As if the onslaught of quality releases in January wasn’t enough, February 2025 has now arrived and the packed game release schedule for the month is already in full swing. Today sees the arrival of two titles alone — one, a highly anticipated sequel and the other, a console port of a well-received PC roguelike — but there are dozens more set to arrive over the next three weeks before February draws to a close. February has traditionally been one of the busiest months in the games industry calendar for the last several years now, positioning it as perhaps the most important window of time for high-profile releases. That trend is only continuing this year, with the next games in the Monster Hunter and Yakuza/Like a Dragon franchises arriving before the end of the month, along with a slew of other great-looking titles from both AAA and indie developers.
The following games are 15 titles that we’re personally excited to play this month and beyond, but it’s by no means an exhaustive list containing everything released during February 2025. It’s also worth noting that there are some titles with a tentative February 2025 release date that look excellent but were omitted from this list for the simple fact that they might get pushed back to another month. From action roguelikes, automation games, RPGs, deck builders, and top-down creature collectors to massive, sprawling open-world games set to take the gaming zeitgeist by storm, these are 15 game releases in February 2025 that are shaping up to be some of the more exciting titles launching this month.
Kingdom Come Deliverance II

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- Release Date — February 4, 2025
- Publisher — Deep Silver
- Developer — Warhorse Studios
- Genre — RPG
- Platforms — PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S
The original Kingdom Come Deliverance was an excellent RPG that aimed to transport players into a painstakingly researched, historically accurate vision of Medieval Europe. For the most part, that game succeeded, even if its initial hours were fairly slow-going and presented a steep difficulty curve. For the sequel, Warhorse Studios has gone back and made the initial hours more accessible while also maintaining the commitments to accuracy and player agency that made its predecessor so special. The end result is that Kingdom Come Deliverance II is practically the best of both worlds, fully delivering on the historically accurate RPG experience the original promised while also placing a greater emphasis on fun. The title is already making an impressively positive splash, with a review aggregate score of 88% and several perfect scores from different outlets.
Rogue Waters

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- Release Date — February 4, 2025
- Publisher — Tripwire Presents
- Developer — Ice Code Games
- Genre — Turn-Based Tactics, Roguelike
- Platforms — PC, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S
When Rogue Waters initially launched on PC in September last year, it was an almost immediate pick-up for me. As a fan of turn-based tactics games and roguelikes, as well as someone who feels that pirates are criminally underutilized in video games, Rogue Waters was like a dream come true. Thankfully, the game’s core loop lives up to its excellent premise, bolstered by some quick and satisfying tactical gameplay where battles rarely ever last for more than a couple of minutes. The brevity of Rogue Waters‘ encounters is arguably its strongest suit, especially in a roguelike where dying and trying again are expected. Today sees Rogue Waters finally arrive on consoles after a few months of PC exclusivity, including the Nintendo Switch where it joins plenty of good company in the roguelike genre.
Sworn

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- Release Date — February 6, 2025
- Publisher — Team17
- Developer — Windwalk Games
- Genre — Action Roguelike, Hack and Slash
- Platforms — PC (Early Access)
One of my personal most-anticipated titles this month is the hack-and-slash action roguelike Sworn, which basically positions itself as “Hades meets the Arthurian legend”. Swapping out Greek mythology for King Arthur, Merlin, and the other wide-ranging cast of characters and settings from Le Morte d’Arthur is a stroke of genius for a Hades-like game that I’m surprised hasn’t already been done, and I can already attest to how well the game’s progression systems and combat work thanks to an early demo ahead of the title’s Early Access launch on February 6. There are plenty of games aiming to try to capture Hades’ “lightning in a bottle”, but Sworn is one of the few that I’ve played that scratches the same itch for meaningful meta progression, excellent variance in builds, and snappy, satisfying combat.
Under Defeat

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- Release Date — February 6, 2025
- Publisher — City Connection
- Developer — City Connection, TAKEx0FF
- Genre — Shoot ‘Em Up
- Platforms — PC, Nintendo Switch
After just over a year of Japanese exclusivity, the home console and PC port of G.Rev and Sega’s Under Defeat is finally coming stateside courtesy of City Connection. Originally released in 2005 in arcades, Under Defeat has long been considered one of the better modern shmups set during World War II, and it also holds a special place in history thanks to its first home console port being one of the final games ever released for the Sega Dreamcast. Western players previously had the Under Defeat HD port on PS3 and Xbox 360, but this most recent release of the game sees the classic shmup finally arrive on PC and modern platforms, where a resurgence of popularity and interest in the shmup genre is resulting in plenty of groundbreaking and fan-favorite titles finally making their way to North America.
Sid Meier’s Civilization VII

