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The PC Gaming Show Unveils the 25 ‘Most Wanted’ PC Games of 2025 and Beyond
The PC Gaming Show Most Wanted took place today and counted down the 25 most anticipated PC games, as voted for by more than 80 panellists from across the gaming world. You can re-watch the show now on Twitch and YouTube, as well as wishlist the games on Steam.
The PC Gaming Show Most Wanted 25 are:
#1 Sid Meier’s Civilization VII
Developer: Firaxis Games | Release Date: February 11, 2025
The great-grandfather of 4X PC strategy games was revealed in June this year. The PC Gaming Show visited Firaxis Games in Sparks, Maryland to chat with creative director Ed Beach about the game.
#2 DOOM: The Dark Ages
Developer: id Software | Release Date: 2025
The Doom Slayer is getting an origin story, going all the way back to his time as a wee super weapon killing demons in hell, but no less terrifying.
#3 Monster Hunter Wilds
Developer: Capcom | Release Date: February 28, 2025
The show featured an interview with monster-slaying RPG, Monster Hunter Wilds, Executive Director and Art Director, Kaname Fujioka.
#4 Slay the Spire 2
Developer: Mega Crit | Release Date: 2025
The second instalment of Mega Crit’s deckbuilding game is due in 2025.
#5 Grand Theft Auto VI
Developer: Rockstar Games | Release Date: 2025
Take-Two says Grand Theft Auto VI is on track for fall 2025 but it could be a much longer wait for the currently unconfirmed PC version.
#6 Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Developer: Kojima Productions | Release Date: 2025
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach is expected in 2025.
#7 Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
Developer: Warhorse Studios | Release Date: February 4, 2025
The show revealed that Kingdom Come: Deliverance II will launch a whole week early on February 4 next year.
#8 Avowed
Developer: Obsidian Entertainment | Release Date: February 18, 2025
Carrie Patel, Game Director for Avowed at Obsidian answered 60 seconds of quick-fire questions on the upcoming first person fantasy RPG.
#9 Wanderstop
Developer: Ivy Road | Release Date: March 2025
Wanderstop creator Davey Wreden chatted with the show about how his project morphed into something both comforting and complicated.
#10 The Thing: Remastered
Developer: Nightdive Studios | Release Date: Today
You can play The Thing Remastered, a fresh makeover for the 2002 horror classic, right now.
#11 Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater
Developer: Konami | Release Date: TBD
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater looks phenomenal from what Konami has shown.
#12 Light No Fire
Developer: Hello Games | Release Date: TBD
The creative force behind No Man’s Sky, Hello Games, is headed back into the survival game arena with Light No Fire, but this time, your massive sandbox will take place on a single fantasy planet.
#13 Atomfall
Developer: Rebellion | Release Date: March 27, 2025
Atomfall looks like it has all the hallmarks of a great survival game, but instead of just any old post-nuclear disaster, it’s a British nuclear disaster.
#14 Project 007
Developer: IO Interactive | Release Date: TBD
“Project 007” isn’t even the game’s final name and for now all we know is that it’s from the Hitman developers, IO Interactive.
#15 Skate.
Developer: Full Circle | Release Date: 2025
The series is coming back as simply “Skate.” in early access next year as a free-to-play game from some of the same folks who created the original.
#16 Witchbrook
Developer: Chucklefish | Release Date: TBD
There’s something about 2D pixel art that’s just good for the soul, and just based on the screenshots, Witchbrook has the formula perfected.
#17 Dune: Awakening
Developer: Funcom | Release Date: Early 2025
Dune: Awakening is an open world survival MMO from Funcom, the same studio behind Conan Exiles, and that’s reason enough to keep it on the radar.
#18 Mafia: The Old Country
Developer: Hangar 13 | Release Date: 2025
Hangar 13 is taking its series way back to the Mafia’s beginnings in Sicily, and here’s hoping it delivers another memorable PC gaming city.
