What to play in December 2025: Release dates for the most аnticipated games

December closes out a game-packed 2025, but there’s no room to relax — the year still has several major releases left. The lineup spans a wide range of genres: atmospheric role-playing adventures, high-profile blockbusters, and cozy indie titles perfect for winter evenings. This article highlights the most anticipated games of December, complete with exact release dates and brief overviews.

A pixelated arcade action game set in the Marvel universe, where the dynamics of team battles meets the spirit of classic titles like Battletoads and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Annihilus is raising his destructive army, and only the most legendary heroes can stand against him. Nova, Spider-Man, Wolverine, Captain America, Phyla-Vell, and others join forces as one team to stop the onslaught that spans everything from the streets of New York to the dark depths of the Negative Zone.

Each level of Marvel Cosmic Invasion lets you pick a pair of characters and freely switch between them, combining their abilities in battle. Special attacks and team-up techniques create spectacular combos and open up opportunities for your own strategies.

At the center of the story is forensic analyst Charles Dalton, who must unravel a series of mysterious disappearances in the snow-covered town of Haywood. The threads of the investigation lead him to an old Tudor mansion where key evidence is hidden. She's Leaving features a detailed forensic system, meticulously handcrafted locations, and a deep narrative.

Permanently deprived of sleep, the inhabitants of Earth desperately try to hide from HUSH — a mysterious phenomenon that takes anyone who dares to fall asleep. Players are immersed in the story of a girl named Katya, who must survive among strange cults, solve puzzles, fight off overwhelming drowsiness, and gradually uncover the secrets of her own past. The project offers a unique gameplay experience, mesmerizing sound design, and a truly psychedelic journey.

Port ot the popular game for current-gen and mobile. The events of Red Dead Redemption take place in America in 1911, a time when the Wild West has all but collapsed and technologies like automobiles and machine guns are beginning to emerge. The main character, John Marston, is a former outlaw who left his old life behind to live as an ordinary man. To protect his family, he is forced to return to the criminal world and embark on a journey across the vast Wild West, killing enemies along the way and getting involved in various conspiracies and political intrigues.

A game set in the Thief universe, created specifically for virtual reality headsets. At the center of the story is a thief nicknamed Magpie, an orphan who grew up on the city streets. While completing missions, she can choose to act stealthily or engage in direct confrontation, with an arsenal that includes a variety of weapons and a set of tools for lockpicking and clever tricks.

A cooperative action game with physics, a destructible world, and building mechanics. After the apocalypse, heroes chosen by the Gods must restore the shattered world. The complex combat system, based on elemental interactions, offers wide tactical possibilities, while the environment can be destroyed, making every battle dynamic and unpredictable. Along the way, you'll encounter adorable mythical creatures ready to become loyal companions. You can explore the world of Cloudheim and fight either solo or in co-op with up to four players.

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond continues the story of Samus Aran. The heroine once again finds herself on an uncharted planet, where abandoned laboratories, alien structures, and strange anomalies hint at a new cosmic conflict. Each location is designed to evoke that sense of gradual immersion, as step by step you uncover not only the world around you, but also the hidden threat lurking beneath the surface.

A first-person horror game set on an abandoned lunar base. The player explores interconnected levels, using specialized tools to access terminals, scan systems, solve simple puzzles, and interact with locked mechanisms. The project's key feature is its striking retro-futuristic aesthetic, reminiscent of the VHS video era.

The remaster of Blood offers updated graphics, improved controls, revamped multiplayer, and other modern enhancements. Players will have to make their way through 42 levels filled with a variety of enemies, using a wide arsenal of weapons. The main character has risen from the dead after being betrayed by Tchernobog and is now on a path of vengeance.

A tactical survival shooter set on a mysterious tropical island in the Pacific Ocean. It is from this island that a distress signal is received from journalists whom the protagonist must find and rescue. However, upon arrival, he discovers prehistoric creatures on the island that hunt humans. The main character must use all his combat skills and weapons to survive and uncover the truth about why someone is trying to hide information about the island by any means necessary. Ferocious features a wide arsenal of weapons, beautiful graphics, destructible environments, and the ability to explore the game world using vehicles.

