Best New Video Games Releasing in May 2025

May is the fifth month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It’s also (most importantly) the release period for brand-new DOOM and Elden Ring games! Can’t wait. This massive month crams in a new PlayStation IP, a sequel to an acclaimed deck-building roguelike, some stop-motion horror and a new cybernetic shooter. There’s also a driver destined to make absurd deliveries at all costs.

Unfortunately, the hotly anticipated Dune MMORPG is delayed a few weeks, so you can catch it next month, along with the Nintendo Switch 2 launch! Check out May’s biggest games and dive deep into the fifth month of 2025’s video game calendar.

DOOM: The Dark Ages

• Platforms: PC, PlayStation, Xbox
• Release date: May 15

Before the Doom Slayer became a legend, he was a weapon of gods and kings. DOOM: The Dark Ages tells the action-packed origin story of this blood-stained warrior in a medieval war against hell. Fend off demon hordes using the Super Shotgun and a range of new bone-chewing weapons, including the Shield Saw. Mysteries, challenges and rewards lurk in the ruined castles, epic battlefields, dark forests, ancient hellscapes, and worlds beyond. With a customisable difficulty system, this latest DOOM is described as the perfect entry point and continuation, whether you’re new to the franchise or a long-time fan. 

Elden Ring: Nightreign

• Platforms: PC, PlayStation, Xbox
• Release date: May 30

A new, standalone Elden Ring adventure nightmare awaits! Elden Ring: Nightreign is a 3-player co-op take on the beloved souls-like that reimagines the game’s core design. Command unique heroes, each with their own abilities and distinct flair, that create powerful synergies when combined. Overcome a relentless threat that sweeps the land, changing with each session and the magnificent boss of that night.     

F1 25

• Platforms: PC, PlayStation, Xbox
• Release date: May 27 – 30

Take centre stage in EA Sports’ F1 25. As the official game of the 2025 FIA Formula One World Championship, expect the current season’s official teams, drivers, cars, circuits and liveries. Create your own stories in My Team 2.0 with expanded team management, or delve into the scripted events of Braking Point chapter 3. Career mode, co-op and multiplayer with crossplay between PC, PlayStation and Xbox round out the experience.

Deliver at All Costs

• Platforms: PC, PlayStation, Xbox
• Release date: May 22

A down-on-his-luck courier with a fiery temper is tasked with delivering highly unconventional cargo, leaving behind a trail of havoc and chaos. Plough through highly destructible environments in a variety of vehicles. From delivering a giant flailing marlin to disposing of a bomb teetering on the edge of explosion, each delivery has its own playstyle, so expect the unexpected. Destruction, absurdity and intrigue collide as you Deliver at All Costs.

Lost Soul Aside

• Platforms: PC, PlayStation
• Release date: May 30

Run the gauntlet of formidable enemies and colossal bosses in Lost Soul Aside, an action RPG from a new first-party PlayStation studio. Set in a world invaded by soul-sucking interdimensional beings, you’ll engage in dynamic combat with the freedom to fight your own way. Switch up weapons, skills and abilities and unlock new ones as you traverse snow-covered vistas, long-lost ruins and ancient alien architecture to save your sister and humanity.  

The Midnight Walk

• Platforms: PC, PlayStation, Xbox
• Release date: May 8

Befriend a lost lantern to light your way through a world of wonder and terror. The Midnight Walk is a dark fantasy adventure built from clay and animated through stop-motion. Experience five tales set in disturbing landscapes with a cast of odd characters. Marvel at disturbing details as you hide, evade or distract monsters eager to devour you. Grab a controller to jump into the unknown or bring the nightmare to life in VR.

Monster Train 2

• Platforms: PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
• Release date: May 21

Monster Train 2 is a roguelike deck-builder and sequel to the acclaimed original, now with new clans, enemies, challenges and modes, as you defend a three-tier train on its ascent from hell. Choose from a selection of five new clans, each with their unique strengths and gameplay. Recruit powerful units, upgrade cards and experiment to survive. Other new inclusions for the sequel include room cards, allowing you to upgrade your train, a bustling outpost to visit between each run and an endless mode, as one of the most requested features of the original.

