The best games, biggest surprises, and everything else we covered in our year-in-review coverage
We downloaded, we installed, we played, and here's what we decided
I guess "NIAMOS! (ChandrilIan Club Mix)" came out this year. That was cool.
This year, games that did traditional things very well and games that broke the mold completely rose to the top
Bigger, better, boring
Unlike in years past, there was no clear frontrunner for my favorite game of 2025, but plenty of good options
Can I just pick Final Fantasy Tactics 10 times?
From big bosses to little discoveries, here are some of the best moments we experienced in games this year
How many times am I allowed to put ‘Running around with Mega Raichu in Pokemon Legends: Z-A’ on here?
FromSoftware delivered a banger, the Fortnite Simpsons season was better than we expected, a KOTOR spiritual successor was announced and more good game news from 2025
AI slop infected more games, cool stuff was canned, people lost their jobs, and other horrible video game news from 2025
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
Xbox had great games in 2025, but everything else is bad, bad, bad, bad
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