Summary
A new holiday greetings card from Rare has fans hopeful that the studio will share more information about its next game,Everwild, in 2025. As it stands, development onEverwildhas been underway for over six years and Rare hasn’t provided any updates on the game since 2020, but the studio might just be ready to open up about it next year.
Everwildwas first revealed in November 2019 as Rare’s next game after the highly-successfulSea of Thieves. The studio then showed up at the Xbox Games Showcase in June 2020 with another stunning trailer forEverwild. Following this instance, though, something reportedly went awry withEverwild’s development. Back in 2021, it was claimed thatEverwildwas a “mess” behind the scenes, and that Rare supposedly “rebooted” development on the game. Over four years after its last trailer,Everwild’s release window remains uncertain, but it seems Rare could finally break its silence surrounding the game in 2025.
2024 brought a couple ofencouraging updates aboutEverwild’s development, and with the year coming to an end, an unexpected yet welcome acknowledgment from Rare has fans excited about potentially seeing more of the game in 2025. Rare’s official Twitter account recently posted a holiday greetings card featuring somenew artwork fromEverwild. The image shows off some human characters in cloaks and a pair of fantastical deer-like creatures looking toward a large, purple-leaved tree, all rendered inEverwild’s beautiful art style.
Rare Holiday Greetings Card Fuels Fan Hopes for Everwild News in 2025
Rare’s acknowledgments ofEverwildhave been few and far between since the game’s 2020 trailer, so it’s no surprise that the comments underneath the holiday greetings card post are brimming with optimism about moreEverwildnews in 2025. Given thatEverwildhas been missing in action for over four years, the prospect of a new gameplay trailer alongside a release window doesn’t seem too far-fetched for next year. However, Rare has not made any suggestions of the sort, soEverwildfans should keep their expectations in check.
Even if Rare doesn’t have any plans to show offEverwildnext year, though, the new artwork is at least a positive indicator of the game being actively worked on. Only time will tell whetherEverwildfans will receive more clarity about the game next year, but withXbox’s 2025 release scheduleteeming with high-profile first-party releases likeAvowed,South of Midnight,Fable,The Outer Worlds 2,Doom: The Dark Ages, and more, it seems likely that Rare may target 2026 forEverwildinstead to give the game some breathing room.
Everwild
WHERE TO PLAY
Everwild is a vibrant upcoming adventure game taking place in a lush fantasy world. The game is being created by Rare and published by Xbox Game Studios. The game looks to have a fantasy setting, a third-person perspective, an open wilderness to explore, a bright art style, and more.
