This year’s impressive streak of video game release concludes in December, but not before publishers drop more titles for the PC, PlayStation 5, Switch/Switch 2, and Xbox Series X/S. These high-profile releases include Samus’ long-awaited return to sci-fi action, a notable military shooter, and Marvel heroes saving the world from a cosmic threat. Enjoy the year’s final gaming hurrah with these eight recommended console and PC titles.
Marvel Cosmic Invasion
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Platforms: Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
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Release Date: Dec. 1, 2025
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Rating: E10
Annihilus has launched an all-out galactic invasion, so Marvel’s iconic superheroes must unite and take the battle from New York City’s streets to the farthest reaches of the Negative Zone. In Marvel Cosmic Invasion, you pick two heroes per level and swap between them to unleash wild combos and special attacks. The beat ’em up supports four-player local and online co-op, as well as full cross-platform compatibility. The roster includes 15 fan-favorite playable characters, including Black Panther, Captain America, Spider-Man, and Wolverine.
Marvel Cosmic Invasion (for PC)
Red Dead Redemption
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Platforms: Nintendo Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X/S
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Release Date: Dec. 2, 2025
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Rating: M
This rerelease of the classic Red Dead Redemption and its zombie-horror expansion (Undead Nightmare) features a massive visual overhaul, delivering 4K graphics resolution, HDR for visual pop, and 60fps gameplay. Better still, if you own the game digitally on PS4, Xbox One, or Nintendo Switch, the upgrade is free!
Red Dead Redemption (for Nintendo Switch)
Let It Die: Inferno
Embrace brutality and supernatural weirdness in Let It Die: Inferno, the rogue-lite survival action game, and direct sequel to the cult-classic Let It Die. Stage layouts, monster placements, and loot are randomized with every descent into hell, giving you a fresh experience with each run. The game includes a dedicated versus mode, Death Jamboree, to satiate hard-core player-hunters.
Let it Die: Inferno (for PC)
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
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Platforms: Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2
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Release Date: Dec. 4, 2025
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Rating: T
The long-awaited fourth main installment in the acclaimed Metroid Prime series is finally here, years after it was teased at E3 2017. Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is a first-person action-shooter game that sees bounty hunter Samus Aran stranded on an alien planet where she must explore, fight, and solve puzzles by scanning the environment. New features include psychic abilities for operating mechanisms and manipulating her powerful beam cannon, and the Vi-O-La Motorcycle for fast traversal across the game’s expansive zones.
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Octopath Traveler 0
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Platforms: Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X/S
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Release Date: Dec. 4, 2025
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Rating: T
This prequel returns you to the world of Orsterra, but focuses on a single customizable hero instead of eight unique protagonists. The classic turn-based battle system returns, too, enhanced with a new eight-character party system and a roster of 30 recruitable warriors.
Octopath Traveler 0 (for PC)
Yakuza 0 Director’s Cut
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Platforms: Nintendo Switch 2, PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S
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Release Date: Dec. 4, 2025
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Rating: M
The acclaimed 2015 action-adventure prequel Yakuza 0 returns as an enhanced re-release. Originally a timed exclusive for the Switch 2, this definitive edition is headed to the PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S. It includes 26 minutes of fresh cut scenes, offering deeper insight into Kazuma Kiryu and Goro Majima’s backstories, as well as a new English voice-over dub.
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Yakuza 0 Director’s Cut (for PC)
Unbeatable
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Platforms: PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S
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Release Date: Dec. 9, 2025
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Rating: T
Unbeatable is a rhythm-adventure game set in a world where music has been outlawed. You play as Beat, a mysterious vocalist who uses the formation of a band and the power of music as rebellion. It features a traditional gameplay mode that tasks you with exploring open-world environments, interacting with characters, completing side quests, and composing new songs. However, when trouble appears, Unbeatable shifts to rhythm mode. With it, you can participate in brawls or dodge obstacles.
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Platforms: PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S
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Release Date: Dec. 10, 2025
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Rating: M
Mutant Football League 2 is an over-the-top, arcade-style football game that delivers a brutal and darkly comedic twist on the American sport. You embrace ultra violence as a core mechanic by pitting teams of mutant and undead players against one another, while employing whatever dirty tricks and murderous traps you can get your hands on. You win by outscoring (or out-murdering) the opposing squad.
Mutant Football League 2 (for PC)
For more on gaming, check out PCMag’s best PC games roundup, or swing over to our 2025 video game calendar to see what you may have missed this year.
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