Remake and remaster culture continue to thrive. Countless other retro relics desperately need to be dug up and restored for a new generation, but our handpicked 2025 remakes are extra special, and would cause a big stir if announced—we can dream!
We’re in an era where wishes and dreams are closer to reality than ever. Final Fantasy 7 was a remake people clamored after for years, Dead Space is the horror title of our generation, making its remake more special, and Link’s Awakening brought an age-old Zelda classic into the limelight. Each year we’re seeing a plethora of remakes and remasters, and more continue to be revealed.
Our fondest and deepest desires are happening. Games we used to love are becoming titles to love all over again. 2025 is shaping up to be another huge year in the annals of gaming, and certain remakes could etch it in history.
Best Remakes we Want to See in 2025
These remakes can either be a sudden shadow drop, an announcement, or an end-of-year launch. As long as we get something relating to a release or announcement, this is a big W in our books. Please devs, make our dreams come true.
The Simpsons Hit & Run
The Simpsons had every other type of game by 2003, so why not a GTA clone? Unlike the majority of Simpsons games, Hit & Run was really good, dare I say exceptional. It did what few (if any) predecessors did and gave us a chance to explore Springfield in detail. Trademarks, catchphrases, collectibles, spying bee cameras, and pure comic violence synergized to create the perfect, coherent open-world Simpsons game. The world is crying out for a remake, so for crying out loud, if we can’t have Hit & Run 2, someone put down their Duff and do it!
Burnout Revenge
Criterion Games was scorching hot in the mid-2000s with the Burnout franchise. This is peak arcade racing—more so than NFS: Underground 2—and we didn’t know what we had until it was gone. Burnout 3: Takedown was the turning point for the series, but after finding its niche, Burnout Revenge injected the franchise with a more potent, high-octane dose of super speedy, car-crunching action. Revenge’s introduction of Traffic Checking was revolutionary, and everything is better here.
Resident Evil 5
Resident Evil 5 feels like the awkward middle child between the genre-defining excellence of Resident Evil 4, and the ambitious and awkward nature of Resident Evil 6. It’s lost in the shuffle, and it’s a shame because Resi 5 is low-key excellent. The African setting did well and truly mark the full-blown departure from the series’ roots, and this rubbed some fans the wrong way. But the overt killing of infected enemies, spectacular action, and evolved Resi gameplay carry on Resi 4’s good work. The best detail is, you can play the campaign in co-op with Chris and Sheva. The earlier games have gotten a new gloss of bloody paint, so it’s only right a Resident Evil 5 remake is next.
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 & 4
2020’s Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 was a nostalgia ride as emotional as any. Kickflipping gaps, finding secret tapes, and seeing if it’s possible to break bones with the hardest bailouts imaginable—just me? Goldfinger’s Superman alone is enough to bring a tear to your eye, and I want this feeling again with a Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 remake. I spent hours trying to beat my high score in Pro Skater’s 3 Airport level, and don’t get me started on Zoo. Tony Hawk is teasing future Pro Skater games, but it remains to be seen if they’re remakes for 2025, even later, or not at all.
God of War
Before Kratos calmed down (ish), grew a beard, and refused to give his son a name for a while, he was a vengeful, powerful Spartan with his own army. A last-second plea to Ares changes Kratos’ life forever, and 2005’s God of War explores the Ghost of Sparta’s haunting past. There are no third-person cameras or jumping bans here, this is the pinnacle of fully-fledged hack ‘n’ slash gameplay. After playing it recently, I can assure you it holds up; the use of puzzles and special abilities makes the OG GOW a well-rounded, must-play title—and it would look stunning if remade.
Bioshock
Over 15 years on, and I still have nightmares of being served up as a Splicer’s side platter. Bioshock was a groundbreaking exercise in storytelling, horror, FPS innovation, and world-building. It ignores the conventions of generic, linear-pathed shooters and creates a whole universe to become immersed in—Rapture. Big Daddys, Little Sisters, an underwater city, shocking plot twists: It’s the brainchild of someone thinking seriously outside the box. That someone is Ken Levine, and his upcoming Judas is a spiritual successor to Bioshock. Maybe it’s time to infuse ourselves with one final Plasmid.
Which remakes do you want in 2025? Are you interested in seeing any of these recommendations? Drop a comment and get involved down below.
We need a remake or a remaster of the One Piece Ganbarion games at least Grand Battle and Grand Adventure and the Shaman King PS2 games with that 3D Bloody Roar fighting game style.
The Eighting Zatch Bell PS2 games need remakes
They need to release a collection of the old CartoonNetwork.com and KidsWB.com flash games as a collection on PC/Console also the Nickelodeon ones and I think FoxBox/4Kids had sone too. Also Teen Titans the 2006 game needs a remake in UE5 with cel-shaded graphics to look like the show it’d be awesome wouldn’t mind the same for 2003 TMNT games.
Musashi Samurai Legend needs a remake remake like all new gameplay from someone like Platinum or Arc Sys
Manhunt 1+2 need remakes and Midnight Club 3 Dub Edition Remix finally!
New Vegas needs a remake
Yeah we also need Tenkaichi 1-3 remade/remastered and honestly I’d love for Shin Budokai and Another Road to be remade with actual cinematic cutscenes and voice acting that story was so good in both games. Also Sonic Battle needs a remake or sequel like from CyberConnect2 and bring back that writing staff and Shiro Maekawa also Riders remake and 2006 remake with the 4Kids cast also Sonic Adventure 1 and 2.
No Resident Evil 5 they need to remake the first game, 0, Code Veronica, and both Revelations games then Dino Crisis not 5. Mega Man Legends 1 and 2 need remakes and they should rehire Inafune to make 3 finally. Also bring back Crimson Tears, Under The Skin, Viewtiful Joe, Gotcha Force, Maximo, and remake Haunting Grounds too but faithfully that series should have gotten what it was owed. Capcom should also bring back Killer7 with Suda and Auto Modellista.
Yes to both and GTA 3D games remade. Manhunt needs remakes more than Resident Evil.
Konami should remake Castlevania Lament Of Innocence with Igarashi supervision, the 3D Bomberman games, Bloody Roar, Rumble Roses, Willy Wombat, Botkai, honestly make new Bloody Roar with Eighting and bring Itagaki to assist with a new Rumble Roses.
Where’s the Sonic Heroes remake that’s long been rumored? While they’re at it finally remake Sonic Riders and Zero Gravity and obvious Sonic Adventure 1 and 2. All with the 4Kids Sonic X voice cast and Sonic 2006 remake too.
Konami should revive and bring back Goemon
Sleeping Dogs needs a remake and a proper sequel no woke stuff gritty grimey like the original no Not Ping she was the worst girl bring back the Russian girl