From the weirdest little guys to the bravest heroes, here are our favorite characters from this year
What an extraordinary year for an extraordinary range of games
From Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 to Avowed, here are some of our favorite RPGs this year
A podcast, a Star Wars TV show, a cool YouTube channel, a popular anime, and more were some of our favorite non-video game things of the year
This year was filled with big shooters, like Battlefield 6 and Borderlands 4 , and smaller indie titles, like Mohtra and Voidbreaker
Sony says the PS5 is its “most successful” console ever, but at what cost?
The worst-reviewed games this year include Glover, Fast & Furious, and MindsEye
Terminator 2D: No Fate is a masterpiece of run-and-gun arcade action
Xbox had great games in 2025, but everything else is bad, bad, bad, bad
The RPG’s expansion is hefty, but strap in for a grind
One of 2025’s most important games is one you probably haven’t heard about
The pink puffball's frenzied racer wears its shallowness on its sleeve
The horror game was banned from Steam and Epic, and the resulting furor feels needlessly intense after playing it
Nintendo’s final big game of 2025 doesn’t really deliver after all the years of waiting
A mobile spin-off transforms into the best game in the RPG series
Announced in 2012, Routine is a disturbingly detailed and creepy experience marred by some annoying puzzles
A top-notch retro brawler that feels a bit content light
This year’s entry in Activision's long-running FPS series is a massively weird mess
The superhero workplace comedy is a fun time, and that’s all it really needs to be
Goodnight Universe is still pretty novel, but it’s not as focused as the incredible Before Your Eyes
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