Future Games Show – Spring Showcase 2025

Event date: 2025.03.20.

Duration: ~ 2 hour 40 minutes

Event series: Future Games Show

Place: Online

Attendance: -

Website: https://www.futuregamesshow.com/

 


The Future Games Show Spring Showcase will bring viewers world premieres, exclusive game demos, developer interviews and new trailers from upcoming AAA and indie studios. Featuring more than 40 games - including FBC: Firebreak from Remedy Entertainment, Kepler Interactive’s Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, South of Midnight from Compulsion Games and REANIMAL from Tarsier Studios - the show will highlight some of the most exciting games on the horizon. In addition the new ‘FGS Live from GDC’ show will air straight after the Spring Showcase and will feature more exclusive trailers, news from GDC and interviews from the show floor.

The Future Games Show: Spring Showcase 2025 took place on March 20, starting at 1pm PT / 4pm ET / 8pm GMT. The show was hosted by Jennifer English (Shadowheart, Baldur’s Gate 3) and Nolan North (Nathan Drake, Uncharted), who provided plenty of information and added to the event with their acting performances.


PRESENTED GAMES:

ANIMAL USE PROTOCOL Bandit Trap Billie Bust Up Bionic Bay Chains of Freedom Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Cloudheim Cronos: The New Dawn Crown Gambit Deathground Elsewhere Electric FBC: Firebreak
Finding Frankie Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson Frosthaven Hawthorn Hell Clock I Hate this Place
INAYAH: Life after Gods Industria II Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days KARMA: The Dark World Kingmakers Locomoto
Lost Rift Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree Mecha BREAK METAL EDEN Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord Neighbors: Suburban Warfare
Neon Abyss 2 NITRO GEN OMEGA Once Upon a Puppet ONIMUSHA 2: Samurai's Destiny Painkiller PIONER
RAEV: Kingdom on the Distant Shores REANIMAL Revenge of the Savaga Planet Rivals Hover League Romestead Section 13
Shelf Heroes South of Midnight STAND-ALONE System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster The Last Caretaker The Remake of the End of the Greatest RPG of All Time
WILL: Follow the Light


TIMECODES:

2:08 - Lost Rift reveal - a new game from the legendary game studio, People Can Fly. The game is coming to Steam as part of Early Access and is now available to wishlist.

3:50 - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - Maelle Character Trailer - Interesting fact: the English dubbing of the character is done by the show's female host, Jennifer English.

5:39 - ANIMAL USE PROTOCOL - A survival horror game in which you have to survive the Anchorage Station as Penn, an ape. The game is developed by THE BROTHERHOOD and is available to wishlist on Steam.

8:01 - ONIMUSHA 2: Samurai's Destiny - You can get to know the new Hell difficulty level of Capcom's classic game (which even the director hasn't mastered yet), the level of quality of the remaster as narrated by the director.

9:50 - NITRO GEN OMEGA - A sandbox tactical RPG developed by DESTINYbit. Assemble your mech, crew and tactics for battle - and it's really like being in the director's chair!

11:27 - The Remake of the End of the Greatest RPG of All Time - A developer diary shows a remake of the game and news that a demo will arrive on 25 April 2025.

14:24 - I Hate this Place - The world premiere of the adaptation of the infamous comic book, in which we survive the monster world with Elena in an isometric view. The game will arrive on Steam and Epic Games Store in later 2025.

15:45 - Once Upon a Puppet - We've got a new trailer for the adventure game, which arrives on 23 April 2025 for PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.

17:00 - Revenge of the Savaga Planet - We got an incredibly overwhelming video teaser that leaves no more words. Let's process what we have seen and prepare for the 8 May 2025 release.

18:48 - INAYAH: Life after Gods - The story trailer for the action platformer is out, with only days to go until its release. March 27 - that's when the battle for the world without gods begins.

20:53 - Deathground - We've seen the player in motion, although it's only alpha gameplay footage, but co-op with dinosaurs looks exciting. The game will arrive sometime in 2025.

23:06 - Kingmakers - In the video that was shown, the developers said that the game counts all units in real time, including their movement and AI, and there is no scripted destruction, so you can destroy anything to the ground. Oh, and there'll be a map editor, so you can plan the medieval carnage yourself!

26:36 - Elsewhere Electric - A world premiere of the game, which will take us on logical and small-scale survival electrician adventures on VR and mobile devices. Cooperation is key, so prepare for a "shocking" cooperative mode! Releasing summer 2025.

28:44 - System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster - The long-awaited remaster got an atmospheric trailer, along with a release date: 26 June 2025, finally!

