New video games you shouldn’t miss in February 2025

The first month of 2025 is already behind us, and February is bringing a fresh wave of exciting game releases. Avowed, Obsidian Entertainment’s next big RPG set in the Pillars of Eternity universe is one of the most anticipated titles this month.

You’ll explore the Living Lands of Eora, a world filled with lush forests, barren deserts, and mysterious caves. As an envoy from the Aedyr Empire, your mission is to uncover the truth behind the Dream Scourge, a deadly plague threatening the region.

But February has more to offer, including Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, which takes Goro Majima on a high-seas pirate adventure in Hawaii. You’ll lead a crew, hunt for treasure, and dive into chaotic battles across open waters.

Meanwhile, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 picks up Henry’s story, pulling you deeper into the brutal conflicts of medieval Bohemia. And for strategy fans, Civilization 7 is making a grand return with new mechanics, a fresh approach to eras, and the power to shape the future of civilisation itself. Here’s a closer look at all the games hitting shelves this February! 

Top video game releases for February 2025

Ambulance Life: A Paramedic Simulator

Avowed

Civilization 7

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 

Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii

Monster Hunter Wilds 

1. Ambulance Life: A Paramedic Simulator

Ambulance Life: A Paramedic Simulator is a high-stakes simulation game that brings the intense world of emergency medical services to life. From the creators of Police Simulator: Patrol Officers, this game lets you step into the role of a paramedic in the bustling city of San Pelícano. You’ll race through traffic, respond to accidents, and handle emergencies across three districts—the business hub, industrial zone, and historic quarters. 

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Every call is different, from minor cuts to life-threatening burns after a petrol station explosion. With over 50 types of injuries and 19 medical tools, including oxygen masks and stethoscopes, you’ll need quick thinking and steady hands to keep patients alive. Ambulance Life: A Paramedic Simulator launches on February 6, 2025, for PS5, Xbox, and PC. 

2. Avowed

Obsidian Entertainment has earned its reputation for crafting deep, narrative-driven RPGs,  like Pillars of Eternity and The Outer Worlds. Now, with Avowed, they’re bringing that same magic to a new action RPG set in the familiar world of Eora. In Avowed, you play as “The Envoy,”  a “godlike” representative of the Aedyr Empire, sent to the Living Lands to investigate the deadly Dream Scourge plague.  

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As you explore hand-crafted zones, from lush forests to barren deserts, you’ll uncover the dark secrets poisoning the land. You can fully customise your character and choose your combat style, whether it’s slicing through enemies with a sword, casting massive spells, or wielding both pistols and wands. And like any Obsidian game, your choices matter, how you interact with NPCs and shape your relationships with companions will impact everything around you. Avowed drops on February 18, 2025, for Xbox Series X/S, Windows PC, and Xbox Game Pass. 

3. Civilization 7

The legendary Civilization series is back with Civilization VII, and it’s bringing some exciting changes. Firaxis has introduced a fresh three-act structure, where you’ll guide your civilisation through three distinct ages, Antiquity, Exploration, and Modern, with a new civilisation and leader in each era.

You might start by ruling ancient Egypt in Antiquity, then shift to Spain in the Exploration era and eventually command the French Empire in the Modern age. A cool new feature is the “Crisis Events” that pop up at the end of each era.  

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These challenges can completely change the course of your civilisation’s development, and to tackle them, you’ll pick Crisis Policies that ramp up the difficulty during the final turns of each age. Civilization VII also shakes up leadership by letting you play as philosophers, religious figures, and scientists, not just traditional rulers. It’ll be available on multiple platforms, including Windows, macOS, Linux, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and Steam Deck, with crossplay support for multiplayer. 

4. Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2

The long-awaited sequel to 2018’s Kingdom Come: Deliverance, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 picks up where the first game left off, with Henry, now a seasoned knight, defending King Wenceslaus IV against Sigismund of Luxembourg during the 15th-century Bohemian civil war. The sequel builds on the original’s focus on historical accuracy and realism while adding new features like crossbows and early firearms that you can even use while mounted. Your choices will shape Henry’s journey, influencing how NPCs react and how his relationships evolve, including with the returning Sir Hans Capon. 

