA studios and inspirations from Japanese releases like Final Fantasy
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and Persona.
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Everything we've seen has us craving more.
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It looks remarkable, the premise is enticing, and the reactive elements like dodging and
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parrying brings a level of excitement to combat.
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Whenever it releases this year, we'll be sure to check it out.
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What AA game are you looking forward to the most in 2025?
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Share your thoughts in the comments, and be sure to subscribe for more great gaming videos
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every day.
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