Summer 2025 Video Game Previews: 10 Upcoming Titles from Artribune
Artribune has compiled a selection of 10 anticipated video games revealed during the Summer Game Fest 2025, which featured State of Play and the MIX Summer Game Showcase. Among the highlighted games is 'Airframe Ultra,' a sci-fi racing title from Videocult and Akupara Games for Windows. Additionally, 'Baby Steps,' developed by Gabe Cuzzillo and others, is scheduled for release on September 8, 2025, for Windows and PS5. 'Cairn,' created by The Game Bakers, is set to launch on November 5, 2025, for Windows and PS5. The award-winning 'Consume Me' by Jenny Jiao Hsia and team will be available on September 25, 2025, for Windows and Mac. Other upcoming titles include 'Downhill,' 'Prison of Husks,' 'The Little Tomb,' 'Wander Stars,' and 'Winnie's Hole,' all expected in 2025 or later.
Key facts
- Artribune selected 10 upcoming video games from Summer Game Fest 2025 events.
- Airframe Ultra by Videocult and Akupara Games is a sci-fi racing game with retro graphics and splitscreen multiplayer.
- Baby Steps by Gabe Cuzzillo, Maxi Boch, Bennett Foddy, and Devolver Digital releases September 8, 2025, for Windows and PS5.
- Bernband by Tom van den Boogaart and Sokpop Collective is a walking simulator remake set in an alien metropolis.
- Cairn by The Game Bakers is a climbing game releasing November 5, 2025, for Windows and PS5.
- Consume Me won three awards at the 2025 Independent Games Festival: Seumas McNally Grand Prize, Nuovo Award, and Wings Award.
- Consume Me by Jenny Jiao Hsia et al. releases September 25, 2025, for Windows and Mac.
- Downhill by Sisterhood Games is a fantasy RPG about player-character relationships, funded via Kickstarter, targeting late 2026.
- Prison of Husks by Glass Head Dolls is a soulslike with PS1 aesthetics, developed by a trans woman, funded by WINGS.
- The Little Tomb: The Maholova Club and the Search for a Dead Body by CavyHouse and Playism releases in 2025 for Windows.
- Wander Stars by Paper Castle Games and Fellow Traveller is a shonen anime-inspired game with word-combination combat, releasing August 1, 2025, for PC and Nintendo Switch.
- Winnie's Hole by Twice Different is a horror roguelite deckbuilder featuring a mutated Winnie the Pooh, releasing in 2025 for Windows.
Entities
Artists
- Matteo Lupetti
- Gabe Cuzzillo
- Maxi Boch
- Bennett Foddy
- Tom van den Boogaart
- Jenny Jiao Hsia
- AP Thomson
- Jie En Lee
- Violet W-P
- Ken "coda" Snyder
- Tammy "hexosphere" Morley
- Apno Delgado
- Sam Lamont
- Akira Toriyama
- Rhys Frake-Waterfield
- Richard Panek
Institutions
- Artribune
- Videocult
- Akupara Games
- Devolver Digital
- Sokpop Collective
- The Game Bakers
- Hexecutable
- Sisterhood Games
- Glass Head Dolls
- WINGS
- CavyHouse
- Playism
- Active Gaming Media
- Paper Castle Games
- Fellow Traveller
- Twice Different
- Sony PlayStation
- Media Indie Exchange (MIX)
- Independent Games Festival
- Kickstarter
- FromSoftware
- Nintendo
- Kojima Productions
- Sony
- 505 Games
- Don’t Nod
- Odd Meter
- 11 bit studios
- Superbrothers
- Capybara Games
- Jim Guthrie
- LWMedia
- Rock, Paper, Shotgun
- Raffaello Cortina Editore
Locations
- Italy
- Japan
- Windows
- PlayStation 5
- Nintendo Switch
- Mac