Metroid Prime 4 Launches This December on Switch and Switch 2

December 2025 Video Game Releases: Indie Hits, Major Titles, and Diverse Gameplay Across Platforms

  • A variety of new video games are set for release in December 2025 across multiple genres and platforms.
  • Most games are indie titles with affordable pricing, except one major release from a big publisher.
  • Highlighted games include a classic RPG sequel, a horror game banned from Steam, and a new entry in the Metroid Prime series for Nintendo Switch and Switch 2.
  • Games feature options for multiplayer, unique art styles, and innovative gameplay mechanics.

Marvel Cosmic Invasion launches December 1, 2025, and will be available on PC (Steam), Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, PlayStation 4 and 5, and Xbox One and Series X/S. This arcade-style beat-’em-up lets players choose from 15 characters, swapping between two per level, to combat the Annihilation Wave. It supports online and local cooperative play for up to four players.

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On December 2, the indie horror game Horses releases for Epic Games Store, GOG, itch.io, and the Humble Store. It follows a college student working on a farm for 14 days, featuring violent and disturbing imagery. Valve banned the title from Steam, causing notable controversy as reported here, but it remains accessible on other digital storefronts. Sleep Awake also debuts December 2 on PC (Steam), PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S. Published by the horror company Blumhouse, this title is directed by Cory Davis, known for Spec Ops: The Line, with sound design led by Robin Finck of Nine Inch Nails. Players navigate the last city on Earth, avoiding a threat called the Hush, with psychedelic visuals and live-action elements.

December 4 marks the return of the Metroid Prime series with Metroid Prime 4: Beyond for Nintendo Switch and Switch 2. This installment features a more open-world environment on the planet Viewros, including a sci-fi motorcycle for traversal and modern control options. It offers a fresh narrative starting point, making prior titles unnecessary for understanding the story.

The same day, Octopath Traveler 0 launches on Nintendo Switch, Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC (Steam). Unlike earlier games, players create their own hero and rebuild a destroyed town, with expanded story elements, voice acting, and a revised plot based on the mobile game Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent.

Also on December 4, Routine releases on PC (Steam) and Xbox Series X/S. This sci-fi horror game, developed over more than a decade, takes place on an abandoned lunar base with 1980s aesthetics, requiring players to explore and survive without waypoint markers.

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On December 8, Skate Story becomes available for PC (Steam, GOG), PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch 2. The game features an abstract experience where players control a demon skater in the underworld on a mission involving the moon. It uses stylized wireframe and polygonal graphics, differing from traditional skateboarding games.

All these games are traditional digital titles without crypto or blockchain elements.

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