The Most Dope Games We’ve Played During Gamescom 2025

Gamescom 2025 has begun, and I am on website in Cologne, Germany, testing greater than two dozen new and upcoming video games, starting from Hole Knight: Silksong to The Outer Worlds 2 to 007 First Mild and past! I will be doing particular person write-ups for a lot of of those video games, however I am going to even be writing condensed quick-hit ideas on the good video games I’ve performed up to now, and you’ll learn them proper right here (so bookmark this web page, people!). 

The Most Dope Video games We have Performed Throughout Gamescom 2025

Under, you will discover a working record of the video games I’ve performed throughout Gamescom 2025. They’re going to be listed in reverse-chronological order, so the most recent recreation I’ve performed will likely be on the high and the primary recreation I performed will likely be on the very backside!

Hole Knight: Silksong

It is actual, y’all. Hole Knight: Silksong exists and is playable, and I checked out the sport’s very first stage, Moss Grotto. After a quick cutscene that exhibits Hornet trapped in a Cinderella-like carriage (that she then breaks out of), I take management. Instantly, Hornet is far sooner than the primary recreation’s protagonist, each as she platforms round and along with her assaults. She has a brand new capability known as Bind (utilized by urgent B on an Xbox controller) that heals her. Nevertheless, you possibly can’t spam this capability because it requires utilizing a bar on display that should be full. 

It recharges over time and by defeating enemies, and I discovered it fairly straightforward to get it full for one more Bind. Platforming round Moss Grotto feels quite a bit like 2017’s Hole Knight, although Hornet is extra nimble and may mantle up cliffs and platforms. The enemies listed here are straightforward to defeat, and it isn’t till I battle the demo’s boss, Moss Mom, that I am challenged. It is a enjoyable battle, however nonetheless largely straightforward. 

With the demo and my hands-on time with Silksong behind me, I am excited to see what else awaits me within the full recreation. If this primary stage is any indication, it will be an incredible Metroidvania, very similar to the primary recreation. That stated, I am not satisfied it will break by way of the hype and make a mark on the style like the primary recreation did. I am additionally not satisfied it must, although. 

For extra, learn my full Hole Knight: Silksong hands-on ideas right here.