Metal Eden

• Platforms: PC, PlayStation, Xbox
• Release date: May 6

Described as an adrenaline-rush sci-fi shooter, Metal Eden pits you as humanity’s hope in a vast
monolithic city high above the planet’s surface. Dash, grapple and wall run through brutalist environments, taking on defence forces with an array of firearms, melee and cybernetic attacks. Control the air and dominate on the ground as you become an unstoppable battle android uncovering the mysteries of Project Eden. A demo is also available, so you can give Metal Eden a trial run.

Revenge of the Savage Planet

• Platforms: PC, PlayStation, Xbox
• Release date: May 8

In this upbeat, satirical action-adventure, you have been made redundant and left stranded on an alien planet. Run, jump, shoot, grind and use gameplay goo to explore and collect the required parts to upgrade your ship and make it home. Play solo or with a friend in dynamic co-op. Capture creatures and store them in pens at your habitat. Hoard goods, decorate and showcase your finds. Wait! Aren’t you meant to be escaping this alien rock?

May 2025 Video Game Release Dates

• Despelote (PC, PS5, PS4, XBX/S, XB1, Switch) — May 1
• Shotgun Cop Man (PC, Switch) — May 1
• Drop Duchy (PC) — May 5
• Captain Blood (PC, PS5, PS4, XBX/S, XB1, Switch) — May 6
• High on Life (Switch) — May 6
• Metal Eden (PC, PS5, XBX/S) — May 6
• Creature Keeper (PC) — May 8
• Dunk Dunk (PC, Switch) — May 8
• Empyreal (PC, PS5, XBX/S) — May 8
• Pixelshire (PC) — May 8
• Revenge of the Savage Planet (PC, PS5, XBX/S) — May 8
• Sonic Rumble (PC, iOS, Android) — May 8
• Spirit of the North 2 (PC, PS5, XBX/S) — May 8 
• The Midnight Walk (PC, PS5, PSVR2) — May 8
• Death end re;Quest: Code Z (PS5, PS4) — May 13
• Palia (Xbox X/S) — May 13
• Slender: The Arrival VR (PC VR, PSVR2) — May 13
• The Precinct (PC, PS5, XBX/S) — May 13
• American Arcadia (PC, PS5, PS4, XBX/S, XB1, Switch) — May 15
• Cyber Knights: Flashpoint (PC) — May 15
• DOOM: The Dark Ages (PC, PS5, XBX/S) — May 15
• Into the Restless Ruins (PC, PS5, XBX/S, Switch) — May 15
• Capcom Fighting Collection 2 (PC, PS5, PS4, XBX/S, XB1, Switch) — May 16
• RoadCraft (PC, PS5, XBX/S) — May 20
• Fantasy Life: The Girl Who Steals Time (PC, PS5, PS4, XBX/S, XB1, Switch) — May 21
• Monster Train 2 (PC, PS5, XBX/S, Switch) — May 21
• Blades of Fire (PC, PS5, XBX/S) — May 22
• Bloodshed (PC) — May 22
• Deliver at All Costs (PC, PS5, XBX/S) — May 22
• Lynked: Banner of the Spark (PC, PS5, XBX/S) — May 22
• Mobile Suit Gundam Seed: Battle Destiny Remastered (PC, Switch) — May 22
• Out of Sight (PC, PS5, XBX/S, Switch) — May 22
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown (PC) — May 22
• The Town of Nie: Iromusubi (PC, Switch) — May 22
• Zombie Army VR (PC) — May 22
• Onimusha 2: Samurai’s Destiny (PC, PS4, XB1, Switch) — May 22
• EA Sports F1 25 (PC, PS5, XBX/S) — May 27-30
• Roboquest (PS5, PS4, PSVR2) — May 27
• Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo (PC, PS5, PS4, XBX/S, XB1, Switch) — May 28
• To a T (PC, PS5, XBX/S) — May 28
• Fuga: Melodies of Steel 3 (PC, PS5, PS4, XBX/S, XB1, Switch) — May 29
• Nice Day for Fishing (PC, PS5, Switch) — May 29
• Scar-Lead Salvation (PC, PS5, PS4) — May 29
• Disney Illusion Island (PC, PS5, XBX/S) — May 30
• Elden Ring Nightreign (PC, PS5, PS4, XBX/S, XB1) — May 30
• Lost Soul Aside (PC, PS5) — May 30
• Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma (PC, Switch) — May 30