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- Release Date — February 11, 2025
- Publisher — 2K
- Developer — Firaxis Games
- Genre — Strategy
- Platforms — PC
Like Kingdom Come Deliverance II, reviews are already starting to pour in for Civilization VII ahead of the game’s February 11 release date, and it’s interesting to see the somewhat polarizing takes on the title. Long considered to be the grandfather of all 4X strategy games, Civilization is typically the trendsetter for the genre, but many of the moves made in Civ VII raise some eyebrows from longtime fans. Primarily, the game opts for a more user-friendly approach that is more welcoming to series beginners at the cost of sacrificing some of the detail and minutiae that longtime strategy fans look for. Still, Civilization VII will undoubtedly have a long tail of success that Firaxis supports for up to a decade or more, and it’s likely that the game will only improve with time (as well as eventually make its way to consoles).
Guns of Fury

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- Release Date — February 13, 2025
- Publisher — Gelato Games
- Developer — Gelato Games
- Genre — Metroidvania, Run and Gun
- Platforms — PC, Nintendo Switch
Metroidvania fans like myself have had their eye on Guns of Fury for quite a while now, and we’ll finally be getting our hands on the title next week on February 13. Billed as a “Metal Slug–vania“, Guns of Fury combines the interconnected map and ability-gated exploration of the Metroidvania genre with the bombastic run-and-gun action of the phenomenal Metal Slug series, blending two genres that, frankly, we should see more combinations of. The title’s visuals and animations (as well as its obvious tongue-in-cheek sense of humor) are an obvious homage to Metal Slug, and a well-done one at that. Now it just remains to be seen whether Guns of Fury‘s Metroidvania gameplay packs enough substance to live up to its excellent style. Given how much of a fan I was of similar run-and-gun/Metroidvania hybrids like The Mummy Demastered, I’m excited to see where Guns of Fury lands.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak II

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- Release Date — February 14, 2025
- Publisher — NIS America
- Developer — Nihon Falcom, PH3 GmbH
- Genre — JRPG
- Platforms — PC, PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch
Nihon Falcom’s Legend of Heroes series is quickly becoming increasingly popular in the West, which has thankfully resulted in the developer devoting more efforts to swift localizations of each new title. After initially releasing in Japan last year, The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak II is set to arrive on PC and console on February 14, leaving just one mainline entry in the series that has yet to be localized and brought to the West (The Legend of Heroes: Kai no Kiseki). Trails Through Daybreak II picks up just a few months after the events of the first Trails Through Daybreak and looks to deliver similar gameplay to its predecessor in terms of its cast of characters, updates to the classic Trails combat, and emphasis on world-building and plot development toward the Trails‘ series upcoming climactic finale.
Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered

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- Release Date — February 14, 2025
- Publisher — Aspyr
- Developer — Aspyr, Crystal Dynamics
- Genre — Action Adventure
- Platforms — PC, PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Aspyr continues to make a name for itself as one of the best go-to studios for remasters of classic games, and it’s following up last year’s excellent Tomb Raider I-III Remastered with Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered this month. Notably, the 4th-6th Tomb Raider games are some of the more critically panned entries in the series, so it will be interesting to see how Aspyr has tackled the challenge of making these games more palatable for a modern audience while preserving their original vision. At the very least, Aspyr is doing a commendable job of ensuring the preservation of games in the Tomb Raider series that have since been lost to time and relegated to emulation, complete with a subtle visual polish that gives each title a modern sheen while still honoring their original art direction and presentation.
Avowed

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- Release Date — February 18, 2025
- Publisher — Xbox Game Studios
- Developer — Obsidian Entertainment
- Genre — RPG
- Platforms — PC, Xbox Series X/S
Obsidian Entertainment’s Avowed is undoubtedly one of the most anticipated game releases of 2025, and it’s almost hard to believe that the game’s arrival is just a few weeks away on February 18 after multiple delays. While it’s not technically Pillars of Eternity III, Avowed is set in the same universe as Obsidian’s excellent CRPGs, only it swaps the isometric, real-time-with-pause combat of the Pillars games for a first-person, immersive RPG experience closer to something like The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Early preview footage and impressions of Avowed indicate that it is yet another excellently written and fun RPG from Obsidian, which has a respectable track record at this point, especially where role-playing games are concerned. With any luck, Avowed will be one of several games getting plenty of recognition during the year’s awards season.
Spellhack!!

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- Release Date — February 19, 2025
- Publisher — Computer Dream
- Developer — Computer Dream
- Genre — Roguelike, Deckbuilder, RTS
- Platforms — PC
One of the more promising-looking indies set to arrive this month is Spellhack!!. While there’s no shortage of roguelike deckbuilders on Steam, Spellhack!! sets itself apart thanks to both its real-time strategy gameplay loop and its super-appealing retro aesthetic and visuals. Spellhack!!‘s presentation puts players in front of a 1980s personal computer, complete with CRT scanlines and borders around the screen showcasing a den/office similar to the ones that many of us had our formative gaming memories in. The demo that’s currently available on Steam does a great job of delivering a small slice of what players can expect in the full version of Spellhack!! as well. The mix of roguelike deckbuilding and resource management/territory acquisition of an RTS is a compelling blend that is only made all the more special thanks to Spellhack!!‘s top-notch presentation.
Microtopia

