What new games were announced at The Game Awards 2025?
Habemus new games?
Every year, around mid-August, discussions inevitably resume about the industry's big and expensive spectacle: The Game Awards. There are editions where the winners can be guessed from a mile away, and there are years, like this one, where the competition is so tight that even veterans of the scene are making uncertain bets.
But, let's be honest: the trophies are just the warm-up. The true attraction of the evening remains, as usual, the avalanche of announcements and world premieres that sets the internet alight in real-time.
And because the list was long, and the TGAs have the unmistakable talent of starting precisely when sleep is sweetest, around two in the morning, the GRIND editors on the night shift stayed at their keyboards, eyes glued to monitors and cups full of coffee, to select the most interesting games presented this year.
1. Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic
I don't think anyone was expecting a new game in The Old Republic universe. For years, all we've heard about is the Knights of the Old Republic remake, a project that seems to be in complete stasis, and the missing content from the Switch version. So, until we get clear news about KotoR, we'll settle (and get excited!) for any information about this new title. We're hoping for a strong return to this galaxy far, far away…
2. Divinity
We finally found out the secret of independent and successful statues: LARIAN STUDIOS! So, if you want financial freedom too… just kidding. Heated discussions circulated after Geoff Keighley posted that picture of the desert statue. The internet was divided: some (including yours truly) thought it was a tease for a new Diablo IV expansion. Others bet on a new God of War or even a Devil May Cry. The mystery had been partially unravelled a few days ago when a Divinity trademark registration by Larian was discovered, but we all assumed it would be Original Sin 3. Well, we were wrong: it's simply Divinity. The new game is the celebrated studio's biggest project to date, and all we know at this moment is that the action takes place in the world of Rivellon and that it will be an RPG.
3. Exodus
Did we travel back in time? Is it 2017? No? Are you sure? From how much I've read and seen about Exodus, I could have sworn it was the spiritual successor to the Mass Effect trilogy (no, Andromeda doesn't count, even if the story seems similar here and there). The presence of Wizards of the Coast in the project promises serious world-building, with great attention to detail. The TGA 2025 trailer showed us intense action, excellent graphics, and cybernetic bears! The gameplay seems like a mix between Mass Effect 3 and Outriders, due to the combination of shooting, the protagonist's varied companions, and elemental powers. Is Exodus the true spiritual successor to Shepard's adventure? We'll find out in 2027!
4. Control: Resonant
What do we have here? A sequel to Control? And it's coming out even before the remakes for Max Payne and Max Payne 2? 2026 is starting to look better and better for gamers! And very busy… The paranormal horrors that were kept under lock and key at the Federal Bureau of Control headquarters seem to have escaped (or been released), and New York has become a space that defies all Euclidean logic. More worrying is that Jesse Faden, the protagonist of the first game and current Director of the Bureau, seems to be at the centre of the new altered world event. For this reason, the hero of the adventure is none other than Dylan Faden, her younger brother and the antagonist from the previous game. By an irony of fate, the Bureau's most dangerous paracriminal now becomes its only hope. The game is semi-open world and focuses on melee combat, with Dylan wielding the Aberrant: a 'living' weapon with its own personality, capable of changing its form. Will you be able to resist the siren song, or will you too fall prey to the resonance?
5. Gang of Dragon
In 2021, the legendary director of Ryu Ga Gotoku studio, Toshihiro Nagoshi, left SEGA after three decades during which he gave the world iconic series like Yakuza (recently rebranded as Like a Dragon). He opened his own studio, Nagoshi Studio, and since then the team has been quietly working on their first project. At TGA 2025, they finally lifted the curtain: Gang of Dragon, a Yakuza-style game, starring Ma Dong-seok! The action takes place in the famous Shinjuku, and from what we've seen so far, it looks like the Japanese GTA we didn't know we wanted.
6. No Law
The newest project from Neon Giant is, surprise, also cyberpunk-themed! Except that, unlike The Ascent, this is a proper FPS, not a top-down shooter. The city looks dense and colourful, enemies are numerous, and the protagonist seems ripped straight from 80s action movies. No Law is a full-fledged open-world, and the developers give us total freedom in approaching all situations in the game: either we sneak in like professionals, or we storm in like a typhoon with a machine gun and wipe out everything that moves.
7. Diablo: Lord of Hatred
It seems I was right after all when I predicted a new expansion for Diablo IV! Maybe the statue wasn't the clue I thought it was, but the adventures in Sanctuary are far from over. After the events of Vessel of Hatred, it was clear we'd return to confront the Lord of Hatred, Mephisto. This time, we won't be stepping into this dark world with the same character, as Blizzard is introducing two new classes for the final confrontation with the great antagonist. So far, only the Paladin has been officially presented, but it's very likely we'll find out what the second class is before the expansion's release on 28 April 2026.
8. Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis and Catalyst
Lara Croft returns with a bang! And not with one, but with two new games! Well, not entirely new, but modern enough to get us thoroughly excited. Legacy of Atlantis is a remake of the original 1996 adventure, one that sends us back in search of the legendary city and pits us against all sorts of dangers, including dinosaurs. Catalyst, on the other hand, continues this new iteration of the story: Lara must stop an imminent disaster in India, one that threatens to engulf the entire planet. So, 2026 and 2027 promise to be excellent years for fans of the brave heroine!
Folks, these were the games that caught our eye at The Game Awards 2025. We know very well that some of them won't see the light of day before 2027, but until then, we have enough to play to not feel the passage of time.
So let's take a deep breath, recharge our batteries, and… per aspera ad GRIND!
