Last year, fans of adventure games were treated to a great release schedule. Can 2025 match or even surpass it? Possibly, thanks to several experienced studios like Don't Nod and Hazelight, which have proved to be masters of the genre time and again. We still don't have a release date for The Wolf Among Us 2; Telltale confirmed a few months ago that the long-anticipated sequel isn't canceled, but it doesn't sound like it's coming in 2025. Thankfully, in the meantime, there'll be plenty of fun to be had between triple-A and independent productions.
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Lost Records: Bloom & Rage (February 18, April 15)
The creators of Life is Strange return with a sort of spiritual successor titled Lost Records: Bloom & Rage. The story will be split into two episodes, scheduled to be released around two months apart.
Lost Records: Bloom & Rage is set in the fictional town of Velvet Cove, Michigan, and features four former friends (Nora, Autumn, Kat, and Swann) who are reunited after 27 years. As Swann, players will actually navigate two different timelines: the Summer of 1995, when their friendship blossomed, and 2022, when the group gets together again despite having sworn not to speak again after they had buried a secret together. Don't Nod promises players will be able to shape both timelines somehow, while dialogue will feel more realistic thanks to the ability to ignore or interrupt what the others have just said. Given the studio's pedigree in the adventure games genre, this is likely one of the most widely anticipated titles.
Split Fiction (March 6)
After the enormous success of 2021's It Takes Two, which won many awards and sold over 20 million copies, Josef Fares and his Hazelight Studio are about to try again with Split Fiction. Once more, this adventure game has been designed specifically to be played in split-screen cooperative multiplayer, so you'll need a friend to experience it.
This time around, the main characters are Mio and Zoe, two writers who work on sci-fi and fantasy, respectively. The beginning of the narrative sees them being trapped in their own stories after being hooked up to a machine designed to steal their creative ideas. They don't really feel much for one another at first, but they must work together if they are to escape this prison, mastering a variety of skills and overcoming various challenges as they jump between the sci-fi and fantasy worlds they had envisioned in their works.
South of Midnight (April 8, PC and Xbox Series S|X)
The first project developed by Compulsion Games since they were acquired by Microsoft is undoubtedly an action/adventure game with a fair amount of action and puzzles. However, the developers have stressed that the story, rather than the gameplay, is the main focus of South of Midnight. In a fantasy world inspired by Deep Southern Gothic tales, protagonist Hazel suddenly becomes a Weaver, a magic user who repairs broken spirits and bonds.
The stop-motion-inspired visuals are certainly catchy, but Hazel's journey—both across the land and within herself—should take center stage when the game launches in early April.
KARMA: The Dark World (TBA)
Shanghai-based developer Pollard Studio managed to stand out among the sea of upcoming new game releases with its debut project, KARMA: The Dark World. The developers described it as a first-person cinematic psychological thriller set in a dystopian 1984 East Germany.
In this alternate timeline, the Leviathan Corporation rules society with an iron fist, controlling its citizens through mass surveillance, strict social class rules, mind-altering drugs, and the promise that the gates to utopia will open for those who obey. As Daniel McGovern, a Roam Agent for Leviathan's Thought Bureau, players will get to use advanced tech to enter the minds of the accused, investigate crime scenes, interview suspects, and report their findings to Leviathan.
Through a combination of investigative tools and interviews, players will solve puzzles and uncover the truth of a dark tale of love, loss, and deception where nothing is what it seems, and every twist and turn brings a new twist to unravel.
Spirit of the North 2 (TBA)
The cute fox from 2020's Spirit of the North returns in the sequel to this peculiar adventure game franchise. In Spirit of the North 2, players will be transported to an ancient world in ruins. As a lonely fox, with the help of a wise raven companion, they must find the lost legendary guardians and free them from the grasp of a dark shaman called Grimnir.
These corrupted guardians will have to be defeated and subsequently cleansed in puzzle-based encounters. Developer Infuse Studio also promised a large and ancient open world to explore, filled with history to discover, not to mention challenges to overcome and secrets to unlock.
Community Poll
What's your most anticipated among our adventure games list?
- Split Fiction 28%, 32 votes32 votes 28%32 votes - 28% of all votes
- South of Midnight 27%, 31 vote31 vote 27%31 vote - 27% of all votes
- KARMA: The Dark World 20%, 23 votes23 votes 20%23 votes - 20% of all votes
- Spirit of the North 2 15%, 17 votes17 votes 15%17 votes - 15% of all votes
- Lost Records: Bloom & Rage 10%, 11 votes11 votes 10%11 votes - 10% of all votes
Honorable Mentions
Here's five more adventure games slated for 2025 that you should track as they get closer to the respective launch dates.
