Welcome back to FantasticNerdom’s Weekly Video Game Recap, covering everything that happened between October 13th and October 17th, 2025. This week was packed with major trailers, exciting new releases, and industry-shaking announcements that have gamers talking. Whether you’re hyped for upcoming AAA blockbusters or love discovering hidden indie gems, we’ve rounded up all the biggest gaming moments you need to know. Let’s break down what made this week one to remember in the world of video games.

Guns and Nuns: Storming Hell

Here’s your look at the Guns and Nuns: Storming Hell announcement trailer for this upcoming old-school arcade FPS game. Guns and Nuns: Storming Hell will be available on PC in 2026. Demons are not the danger, YOU ARE THE DANGER! Play as Angelica Amadeus, a nun with the power of faith and guns. Slay demons at your heart’s content on bizarre stages with strange gravity fields. Get highscores to unlock more stages and weapons and teach those filthy demons their place.

Frankenstein’s Monster 

Here’s your look at the Frankenstein’s Monster announcement trailer for this upcoming game. Compete to build the best monster, then unleash it to hunt your rival scientists. Frankenstein’s Monster will be available on PC.

Chickenhare and the Treasure of Spiking-Beard

Chickenhare and the Treasure of Spiking-Beard is available now on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and PC (Steam), and coming to Xbox Series X/S soon. Watch the Chickenhare and the Treasure of Spiking-Beard launch trailer for this action-adventure game that throws you straight into the extraordinary journey of three unlikely, lovable heroes: Chickenhare, Meg, and Abe.

Quantic Dream’s New Game: Spellcaster Chronicles 

Spellcasters Chronicles is a free-to-play, team based, 3rd-person action-strategy game from France-based developers: Quantic Dream. Play as a powerful mage and team up with your allies in epic 3v3 battles. Unleash devastating spells, apply buffs to your allies and even change the environment to your advantage! Command your army of hundreds from the skies, as you fly around the environment engaging in aerial combat and tactical decision making to secure victory. Build your play-style by equipping spells that suit your strategy from a comprehensive list of over 50 spells from seven schools of magic. With a wide roster of creatures ranging from skeletons to dragons, match your spells to your army units for maximum dominance of the field. Each season you will make a choice that impacts not only the gameplay, but the lore of the game! Spellcasters Chronicles is coming soon for PC!

Deadly Delivery

Watch chaos unfold in this latest Deadly Delivery trailer for the upcoming online VR co-op horror game about delivering parcels into haunted mines. Avoid monsters, drop off packages, and pray you reach the quota! Team up with up to 3 other delivery goblins, survive your shift and pay back your student loans. Deadly Delivery will be available on Meta Quest and Steam VR in 2025. A demo is now available on Steam as part of Steam Next Fest until October 20.

Blood West: Dead Man’s Edition

Blood West: Dead Man’s Edition is available now on PlayStation 5 (PS5) and Xbox. It is also out on PC. Watch the Blood West: Dead Man’s Edition trailer for this stealth FPS game where weird west legends meet eldritch horror. Become the Undead Gunslinger, doomed to roam the barren lands until he manages to purge their curse, freeing his soul.

The Cabin Factory

The Cabin Factory is available now on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 (PS4), PlayStation 5 (PS5), Xbox Series X/S, and Xbox One. Watch the creepy The Cabin Factory console launch trailer for this horror game, where you inspect cabins and decide if they’re haunted or not. If you do find any anomalies, get out…immediately.

Keep 

Check out the Demo Launch Trailer for Keep, a WW2 real-time strategy game developed by Parall Peak LTD. Players will make key choices to defend the fortress in the heat of the Second World War. Place turrets and shoot down enemy planes in Keep, coming soon to PC (Steam), with a demo available now for PC.

House Fighters: Total Mess

Take a look at the Console Release Date Announcement Trailer for House Fighters: Total Mess, a toy plane aerial combat game developed by Revulo Games. Players will design their own plane to fight in household spaces in epic dogfights in order to save fellow toy friends from certain doom. House Fighters: Total Mess is launching on November 7 for PlayStation 4 (PS4), PlayStation 5 (PS5), Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch, with a release on PC for October 24.