31:16 - Good Old Games Preservation Program - New titles will be saved to the Noah's Ark of games thanks to the program, such as: Silent Hill 4: The Room, Tomb Raider series, Fallout 2, Alone in the Dark 1, Alone in the Dark 2, Alone in the Dark 3, Ultima series, Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption, Wing Commander 1, Wing Commander 2, Jagged Alliance 2, F.E.A.R. Platinum, Privateer 2, Port Royale 3, Alien Breed and Alien Breed: Tower Assault.

33:52 - Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree - Another exciting trailer has been released for the Hungarian-developed game that will be released on 17 April 2025.

34:54 - Billie Bust Up - Giddy Goat Games presented a very atmospheric music trailer, which didn't tell us much about the game, but it made us want to play it.

35:55 - Chains of Freedom - The latest trailer for the turn-based strategy game, which arrives on April 15, 2025, reveals a fast-paced action game with a storyline full of conspiracy and surprises.

37:02 - Shelf Heroes - In the world premiere of this roguelite shooter, you can play solo or co-op with up to 3 players to unleash the blessings of your weapons on your opponents. 

37:20 - Bionic Bay - The game is based on racing by running - be smart, be agile, while manipulating time and changing the environment - in short, that's the recipe. The demo was made available on Steam at the same time, so you can try out the concept the developers have envisioned.

38:24 - Neighbors: Suburban Warfare - The real neighbourly horror - when the suburban becomes a battlefield, everyone from the youngest to the oldest is picking on each other. Everything from a rolling pin to a slingshot to a vacuum cleaner - especially if you can even get the pigeons to join you for a little bombardment. It's madness at its best! The battle starts on 17 April 2025!

40:17 - Hawthorn - Animal adventures in a sandbox world where nature takes centre stage more than action. A Kickstarter campaign will be launched soon to support the project.

43:01 - Industria II - Artificial intelligence has also made its way into the Industria. The story is more focused in the sequel, but luckily there's still some of the old gameplay left!

45:10 - Romestead - World Premier - Rome has fallen and we must recreate civilisation in a darkened world. Up to 8 of us can fight for survival as an endless horde of the fallen try to defeat us. Applications for the closed alpha are now open on the official website.

47:02 - South of Midnight - If briefly and superficially, we were introduced to Benjy, a new mystical creature rooted in pain. In addition, we got a glimpse into the current preview development build a little longer than before, we got to see the movement between platforms, and again a bit of the combat system.

50:58 - PIONER - An MMO from a collection of apocalyptic worlds such as S.T.A.L.K.E.R., Fallout, Mad Max and many more. Varied landscapes, monsters and a sea of action to collect XP.

53:15 - Hell Clock - The demo of the self-described "rogue-like" and "exile-like" creation is now available to play on Steam. Interesting walkthroughs and a classic action RPG feel will get you in the mood immediately.

54:38 - Rivals Hover League - The recipe is easy: buy a bunch of futuristic vehicles, equip them with weapons, unleash them all and let the fun begin! In a game with multiple modes, racing is just as important as fighting each other! So, you've got to squeeze the accelerator like the trigger!

55:58 - Finding Frankie - The PC version of the game will arrive on console on 15 April 2024. The experience hasn't changed: you can use your parkour skills to compete in a first-person view on the horror-themed courses!

57:33 - Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord - War Sails - War Sails, the game's naval battle-focused expansion, has been announced, introducing us to the Nords faction, who not coincidentally resemble Vikings. So the world expands and we head for the seemingly endless sea after building our fleet!

59:56 - WILL: Follow the Light - As Will, we set out to find our only missing son. Our journey will take us to the northern waters, where we will sail our yacht, Molly, ever closer to our destination. This Firewatch-inspired game will be coming to PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.

1:01:55 - Cloudheim - The action RPG, which offers both single-player and online co-operative modes, showed off its combat system, which is fundamentally based on physics, but the course of the fight depends heavily on which caste you choose and how you use the environment. At the end, of course, there is the reward - the loot!

1:05:00 - Section 13 - With the arrival of the Party Up update, the game has ramped up so much that it is expected to leave Early Access in May 2025.

1:07:03 - Bandit Trap - Bandits vs. Trappers - one team goes for the 10 loot hidden in the trapped house, while the other team defends it.

1:08:04 - METAL EDEN - An adrenaline-pumping FPS in a cyberpunk-like world. Yes, it's not DOOM, but it's just as deadly! On 6 May 2025, we'll find out just how lethal!

1:09:31 - Neon Abyss 2 - The sequel to the hugely popular platformer, now with even more bullets, action and brutality. The single-player open playtest is available on Steam until 28 March 2025.

1:10:12 - The Last Caretaker - World Premier - As the last robot left behind, our tireless task will be to help humanity to rebirth itself. But it's a long journey, and one that will require us to fight the infection that has invaded the world while solving various puzzles.

