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Best Games of 2025

100 games from 2025 ranked by critic score · from 450 titles

The highest-rated games released in 2025, ranked by critics on CriticDB. Scores are aggregated from leading gaming publications worldwide.

  1. 1
    Hades 2

    Hades 2

    95
    51 critic reviews·Sep 24, 2025·Supergiant Games
    PCSwitchPS5Xbox X|S +1
  2. 2
    Hollow Knight: Silksong

    Hollow Knight: Silksong

    93
    34 critic reviews·Sep 3, 2025·Team Cherry
    PCPS4Xbox OneSwitch +3
  3. 3
    Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

    Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

    93
    74 critic reviews·Apr 23, 2025·Kepler Interactive
    PCPS5Xbox X|S
  4. 4
    Death Stranding 2: On The Beach

    Death Stranding 2: On The Beach

    91
    58 critic reviews·Jun 25, 2025·Kojima Productions
    PCPS5
  5. 5
    Split Fiction

    Split Fiction

    91
    72 critic reviews·Mar 5, 2025·Electronic Arts
    PCPS5Xbox X|SSwitch 2
  6. 6
    Donkey Kong: Bananza

    Donkey Kong: Bananza

    91
    57 critic reviews·Jul 16, 2025·Nintendo
    SwitchSwitch 2
  7. 7
    Deltarune

    Deltarune

    90
    5 critic reviews·Jun 3, 2025·tobyfox
    PCPS4SwitchPS5 +1
  8. 8
    Kingdom Come: Deliverance II

    Kingdom Come: Deliverance II

    90
    70 critic reviews·Feb 3, 2025·Deep Silver
    PCPS5Xbox X|SSwitch 2
  9. 9
    Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles

    Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles

    89
    50 critic reviews·Sep 29, 2025·Square Enix
    PCPS4SwitchPS5 +2
  10. 10
    Monster Hunter Wilds

    Monster Hunter Wilds

    89
    81 critic reviews·Feb 27, 2025·Capcom
    PCPS5Xbox X|SSwitch 2
  11. 11
    Blue Prince

    Blue Prince

    89
    52 critic reviews·Apr 9, 2025·Raw Fury
    PCPS5Xbox X|SSwitch 2
  12. 12
    Street Fighter 6: Years 1-2 - Fighters Edition

    Street Fighter 6: Years 1-2 - Fighters Edition

    89
    6 critic reviews·Jun 4, 2025
    Switch 2
  13. 13
    And Roger

    And Roger

    89
    8 critic reviews·Jul 23, 2025·KODANSHA
    PCSwitchSwitch 2
  14. 14
    The Drifter

    The Drifter

    89
    17 critic reviews·Jul 16, 2025·Powerhoof
    PCSwitch
  15. 15
    Dispatch

    Dispatch

    89
    42 critic reviews·Oct 21, 2025·AdHoc Studio
    PCSwitchPS5Xbox X|S +1
  16. 16
    Monster Train 2

    Monster Train 2

    88
    26 critic reviews·May 20, 2025·Big Fan Games
    PCSwitchPS5Xbox X|S
  17. 17
    Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition

    Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition

    88
    41 critic reviews·Mar 19, 2025·Nintendo
    SwitchSwitch 2
  18. 18
    Sektori

    Sektori

    88
    12 critic reviews·Nov 17, 2025·Kimmo Factor
    PCPS5Xbox X|SSwitch 2
  19. 19
    Lumines: Arise

    Lumines: Arise

    88
    33 critic reviews·Nov 10, 2025·Enhance
    PCPS5
  20. 20
    Kirby and the Forgotten Land: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World

    Kirby and the Forgotten Land: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World

    88
    13 critic reviews·Aug 27, 2025·Nintendo
    Switch 2
  21. 21
    Ghost of Yotei

    Ghost of Yotei

    88
    49 critic reviews·Oct 1, 2025·Sony Interactive Entertainment
    PS5
  22. 22
    The Talos Principle: Reawakened

