All the Announcements at the June 2025 PlayStation State of Play

Lumines Arise

• Developer — Enhance
• Publisher — Enhance
• Release Date — TBA 2025

The showcase kicked off with the upcoming latest entry in the excellent Lumines series, Lumines Arise. Coming from developer Enhance, Lumines Arise is the first new entry in Sony’s addictive puzzle series in years, and its stunning visuals and music are exactly what you would expect from the team behind Tetris Effect. There’s no set release date yet, but Lumines Arise is set to arrive sometime later this year.

Pragmata

• Developer — Capcom
• Publisher — Capcom
• Release Date — 2026

After a long period of silence, Capcom’s Pragmata made a bold reappearance at the June 2025 State of Play showcase with a brand new trailer and a release window. This upcoming action game looks to blend some intense action and mech fighting with an escort mission, and the first real slices of gameplay in the new trailer make the wait for its eventual 2026 release hard to bear.

Romeo is a Dead Man

• Developer — Grasshopper Manufacture
• Publisher — NetEase Games
• Release Date — 2026

It’s been a while since one-of-a-kind game designer Suda51 has worked on a new project (the last being No More Heroes III), and his and Grasshopper Manufacture’s next game made its triumphant debut at yesterday’s State of Play showcase. Dubbed Romeo is a Dead Man, this absolutely bonkers-looking action game promises to be the most violent and surreal Suda51 title yet, complete with an impressive mix of visual and gameplay styles to accompany its time-hopping storyline.

Silent Hill f

• Developer — NeoBards Entertainment
• Publisher — Konami
• Release Date — September 25, 2025

After an initial reveal earlier in the year, we finally got a deeper dive into the gameplay and a release date for the excellent-looking Silent Hill f. The Silent Hill franchise is experiencing a bit of a renaissance right now thanks to the excellent remake of Silent Hill 2, so to get such a promising new entry in the series so soon is a boon for survival horror fans. Silent Hill f looks absolutely terrifying, and we only have a few months to wait before getting to immerse ourselves in its frightening Japanese setting on September 25.

Bloodstained: The Scarlet Engagement

• Developer — ArtPlay
• Publisher — 505 Games
• Release Date — 2026

One of the most exciting announcements of the State of Play showcase, and one that was completely unexpected, was the reveal of a full-blown Bloodstained sequel. Bloodstained: The Scarlet Engagement looks to be a prequel to the events of Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, and it seems to feature some interesting perspective-shifting elements in its traversal and combat that elevate it beyond just being another Metroidvania.

Digimon Story: Time Stranger

• Developer — Media Vision
• Publisher — Bandai Namco
• Release Date — October 3, 2025

Bandai Namco’s Digimon series is making a comeback this fall with the upcoming Digimon Story: Time Stranger, an RPG with monster-taming elements that’s set to go head-to-head with Nintendo and Game Freak’s Pokémon Legends: Z-A. The Digimon games have a pretty fervent cult following, and the anticipation around Time Stranger from longtime fans makes it one that RPG players should keep an eye on.

Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles

• Developer — Square Enix
• Publisher — Square Enix
• Release Date — September 30, 2025

After months of rumors suggesting its existence, Square Enix revealed that the Final Fantasy Tactics remaster is indeed real and will be arriving later this year on September 30. Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles is a faithful remaster of the PS1 turn-based tactics classic that retains the core gameplay and visuals of the original but adds in modern touches like voice acting and some quality of life improvements. Best of all, it contains the entire original version of the game as well, finally bringing the title to modern hardware.

Baby Steps

• Developer — Bennet Foddy, Gabe Cuzzillo, Maxi Boch
• Publisher — Devolver Digital
• Release Date — September 8, 2025

Australian video game developer Bennet Foddy made a name for himself with iconic titles like QWOP and Getting Over It, and he’s now back with the incredible-looking Baby Steps. Supposedly one of the funniest games to have ever been produced, Baby Steps is about learning how to walk, and it’s apparently just as ridiculous a premise for a game as it sounds in action. We already knew about Baby Steps before the State of Play showcase, but the title now has a confirmed release date of September 8.

Hirogami

• Developer — Bandai Namco Singapore
• Publisher — Kakehashi Games
• Release Date — September 3, 2025

One of the more unique titles revealed during the State of Play showcase, Hirogami is a new title from Bandai Namco’s Singapore studio that looks amazing. Taking on the form of several different animals, each of which is used in slightly different gameplay scenarios, you must make your way through a colorful paper world in platforming, flying, and shooting sections. This one will be out on September 3 for both PS5 and PC.

Everybody’s Golf Hot Shots

• Developer — Bandai Namco
• Publisher — Bandai Namco
• Release Date — September 5, 2025

Back in the PS1 and PS2 eras, Hot Shots Golf (Everybody’s Golf in Japan) was one of the better golf games, and the series is set to make its return on September 5. This new entry, Everybody’s Golf Hot Shots, combines the cross-cultural naming conventions of the series into a single title, and looks to be the same fun, arcade-style take on the sport that its previous iterations were.

Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound

• Developer — The Game Kitchen
• Publisher — Dotemu, Joystick
• Release Date — July 31, 2025

Blasphemous developer The Game Kitchen has been known to be working on the next 2D Ninja Gaiden game for some time, but yesterday, we finally got an official release date for Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound. Thankfully, we won’t need to wait too much longer before getting to play the next entry in the Ninja Gaiden saga, as Ragebound will launch in just a few weeks on July 21, 2025.

