🕹️ Everything Announced at the Future Games Show Spring Showcase
The Future Games Show Spring Showcase and the brand-new FGS Live from GDC just dropped a massive lineup of announcements, world premieres, and updates across all genres of gaming. Hosted by gaming icons Jennifer English (Shadowheart, Baldur’s Gate 3) and Nolan North (Nathan Drake, Uncharted), this was one of the most exciting indie-meets-AAA showcases we’ve seen so far in 2025.
Couldn’t catch the stream live? No worries—we’ve got you covered.
🎥 Watch all the trailers now on the FGS YouTube Channel, or head to the Steam Sale and Epic Games Store to wishlist your favorites.
🔥 Major Highlights & World Premieres
🏝️ Lost Rift (World Premiere)
A supernatural survival game with PvP and PvPvE mechanics, set on a mysterious desert island. Coming to Steam Early Access later this year.
🗡️ Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Meet Maelle, a rapier-wielding survivor voiced by Jennifer English in this stylized, turn-based RPG. Drops April 24 on PC, PlayStation, and Xbox.
🧪 Animal Use Protocol
From the creators of the STASIS series, comes a creepy survival horror-puzzle game starring a genius chimp and their rat sidekick. Coming soon to PC.
⚔️ Onimusha 2: Samurai’s Destiny (Remaster)
Remastered with a brand-new "Hell" difficulty. Lands on May 23 for PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and Switch.
🤖 Nitro Gen Omega
Build a mech, load it with mercenaries, and dive into tactical turn-based battles. Coming to PC in 2025.
🧩 The Remake of the End of the Greatest RPG of All Time
Yes, that’s the full title. A metafictional deduction puzzle game. Demo hits April 25.
🧟 I Hate This Place (World Premiere)
Bloober Team + Skybound bring the Kyle Starks comic to life as an open-world survival horror. PC release coming in 2025.
🎭 Once Upon A Puppet
A puzzle platformer where you guide a marionette through fate-altering adventures. Coming April 23 to PC and consoles.
🌌 INAYAH - Life After Gods
Explore the ruins of a high-tech civilization in this mysterious Metroidvania. Launching later this month on PC.
🦖 Deathground
Dinosaur survival horror at its most intense. New gameplay trailer dropped—releasing later this year on PC.
🏆 Ones to Watch
South of Midnight – A mystical Deep South action-adventure. Releases April 8 on Xbox & PC.
Kingmakers – Bring guns to a sword fight in this wild time-bending siege simulator. Coming to PC in 2025.
REANIMAL – Escape a haunted island with your sibling. Coming soon to PC & consoles.
🎮 Other Notables You Don’t Wanna Miss
System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster – Coming June 26 to PC & consoles.
GOG Preservation Program – More classics like Silent Hill 4 and Fallout 2 are being saved for the future.
Mandragora – Dark fantasy action RPG. Coming April 17 to PC, PS, and Xbox.
Chains of Freedom – Tactical shooter. Launching April 15.
Finding Frankie – Parkour horror platformer with animatronics. Hits April 15 on consoles.
Mecha BREAK – Open Beta coming soon. Multiplayer mech combat at its finest.
Cronos: The New Dawn – Bloober Team’s new survival horror thriller with time travel. Releasing 2025.
🆕 All-New World Premieres
Shelf Heroes – Toy Story vibes meet roguelite shooter + deckbuilding.
Romestead – Rebuild Rome... while fighting zombies? Wishlist now.
Elsewhere Electric – VR/mobile co-op puzzle experience. Coming Summer 2025.
RAEV Kingdom on the Distant Shores – Cartoon city builder with a kingdom of foxes.
Frosthaven – Digital version of the beloved tabletop game is on the way.
🎶 And There’s More…
From Fretless: The Wrath of Riffson (a musical RPG) to Stand-Alone (a cyberpunk shooter where you absorb enemy skills), the showcase had something for every kind of gamer. Whether you're into horror, tactics, city-building, or cozy train simulators (Locomoto is adorable btw—drops April 8), your 2025 gaming calendar just got packed.
💬 Which game are you most hyped for? Join the convo in the comments or hit us up on socials. And don't forget to wishlist your favorites to support the devs!
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