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- Release Date — February 18, 2025
- Publisher — Goblinz Publishing, Gamera Games
- Developer — Cordyceps Collective
- Genre — Automation, Base Building
- Platforms — PC
Automation games continue to be one of the fastest-growing genres on PC. Between titles like Factorio, Satisfactory, and Necesse, players are discovering the addictive nature of these base-building simulators, and Microtopia positions itself as yet another title in the burgeoning genre for players to take notice of. Rather than utilize industrial or sci-fi settings like other games in the automation genre, Microtopia puts players in control of a naturalistic assembly line, putting them on the task of designing the most efficient food chain and ecosystem possible. Like Spellhack!!, Microtopia already has a demo and a free prologue that players can try out, meaning you can judge for yourself whether the game is worth picking up when it launches into 1.0 on February 18.
Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii

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- Release Date — February 21, 2025
- Publisher — Sega
- Developer — Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio
- Genre — Action RPG
- Platforms — PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
A Yakuza game starring Goro Majima is a long time coming. Thankfully, the wait for a game starring Kiryu’s loveable frienemy is finally over on February 21 when Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii launches on PC and modern consoles. A spin-off game in the Yakuza/Like a Dragon series similar to 2023’s The Man Who Erased His Name, Pirate Yakuza may be a “shorter” experience, but that doesn’t mean it won’t deliver plenty of bang for players’ buck. Early playtime estimates put Pirate Yakuza at around the 65-hour mark to complete, and the game’s incorporation of both real-time hand-to-hand combat from the classic Yakuza games, as well as the new naval battles, means there will be plenty of action throughout that runtime. Few would have expected RGG Studio to produce a pirate game that outdoes Ubisoft’s Skull & Bones by just about every metric, but here we are.
Ninja Five-O

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- Release Date — February 25, 2025
- Publisher — Konami
- Developer — Limited Run Games
- Genre — Action Platformer
- Platforms — PC, PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch
Konami’s Ninja Five-O is one of the many great hidden gems on the Game Boy Advance, and its small production run has given way to the title fetching insane prices on the secondary market. Thankfully, Konami and Limited Run Games are partnering up to free Ninja Five-O from its GBA exclusivity, bringing the cult classic action platformer to PC and modern consoles later this month. While a remaster or remake of the game would have also been welcome, Ninja Five-O is a 1:1 port of the Game Boy Advance original, albeit with support for modern controllers and some quality-of-life features like save states and a quick rewind. Above all else, though, Ninja Five-O is now readily available for a fraction of the price its GBA cartridge fetches on the grey market.
Monster Hunter Wilds

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- Release Date — February 28, 2025
- Publisher — Capcom
- Developer — Capcom
- Genre — Action RPG
- Platforms — PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S
Capcom’s Monster Hunter Wilds is closing out the month of February with a bang. One of the most anticipated titles since its reveal at The Game Awards 2023, Monster Hunter Wilds is the true follow-up to Monster Hunter World and the first truly open-world game in the series. Along with that shift to a true open-world sandbox is a new dynamic weather system that adds an entirely new layer of strategy and planning to each hunt, as well as some rebalancing and tweaks to the game’s many different weapons and how each handles. And while Monster Hunter Wilds‘ new gameplay additions are nice, the title’s visuals and sense of scale position it as being the most impressive game in the series and an experience unlike anything else.
When Monster Hunter World originally came out, my friends and I spent upwards of 300 hours in the game completing the highest-level hunts (eventually spending another 150 hours on Iceborne), and the promise of doing it all over again with Monster Hunter Wilds makes it one of my most anticipated games for the year. Although we don’t have much longer to wait to get our hands on Monster Hunter Wilds, I’ll be counting the minutes until February 28 and I’m already looking forward to spending hundreds of hours in its beautifully crafted wilderness.
Morsels

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- Release Date — February 28, 2025 (Tentative)
- Publisher — Annapurna Interactive
- Developer — Furcula
- Genre — Action Roguelike
- Platforms — PC, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
One of the more surprising reveals at the Nintendo Direct presentation last fall was the debut game from one of the main developers behind Atomicrops, Furcula’s Morsels. Morsels is a top-down action roguelike with creature-collecting elements in which players must regularly switch between their rosters of creatures to combat enemies and solve puzzles, and it features the same neon-soaked, pixelated visuals as Atomicrops as well as some absolutely bonkers creature designs. Notably, Morsels features publishing from Annapurna Interactive, which is one of a handful of indie publishers known for supporting quality indie projects.
Players start off as an unassuming little mouse before they learn how to change into a Morsel, which grants them the ability to collect other Morsels and swap between them at will in a grimy, highly stylized sewer system full of strange creatures that all are too happy to see you become their next meal. Between its bright color palette and original visual style, as well as its unique twist on the action roguelike, Morsels might end up being one of the surprise indie hits of 2025.
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