1:11:46 - Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days - Texas is no better place after a zombie apocalypse. But at least it's closer to us, as the game will be available to play in Early Access from 10 April 2025.

1:13:15 - Locomoto - You can turn the rustiest train into the Orient Express, while you can drive your steam train between cities, feed passengers and get raw materials from the surrounding area. It's a meticulous job, with everything from train driver to conductor available on Steam from 8 April 2025 and on Nintendo Switch later in 2025.

1:14:39 - KARMA: The Dark World - The video showed and said more than words: a new psychological thriller on the horizon! The terror starts on 27 March 2025!

1:15:52 - A variety of indie games with demos available to try on Steam: EclipsiumWhite KnuckleWeeny WisePaper SkyMother Machine and Artis Impact.

1:17:72 - Frosthaven - An adaptation of Kickstarter's most successful board game is coming to Steam. Application for the closed beta is now open for players!

1:18:42 - STAND-ALONE - We got really little of it at a really fast pace. The point is, this adrenaline-pumping roguelite action game is coming in 2025.

1:19:25 - Mecha BREAK - A perfect gameplay visual orgy for mech lovers, expected to be released in 2025.

1:21:56 - Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson - When you're playing a turn-based RPG game, where the real focus is on the music - whether it's soft solos or guitar-snapping metal. The release date is 22 May 2025.

1:22:26 - Crown Gambit - Arriving in the summer of 2025, this tactical card game lets you, as a paladin, decide the fate of a kingdom, choose which noble family to back and eliminate enemies in your way.

1:23:15 - RAEV: Kingdom on the Distant Shores - The world premiere of the empire-building strategy game developed by RAVINE Games, which features familiar genre elements with a new visual twist. The release is currently scheduled for sometime in 2026.

1:25:07 - REANIMAL -Already proving its worth with Little Nightmares I and Little Nightmares II, Tarsier Studios' new brainchild REANIMAL is going to be a real mind-bender. This new horror adventure will also be all about survival, but more than that, it's about working with our co-op partner.

1:29:06 - FBC Firebreak - In this fps spin-off of Control, a mysterious federal agency is attacked by an even more mysterious enemy. Our team of 3 must take the fight to the enemy with both ordinary and super-secret weapons. The mission starts in the summer of 2025.

1:31:48 - Cronos: The New Dawn - We didn't see much gameplay in the trailer, but the few exciting scenes were convincing. In this horror action game, we must travel through the ruins of a world destroyed in the 1980s to save what's left of the past. The new game from the studio that proved itself with the SILENT HILL 2 will arrive in later 2025.

1:33:38 - Painkiller - The iconic Painkiller series returns: faster, more brutal and, thanks to the Unreal Engine, beautiful as hell. In the autumn of 2025, we'll find out that once again, there will be no cure for the pain we cause.

1:34:38 - End of the show. The two hosts say goodbye.

1:36:16 - Abyssus - Another trailer for rogulite fps lovers. Abyssus shows its true charm in co-op, with a demo coming soon.

1:37:49 - Live coverage from the GDC with Jules Gill (presenter/producer) and Nathan Byrne (presenter/producer). Here's more from the developers about the games they've previously presented at the show.

1:38:23 - Cronos: The New Dawn - Developer showcase

1:43:16 - High Above trailer

1:44:49 - JDM: Japanese Drift Master trailer

1:45:25 - The presenters, playing with Among Us.

1:50:17 - Mudborne trailer

1:51:59 - The Alters - Developer showcase

1:54:07 - Kickboxer - Developer showcase

1:56:50 - Rise of Industry 2 trailer

1:58:13 - LAN Party Adventures trailer 

1:59:11 - Ruffy and the Riverside - Developer showcase

2:01:36 - Steel Seed trailer

2:03:19 - FEAR FA 98 trailer

2:05:07 - Shadows of Doubt - Developer showcase

2:08:09 - Arcas Champions trailer

2:10:35 - Infinity Nikki trailer

2:12:05 - Trident's Tale trailer

2:13:45 - SONOKUNI trailer and speedrun showcase

2:16:57 - The Deadly Path trailer

2:18:31 - Among Us 3D trailer

2:19:33 - South of Midnight - Developer showcase

2:23:16 - Promise Mascot Agency trailer

2:24:56 - City Tales - Medieval Era trailer

2:25:46 - Empyreal - Developer showcase

2:29:05 - Slender: The Arrival VR

2:30:20 - Atomfall - Developer showcase

2:33:35 - Permafrost trailer

2:34:25 - Survive the Fall trailer

2:35:29 - Baby Steps - Developer showcase

2:39:27 - Dark Mass trailer