The Good Games from Gamescom 2025!
Recommendations are coming, recommendations are coming…
Last night saw what many would call “gamers’ Christmas”, the opening event of the Gamescom video game conference. As you’ve come to expect from us, we’re here with recommendations for games that caught our eye and that we believe have the potential to keep us glued to our screens for hours on end. The titles below are, for the most part, brand new.
Valor Mortis
Release date: 2026
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S;
After serving Napoleon and dying for his eternal glory, you are brought back to life to continue the great Emperor's sacred mission. Enter the endless war of the 19th century, which corrupted Europe and left unimaginable horrors in its wake. The new title from the creators of Ghostrunner promises an unforgettable experience, in a first-person soulslike setting, where you must face Napoleon's Eternal Guard to uncover the secrets of the plague that has gripped the battlefield. From the little shown at Gamescom 2025, the title seems to draw heavily from Dying Light.
LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight
Release date: 2026
Platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PC and Nintendo Switch 2;
Batman returns! The new collaboration between DC, LEGO and TT Games brings us back to the dark streets of Gotham, alongside the beloved characters from this universe! Get ready to relive the most epic moments in Bruce Wayne's history, now reinterpreted in LEGO style! Face Red Hood, chase Penguin through Gotham or use your explosive gel to take down villains! The game seems to draw inspiration from Rocksteady's famous "Arkham" series, thanks to the stealth system, detective vision, and combos observed in the trailer. Whether or not it lives up to the legendary franchise that began in 2009 remains to be seen in 2026!
John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando
Release date: 2026
Platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PC
Miss Left 4 Dead, don't you? Back 4 Blood didn't satisfy your craving for a co-op zombie shooter? No problem: Focus Entertainment and John Carpenter are sending us on an epic adventure! Face endless hordes of zombies and use an impressive variety of weapons and vehicles to send the Sludge God back to the underworld. The title draws inspiration from classic '80s horror, combining terror with dark humour for an unforgettable result.
Zero Parades
Release date: TBA
Platforms: PC
The famous studio ZA/UM, creator of one of the most awarded games of 2019 (Disco Elysium), returns with a new title! The project, known under the codename C4, was officially revealed last night and is called Zero Parades. This cRPG promises a complex narrative, heavily influenced by player choices, which can evolve (or degenerate) depending on the decisions made and the luck of the RNG (Go, go, RNGesus!). The game is described as a spy RPG, and the subtitle For Fake Radicals could be a subtle reference to the controversies and ideological tensions that led to the departure of important ZA/UM members during the development of this project.
La Divina Commedia
Release date: TBA
Platforms: PC
Jyamma Games seems determined to create its own niche of Italian soulslikes and has just announced their new project inspired by Dante Alighieri's famous work (a small aside: where are our Romanian developers to make a Romanian soulslike)? La Divina Commedia is an Action-RPG that proposes an extremely dark interpretation of the renowned epic. From the trailer presented, it is not clear whether the adventure will be limited only to the descent into Hell or if we will also explore Purgatory (or ascend to Paradise).
Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2
Release date: 21 October 2025
Platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PC
I'm shocked that we live in that piece of the multiverse where Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines actually exists. And I'm equally surprised to learn that this legendary sequel (which was an absolute champion in the "games from development hell" category) will finally be released! The new iteration looks completely different from what was last presented (where we played the role of a vampire sheriff who had to maintain the Masquerade). The project from The Chinese Room keeps the location announced back in 2020, but the story seems to have undergone major changes. The big question remains: will we have a techno club where we can recreate the famous scene from Blade (1998)?
Black Myth: Zhong Kui
Release date: TBA
Available on: PC, Xbox Series X, PlayStation 5
Yes, a sequel to Black Myth: Wukong has been announced! Officially, we are dealing with a series, called Black Myth, which aims to bring the famous stories and legends of Chinese folklore to our screens. The project has just been revealed and, for now, does not have a release date (most likely we will see it around 2027-2028). This time, the protagonist is none other than Zhong Kui, the famous Taoist god of exorcisms and king of ghosts. He takes on the role of a ghost hunter and, together with his fantastic retinue, will try to restore cosmic balance threatened by evil spirits.
That's all for now. We hope, however, that in the coming days some interesting announcements will appear, either at the Xbox event or at FGS. Next year we hope to bring you all this information and first impressions of the latest releases, directly from Koelnmesse!