29 Best NEW Fantasy Games of 2025

Are you looking for a break from the everyday mundane? Let’s check out some fantasy games to get excited about. These games are slated for release in 2025. Of course, we don’t have them ranked in any particular order. We’ll have to wait until the year ends to see how these games ranked against each other.

#29 Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

Look, the game is called Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, so there MUST be some “fantasy elements” in it, right? Come on, people…

Jokes aside, this second entry in the “remake saga” cranks things up to a new level, as you’ll take on the role of Cloud Strife and his allies as they attempt to save the world from the various forces that threaten it, including Sephiroth.

But what really makes this game go true “fantasy” is that there are new story elements that break the universe and make key characters question what’s really going on. Will you be ready for what happens at the game’s end?

#28 South of Midnight

If you want a fantasy adventure that feels a little more “close to home,” then South of Midnight might be for you. You’ll take on the role of Hazel, a young woman who finds herself in a secret world within her own that her family has been tied to for generations.

Based in Southern Folklore, you’ll become a Weaver and attempt to “heal the bonds” that have fractured in the world, while also learning the truth about who she really is.

Don’t worry, though, the game has plenty of action for you to enjoy. So, give it a shot and see what the game has to offer.

#27 Black Myth: Wukong

There have been many legends about the Monkey Kong told across time and the world. He is one of the most iconic characters in all of fiction, and almost transcends storytelling itself. In Black Myth: Wukong, you’ll get to see his story from another angle, while also embodying the power and ability of the one who rivaled heaven.

With your staff in hand and magic at your beck and call, you’ll go on a journey through a mysterious land, fighting monsters and beings beyond comprehension, all so you can claim your destiny. Will you achieve it? The only way to find out is by moving forward!

#26 Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon

The legend of King Arthur is another tale that has been told throughout time and has been shaped and reshaped by those who have told it across many different media. In Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon, you’ll see how far the legacy of Arthur has gone, as the game takes place 600 years following his death.

In the dark world that you live in, Avalon, there are three key areas that you’ll explore, and the narrative will weave around certain choices you make, including what you want your character to be. With so much content, you’ll spend dozens of hours trying to find all that is hidden within these lands, all the while fighting off any threats that come at you.

#25 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

What a game Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 turned out to be, right mon amie? This game easily flew under the radar prior to its release. A new studio, from a few former Ubisoft employees, and a unique RPG. That was enough to capture some players’ attention, but wow, when this game dropped, it was a force to reckon with. Everyone was enjoying this captivating fantasy game and easily became a GOTY contender for players worldwide. 

We won’t get into spoiler territory here. This is definitely a game you must play and experience. But to help set the stage, we’re thrown into a fantasy world where a community is forced to watch a giant creature off in the distance slaughter everyone who reaches a specific age. With that number continuing to drop lower and lower each year, expeditions set out to reach this beast and put an end to it. You’re part of the Expedition 33 crew as you not only experience a world far from your home, but also uncover the mystery and all its twists and turns that come with it. 

#24 Split Fiction

Hazelight is known for delivering some thrilling cooperative adventures. With games like A Way Out and It Takes Two, the bar was set high in the latest release, Split Fiction. Again, if you played the previous games mentioned, especially It Takes Two, then you know what to expect here. However, the narrative is different. Players are stepping into the roles of authors who can be swept up in their unique stories. To get out, you’ll need to work together and go through the various chapters as they come your way. Just as with the developer’s previous games, the gameplay experience remains fresh and exciting. You never really know what the game will have you do next.

#23 Deltarune Chapter 3+4

Come on you who didn’t love Toby Fox’s Undertale? It wasn’t long ago that the developer introduced Deltarune, which is a “parallel story” to what happened in the original game. You’ll be put into a familiar world from the original game, including seeing classic characters like Sans, and yet, the journey you’ll go on is completely different. The cast of main characters you’ll meet is new, and that will make this journey all the more emotional as you play Chapters 3 & 4 and wait for an eternity for Chapter 5 to arrive.

#22 The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered was probably one of the worst-kept secrets. Thanks to some leaked documents, we heard about this game several years before it was released. However, Microsoft kept this game as a surprise with a shadow drop launch in April 2025. Players were given another chance to revisit this fantasy world. Let’s face it, Skyrim has been dominating fans for ages regarding this franchise, so we could use this remaster release.

If you want fantasy, you can’t go wrong with The Elder Scrolls franchise, so taking a dated game and giving it a new lease of life is much appreciated. You have a big open world to explore, tons of quests, and at the heart of it all, a campaign storyline that revolves around you, the unlikely hero, when the realm faces uncertainty and the brutal assassination of its Emperor, Uriel Spetim VII.

#21 The First Berserker: Khazan

If you’re ready to see a popular gaming universe in an entirely new light, then you’ll want to pay attention to The First Berserker: Khazan when it arrives. The game takes place a LONG time before the original game, and focuses on the General, Khazan, who has been betrayed by his country and forced into exile. However, he’s not the kind of guy to take that lying down.