Cairn

• Developer — The Game Bakers
• Publisher — The Game Bakers
• Release Date — November 5, 2025

The Game Bakers’ Cairn is another one that’s been on our radar for a while now, and it finally has an official release date of November 5. This serene climbing simulator looks to do a better job of replicating the actual mechanics and safety precautions necessary for mountain climbing, and its visual style is breathtaking. There’s a demo that’s currently playable to check the game out ahead of its release later in the year.

Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection

• Developer — Digital Eclipse
• Publisher — Warner Bros. Games
• Release Date — TBA 2025

Digital Eclipse is quickly becoming one of the most important studios working in game preservation, and its next collection is a doozy. Following its work on Atari50 and Tetris Forever, Digital Eclipse’s next game is Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection, which, like those other collections, includes both a hefty roster of playable classic titles and a full feature-length documentary on the series’ history and legacy.

Project Defiant

There are plenty of third-party fight sticks available for the PlayStation 4 that are incompatible with the PS5, creating a need for Sony to develop its own first-party solution. Yesterday’s State of Play showcase revealed Project Defiant as Sony’s official fight stick for the PS5, and it looks incredible. As it turns out, the reveal of the official PS5 fight stick was just half of the equation for fighting game fans to get excited about from the June 2025 State of Play.

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater

• Developer — Konami, Virtuous
• Publisher — Konami
• Release Date — August 28, 2025

The upcoming remake of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, Metal Gear Solid Delta, got an extended trailer at the June 2025 State of Play, with special attention paid to the game’s returning Ape Escape mode and some more story cutscenes showing off the new visuals. August can’t come soon enough.

Nioh 3

• Developer — Team Ninja
• Publisher — Koei Tecmo
• Release Date — 2026

Team Ninja blew the doors off the State of Play showcase with the reveal and shadow drop of a demo for Nioh 3, which looks to be every bit as gorgeous and punishing as the incredible Nioh 2. The drop of a demo for the title is surprising, considering it has a 2026 release window, but early impressions indicate that it’s worth checking out to see the new gameplay tweaks like the “Ninja” combat style.

Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow

• Developer — Maze Theory
• Publisher — Vertigo Games
• Release Date — TBA 2025

A new traditional Thief game would have been a nice surprise, but instead we are getting a new Thief game that’s a VR title. Still, Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow looks pretty good, and it’s coming from a very talented studio with several great VR titles under its belt.

Tides of Tomorrow

• Developer — Digixart
• Publisher — Deep Silver, THQ Nordic
• Release Date — February 24, 2026

An apparent cross between Subnautica and BioShock, Tides of Tomorrow is an interesting title that sees you explore an ocean planet and struggle to survive, all while dealing with the ramifications of another player’s choices. This unique asymmetrical multiplayer survival game is coming early next year, and it’s seemingly bringing something new to the table through its eclectic genre mix.

Astro Bot Content

The director of Astro Bot made an appearance at the State of Play showcase to drop a couple of announcements related to the title and to thank players for their support. Not only is Astro Bot getting some new challenge levels and bots to collect, the Astro Bot DualSense controller will be available soon.

Sea of Remnants

• Developer — Joker Studio
• Publisher — NetEase Games
• Release Date — 2026

The debut trailer for Sea of Remnants looks very interesting, mostly for its incredible visual style and pirate aesthetic. While there’s not much known about the game outside of what was shown in yesterday’s reveal, the title’s art direction and action RPG gameplay are working overtime to sell it as a title worth keeping an eye on until it releases next year.

Sword of the Sea

• Developer — Giant Squid
• Publisher — Giant Squid
• Release Date — August 19, 2025

Giant Squid, makers of Abzu and The Pathless, have another atmospheric and meditative adventure game coming out soon with Sword of the Sea. The visual comparisons to classics like Journey are hard to ignore, and there’s something very cool about using a giant sword as a surfboard to cross a giant desert, so we’re excited to check this one out when it launches in August.

PlayStation Plus Announcements

The State of Play showcase took a moment yesterday to highlight several noteworthy games making their way to PS Plus in the coming months, with Remedy’s FBC Firebreak revealed as a Day 1 title for the service. Equally as exciting, though, were the reveals of titles that Sony is adding to the PS Plus Classics lineup, which include both Twisted Metal 3 and 4, Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, and the PS2 version of Deus Ex.

007 First Light

• Developer — IO Interactive
• Publisher — IO Interactive
• Release Date — 2026

While we knew that IO Interactive was working on a James Bond game, we didn’t get an official reveal trailer until yesterday’s State of Play showcase, and boy was it worth the wait. 007 First Light takes players back to the origins of the world’s greatest spy, covering his introduction to MI6 and the 00 Agent program as a young naval officer who gets wrapped up in the world of espionage. Knowing IO Interactive’s track record on the Hitman games, this is going to be one of the better titles to tackle Ian Fleming’s character.

Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls

• Developer — Arc System Works
• Publisher — PlayStation Studios
• Release Date — 2026

Closing out the State of Play showcase was the announcement of Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls, a 4v4 fighting game from the makers of Guilty Gear that looks absolutely incredible. The Marvel IP has a somewhat legendary legacy of fighting games thanks to Capcom, and Arc System Works is going into Tōkon with the intention of honoring it. That Project Defiant fight stick reveal also makes a lot more sense now, as Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls is a first-party Sony game that will be exclusive to Steam and PS5.