{{Short description|2024 video game}} {{Infobox video game | title = Just Dance 2025 Edition | image = JD25EditionBoxart.webp | developer = {{ubl|[[Ubisoft Paris]]}} | publisher = [[Ubisoft]] | series = ''[[Just Dance (video game series)|Just Dance]]'' | engine = [[Unity (game engine)|Unity]] | platforms = {{ubl|[[Nintendo Switch]]{{Efn|Also [[Backward compatibility|backward compatible]] with the [[Nintendo Switch 2]]}}|[[PlayStation 5]]|[[Xbox Series X and Series S|Xbox Series X/S]]}} | released = October 15, 2024 | genre = [[Rhythm game|Rhythm]] | modes = {{ubl|[[Single-player video game|Single-player]]|[[Multiplayer video game|Multiplayer]]}} | director = | producer = | composer = | caption = | alt = }}

'''''Just Dance 2025 Edition''''' is a dance [[rhythm game]] developed and published by [[Ubisoft]]. It was revealed on June 18, 2024, during the [[Nintendo Direct]] June 2024 presentation as the sixteenth installment in the [[Just Dance (video game series)|series]], and the third annual song pack after its predecessors ''[[Just Dance 2023 Edition]]'' and ''[[Just Dance 2024 Edition|2024 Edition]]'', in celebration of the series' fifteenth anniversary.<ref name=justdance2025>{{Cite web |last=Reparaz |first=Mikel |date=18 June 2024 |title=Just Dance 2025 Edition Launches This October |url=https://news.ubisoft.com/en-us/article/5DZ6gy0IXVOmkp2STn7nsm/just-dance-2025-edition-launches-this-october |access-date=2024-06-18 |website=Ubisoft News |language=en-gb |archive-date=2024-09-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240912142355/https://news.ubisoft.com/en-us/article/5DZ6gy0IXVOmkp2STn7nsm/just-dance-2025-edition-launches-this-october |url-status=live }}</ref> The game was released on October 15, 2024, for [[Nintendo Switch]], [[PlayStation 5]], and [[Xbox Series X and Series S|Xbox Series X/S]].<ref name=justdance2025/><ref>{{Cite web |author=Brian |title=Just Dance 2025 Edition announced for Switch |url=https://nintendoeverything.com/just-dance-2025-edition-announced-for-switch/ |access-date=2024-06-18 |website=NintendoEverything |date=18 June 2024 |language=en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author=nintendojam |title=Just Dance 2025 Edition grooves onto Switch October 2024 |url=https://gonintendo.com/contents/36865-just-dance-2025-edition-grooves-onto-switch-october-2024 |access-date=2024-06-18 |website=GoNintendo |date=18 June 2024 |language=en-gb}}</ref>

==Gameplay== {{See also|Just Dance 2024 Edition#Gameplay|l1=Gameplay of ''Just Dance 2024 Edition''}} {{further|Just Dance (video game series)#Gameplay|l1=Gameplay of the ''Just Dance'' series}}

