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Everything We Saw at Summer Game Fest
Resident Evil, Pragmata, Crimson Desert, Deadpool VR? Say more!
Rutledge Daugette
June 13, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 11 minutes
Classic Puzzles & Horrifying New Monsters
We sent a team to Summer Game Fest last weekend, and they got to see and play all sorts of cool things. Perhaps one of the biggest things was a hands-off presentation of the next Resident Evil game, the surprising last reveal at Geoff Keighley’s showcase.
Aside from that, Capcom gave us some hands-on time with Pragmata, a game that our Editor Andrew Stretch insists is secretly a Mega Man game.
On the other, non-Buster hand, Austin Suther saw a short slice of Onimusha: Way of the Sword, and he’s excited to see what’s next for Miyamoto Musashi. If you missed the trailer at the Summer Game Fest showcase, we got you covered.
Our Editor in Chief Andrew Otton is convinced that Crimson Desert will be a big surprise hit when it launches, thanks to its complexity and depth. The only question is whether it’ll actually release this calendar year.
More Coverage From Summer Game Fest
Interview With nDreams and Shuhei Yoshida About Reach, VR, And What Indies Can Do To Set Themselves Apart
Deadpool VR Pushes VR Automotion While Creating A Fun And Frantic Experience
Kyle Crane Seeks Out Revenge And Dropkicks With The Best Of Them In Dying Light: The Beast
Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3+4 Once Again Captures The Essence Of Skating, New Secret Characters
It was full of surprise announcements, like a confirmation of the Persona 4 remake, some gameplay footage of Clockwork Revolution, and my personal most exciting moment: the reveal of Mudang: Two Hearts. This game is like a stealthy conspiracy thriller set in Seoul, and it was so cool seeing my home city brought to life in a video game with such detail.
If you missed the PlayStation showcase last week, we have you covered here. And if you’re wondering where Nintendo is, they’re raking in the cash from a successful Switch 2 launch.
Honestly, what I’m most excited for here is the music selection. Tetris Effect had such a zen electronic soundtrack, and I can only hope for more of that from Lumines Arise.
Some Cool Indies We Saw in LA
Looking to play something that feels like a John Woo film? Austin’s preview of Spine makes it sound like the perfect way to scratch that itch. It plays like Batman: Arkham Asylum, but looks like John Wick.
Even More Cool Games From SGF
Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree Preview – A Mystical Japanese Hadeslike
Directive 8020 Enhances Gameplay, Putting The Stealth (And Scares) In Players Hands
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2 - Dancing with Daki
Thick as Thieves Preview - A Spiritual Successor to a Classic?
If you have a working PC or Steam Deck, you can check out Steam Next Fest to see more than 2,500 available demos this weekend. We rounded up 10 for you to start with, but there’s at least 2,490 more to explore!
In all this Summer Game Fest madness, one game had the guts to release amidst the onslaught of news, trailers, and demos. The Alters releases today, and you can read our review to see what this story-driven clone-focused survival game is all about.
The Alters isn’t the only game to launch in this madness. MindsEye hit PC and consoles this week, but maybe it really shouldn’t have. It had no pre-release reviews and performs horribly. Beyond that, I’m not sure if there’s… really a game in there? At least, not one worth its price. This is a crash and burn that might be on the level of Ride to Hell: Retribution or Duke Nukem Forever.