The best games of December 2025

In the world of video games, December isn’t usually a big month for major releases, but that doesn’t mean there’s nothing to get your teeth into. Between new installments in certain franchises, indie productions, DLC, and ports to new platforms, let’s take a look at what December 2025 has in store for us.

The first game in our selection is Sleep Awake, a narrative and immersive first-person psychedelic horror experience. In it, you explore the realm between sleep and death. Continuing with the oppressive atmosphere, Ferocious is a survival game set on an unexplored island filled with ancient ruins and fearsome dinosaurs. Echoes of Elysium is also a survival game, available in co-op mode for up to 6 players, set in infinite procedural skies filled with floating islands.

Next up is the return of bounty hunter Samus Aran in Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, coming to Nintendo Switch consoles. Two other titles are arriving on the same day: Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow and Octopath Traveler 0. The latter offers a fresh start in this brand new installment, which takes place chronologically before all the others in the series. In Skate Story, we are a demon of glass and suffering, imprisoned in hell. The Devil has given us a skateboard and offered us a very simple deal: skate to the moon and swallow it, in exchange for our freedom. Well, why not…

Exclusive to PS5, Code Violet was originally scheduled for release in November, but has been pushed back to December 12. It’s a horror action game in which you play Violet Sinclair, a young girl from the past who must unravel the mysteries of the bioengineering complex. Beware of the creatures that roam the island, as they will give you no respite. For something a little cuter, Everdream Village, the latest installment in the eponymous franchise, offers a cozy experience. Finally, Terminator 2D: NO FATE is coming to delight fans. In this episode, we relive cult moments from the franchise and forge new paths as Sarah, John, and the T-800 in a story combining iconic scenes and new stories from the Terminator universe.

On the DLC front, three franchises will be offering additional content in December 2025.

1. Sleep Awake

• Available on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S

2. Ferocious

• Available on PC

3. Echoes of Elysium

• Available on PC

4. Metroid Prime 4: Beyond

• Available December 4, 2025 on Switch and Switch 2

5. Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow

• Available on PC, Meta Quest 3, and PSVR 2

6. Octopath Traveler 0

• Available on PC, Switch, Switch 2, PS4, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S

7. Skate Story

• Available on PC, Switch 2, and PS5

7. Skate Story

• Available on PC, Switch 2 and PS5

8. Code Violet

• Available on 14 November on PS5

9. Everdream Village

• Available on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S

10. Terminator 2D: NO FATE

• Available on PC, Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S

11. Total War: Warhammer III – Tides of Torment

• Available on PC

12. Frostpunk 2: Fractured Utopias

• Available on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S

13. Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora – From The Ashes

• Available on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S

14. Layers of Fear: The Final Masterpiece Edition

• Available on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S

15. Assassin’s Creed Shadows

• Available on PC, Switch 2, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S

16. Red Dead Redemption

• Available on PC, Switch, Switch 2, PS4, PS5, Xbox 360 and Xbox Series X|S

17. The Rogue Prince of Persia

• Available on PC, Switch, Switch 2, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S

18. Farming Simulator: Signature Edition

• Available on Switch 2