The Best Games Of 2025 (So Far)

The year is almost over and the list of games that have made their mark in 2025 is filling up

Kenneth Shepard & John Walker & Ethan Gach & Zack Zwiezen & Carolyn Petit & Claire Jackson Updated November 27, 2025 | Comments (24) |

Art for various games from 2025 — Image: Team Cherry / Sega / Sandfall Interactive / Compulsion Games / Hazelight / Obsidian / Capcom / Ubisoft / Nintendo / Bandai Namco / Kojima Productions / Kotaku

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We’re wrapping up 11 of the 12 months in 2025 and the list of our favorite games this year is getting packed. That’s mostly thanks to October which was an absolute storm of new releases. Now feels like the best time to look back at some of the incredible games we’ve played this year and sneak in new ones before heading into our traditional year-in-review festivities and eventual top-10 list. Here’s a roundup of the best games we’ve played so far in 2025.