Routine. Games of December 2025. We end the year with two Japanese gems and an old-school platformer

• Sleep Awake
• Elden Ring: Nightreign – The Forsaken Hollows
• Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
• Octopath Traveler 0
• Routine
• Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow
• Angst: A Tale of Survival
• Frostpunk 2: Fractured Utopias
• Death Howl
• Terminator 2D: NO FATE
• A few more December gems

Routine

Release Date: December 4, 2025

The game from 2012 is finally launching

You might have heard about Routine over a decade ago. That's when they announced a project that was supposed to show a super futuristic take on the '80s. The protagonist was to be sent to the Moon because radio contact with the base there had been lost. Upon arrival, it would turn out that robots had taken control of it, so they needed to be dealt with. The problem is that the game hasn't been released so far because it has been stuck in development hell for years.

Will this title find its place in today's times?

Let's hope Routine doesn't scare us off with outdated stuff and that the team used this time to create something modern. To fight the robots, we will use a multi-tool that we can upgrade, but combat is meant to be a last resort. The gameplay focuses mainly on stealth and avoiding problems. An interesting element is the minimalist interface because the creators really focused on making it immersive.

1. Routine in our encyclopedia