The most interesting games this year
All the best and most popular games of the year, upcoming releases, and hits from the past. Use filters to narrow down search.
My Summer Car
Simulation
January 8, 2025
A simulation game developed by independent Finnish developer who uses nickname Royal John Love. The title enables the player to repair old and wrecked cars as a fan of 90s cars, who one beautiful summer decides to fix his old sports car. When the game starts, the player has only a tractor and a van useful when transporting larger parts. The pieces ordered by mail must be installed while focusing on details like selection of proper tools and correct combination of all engine parts. The player can also improve the car’s performance and even install a modern audio system. Complete vehicle can be used to travel through the open world of the game that recreates many aspects of the hobby, including irresponsible ones like drinking beer while driving.
Donkey Kong Country Returns HD
Arcade
January 16, 2025
Donkey Kong Country Returns HD is remastered version of the 2010 platformer, created for Nintendo by the Polish studio Forever Entertainment. We follow the adventures of Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong, exploring various locations and chasing after banana thieves.
Discolored 2
Puzzle
January 8, 2025
A mix of an adventure and a logic game with a first-person camera. Discolored 2 is about restoring the lost colors to our world. We mainly focus on exploring surreal locations and solving various puzzles. We must also outmaneuver agents of a hostile agency chasing our character.
Chocolate Factory Simulator
Simulation
January 7, 2025
A simulation game in which we run our own brown delicacy factory in a steampunk world. Our main job in Chocolate Factory Simulator is to respond to the needs to our customers, making the types of cholocate they expect. We can also design the packacking, expand our factory and interact with a talking robot.
Assetto Corsa Evo
Racing
January 16, 2025, Early Access
Assetto Corsa Evo is the full-fledged sequel to the 2014 racing game by Kunos Simulazioni studio. This third installment of the series offers an even bigger focus on realism than previous titles from Kunos. We can race in many road and sports cars, visiting popular racing tracks.
Warden's Will
Action
January 8, 2025
A dynamic third-person shooter with roguelite elements. Warden's Will puts focus on dodging bullets and performing acrobatic moves during fast combat. We can play as one of four available characters, using various styles to defeat robotic enemies on procedurally generated maps. The game allows for singleplayer and online coop.
Sea Fantasy
RPG
January 7, 2025
An unusual combination of a jRPG with an arcade game. The story of Sea Fantasy takes place in a submerged world and the key element of the game is fishing. We can "fight" the fantasy sea fauna using the fishing equipment we've built. It's also crucial to explore the dungeons filled with treasures and traps.
Beyond Citadel
Action
January 2, 2025
An oldschool FPS inspired by 1990s classics such as Doom or Marathon. Beyond Citadel has us playing as a hero sent by the angels to combat apocalyptic forces of darkness. We can rely on various weapons and gadgets to deal with the hellish enemies. The game also offers a retro manga artstyle.
Assassin's Creed: Shadows
RPG
March 20, 2025
The thirteenth main installment of the Assassin's Creed series. The story of AC Shadows takes place in 1579 in Feudal Japan. We can switch between playing as the black samurai Yasuke and the female shinobi Naoe. The game is singleplayer only, featuring a massive open world.
Project Tower
Action
January 6, 2025
A third-person action adventure game, inspired by Returnal, Uncharted and Remnant 2. In Project Tower our protagonist is making their way through the titular tower, dealing with various enemies and solving puzzles along the way. We also have a special ability allowing us to change form and gain new powers.
Freedom Wars Remastered
RPG
January 10, 2025
A refreshed version of an action jRPG from PS Vita. In Freedom Wars Remastered we play as a convict living in an oppressive city of the future. We must fight mechanical monsters called Abductors to shorten our sentence and aside from guns we can also rely on a useful hook.
CRUEL
Action
January 9, 2025
A first-person boomer shooter with elements of roguelike titles. In CRUEL we end up in a strange hotel and our goal is to survive. This involves eliminating hords of enemies and also defending from the building itself. Our character uses a range of weapons, including a revolver, a shotgun, a machine gun or even a chainsaw.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
RPG
February 4, 2025
A sequel of the first-person perspective RPG set in the Medieval times in the Czech Republic. Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 continues the story of Henry, but this time on a grander scale. The game offers two huge maps, as well as many new and improved gameplay mechanics.
Yield! Fall of Rome
Strategy
January 20, 2025, Early Access
A 4X turn-based strategy, played on maps resembling dioramas. In Yield! Fall of Rome we control one of the factions dreaming about building a new European empire after the fall of Rome. Each faction has their unique ruler, as well as strong and weak points. We can play alone or online with others.
Annihilate the Spance
Strategy
January 14, 2025, Early Access
A space RTS with focus on fleet production and planning big battles. In Annihilate the Spance our units are entirely controlled by the artificial intelligence, and our job is to make higher level strategic decisions - we must take care of the economy, construction and fleet composition.
Freeborn
RPG
2025, Early Access
An original combination of an old-school isometric RPG with an adventure and a card game. It is the first product created entirely by the independent studio Deckpoint. The team is led by a skin creator for the popular FPS Counter-Strike - Jesse Kooner. The player assumes the role of a young male protagonist, who chooses gambling over routine daily work. Along with his friends, he traverses the fictional country of Arithia, participating in subsequent Ekosi tournaments - a variation on the classic Black Jack, allowing the players to affect the results with their own cards. However, Luckless Seven does not focus solely on playing a card game, for it was given the shape of an RPG, featuring an extensive storyline. Thus the player completes different assignments, talks to various characters and develops the protagonist as well. Also, interacting with the team members and making choices which affect their future is a significant part of the game.
Eternal Strands
Action
January 28, 2025
A TPP action adventure from Mike Laidlaw - person behind the Dragon Age series. Eternal Strands offers mechanics inspired by The Legend of Zelda and Shadows of the Colossus games, including having magical powers relying on physics and being able to climb huge enemies.
Glory to the Heroes
Action
2025, Early Access
A tactical military simulator, offered as an online first person shooter. Glory to the Heroes focuses on the Ukraine-Russian war and it's trying to recreate the realities of this conflict, allowing for use of drones and other advanced military technologies.
Nunholy
Action
January 2025
A hack'n'slash with elements of a roguelike. In Nunholy we play as nuns engaged in a large scale war with vampires. We must deal with waves of bloodsuckers, including powerful bosses. The nuns we control rely on melee & ranged weapons. They are also capable of seizing the vampiric powers.
The Quinfall
RPG
January 24, 2025, Early Access
An MMORPG with a third-person view, set in a fantasy land inspired by the Middle Ages. The Quinfall allows to play as characters from different classes using various weapons. The open world is massive and we can use mounts or ships to explore it faster. The game also offers big events like world bosses and castle sieges.
Heroes of Hammerwatch II
RPG
January 14, 2025
A sequel to an action RPG with hack'n'slash mechanics. In Heroes of Hammerwatch II we fight with hordes of monsters inside procedurally generated fantasy dungeons. The game also features an option to expand our city and the roguelike mechanics ensure constant progression even if we die.
Undead Realm: Ego
Adventure
January 10, 2025
A Chinese horror game made using FMV technique and played like an interactive movie. Undead Realm: Ego takes us to an abandoned school. Our main character and the girls he encountered must escape the school taken over by the dark forces. We make decisions along the way and they shape the story and its ending.
Sid Meier's Civilization VII
Strategy
February 11, 2025
Sid Meier’s Civilization VII is the seventh installment in the iconic series of 4X turn-based strategies, focused on leading a civilization through years of development. One of the main features is the civilization collapse, forcing to change to a new one during the campaign.