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We're living in the new golden age of 2D beat-'em-ups—but the best one released this year had one foot in a different genre entirely
By Robin Valentine published
🏆 Absolum offers a vision of the future for a 40 year old formula.

How well do you know the videogame movie and TV adaptations of 2025? Test your viewing prowess with some trivia!
By Christopher Livingston published
🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿 Did you stop playing games long enough this year to see some movies and shows based on games?

I hated using oil pastels in school, but this artist has made me want to give them a second chance thanks to their adorable, low-poly video game character paintings
By Kara Phillips published
Pretty picture Low-poly, high-quality.

I played more than 20 metroidvanias this year other than Silksong, and these are the ones doing the most creative/experimental things with the genre
By Dominic Tarason published
Multivania Already unspooled Silksong? Here's six other platformers exploring new concepts.

2025 was the best year for ninja games ever, but all of them just made it clear that 2008's Ninja Gaiden 2 remains untouchable
By Wes Fenlon published
🏆 This year's Ninja Gaiden 2 Black finally does right by a messy but one-of-a-kind action game.

The End Times are almost here, but can you name all 105 Legendary Lords in Total War: Warhammer before Nagash consumes their souls?
By Sean Martin published
The end A race against (end) time.

I'm obsessed with detective games, and I think these 9 prove that 2025 was the best year for the genre ever
By Abbie Stone published
CASE CLOSED It’s a real genre renaissance out there, chief.

A game about giant, helpless teddy bears fleeing a dying world may be a bit on the nose right now, but it's also my favorite game of 2025
By Andy Chalk published
🏆 Herdling is a small, simple diversion, and sometimes that's exactly what you need.
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