    The Talos Principle: Reawakened

    88
    11 critic reviews·Apr 9, 2025·Devolver Digital
    PCPS5Xbox X|S
  23. 23
    Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater

    Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater

    88
    42 critic reviews·Aug 27, 2025·Konami
    PCPS5Xbox X|S
  24. 24
    Dragon Quest I & II: HD-2D Remake

    Dragon Quest I & II: HD-2D Remake

    87
    42 critic reviews·Oct 29, 2025·Square Enix
    PCSwitchPS5Xbox X|S +1
  25. 25
    Shinobi: Art of Vengeance

    Shinobi: Art of Vengeance

    87
    50 critic reviews·Aug 28, 2025·Sega
    PCPS4Xbox OneSwitch +3
  26. 26
    Ball x Pit

    Ball x Pit

    87
    37 critic reviews·Oct 14, 2025·Devolver Digital
    PCSwitchPS5Xbox X|S +1
  27. 27
    Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector

    Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector

    87
    36 critic reviews·Jan 30, 2025·Fellow Traveller
    PCSwitchPS5Xbox X|S +1
  28. 28
    ARC Raiders

    ARC Raiders

    87
    45 critic reviews·Oct 29, 2025·Embark Studios
    PCPS5Xbox X|S
  29. 29
    The Séance of Blake Manor

    The Séance of Blake Manor

    87
    15 critic reviews·Oct 26, 2025·Raw Fury
    PCPS5Xbox X|SSwitch 2
  30. 30
    Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo

    Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo

    87
    17 critic reviews·May 27, 2025·PM Studios, inc.
    PCPS4SwitchPS5 +2
  31. 31
    The Alters

    The Alters

    87
    49 critic reviews·Jun 12, 2025·11 bit studios
    PCPS5Xbox X|S
  32. 32
    Sea of Stars: Throes of the Watchmaker

    Sea of Stars: Throes of the Watchmaker

    87
    13 critic reviews·May 19, 2025·Sabotage
    PCPS4Xbox OneSwitch +2
  33. 33
    Bionic Bay

    Bionic Bay

    87
    24 critic reviews·Apr 16, 2025·Kepler Interactive
    PCPS5
  34. 34
    Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2

    Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2

    87
    9 critic reviews·Oct 1, 2025·Nintendo
    SwitchSwitch 2
  35. 35
    Absolum

    Absolum

    86
    45 critic reviews·Oct 8, 2025·DotEmu
    PCPS4SwitchPS5 +2
  36. 36
    Keep Driving

    Keep Driving

    86
    14 critic reviews·Feb 5, 2025·YCJY Games
    PCSwitchPS5Xbox X|S
  37. 37
    Doom: The Dark Ages

    Doom: The Dark Ages

    86
    74 critic reviews·May 14, 2025·Bethesda Softworks
    PCPS5Xbox X|S
  38. 38
    Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit

    Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit

    86
    8 critic reviews·Oct 22, 2025·Retroware
    PCPS4Xbox OneSwitch +2
  39. 39
    Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist

    Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist

    86
    21 critic reviews·Jan 21, 2025·Binary Haze Interactive
    PCPS4Xbox OneSwitch +2
  40. 40
    Sword of the Sea

    Sword of the Sea

    86
    23 critic reviews·Aug 18, 2025·Giant Squid
    PCPS5Xbox X|SSwitch 2
  41. 41
    Capcom Fighting Collection 2

    Capcom Fighting Collection 2

    86
    41 critic reviews·May 15, 2025·Capcom
    PCPS4Xbox OneSwitch
  42. 42
    Europa Universalis V

    Europa Universalis V

    86
    18 critic reviews·Nov 3, 2025·Paradox Interactive
    PC
  43. 43
    Goodnight Universe

    Goodnight Universe

    86
    8 critic reviews·Nov 10, 2025·Skybound Games
    PCSwitchPS5Xbox X|S +1
  44. 44
    Cairn

    Cairn

    86
    26 critic reviews·Oct 30, 2025
    PC
  45. 45
    Atelier Ryza Secret Trilogy Deluxe Pack

