Just Dance 2025 Review: For Better Or Worse, Largely A Lateral Move

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is more or less exactly what fans have come to expect from the long-running Ubisoft franchise, bringing creative choreography and new songs but not much else to the table. Since it first debuted in 2009, the series has undoubtedly grown significantly, receiving a myriad of technological upgrades and even amassing a large amount of its own lore. However, now on its 16th mainline entry, there seems to be less room for large-scale growth from year to year, with recent releases focusing more on incremental changes alongside new set lists.

This lack of major innovation between the entries of the last few years isn’t even necessarily a bad thing — for many players, is a casual game largely used for multiplayer fun or quick sweat sessions, and doesn’t necessitate reinventing the wheel annually. That being said, as someone who also reviewed , the large lack of distinction between that entry and this one was very clear — including some of its shortcomings. is, for better or worse, largely a lateral move though it does include a few features and collaborations some fans may be interested in.

One of ’s most hotly-touted additions is a partnership with Ariana Grande, which includes five tracks by the singer as well as an in-game event, though this begins at launch, so I wasn’t able to see its details during my review. The game has also partnered with to celebrate its 25th anniversary, including the original song “” and corresponding map. It should be noted that while none of these aforementioned songs were missing, the early review access was sadly missing 14 from the overall tracklist, including some of the most anticipated like Sabrina Carpenter’s “.”

’s song lineup feels a bit more retro than other recent releases. While it does include some of the past year’s big hits like “” by Billie Eilish and Grande’s “” it also has many older titles like “” by Green Day and “” by Lady Gaga. As usual, there are also a few Ubisoft originals by The Just Dance Band, like the