Press start: Best new game releases January and February 2025

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD, Sniper Elite: Resistance, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 and Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered are just some of the video games coming your way over the next couple of months.

Whether you have a PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, you’re a PC gamer or you have a console from a previous generation, you’ll find something you’ll love in our round up of the best new video game picks. And with Nintendo Switch 2 recently announced, 2025 is set to be a massive year for gaming.

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Here’s all you need to know about the best game releases in January and February 2025…

Available now on Nintendo Switch

The acclaimed 2010 Nintendo Wii platformer arrives on Switch with an HD remake that combines selected features from both the original Wii release and the Nintendo 3DS remake. Explore 80 levels as Donkey and Diddy Kong across nine different worlds, each with a barmy boss battle at the end. You might even call this game… bananas!

Available now on PS5 and Nintendo Switch

Play as Linda, a high schooler trapped in an abandoned town, in this third-person supernatural horror game. You’ll solve mysterious puzzles and face some truly terrifying encounters. To help you out are some unfamiliar powers, and these newfound abilities might just be the only way you can save Linda’s life and those of her friends.

Available from Thursday 23 January on PC

The game that has received more than 110 perfect scores from critics and reviewers comes to PC, with all the visual upgrades you’d expect. This latest entry, the second in the Final Fantasy remake project, lets you combine strategic thinking with thrilling action combat. You’ll also find a vibrant and vast world to explore.

Available from Thursday 23 January on PC, PS5, PS4, Nintendo Switch and Xbox Series X/S

Celebrate the 25th anniversary of the original Star Wars: Episode 1 – Jedi Power Battles game (feeling old yet?) and experience the fast-paced lightsaber action game anew. Choose between classic or modern controls and battle side-by-side with a companion in two-player couch co-op for the entire campaign and bonus minigames.

Available from Tuesday 28 January on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S

This debut fantasy action-adventure title from Yellow Brick Games, a new independent studio founded by industry veterans, is getting a lot of buzz. Fight towering creatures while blending magical abilities with an arsenal of powerful weapons to keep the world from crumbling. Featuring action-packed combat, a rich story and innovative gameplay.

Available from Thursday 30 January on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One

Offering unparalleled sniping mechanics, stealth and tactical third-person combat, the award-winning series returns with a new lead operative. Infiltrate occupied France and fight alongside the French Resistance to stop the Nazis developing an insidious new wonder weapon that could change the course of the war.

Available from Thursday 30 January on PC

The massively popular and critically acclaimed PlayStation 5 sequel comes swinging onto PC fully optimised for the platform. Play as two Spider-Men (Peter Parker and Miles Morales) and wield each Spidey’s special powers, including Peter’s new symbiote abilities. With a compelling story that features the iconic Venom, you won’t want to miss out.

Available from Tuesday 11 February on PC, PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One

Let us take you back to 1991, the year when the first website ever was established (info.cern.ch and it’s still live). It also saw the launch of the first Civilization game, the turn-based strategy series that now has its first new entry since 2016. Stepping into the shoes of history’s most legendary leaders, can you build the greatest empire the world has ever known?

Available from Friday 14 February PC, PS5, PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One

The iconic Lara Croft is back in the remastered collection of three titles – The Last Revelation, Chronicles and The Angel Of Darkness – in what has been dubbed the “Darkness Trilogy”. A particularly cool feature lets you swap from the remastered graphics to the original polygonal models whenever you like.

• Donkey Kong Country Returns HD (Nintendo Switch) – 16 January

• DreadOut Remaster Collection (PS5, Nintendo Switch) – 16 January

• Dynasty Warriors Origins (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S) – 17 January

• Tales Of Graces F Remastered (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S) – 17 January

• Ender Magnolia: Bloom In The Mist (Switch) – 22 January

• Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth (PC) – 23 January

• Star Wars: Episode I – Jedi Power Battles (PC, PS5, PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S) – 23 January

• Synduality: Echo Of Ada (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S) – 23 January

• Eternal Strands (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S) – 28 January

• Tails Of Iron II: Whiskers Of Winter (PC, PS5, PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One) – 23 January

• Hello Kitty Island Adventure (PC) – 30 January

• Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero (PC, PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch) – 30 January

• Sniper Elite: Resistance (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One) – 30 January

• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (PC) – 30 January

• Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector (PC, PS5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S) – 30 January

• Kingdom Come: Deliverance II (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S) – 4 February

• Civilization VII (PC, PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One) – 11 February

• Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered (PC, PS5, PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One) – 14 February

• Avowed (PC, Xbox Series X/S) – 18 February

• Lost Records: Bloom & Rage Tape 1 (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S) – 18 February

• Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza In Hawaii (PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One) – 21 February

• Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection (PC, Nintendo Switch) – 27 February

• Monster Hunter Wilds (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S) – 28 February

• OMEGA 6: The Triangle Stars (PC, Nintendo Switch) – 28 February

• PGA Tour 2K25 (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S) – 28 February