If you’ve already worked your way through March’s bumper crop of releases and you don’t still have a backlog hanging around from last year (guilty as charged), then you’re probably wondering what kind of games there are to play in April.
Luckily, there are tons of new releases that are worth checking out, and while some of them are remasters of older games (that you should still play!), there are more than a few totally new titles to give your attention to as well.
Without further ado, then, here are the best games you can play in April 2025!
Croc: Legend of the Gobbos remaster (PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch – April 2nd)
We begin with one of the aforementioned remasters in the form of Croc: Legend of the Gobbos, a 3D platformer that’s getting some love courtesy of its newly-revived publisher Argonaut.
While this platformer doesn’t get quite as much love as some of its more celebrated stablemates, Croc is still a good time, especially if you’re a fan of the genre to which it belongs (and we very much are, so we’re looking forward to this one).
Expect lots of collectibles, plenty of varied stages, and some seriously cute mascot platforming, as well as some enhancements and improvements (bye bye, tank controls!).
South of Midnight (PC, Xbox Series – April 8th)
The newest game from Contrast and We Happy Few developer Compulsion Games, South of Midnight is an action game set in a rather fascinating-looking fictional Deep South.
As Hazel, you’ll battle lots of creepy-crawly enemies, use your magical powers to solve puzzles and traverse levels, and discover South of Midnight’s strange but effective visual style.
Compulsion describes the game as a “folktale for modern times”, so while it might lack the expansive open worlds of some of its peers, it should make up for that in terms of storytelling and focus.
Promise Mascot Agency (PC, PS5, Xbox Series, Switch – April 10th)
Promise Mascot Agency is the latest game from Paradise Killer’s Kaizen Game Works, and it revolves around disgraced yakuza Michi, who must “turn a bankrupt mascot agency into a profitable enterprise”.
Appropriately enough, the game looks to take influence from the Like a Dragon (formerly known as Yakuza) series, and it even boasts the involvement of that series’ legendary voice actor Takaya Kuroda.
If you’ve played Paradise Killer, you’ll probably know what to expect here; an offbeat, unusual open world with plenty of weird characters to meet and fun activities to pursue.
Lost Records: Bloom & Rage Tape 2 (PC, PS5, Xbox Series – April 15th)
The first part of Don’t Nod’s latest adventure Lost Records: Bloom & Rage came out back in February, and the second half of the game is due to debut in April, having been delayed a little from its original date.
Like the first half, you can expect plenty of Don’t Nod’s signature adventure shenanigans; it probably won’t be too heavy on the gameplay front, but you’ve probably come to expect that if you’re a fan of the studio.
Hopefully, we’ll get a satisfying conclusion to the story part one told so effectively, and the game will help Don’t Nod turn its fortunes around after a tough couple of years.
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (PS5 – April 17th)
Alright, alright, we’re cheating a little bit with this one, we admit. Indiana Jones and the Great Circle has already been out on Xbox and PC for a while, but it’s finally coming to PS5 in April.
If you’ve yet to experience Indy’s latest gaming adventure, it’s pretty much as close to the movies as you’re going to get in terms of tone and atmosphere, so if you’re a fan of Indiana Jones, you’re in luck.
While it doesn’t have the propulsive action of MachineGames’ Wolfenstein reboots, it’s got plenty of tomb exploration, puzzles to solve, and fun characters to meet, plus a knockout performance by Troy Baker in the title role.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (PC, PS5, Xbox Series – April 24th)
Debut titles from first-time studios are always somewhat tricky prospects; it’s hard to know how they’re going to land given that we don’t have anything else to go on.
Still, what we’ve seen of turn-based RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, created by new developer Sandfall Interactive, has us excited; it seems to be hitting all of the right buttons with its combat.
We’ll have to wait and see whether the full package lands quite as well as the combat previews have, but Clair Obscur will be available as part of a Game Pass subscription as well, so hey – if you’re signed up, you’re not losing much!
The Hundred Line – Last Defense Academy (PC, Switch – April 24th)
The creative personnel behind The Hundred Line should be enough to get you excited about its very existence; it’s a co-production between Danganronpa creator Kazutaka Kodaka and Zero Escape creator Kotaro Uchikoshi.
If those names don’t mean anything to you, just know that both of these franchises have powerful cult followings, and that they’re both unique and exciting enough for The Hundred Line to be a very promising game indeed.
This one is a tactical RPG in which you and your fellows must defend a school over the course of 100 days, all while getting to know your friends and potentially making decisions about how the story will go.
Forza Horizon 5 (PS5 – April 29th)
We’re including this one mainly to mark the end of an era (alongside Indiana Jones, of course), but Xbox and Playground Games’ racer Forza Horizon 5 is making its way to PS5 in April.
For the first time, you’ll be able to experience the joys of driving around in Forza Horizon 5’s version of Mexico on PS5, complete with some extra nifty DualSense features.
If you haven’t yet played Forza Horizon 5 on any other platforms, then you’re in for a treat when you fire this one up on your PS5; it’s a great open-world racer with plenty of things to see and do, and it looks phenomenal as well.
