It’s been one of the best years in gaming, with so many top releases flooding our consoles. We have had a new console launch with Nintendo Switch 2, making history with a record number of units sold at launch. We asked our gaming writers to submit their favourite games of the year (in no particular order) rather than giving a definitive list. Check out the games below and let us know your favourite in the comments.
Chris’s Top Games of 2025
- Clair Obscur Expedition 33
- Kingdom Come Deliverance 2
- Ghost of Yotei
- Death Stranding 2
- Octopath Traveler 0
- Silksong
- Outer Worlds 2
- Borderlands 4
- Fantasy Life i
- Blue Prince
Pat’s Top Games of 2025
- Death Stranding 2
- Doom the Dark Ages
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
- The Midnight Walk
- Dune : Awakening
- The Alters
- Dying Light : The Beast
- Cronos : The New Dawn
- Assassin’s Creed Shadows
- Battlefield 6
Alaisdair’s Top Games of 2025
- Death Stranding 2
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
- Donkey Kong Bananza
- Assassin’s Creed Shadows
- Clair Obscur Expedition 33
- Split Fiction
- Silksong
- Hades II
- Kirby Air Riders
- Ghost of Yotei