Thus, he’ll battle his way through an intense fantasy world and deliver any and all kinds of damage to his foes that he can. Many epic fights await you, so unleash your full power to get the revenge you deserve!

#20 Chrono Odyssey

Chrono Odyssey aims to be one of the prettiest MMORPGs you’ll ever see, as the game will be powered by Unreal Engine 5.

You’ll be put into the land of Setera, a place that’ll grow and evolve as the players change it and adventure through it.

Combat will have multiple elements for you to partake in, including a “time element” for you to wield and the ability to switch to other weapons on the fly. If all goes well, this could be a genre-defining title.

#19 Gothic 1 Remake

The difference between a remaster and a remake is intent. Or more specifically, the desire to either “repaint” the game or “rebuild it”. For the Gothic Remake the team at THQ Nordic went full-stop to make a new studio to straight up “reimagine” the original Gothic title and put it on modern consoles.

They even made a playable teaser to see how the gamers liked it, and they promise that they’re going to honor the original while also going and making their own spin on things to make it more like modern RPGs. In the good way of course.

Will they succeed or fail? You’ll find out when it comes out.

#18 Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2

They say being a vampire sucks. But you don’t seem to mind that drawback when you’re a vampire.

In Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2, the story continues from past titles, and you’ll once again be put to the test as you try to navigate vampire society while also attempting to keep the peace with humans. A war is seemingly on the horizon, and your actions can directly affect that. But how will you choose to handle it? That is up to you.

Will you be the wise Elder Vampire and use your wits and cunning to keep things rolling? Or will you choose a side and let war happen? You’ll find out soon.

#17 Avowed

While it may not sound like it, or look at it given its first-person perspective, Avowed is set in the realm of Pillars of Eternity, and that makes it all the more intriguing to fans of the franchise.

However, the new “focus” if you will is apparently making this game more to something like the Elder Scrolls as you’ll be dealing with magic and swordplay in the first-person perspective. Something that is very different from the Pillars of Eternity Games.

The first trailer for the game hints at many things, including dark forces brought to life by unnatural means, a former member of royalty trying to get back the crown, and more. We’ll have to wait for more details though.

#16 Little Devil Inside

Many games like to show you worlds where monsters unexpectedly show up and cause havoc on their people. But in Little Devil Inside, the people know that the monsters exist. They just don’t care about them.

That’s where you come in. A professor hires you to identify odd paranormal events that people ignore and determine how dangerous they are.

Not everything you experience will be as you’d expect. So do what you can with what you have and see where this world takes you. Oh, and do be careful of the monsters you meet along the way. You might like some, but some might not like you.

#15 Lost Soul Aside

We’re putting Lost Soul Aside near the bottom of this list as there’s still very little about the game we know about. So we won’t try and sell you that hard on it because most of what we know is “basic.”

For example, we know it’ll be a unique action RPG that will be powered by the Unreal Engine. The game also promises a fluid and deep battle system for players to use and an “engaging story” in which they’ll participate. There will be many challenges in the game to overcome, so good luck with that!

Hopefully, we’ll learn more about the game soon.

#14 Elden Ring Nightreign

It honestly doesn’t take much to put yourself in a “fantasy world.” After all, the whole point of them is that they’re simply different from our world and that you’ll find things within them that you won’t see anywhere else. In Elden Ring Nightreign, you’ll find that quite a bit. After all, you’ll go into a cursed land that needs to be saved, and you’ll have to wield mighty weapons or epic magic to put these beasts down in vicious combat.

Thankfully, you won’t be fighting these threats alone. You’ll get to team up with two other people and see just how far you can go together.

#13 Project Awakening

We’re going to go in a different direction for this next entry. Why is that? Because, unlike most games on this list, we can’t confirm that Project Awakening will arrive in 2024. You can possibly tell that by the fact the game has “Project” in the title, which is usually only used for “working names” while the dev team tries to figure out what to call it.

Cygames unveiled the title years ago, and there was even a demo for it in 2019, but nothing has been heard from it since. The title promised to be a “high-end console game,” but we can’t say if that’s still the case. So, if nothing else, keep an eye out for it.

#12 The Eternal Life of Goldman

There are numerous games on this list that are special, but The Eternal Life of Goldman is arguably one of the most special because it’s an old-school hand-drawn title that aims to invoke the games of old, while also creating something special and new in the process. In the game, you play as someone who is on a quest to defeat a deity.

They lie somewhere within an archipelago, and things are only going to get weirder and wilder as you adventure through this land. What secrets will you uncover? Why are you trying to kill this deity? You’ll have to play the game to find out!

#11 Eternal Strands

It’s always cool when a new studio rises up and attempts to make something special that people will remember. The team at Yellow Brick Games is attempting to do this right now with Eternal Strands. The game features a young “weaver” who is trying to do right by her people by taking back the culture that was stolen from them.

The twist is that you won’t just be slinging spells at foes, but trying to use the environment and your enemies’ attacks against them. This system will allow you to react in numerous ways, ensuring that battles never feel dull, as you can turn them on a dime into something fresh.