#19 Menace
Developer: Overhype Studios | Release Date: 2025
Menace is from Overhype Studios, the same developer behind Battle Brothers. Overhype confirmed Menace is out next year and shared a new trailer to detail its sci-fi skirmishes.
#20 Perfect Dark
Developer: The Initiative | Release Date: TBD
The sequel to Rare’s original N64 game popped up earlier this year during the Xbox Showcase. Here’s hoping this one squeezes into a 2025 window.
#21 Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector
Developer: Jump Over the Age | Release Date: January 2025
The next Citizen Sleeper is just around the corner, launching sometime next month. The Jump Over the Age developer sat down to chat with the show about some of the new features in Citizen Sleeper 2.
#22 Crescent County
Developer: Electric Saint | Release Date: TBD
“Witch tech” looks as cool as it sounds, and Crescent County is all about it with tricked out brooms and fancy, witchy time powers. Toss that in with a bit of flirting, racing, and decorating more cozy dwellings, and it’s easy to see why this one makes the cut.
#23 Control 2
Developer: Remedy Entertainment | Release Date: TBD
Knowledge of Control 2 begins and ends with “Control 2 is happening,” but Remedy’s pedigree is more than enough to land it on a 25 Most Wanted list any year.
#24 Killing Floor
Developer: Tripwire Interactive | Release Date: Early 2025
The next Killing Floor takes its hellish co-op horde shooter to 2091. During the show developer Tripwire Interactive shared a little news regarding some old friends, the Husks.
#25 Judas
Developer: Ghost Story Games | Release Date: TBD
Ken Levine, the creative director on BioShock and BioShock Infinite, has another narrative FPS in the works with his team at Ghost Story Games. Judas is a story of forging new alliances or enemies, but it’s all happening within a doomed starship.
The PC Gaming Show Most Wanted is voted for by a group of more than 80 industry luminaries including Abubakar Salim (Surgent Studios), Anna Hollinrake (Electric Saint), Brenda and John Romero (Romero Games), Brian Fargo (InXile Entertainment), Cuddle_Core (professional esports player), Dave Oshry (New Blood Interactive), Dean Hall (RocketWerkz), Devora Wilde (actor), Tanya DePass (Monolith Productions) and Tanya X. Short (Kitfox Games); alongside content creators AnnieFuchsia, CohhCarnage, DansGaming, DieHardDiva, Esfand, Day[9]TV and MissMikkaa.
The 120-minute show also featured new trailers, announcements, and behind the scenes visits to studios around the world, including:
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A new trailer from The Game Bakers for their survival climber, Cairn
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More on genre-defying atmospheric puzzle adventure, Blue Prince from Dogubomb and Raw Fury
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A new trailer for epic magical adventure Eternal Strands from Yellow Brick Games
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Ex Kindred Aerospace CEO Martin Tweed will share an important announcement about Revenge of the Savage Planet
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Something special from breakout indie developer Strange Scaffold, creators of El Paso, Elsewhere and CLICKOLDING and I am Your Beast
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A special look at EVE Frontier, a new space survival simulation.
PC Gaming Show Most Wanted was presented in partnership with PC Game Pass, 2K, Midwest Games, CCP Games, Robot Entertainment, Big Blue Sky Games, Shiro Games, Secret Mode, Can Can Can a Man, Playstack, Fall Damage, Raw Fury, PLAYERUNKNOWN Productions, Nordcurrent Labs, Hawkswell, Pahdo Labs, Raccoon Logic, Joystick Ventures, VOID Interactive, Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, Yellow Brick Games, Irregular Shapes, Humble Games, Triple Espresso, Red Barrels, PlaySide Studios, Ancient Machine, Digital Sun, Embark Studios, Saber Interactive, ESDigital Games and Intel.
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Bridging the gap between functional hardware and considered design, Phantum debuts its first line of high-performance mousepads. The collection is built for users who demand precision but won’t compromise on aesthetics. Developed in Paris by founders Amine G. and Victor B., the mousepads combine minimalist design with carefully selected materials and collectible elements, positioning the product as a functional tool and a design object.
