This week's releases: from August 25 to 31, 2025
, by Thibaut
We are going back to school already, but the video game industry isn't taking yet another week off! There are some major releases coming out during the following days.
Gear of War is coming to PlayStation for the first time, Metal Gear Solid 3 is making a comeback, and Helldivers 2 is debuting on Xbox. And let's not forget that Shinobi is coming back.
Here are this week's releases.
Zoochosis
- August 25, 2025 on PS4 and PS5
Already available on PC since September 2024, this game is a first-person horror simulation. As a zoo night guard, your job is to identify infected mutant animals. Your goal is then to create a vaccine to cure them.
Space Adventure Cobra – The Awakening
- August 26, 2025 on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, and PC
This is a 2D side-scrolling platformer where you play as the space pirate Cobra. Based on the famous anime, the game invites you to uncover a looming threat across the galaxy.
Gears of War: Reloaded
- August 26, 2025 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC
The original Gears of War is back in a modernized version. Visuals have been significantly upgraded thanks to Unreal Engine. Multiplayer will support up to 120 FPS. It also includes all post-launch content from the original game.
Quartet
- August 26, 2025 on PC
This Japanese turn-based RPG features four intertwining stories. The game sports a retro aesthetic that fans of the genre are sure to enjoy.
Helldivers 2
- August 26, 2025 on Xbox Series X|S
Arrowhead is finally launching its third-person PvE shooter on Microsoft’s consoles. Xbox players will have access to all the content available on other platforms. A crossover event with Halo: ODST also kicks off this week.
Neptunia Game Maker R:Evolution
- August 26, 2025 on PC
This visual novel with RPG elements puts Older Neptune in charge of a brand-new game development studio. Your mission is to bring back the company with help from a trio of goddesses, who will give it their all to achieve success.
Starlight Re:Volver
- August 27, 2025 on PC (early access)
This action-RPG roguelite revolves around fishing. You play as a magical diver exploring dreams to uncover treasures and hidden secrets. The game features anime-style visuals and is currently only in early access.
Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar
- August 27, 2025 on Switch, Switch 2, and PC
The beloved farming life sim is back stronger than ever! This time, you'll set up a market stall to sell your crops in the town of Zephyria. You'll also build friendships—and possibly romances—with the locals.
Varlet
- August 27, 2025 on PS5, Switch, and PC
This title follows the tradition of school-life JRPGs, where struggling boys and girls learn to connect. Naturally, a dark fantasy twist shapes the story, centered around another world called Glitch.
Eyes of Hellfire
- August 27, 2025 on PC (early access)
A bit of gothic horror co-op action, this game throws players and their friends into the eerie halls of the Helfire Club. The goal, of course, is to escape before your soul is lost forever.
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater
- August 28, 2025 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC
This remake of the iconic third entry in the franchise shines with Unreal Engine 5. Long-time fans will find all the original content intact, along with some gameplay improvements. A multiplayer mode is planned for later this year.
Super Robot Wars Y
- August 28, 2025 on PS5, Switch, and PC
This tactical RPG brings together pilots and units from various anime series who join forces to battle enemies on a grid-based map. Strategy and careful planning are key.
Kirby and the Forgotten Land – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + The Star-Crossed World
- August 28, 2025 on Switch 2
Originally released in March 2022 on the first Switch, this 3D Kirby game is coming to Switch 2 with enhanced visuals. It also includes a brand-new chapter called The Star-Crossed World, exclusive to Nintendo’s latest console.
Garten of Banban 8: Anti Devil
- August 28, 2025 on PC
We are back to first-person single-player horror with this title filled with puzzles. Explore the dark corridors of a kindergarten and uncover the truth behind it. You’ll also be searching for your missing child.
Robots at Midnight
- August 28, 2025 on PS5
PlayStation gamers can dive into this action-RPG with intense combat. You play Zoe, a young girl trying to uncover her past to better understand her future, all within a world full of secrets.
Star Trek: Resurgence
- August 28, 2025 on Switch
Here's yet another port: the narrative adventure from Dramatic Labs is finally coming to Nintendo’s console. Your choices shape the story and your relationships with the characters.
Lost Soul Aside
- August 29, 2025 on PS5 and PC
This Chinese hack ’n’ slash is a single-player action-RPG too! Take on massive bosses and fearsome enemies with a wide array of weapons. Naturally, some very charismatic characters punctuate a promising narrative.
Shinobi: Art of Vengeance
- August 29, 2025 on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, and PC
After a long absence, Shinobi returns in a 2D action-platformer with hand-drawn environments. Developed by the Streets of Rage 4 team, this new entry is sharp, intense, and expertly paced.
Goosebumps: Terror in Little Creek
- August 29, 2025 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, and PC
A horror game for younger audiences, this title is set in the “Goosebumps” universe, full of mysteries and puzzles to solve. Expect haunted locations and creepy monsters throughout your journey.
The Exit 8
- August 29, 2025 on Switch 2
Originally released in November 2023, this walking simulator with psychological horror elements gets an optimized version for Switch 2. The core concept remains the same: your character is stuck in a never-ending underground passage and must find a way out.
Kaiju No. 8: The Game
- August 31, 2025 on PC
Finally, we wrap up the week with a turn-based party RPG adaptation of the anime Kaiju No. 8, published in Shonen Jump+.