Project SARA

Watch the Project SARA trailer for this upcoming psychological thriller game. A man who has lost his wife and seeks to escape loneliness and grief begins working as a firewatch in a forest. He meets a girl named Sarah and encounters strange occurrences while uncovering deep family secrets. He learns that not every voice is human and not every farewell signifies an end. Project SARA will be available on PC, and a demo is out now on Steam.

Voidtrain 

The official 1.0 release of Voidtrain, the first-person survival/crafting first-person shooter where you help crew an interdimensional train, with action taking place both on and off the rails, is arriving on PC and Xbox Series X|S on November 7.

A.I.L.A

Tour a desolate village, destroy creepy enemies, and take a look at gameplay from A.I.L.A in this latest trailer for the upcoming first-person horror game set in a near-future filled with immersive technology. Play as the sole game tester for a revolutionary new fictional AI. Survive intense horror experiences that prey on your deepest fears as the lines between virtual and reality begin to blur. A.I.L.A will be available on PC.

The Occultist 

Don’t miss the Gameplay Trailer for The Occultist, a first-person psychological horror adventure game developed by Daloar. Players will assume the role of a paranormal investigator in search of their father on a desolate British island. Engage abnormal beings, scatter the island for clues, and discover rituals lost to time. The Occultist is coming soon to PlayStation 5 (PS5), Xbox Series X|S, and PC (Steam).

Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun

Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun is available now on PlayStation 5 (PS5), featuring improved performance and loading times. Owners of the PS4 version get the upgrade for free. Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun is also available on Xbox and PC. Watch the Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun launch trailer for this hardcore tactical stealth game set in Japan around the Edo period. Get a look at gameplay and more from this Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun trailer. In Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun, a new Shogun seizes power over Japan and enforces nationwide peace. In his battle against conspiracy and rebellion, he recruits five specialists with extraordinary skills for assassination, sabotage and espionage.

Kristala

Kristala is a dark fantasy Action RPG that invites you into the role of a magically gifted feline warrior on a quest to master Ailur’s ancient Kristal magic, while simultaneously cleansing a cursed world teeming with mutated creatures and the grim remnants of war. Blending challenging, fast-paced Soulslike combat with agile parkour, feline stealth, and deep worldbuilding, Kristala offers a story-rich, atmospheric journey across Ailur—where every battle is brutal, every choice holds weight, and every path hides mysterious secrets waiting to be unraveled. Ready to pounce into the grimdark world of Kristala? Purchase Early Access now on Steam and The Epic Games Store, and sink your claws into demos for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S on November 11th, when preorders for the full game will begin. Kristala’s full 1.0 release is currently slated for Q1 2026 on PC and all major consoles. Players who support during Early Access will receive the Deluxe Version of Kristala at release.

Outbreak Island 

Outbreak Island gets a new trailer showcasing gameplay and a release date announcement. Step into the dangerous world of Outbreak Island in this latest trailer for this upcoming sandbox survival horror game. Outbreak Island will be available on PC on October 28, 2025. Survive on a remote Island, where a mysterious Outbreak awakens bloodthirsty monsters at night. Craft, build and defend your base in the brutal world of Outbreak Island.

Luto 

Get another look at Luto in this latest trailer, and see what some critics are saying about this psychological horror game, where you take on the role of someone unable to leave their home. In Luto, every attempt to escape will lead you deeper into the unknown, where nothing is as it seems and everything will test your senses. Luto is available now on PC (Steam and Epic Games Store), Xbox Series X/S, and PlayStation 5 (PS5).

Lords of Ravage

Lords of Ravage is out now on Steam. Watch the Lords of Ravage launch trailer for this tactical adventure RPG. Become the Final Boss! Play any way you want, combine followers from different factions, and win spectacular turn-based battles. Expand your Empire of Darkness and seek a powerful artifact that can change the fate of the world.