As with the previous installments of the franchise, players must mimic the on-screen coach's choreography to a chosen song using the game's associated smartphone [[mobile app|app]] (Nintendo Switch players have the option to use the console's [[Joy-Con]] controllers). New to the ''Just Dance'' hub for this installment are purchasable [[Downloadable content|DLC]] song packs, with each pack containing six songs from the ''Just Dance+'' catalogue. These song packs require access to any of the ''Edition'' annual song packs, allowing players to play these songs without a ''Just Dance+'' subscription. A pack featuring five songs by [[Ariana Grande]] comes with the game.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Just Dance 2025 Edition & Just Dance VR: Welcome to Dancity Available Now |url=https://news.ubisoft.com/en-us/article/yJEMRMtbY21JaJZ6JOBMT/just-dance-2025-edition-just-dance-vr-welcome-to-dancity-available-now |access-date=2024-10-20 |website=news.ubisoft.com |language=en-us |archive-date=2024-10-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241015120000/https://news.ubisoft.com/en-us/article/yJEMRMtbY21JaJZ6JOBMT/just-dance-2025-edition-just-dance-vr-welcome-to-dancity-available-now |url-status=live }}</ref> Camera scoring, which remains in beta, is extended to support all songs in ''2025 Edition''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McClure |first=Deven |date=2024-10-15 |title=Just Dance 2025 Review: For Better Or Worse, Largely A Lateral Move |url=https://screenrant.com/just-dance-2025-review-nintendo-switch/ |access-date=2024-10-20 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==<!-- Do not add any leaked songs onto the table. --> The following songs appear on ''Just Dance 2025 Edition'':<ref name=justdance2025/><ref name="nme">{{cite news |last=Apsey |first=Echo |title=Confirmed 'Just Dance 2025' songs and track list so far |url=https://www.nme.com/guides/gaming-guides/just-dance-2025-songs-track-list-3769522 |access-date=June 29, 2024 |work=[[NME]] |date=June 28, 2024}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center"; margin="5%" |- ! Song || Artist || Year |- | "Bang Bang! (My Neurodivergent Anthem)" || [[Galantis]] || 2023 |- | "[[Basket Case (song)|Basket Case]]"{{Efn|name=earlyaccess|Available for free on ''Just Dance+'' for a limited time from August 20 to September 3, 2024, as part of the early access to the game.}} || [[Green Day]] || 1994 |- | "[[Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored]]" || [[Ariana Grande]] || 2019 |- | "[[Calabria (song)#"Calabria 2007" (Enur remix)|Calabria 2007]]"{{Efn|name=earlyaccess}} || [[Enur]] featuring [[Natasja Saad|Natasja]] || 2007 |- | "[[Chattahoochee (song)|Chattahoochee]]" || [[Alan Jackson]] || 1993 |- | "Control Response"{{efn|name=hs|Tie in to ''[[Hyper Scape]]''}} || [[DJ Hyper|Hyper]] || 2020 |- | "[[Dubidubidu|Dubidubidu (Chipi Chipi Chapa Chapa)]]" || [[Christell]] || 2003 |-

|- | "[[Espresso (song)|Espresso]]" || [[Sabrina Carpenter]] || 2024 |- | "[[Exes (song)|Exes]]" || [[Tate McRae]] || 2023 |- | "Halloween's Here" || The Just Dance Band || 2024 |- | "[[In the Shadows (song)|In the Shadows]]" || [[The Rasmus]] || 2003 |- | "[[In Your Eyes (The Weeknd song)#Doja Cat remix|In Your Eyes (Remix)]]" || [[The Weeknd]] featuring [[Doja Cat]] || 2020 |- | "[[Lovin on Me]]" || [[Jack Harlow]] || 2023 |- | "[[Lunch (song)|Lunch]]" || [[Billie Eilish]] || 2024 |- | "Mi Gente lo Siente" || Don Elektron and Gotopo || 2024 |- | "Move Your Body" || The Sunlight Shakers || 2024 |- | "[[My Heart Will Go On]]" || [[Celine Dion]] || 1997 |- | "[[One Last Time (Ariana Grande song)|One Last Time]]" || Ariana Grande || 2015 |- | "[[Padam Padam (song)|Padam Padam]]" || [[Kylie Minogue]] || 2023 |- | "[[Paint the Town Red (Doja Cat song)|Paint the Town Red]]"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/justdancegame/p/DATkqv-qi2h/ |access-date=2024-09-27 |website=www.instagram.com}}</ref>|| Doja Cat || 2023 |- | "[[Party in the U.S.A.]]" || [[Miley Cyrus]] || 2009 |- | "[[Payphone (song)|Payphone]]" || [[Maroon 5]] featuring [[Wiz Khalifa]] || 2012 |- | "[[Pink Venom]]" || [[Blackpink]] || 2022 |- | "[[Play Date (song)|Play Date]]” || [[Melanie Martinez]] || 2015 |- | "[[Poker Face (song)|Poker Face]]" || [[Lady Gaga]] || 2008 |- | "[[Sleigh Ride#The Ronettes version|Sleigh Ride]]" || Mrs. Claus and the Elves (as made famous by [[The Ronettes]]) || 1963 |- | "Something I Can Feel" || [[Mandy Harvey]] || 2022 |- | "SpongeBob's Birthday"{{efn|name=sb25|Tie in to ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'' in celebration of the show's 25th anniversary}} || Groove Century || 2024 |- | "Stop This Fire" || [[Nius]] || 2024 |- | "Sunlight" || The Just Dance Band || 2024 |- | "[[Sweet Melody]]" || [[Little Mix]] || 2020 |- | "[[The Boy Is Mine (Ariana Grande song)|The Boy Is Mine]]" || Ariana Grande || 2024 |- | "[[The Lion Sleeps Tonight|The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh)]]" || [[The Tokens]] || 1961 |- | "[[Training Season]]" || [[Dua Lipa]] || 2024 |- | "[[Unstoppable (Sia song)|Unstoppable]]" || [[Sia]] || 2016 |- | "[[Vogue (Madonna song)|Vogue]]" || [[Madonna]] || 1990 |- | "[[We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)]]" || Ariana Grande || 2024 |- | "[[Whenever, Wherever]]" || [[Shakira]] || 2001 |- | "[[Yeah! (Usher song)|Yeah!]]" || [[Usher (musician)|Usher]] featuring [[Lil Jon]]|| 2004 |- | "[[Yes, And?]]" || Ariana Grande || 2024 |- | "[[You Love Who You Love]]" || [[Zara Larsson]] || 2024 |} {{notelist}}