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The game also introduces new dialogue options like Coercion and Dominate, giving you more ways to control conversations. Set in a world twice the size of the original, you’ll explore two massive areas: the lush Bohemian Paradise and the silver-rich city of Kutná Hora. Fans of the first game’s brutal, skill-based combat will be happy to know the directional combat system is back, plus there’s an even deeper crafting system to dive into. Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 wraps up Henry’s story on February 4, 2025, for PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.

5. Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii

Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii takes the Yakuza series in a bold new direction with Goro Majima leading a pirate adventure. Picking up after the events of 2024’s Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Majima wakes up on Rich Island with no memory of his past. Embracing his new pirate persona, he leads a crew in search of treasure, all while uncovering clues about his forgotten past. Along for the ride is a quirky cast, including a boy named Noah and a mix of pirates, ex-yakuza, and islanders.  

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The game keeps the classic beat ’em up combat, but now Majima can switch between two stances: Mad Dog, for fast and brutal moves, and Sea Dog, where he wields dual cutlasses and pistols for some serious pirate action. The real treat, though, is the ship combat, wherein Majima can upgrade his ship, the Goromaru, take on enemy ships in naval battles, and board them to defeat rival crews. On top of that, the game brings back fan-favorite minigames and adds new ones like Masaru’s Love Journey. Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza promises a wild ride when it releases on February 21, 2025. 

6. Monster Hunter Wilds

Monster Hunter Wilds is the exciting next chapter in the series, taking players to the massive, ever-changing world of the “Forbidden Lands.” You’ll play as a customisable Hunter on a mission to track down a missing expedition party.

The game features a seamless open world, letting you explore areas like the Windward Plains and Scarlet Forest without any annoying loading screens.  The gameplay sticks to what fans love, tracking, hunting, and battling powerful monsters to gather materials for new weapons, armor, and gear.

New tools like the Seikret mount make it easier to explore and fight. The combat system gets a nice upgrade with Focus Mode for precise strikes and more ways to use the environment to your advantage, like triggering natural hazards or battling apex predators during seasonal changes. Monster Hunter Wilds drops on February 28, 2025, for Windows PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S. 

Other games to check out in February 2025:

There’s more coming in February! Here’s the full lineup of all the new video game releases hitting in February 2025: 

A Game About Digging a Hole (PC) – February 7 

Amber Isle (Switch) – February 13 

Avowed (PC, Xbox Series X|S) – February 18 

Big Helmet Heroes (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch) – February 6 

Civilization 7 (PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Switch) – February 11 

Cladun X3 (PS5, PS4, Switch) – February 27 

Crystar (PS5) – February 27 

Date Everything (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch) – February 14 

Die in the Dungeon (PC) – February 21 

Drinkrime (PC) – February TBC 

Godzilla Voxel Wars (Switch) – February 20 

Hyperdevotion Noire: Goddess Black Heart (Switch) – February 13 

Kingdom Come: Deliverance II (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S) – February 4 

Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii (PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One) – February 21 

Lost Records: Bloom & Rage Tape 1 (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S) – February 18 

Medabots Survivors (iOS, Android) – February 28 

Midnight Murder Club (PC) – February TBC 

Monster Hunter Wilds (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S) – February 28 

Morsels (PC, PS5, Switch) – February TBC 

Ninja Five-O (PC, PS5, PS4, Switch) – February 25 

On Your Tail (Switch) – February TBC 

PGA Tour 2K25 (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S) – February 28 

Project Tachyon (PC) – February 14 

Recall: Empty Wishes (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch) – February 13 

Rift of the NecroDancer (PC) – February 5 

Rogue Waters (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch) – February 4 

Slime Heroes (PC, Xbox Series X|S, Switch) – February 13 

Sworn (PC) – February 6 

The King of Fighters 13: Global Match (PC) – February 20 

The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak 2 (PC, PS5, PS4, Switch) – February 14 

Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered (PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Switch) – February 14 

Urban Myth Dissolution Center (PC, PS5, Switch) – February 13 

Yu-Gi-Oh: Early Days Collection (PC, Switch) – February 27