Shark Dentist

Cleaning sharks’ teeth? No problem. Except when they wake up and devour your head. Check out brutal, terrifying gameplay from Shark Dentist and the various ways you can die in this trailer for the upcoming horror roguelike game. Take on the role of a shark dentist, where your task is to treat the teeth of giant predators in a dark clinic while avoiding their deadly aggression. Balance tactics, luck, and limited resources to heal your patient without losing your own life. Shark Dentist will be available on PC.

Anno 117: Pax Romana

Watch the latest Anno 117: Pax Romana trailer to learn about the Amphitheater monument, the conditions you’ll need to follow to construct it, the importance of building it, the buffs you can receive, and what the Amphitheater can be used for. Anno 117: Pax Romana will be available on PlayStation 5 (PS5), Xbox Series X|S, Amazon Luna, and Windows PC via Steam, the Epic Games Store, and Ubisoft Connect on November 13, 2025.

Quarantine Zone: The Last Check

Get a look at the Demo Launch Trailer for Quarantine Zone: The Last Check, a zombie defense simulation game developed by Brigada Games. Players will check incoming survivors, manage resources, and make key decisions to keep the quarantine zone safe from the plague beyond the walls. Quarantine Zone: The Last Check is coming soon to PC (Steam), with a demo available now on PC.

The Outer Worlds 2

Get a look at the Gameplay Trailer for The Outer Worlds 2, the sequel to the hit first-person sci-fi RPG developed by Obsidian Entertainment. Players will explore diverse locations with a new crew, weapons, and enemies to dispatch on a vibrant adventure with more to come post-launch. The Outer Worlds 2 is launching on October 29 for PlayStation 5 (PS5), Xbox Series X|S, and PC (Steam and Battle.Net).

Terminator 2D: NO FATE 

Play as Sarah Connor and the T-800 through a variety of thrilling missions as they take on the T-1000 and try to put a stop to Skynet’s plans before the human race is annihilated.  Lead the Resistance as John Connor in the future, fighting on the front lines as mankind’s only hope in the War Against the Machines. In this unique story blending iconic scenes from ‘Terminator 2: Judgment Day’ with original scenarios and multiple endings, humanity’s fate is yours to decide.  Terminator 2D: NO FATE is coming to PS5, PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC (via Steam and the Epic Games Store) on November 26th, 2025.

JDM: Japanese Drift Master 

Check out the console announcement trailer for JDM: Japanese Drift Master, an arcade racing drifting simulation game developed by Gaming Factory. Players will take to the winding city streets of Japan with customized legendary vehicles to burn rubber in a lush open world. Explore real-life areas with physics-based vehicle mechanics and a manga-paged narrative. JDM: Japanese Drift Master comes to Xbox Series X|S on November 21 and Q1 2026 for PlayStation 5 (PS5). The game is available now for PC (Steam).

Skopje ’83

Don’t miss the Gameplay Release Date Trailer for Skopje ’83, a first-person roguelike cell-shaded shooter developed by Dark-1. Players will scavenge, loot, and defeat enemies and bosses alike in a hostile city from run to run. Skopje ’83 is launching on November 7 for PC (Steam and Epic Games Store).

Yokai Hunters 

Check out the Reveal Trailer for Yokai Hunters, an action co-op horror extraction game developed by Grim Ronin. Players will choose a class that best suits their playstyle and fight to rid an ancient evil from feudal Japan. Wander the cursed lands in Yokai Hunters, coming soon to PC (Steam).

That wraps up this week’s video game highlights and news recap! From new game reveals to massive updates, it’s clear 2025 is keeping gamers on their toes. Don’t miss out — bookmark FantasticNerdom.net and follow us for your weekly fix of gaming trailers, release news, and pop culture insights. What announcement or trailer stood out to you most this week? Drop a comment below and join the discussion — and we’ll see you in the next Weekly Video Game Recap!