Created for gamers and digital creatives, Phantum’s mousepads emphasize tactile performance while remaining visually restrained. The surfaces are crafted using Japanese Poron and advanced fabrics chosen for their durability, responsiveness, and sensory qualities. Each product is designed to enhance, not distract from, the overall composition of a desk setup.
The company’s visual language draws on space, transparency, and disappearance themes, an intentional move to create objects that integrate flawlessly into a work or play environment. “Every detail reflects our DNA: clean, sharp, and futuristic,” said co-founder Amine G., whose tech-focused YouTube channel, MRG TECH, has built a following of over 200,000 subscribers. “We create tools that disappear under the hand but leave a lasting impression through design, feel, and finish.”
Phantum’s founders launched the brand after finding few products that met their standards for both performance and design integrity. The debut line is only the beginning: the team is developing glass mousepads and matching performance sleeves, with plans to expand into a broader ecosystem of desk essentials. Each new release will continue to feature collectible packaging designed to add narrative value rather than act as decoration.
Though recently launched, Phantum is already drawing attention beyond France, particularly in Latin America, where design-conscious gamers have begun to integrate the mousepads into their setups. The first collection is now available on phantum.co, with new formats and accessories to follow.
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Asia
CyberPowerPC India launches ‘Play Guarantee’ campaign for a transparent and gamer-first experience
In a market where gamers often make high-investment purchases without knowing exactly how their machine will perform until they bring it home and install a game, CyberPowerPC India is changing the game. With the Play Guarantee, CyberPowerPC India reinforces its confidence in the performance and reliability of its systems, offering buyers added assurance that what they receive will meet or exceed expectations. This is a first-of-its-kind offer in India’s custom PC market.
Every system sold under the Play Guarantee will be built using 100% brand-new parts sourced from authorized manufacturers. Each PC will come pre-installed with a genuine and activated version of Microsoft Windows at the BIOS level, ensuring users avoid post-purchase license issues or hidden software costs.
Additionally, customers will receive one year of on-site support, with certified technicians dispatched to their location for repairs or replacements, eliminating the need for long shipping delays or third-party service centers. Before dispatch, all the PCs undergo rigorous stress testing using global industry benchmarks to ensure performance integrity across GPU, CPU, thermals, and memory.
Vishal Parekh, Chief Operating Officer, CyberPowerPC India commented,“As more Indian gamers upgrade to high-performance PCs, trust becomes a critical factor. Gamers shouldn’t have to take a leap of faith when buying a PC. They should know what they’re getting and know it works right out of the box. We at CyberPowerPC India always believed in transparency, may it be sharing FPS benchmarks before purchase or building with only brand-new components. The ‘Play Guarantee’ campaign aligns perfectly with our commitment to building a credible, consumer-first ecosystem in Indian PC gaming, especially as the community becomes more competitive and discerning.”
According to a NeoGrowth study, 54% of Indian consumers prefer offline shopping due to the assurance of authenticity and product quality, underscoring a strong demand for transparency in purchase decisions. CyberPowerPC India’s ‘Play Ready’ campaign aims to replicate this confidence in the online custom PC market.
This campaign follows the company’s recent efforts to strengthen grassroots esports infrastructure, including its partnership with Indian esports organization Orangutan to power ApeCity, a dedicated esports arena in Navi Mumbai, with high-performance systems.
As part of its ongoing investment in the growth of India’s PC gaming market, CyberPowerPC India is also working to make high-performance gaming setups more accessible to a wider range of gamers. With the launch of its ‘Play Ready’ campaign, the company aims to foster a gaming culture built on transparency, trust, and a seamless user experience.
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In the latest round of Prototype Funding, Gamecity Hamburg, part of Hamburg Kreativ Gesellschaft, supports six promising digital games with up to 80,000 euros each as a non-repayable grant. This funding enables start-ups in Hamburg and supports companies in developing marketable prototypes. In addition, start-ups and developers can apply for Gamecity Hamburg’s Games Lift Incubator until June 10: https://www.gamecity-hamburg.de/de/inkubator/
The awarding committee selected projects with the greatest market potential from the many applications. Including this seventh round of funding, the development of 37 prototypes has been supported as part of Prototype Funding since 2020. The application phase for the next Prototype Funding round will start in spring 2026.