=== ''Just Dance+'' === ''Just Dance+'' continues to be offered on ''2025 Edition'', offering recently ported songs from previous ''Just Dance'' games, as well as songs exclusive to the service.

Songs exclusive to the service include:

{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center; margin: 5px;" |- ! Song ! Artist ! Year ! Release date |- | "Pigstep"{{Efn|Tie in to ''[[Minecraft]]'' in celebration of the game's 15th anniversary|name=minecraft}} || [[Lena Raine]], ''[[Minecraft]]'', and Dancing Bros. || 2024 || December 11, 2024 |- | "[[Apple (song)|Apple]]"{{Efn|Also included in the Fitness Song Pack|name=fitness}} || [[Charli XCX]] || 2024 || January 28, 2025 |- | "[[Feel So Close]]"{{Efn|Also included in the Fitness Song Pack|name=fitness}} || [[Calvin Harris]] || 2011 || January 28, 2025 |- | "[[I Like the Way You Kiss Me]]"{{Efn|Also included in the Fitness Song Pack|name=fitness}} || [[Artemas (musician)|Artemas]] || 2024 || January 28, 2025 |- | "[[Centuries (song)|Centuries]]"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Just Dance - January Update |url=https://www.ubisoft.com/en-gb/game/just-dance/2025/news-updates/6fpJthnLRqDVqStPmIrHTi/just-dance-january-update |access-date=2025-01-28 |website=www.ubisoft.com |language=en-gb}}</ref> || [[Fall Out Boy]] || 2014 || February 18, 2025 |- | "[[La Bachata]]"{{Efn|Also included in the Fiesta Latina Song Pack|name=latina}} || [[Manuel Turizo]] || 2022 || April 8, 2025 |- | "[[Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido]]"{{Efn|Also included in the Fiesta Latina Song Pack|name=latina}} || [[Karol G]] || 2024 || April 8, 2025 |- | "[[Soltera (Shakira song)|Soltera]]"{{Efn|Also included in the Fiesta Latina Song Pack|name=latina}} || Shakira || 2024 || April 8, 2025 |- | "[[Material Girl]]" || Madonna || 1985 || May 20, 2025 |- |"TikiTaka" || Golazul || 2025 || July 2, 2025 |} {{Notelist}}

==Reception== {{Video game reviews |MC=(NS) 71/100<ref name="metacritic NS">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/just-dance-2025-edition/critic-reviews/?platform=nintendo-switch|title=''Just Dance 2025 Edition'' Nintendo Switch Critic Reviews|publisher=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=May 17, 2026}}</ref><br>(PS5) 79/100<ref name="metacritic PS5">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/just-dance-2025-edition/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-5|title=''Just Dance 2025 Edition'' PlayStation 5 Critic Reviews|publisher=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=May 17, 2026}}</ref> |OC=43% recommend<ref name="opencritic">{{cite web|url=https://opencritic.com/game/17461/just-dance-2025-edition|title=''Just Dance 2025 Edition''|publisher=[[OpenCritic]]|access-date=May 17, 2026}}</ref> |HCG=3.5/5<ref>{{cite web|last=Penwell|first=Chris|date=November 6, 2024|url=https://hardcoregamer.com/review-just-dance-2025-edition/|title=Review: ''Just Dance 2025 Edition'' Still Delivers|website=Hardcore Gamer|access-date=May 17, 2026}}</ref> }} According to the [[Review aggregator|review aggregation]] website [[Metacritic]], the PlayStation 5 version of ''Just Dance 2025 Edition'' received generally favorable reviews from critics,<ref name="metacritic PS5"/> while the Nintendo Switch version received "mixed or average" reviews from critics.<ref name="metacritic NS"/> Fellow review aggregator [[OpenCritic]] assessed that the game received fair approval, being recommended by 43% of critics.<ref name="opencritic"/>

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==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{Official website}}

{{Just Dance series}}

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