When we put together our top 20 games of last year, we specifically called out Civilization 7 , Avowed , Doom: The Dark Ages , and Grand Theft Auto 6 as big franchise games we were already looking forward to for 2025. While one of those games has been delayed into 2026, the three others made this years list of Ars favorite games as expected. They join a handful of other highly anticipated sequels, ranging from big budget blockbusters to long gestating indies, on the “expected” side of this years...