#10 The Relic: First Guardian

Your world was once beautiful, and then the darkness came. A mighty relic helped keep the darkness at bay, but then, it was destroyed. As the last guardian of your kind, it’s your task to go into the world of the relic itself to find its scattered pieces and rebuild it so that light may return to this world. The journey won’t be easy, as the darkness will fight against you, but if you prevail, your land will rise again!

Use the various runes you find in this world and craft other items to increase your strength! The world is depending on you, so don’t mess this up!

#9 WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers

Welcome to the Ming Dynasty! This would be a great place to go on a historical adventure if it weren’t for the fact that there are all sorts of monsters sprouting up all over China, and the only person who seems to be able to stop them is a pirate named Wuchange who doesn’t even know who she is.

Will that stop her from trying to find out and saving the day in the process? Nope! What’s interesting about Wuchang is that she is infected with “The Feathering,” and by wielding it properly, she can unlock new abilities to help her take on foes and deal massive damage.

#8 Light No Fire

When you think of certain fantasy games, you likely envision a tale where you are a hero, and it’s your “destiny” to save the world from what’s looming just beyond the horizon. However, with Light No Fire, there’s a key difference that can’t be ignored. Your goal in the game isn’t to fight evil or save the world; it’s just to live in it.

That might sound boring at first, but this vast fantasy landscape has plenty to offer, including a bunch of lore if that’s what you seek the most. If that’s still not enough for you, you can ride a dragon in the game!

#7 Path of Exile 2

For games like Path of Exile 2, the entire point isn’t just to go and make a massive world to explore, it’s to make a world where players can do things at their own pace and in their own way and never feel bored with it. Grinding Gear Games made arguably the definitive entry in the action RPG genre with the first game in this series, so now imagine what the sequel will be like!

As you, and other players, travel through this dark world you’ll have to fight to get stronger and create a build that will help you beat the monsters that lie in wait.

#6 Phantom Blade Zero

There are numerous Soulslike games out in the gaming industry currently, and there are more on the way whether you like it or not. The catch is that with games like Phantom Blade Zero, they may appear to be set within that genre, but they’re not. Instead, the game has incredibly fast combat that will have you racing from one fight to the next just so you can unleash your fury on foes.

Plus, you’ll have multiple weapons to use on foes, so take whatever path of slaughter you desire to get your results. When you add that to the beautifully detailed world, and you see why many are excited about this.

#5 Doom Dark Ages

You all know his name, and you all know the damage he can do. But do you know the true origins of the Doomslayer? If you’re up for finding out, then get ready for Doom The Dark Ages. The title will make things quite medieval, which also means it’ll be a lot of fun to see the Doomslayer take on rather fantastical version of classic monsters.

Oh, but the Doomslayer isn’t just bringing his classic weapons into the foray; that would be too easy! Instead, he’ll be bringing in special shields, swords, and other weapons to demolish his enemies. Rip and tear until there is nothing standing before you!

#4 Hyper Light Breaker

You might remember the previous game in this series that took 2D action games to new heights. Well, here’s the sequel! Hyper Light Breaker goes from the pixel art of the original to an incredibly stylized 3D world called the Overgrowth that you’ll love getting lost in.

You’ll dive into various areas in an attempt to defeat the Abyss King, and along the way, you’ll fight monsters who can give you near gear to make you stronger. Part of the fun is taking your character and giving them new fighting styles so you can see what kinds of carnage you can create!

So, are you ready to dive in?

#3 ARK 2

If you remember the first ARK title, you’ll know that it was quite a thing, and we mean that in the good way. But now, ARK 2 looks to take it to the next level in every conceivable way.

Mainly in that ARK 2 will have you on a strange land where humans and dinosaurs co-exist (for lack of a better term) and you have no idea how you got there yourself! Now, alongside a certain ARK hero (voice by none other than Vin Diesel yourself, you’ll have to scour the land, build yourself up, and figure out the history of all that is there.

The game is expansive and lets you do what you want in it, including mod the heck out of it if that’s what you want!

#2 Witcher Remake

Remakes are something that we get all the time nowadays in the gaming space. But the question is really, “Do we need them?” For some of them, the answer is no. But, in the case of The Witcher Remake, you can answer “YES!”

Why? Because most people never played the first game. Heck, most people have only played the third, and that’s why it’s the best-selling game in the series by a landslide.

That’s not to say the first two games weren’t good; they were, but their reputation built up over time. So, going back to the original game and then seeing it reborn? That’s going to be something that gets fans interested.

#1 Monster Hunter Wilds

Easily one of the most anticipated games that’s coming out, Monster Hunter Wilds will take the beloved franchise to new heights with an even greater scale. That’s right, while the last two mainline entries were big, and helped propel the series to new heights, this title aims to go even further beyond!

To do so, you’ll become part of a guild and work to save people from the monsters that freely roam across the lands. These fights will be tricky, so you’ll need to work with your guild mates and use your weapons as best you can to break down the monster’s defenses and get the weapon. Then, use their parts to make better weapons and armor!