These 8 PS5 games are arriving in January to start 2025 off right, including the return of a cult franchise

Wuthering Waves

The (insolent) success of Genshin Impact gave ideas to more than one studio: thus Wuthering Waves was born in 2024, first on mobile and PC before being released at the very beginning of the month on PS5. We are therefore on a free-to-play with big gatcha mechanics developed by Kuro Games, a studio which did not pretend by offering a particularly vast futuristic and post-apocalyptic world. With particularly solid, nervous and deep gameplay, this title allows you to play the hero, Rover, as well as allies recruited along the way with a whole scripted plot. Note that it is still a significant success with several tens of millions of players: its gameplay and its open world have been praised, as well as its gacha system, which is more generous than usual.

• Release date: January 2, 2025
• Available on: PC PS5 iOS Android

Ys Memoire : The Oath in Felghana

Basically, Ys Memoire: The Oath in Felghana is an action-RPG which aims to be a remake (released in 2005 on PSP, then in 2010 on PC) of Ys III: Wanderers from Ys (which was released in 1989). Here, we are therefore entitled to a brand new port for this episode of the legendary Ys saga, which gives pride of place to the adventure within the country of Felghana. New dubbing, choice between old or new illustrations, restored sound redesign and new compositions, possibility of speeding up the game, adjustable difficulty… This new version should delight fans of Japanese role-playing games. Be careful though, the texts are only in English with English or Japanese dubbing.

• Release date: January 7, 2025
• Available on: PS5 PS4 Switch

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Freedom Wars Remastered

Originally released on PlayStation Vita in 2014, Freedom Wards is getting a nice makeover here with a port allowing you to rediscover this explosive adventure. We play a character condemned to a million years in prison (complex), forced to fight to hope to gain his freedom one day. An excellent excuse to collaborate with other prisoners and face titanic monsters in a ravaged world thanks to ultra-nervous gameplay: we can also count on high-resolution textures, 4K definition, the addition of new difficulty levels or even a completely redesigned weapon crafting system.

• Release date: January 10, 2025
• Available on: PC PS4 PS5 Switch

Tales of Graces f Remastered

The legendary Tale of saga returns here with Tales of Graces f Remastered, a pure Japanese action-RPG which invites you to follow the adventures of three young children, in charge of saving the future on the lush planet of Ephinea. It is then possible to choose between two completely different combat styles, but also to benefit from improved graphics, new practical features (such as automatic saving, the possibility of deactivating certain enemy encounters) or even content that is still as rich as ever.. Moreover, this remastered edition includes “Lineage & Legacy”, an expansion whose context takes place six months after the end of the game. And we can only say yes to that.

• Release date: January 17, 2025
• Available on: PC PS5 Xbox Series Switch PS4 ONE

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Dynasty Warriors : Origins

By far one of the biggest games of the start of the year. Cult saga begun in 1997, Dynasty Warriors is back with a new opus which, this time, intends to bring a real breath of fresh air: Koei Tecmo has redoubled its efforts on the graphics engine, on the gaming sensations, on the narration, on the staging… This muso, which asks you to face hundreds of enemies during gigantic military battles, clearly promises to be one of the most refined ever made. So of course, it is a fairly unique genre of game, which some would even consider niche over time, but it is certainly not dead and Dynasty Warriors Origins intends to restore its letters of nobility. Suffice to say that we intend to monitor it closely.

• Release date: January 17, 2025
• Available on: PC PS5 Xbox Series

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Star Wars Episode I : Jedi Power Battles

Originally released in 2000, Star Wars Episode I: Jedi Power Battles returns with a revamped version to the delight of Star Wars fans, nostalgic fans or simply the curious. It’s definitely a somewhat special game in the series. since it is a very arcade side-scrolling action title: you can play as Mace Windu, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Plo Koon, Adi Gallia or Qui-Gon Jinn in their quest to retake Theed Palace against a horde of drones, villains and other adversaries. We jump, we cut, we dodge and above all, we give pride of place to pure fun: this new version even allows you to play as Darth Maul, Captain Panaka, Queen Amidala, Ki-Adi-Mundi and the battle droid from the start. That’s not all, since we can count on a two-player local co-op modea Classic and New Game Plus mode, new gameplay (with the possibility of choosing the old one) and quite a few other surprises for the 25th episode of Episode I.

• Release date: January 23, 2025
• Available on: PC PS5 Xbox Series Switch PS4 ONE

Eternal Strands

Halfway between a Zelda and a Monster Hunter, this action-adventure game puts you in the shoes of Brunn, a heroine gifted with bladed weapons, but also with magical abilities who will go on a quest to explore and of some huge enemies to sweep away. Casually, this rather ambitious game (developed by industry veterans) relies on clashes that do not skimp on grandiloquence: the exploration of the world promises to be colorful and exotic, with a whole magical arsenal to unlock and use for a myriad of possibilities. Eternal Strands is potentially one of the nice surprises of the start of the year, so we will also be watching it closely.

• Release date: January 28, 2025
• Available on: PC PS5 Xbox Series

Sniper Elite : Resistance

Return to France with this spin-off of the Sniper Elite saga which will arrive on January 30: not sure that there is much new to say since the last episode, but the formula is after all extremely well established, pleasant and malignant. This time, we play a new character but still with a similar goal: destroying Nazis by the hundred and thwarting the plans of the German occupation, while collaborating with the French resistance. Each level therefore benefits from a fine level design, offering several objectives to accomplish with an extraction point at the end: it’s up to you to choose whether you opt for infiltration or more muscular methods, and the same for gameplay realism, ballistic physics to support it. Ah, another important detail: the entire campaign is playable for two people in online cooperation, which always adds a little significant character.

• Release date: January 30, 2025
• Available on: PC PS5 Xbox Series PS4 ONE

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