After a brutal year for the video game industry, 2025 is looking brighter and much busier — if only because Rockstar Games plans to release Grand Theft Auto 6 in 2025, and Nintendo promises to deliver the Switch 2 and a bunch of new games to launch with it.

Indie games excelled in 2024, but that doesn’t mean we can’t continue the trend in 2025. Here’s a sneak peek into some of the most anticipated indie games hitting virtual shelves in 2025. From cozy farming adventures to intricate life simulations, there’s something for everyone this year.

Grand Theft Auto VI, the latest entry in Rockstar’s crime opus, and the Switch 2, Nintendo’s follow-up to its beloved 2017 console. Beyond these two gargantuan events — and event really is the word — the year is set to deliver new entries in the Doom and Fable franchises,