“The high quality of the projects submitted to this funding round led to an intensive decision process within the awarding committee. The funded projects show a wide variety of genres, ideas, and teams. With the Prototype Funding, we are supporting established companies and up-and-coming start-ups in Hamburg as a games location,” commented Dennis Schoubye, Head of Gamecity Hamburg and member of the awarding committee.
The 2025 funding recipients were selected by the awarding committee, consisting of Hamburg industry experts Nina Müller (VP Publishing & Development Services, Goodgame Studios), Jonas Hüsges (Publishing Director, Daedalic Entertainment), Valentina Birke (Director Indie Arena Booth / Super Crowd Entertainment), Michael Schade (CEO & Co-Founder ROCKFISH Games) and Dennis Schoubye (Head of Gamecity Hamburg).
The Funded Projects 2025
- NeverLight by Nightless Games – € 80,000
- Pet Universe by Tivola Games – € 80,000
- Space Station Manager by gameXcite – € 80,000
- Unbreachable by Buckfish – € 72,000
- Deep Fog Signals by Symmetry Break Studio – € 32,000
- Cosmic Run by Zinktank Labs – € 30,000
NeverLight by Nightless Games
NeverLight is a dark, cooperative role-playing game with fantasy and extraction elements, in which up to three players act as hunters in an endless night in search of terrifying monsters and collect valuable loot. The game combines monster hunting with the excitement of having to bring each reward to safety with the team to receive it.
Pet Universe by Tivola Games
In the 3D animal shelter simulation “Pet Universe”, players build their animal shelter from the ground up, organize animal care, collect donations, and design the shelter grounds according to their own ideas. The aim is to care for the animals with their individual needs and to find them a loving home.
Space Station Manager by gameXcite
In this strategy building game with real-time space battles, players manage a space station that serves as a base for spaceships, battles, recruitment, and a strategy hub for missions. In addition to organizing the base, players manage their limited resources and various upgrades, improve crew morals, and explore the galaxy with their individual fleets.
Unbreachable by Buckfish
In the multiplayer strategy game “Unbreachable”, players build a fortress in each run that competes with ten castles of rival players. Players strategically construct the different fortress buildings to increase attack power or minimize weaknesses to climb the leaderboard in competition with other players.
Deep Fog Signals by Symmetry Break Studio
In this sci-fi horror game with puzzle mechanics, players are trapped in the communication room of a remote research station during a toxic storm. To escape, they must coordinate the various crew members, decipher cryptic transmissions, and complete the research as the threatening situation escalates over several days.
Cosmic Run by Zinktank Labs
In this humorous and fast-paced roguelite, players fight their way through space with their ship in order to escape from a capitalist alien dictatorship. Weapons, shields, upgrades for the engine, and customization of the ship determine the narrative of the game. Depending on the character chosen, the course of the game and the story told vary in several runs.
All detailed information on the teams and games can be found at: https://gamecity-hamburg.de/funding/#Funded_Projects_2025
Developers, start-ups, and companies from Hamburg were able to apply for Gamecity Hamburg’s prototype funding from March 3 to April 7. In 2024, Gamecity Hamburg introduced a diversity checklist when applying for prototype funding, the answers to which can optionally be used by the awarding committee in the evaluation process.
The next application phase for prototype funding will start in spring 2026.
Further funding opportunities through Gamecity Hamburg
Each year, the Games Lift Incubator supports five teams, developers, and start-ups in the development of digital games. In addition to € 15,000 in start-up funding, the recipients receive a comprehensive coaching and mentoring program with international experts as well as workshops and follow-up individual support. Since 2024, the program has also included a visit to an international industry event.
Teams and developers can currently apply for the Games Lift Incubator until June 10.
All information can be found at: https://gamecity-hamburg.de/incubator/apply-now/
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