Latest about GOTY 2025
I'm not waiting 5 years for everyone to realize The Outer Worlds 2 is another Obsidian classic—I'm giving it its flowers now
🏆 Haters begone, I've got builds to plan.
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'Friendslop' dominated 2025 by proving time and time again that graphics are overrated
LOOKS GOOD The best games of the year probably ran great on whatever PC you have lying around, and that's fantastic.
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Peak shows you don't need horror or quirky party games to be one of the best co-ops in years
🏆 Be prepared, be Peak.
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
🏆 Absolum offers a vision of the future for a 40 year old formula.
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
🏆 This year's Ninja Gaiden 2 Black finally does right by a messy but one-of-a-kind action game.
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
🏆 Herdling is a small, simple diversion, and sometimes that's exactly what you need.
A psychic baby and whacky control scheme undersell the mundane brilliance of one of my favourite games this year
🏆 It's hard to say goodbye to Goodnight Universe.
Tiny Bookshop gave me the moment every book lover lives for: recommending the perfect book to a friend and them instantly loving it
🏆 I basked in validation as a book-loving gamer getting to recommend my own favorite reads to my fictional customers.