Octopath Traveler 0 offers a new journey across Orsterra, where the story begins long before the events of the original series and explores the origins of the legends surrounding the divine rings. The game preserves the signature HD-2D style, blending pixel art with richly rendered environments, while the updated battle system makes every encounter engaging. Players create their hero from scratch, shaping their personality, abilities, and path, and rebuild their hometown, which evolves as the story progresses. The game brings together personal adventure, tactical depth, and the atmosphere of classic JRPGs to offer a fresh look at the foundations of its universe.

The new version of Microsoft Flight Simulator expands the familiar flight experience, turning it into a full-fledged aviation career builder. It’s no longer just about piloting an aircraft — players can now choose their own professional path: take on rescue operations, fight fires, work in agricultural aviation, or become a personal pilot for a wealthy client. Each direction offers its own tasks, atmosphere, and challenges, making the journey through the skies truly varied.

In the expansion for Frostpunk 2, each faction has gained its own utopia — a unique worldview that influences city development and the available choices. By advancing through development trees, you can unlock special laws, new types of buildings, and faction-specific abilities. In addition, the developers have expanded the game with over a hundred new story events, added two premium storylines, a new map, and a range of additional improvements.

An unusual skateboarding game where the main character is a glass demon. Any mistake is a real catastrophe for him: a fall means complete shattering. To escape the underworld, he must master tricks and keep moving forward, balancing the beauty of movement with constant risk.

Skate Story stands out with its atmospheric soundtrack and distinctive visual style: transparent surfaces, vibrant locations, and smooth animation create the feeling of a fragile yet mesmerizing journey. Every successful sequence of tricks becomes a small victory over the fragility of his own body — and over the underworld itself.

Port of the Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader for Nintendo Switch 2. Players will take on the role of a rogue trader, a descendant of an ancient dynasty of daring privateers who rule their own trading empire and explore the fringes of imperial space with the blessing of the Emperor himself. Thanks to their trade warrant, the rogue trader is granted privileges and power beyond imagination, as well as the task of expanding the borders of the Imperium. At their disposal is a massive starship of immense power and countless servants and crew, all ready to obey their master’s commands. Their adventures begin in the Koronus Expanse — a treacherous region of uncharted space on the edge of humanity’s domain.

The game takes place in the 25th century after a cataclysm rendered Earth uninhabitable. The survivors found a new home in space, but became infertile. To prevent humanity from dying out, they developed technologies that allow them to bring women from the past. The main heroine is one such girl — she must uncover the secrets of the bioengineering complex and find a way to escape.

A dynamic pixel action game inspired by arcade hits of the 80s and 90s and the 1991 film Terminator 2: Judgment Day. Playing as Sarah Connor, John Connor, or the T-800, players lead the Resistance and battle the T-1000. Terminator 2D: No Fate offers several modes: story, arcade, endless, and Boss Rush.

An action-adventure roguelike set in the Prince of Persia universe, where the Prince must face the Huns, who have fallen under the control of shamans wielding dangerous dark magic. The invasion leads to a series of fast-paced battles and challenges, and the responsibility for saving Persia falls on the hero’s shoulders.

Procedurally generated levels make each run unique: routes change, enemies behave differently, and the rhythm of combat constantly shifts. As he gradually masters new skills and unlocks abilities, the Prince grows stronger to withstand the onslaught of possessed warriors and reach the source of the darkness.

Pioner transports players to an isolated island that has survived a technological disaster. Here, you must survive among unstable anomalies, strange mutants, and aggressive factions, each pursuing their own goals. The setting draws on the aesthetics of Soviet post-apocalypse, creating a grim and tense atmosphere.

You can play solo or as part of a squad, completing missions against both AI and other players. The project balances PvE and PvP activities equally, making every sortie unpredictable — the world reacts to your actions, and danger can come from the environment or from other people.

The main character, named So'lek, faces a new threat — the RDA, together with the Ash Clan, are destroying everything in their path. The protagonist has only recently found a family, but they disappeared after an attack by bloodthirsty Na'vi. He must rescue his kidnapped loved ones and take revenge on his enemies.