Don’t Skip These Video Games: 7 Hot Titles You Should Buy in May

So far, 2025 has been a strong gaming year, with many notable releases and Nintendo’s big reveal of the Switch 2. May continues the trend with many exciting new titles.

Doom needs no introduction, and this month’s Doom: The Dark Ages delivers more demon-blasting first-person shooting. For a cooperative, multiplayer experience, Elden Ring Nightreign has a brutal fantasy world and a shrinking, battle royale-like map.

Don’t overlook last month’s video games, either. RPG fans were treated to Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, a fantastic turn-based title with tight timing-based attacks and defense. Fighting game aficionados enjoyed Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, which brought the iconic SNK title back into the limelight.

Read on to see what you should pick up this month, and swing by our 2025 video game calendar to see the other titles coming down the pipe later this year.


Revenge of the Savage Planet

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  • Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S

  • Release Date: May 8, 2025

  • Rating: T

Like its predecessor, Journey to the Savage Planet, Revenge of the Savage Planet is a satirical action-adventure game set in a bizarre and hostile alien universe. In it, you’ve been unceremoniously dumped into deep space and must explore four planets for resources in hopes of returning home. Collect, explore, and shoot cute and weird alien life alone, or in a hectic, two-player co-op mode.

$29.97 at Steam


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Doom: The Dark Ages

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  • Platforms: PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S

  • Release Date: May 15, 2025

  • Rating: M

Doom: The Dark Ages is a visceral prequel to Doom (2016) and Doom Eternal, featuring the series’ beloved, over-the-top FPS gunplay. Decimate Hell’s forces with iconic weapons and new additions like the Shield Saw.

$69.99 at Steam


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Onimusha 2: Samurai’s Destiny

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  • Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4, Xbox One

  • Release Date: May 23, 2025

  • Rating: M

Onimusha 2: Samurai’s Destiny returns! You play as Jubei Yagyu and navigate a monster-haunted, feudal Japan in this fantastical, revenge-drenched story. This version adds additional language support, HD graphics, and enhanced controls.

$29.99 at Steam


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Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo

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  • Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S

  • Release Date: May 28, 2025

  • Rating: E

Play as Pippit, a yoyo-slinging bat on a mission to save his auntie from power-hungry, anthropomorphic mobsters. Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo is an action-adventure game that should be on your radar, especially if you fancy old-school Zelda games.

$19.99 at Steam


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Elden Ring Nightreign

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  • Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S

  • Release Date: May 29. 2025

  • Rating: M

This multiplayer action RPG is a standalone adventure within the Elden Ring universe. Play with friends or alone with AI-controlled NPCs and survive within an ever-shrinking map, tackling bosses as night falls.

$39.99 at Steam


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Lost Soul Aside

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In Lost Soul Aside, you control the protagonist, Kaser, and seek to rescue his sister in this ambitious action-RPG. Arena, a shape-shifting dragon companion, aids you by transforming into various, impactful weapons.

$59.99 at Steam


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