    Atelier Ryza Secret Trilogy Deluxe Pack

    86
    12 critic reviews·Nov 12, 2025·Gust
    PCPS4SwitchPS5 +1
  46. 46
    Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time

    Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time

    86
    26 critic reviews·May 20, 2025·LEVEL-5
    PCPS4Xbox OneSwitch +3
  47. 47
    Silent Hill f

    Silent Hill f

    85
    55 critic reviews·Sep 24, 2025·Konami
    PCPS5Xbox X|S
  48. 48
    Mario Kart World

    Mario Kart World

    85
    56 critic reviews·Jun 4, 2025·Nintendo
    Switch 2
  49. 49
    Spilled!

    Spilled!

    85
    7 critic reviews·Mar 25, 2025·Tsundoku Diving
    PCSwitchPS5Xbox X|S
  50. 50
    Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked

    Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked

    85
    7 critic reviews·Nov 19, 2025·Resolution Games
    PCPS5Switch 2
  51. 51
    Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping

    Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping

    85
    10 critic reviews·May 21, 2025·Happy Broccoli Games
    PCXbox OneSwitchPS5 +1
  52. 52
    Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound

    Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound

    85
    44 critic reviews·Jul 30, 2025·DotEmu
    PCPS4Xbox OneSwitch +2
  53. 53
    Strange Antiquities

    Strange Antiquities

    85
    13 critic reviews·Sep 16, 2025·Iceberg Interactive
    PCPS4SwitchPS5 +1
  54. 54
    Expelled!

    Expelled!

    85
    10 critic reviews·Mar 11, 2025·inkle Ltd
    PCSwitch
  55. 55
    Cross Blitz

    Cross Blitz

    85
    6 critic reviews·Nov 23, 2025·The Arcade Crew
    PC
  56. 56
    Yakuza 0: Director's Cut

    Yakuza 0: Director's Cut

    85
    25 critic reviews·Jun 4, 2025·Sega
    PCPS5Xbox X|SSwitch 2
  57. 57
    Soulstone Survivors

    Soulstone Survivors

    85
    6 critic reviews·Jun 16, 2025·Game Smithing
    PCPS5Xbox X|S
  58. 58
    Sonic Racing: Cross Worlds

    Sonic Racing: Cross Worlds

    84
    48 critic reviews·Sep 24, 2025·Sega
    PCPS4Xbox OneSwitch +3
  59. 59
    Skate Story

    Skate Story

    84
    38 critic reviews·Dec 7, 2025·Devolver Digital
    PCPS5Switch 2
  60. 60
    Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4

    Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4

    84
    29 critic reviews·Jul 10, 2025·Activision
    PCPS4Xbox OneSwitch +3
  61. 61
    The King is Watching

    The King is Watching

    84
    9 critic reviews·Jul 20, 2025·tinyBuild
    PCSwitchPS5Xbox X|S
  62. 62
    Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection

    Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection

    84
    27 critic reviews·Oct 29, 2025·Atari
    PCPS4Xbox OneSwitch +3
  63. 63
    Dawnfolk

    Dawnfolk

    84
    5 critic reviews·Feb 12, 2025·Klei Entertainment
    PCSwitch
  64. 64
    Many Nights a Whisper

    Many Nights a Whisper

    84
    6 critic reviews·Apr 28, 2025·Deconstructeam
    PC
  65. 65
    Lies of P: Overture

    Lies of P: Overture

    84
    18 critic reviews·Jun 5, 2025·Neowiz
    PCPS4Xbox OnePS5 +1
  66. 66
    Battlefield 6

    Battlefield 6

    84
    58 critic reviews·Oct 9, 2025·Electronic Arts
    PCPS5Xbox X|S
  67. 67
    Anno 117: Pax Romana

    Anno 117: Pax Romana

    84
    35 critic reviews·Nov 12, 2025·Ubisoft Entertainment
    PCPS5Xbox X|S
  68. 68
    Luto

    Luto

    84
    9 critic reviews·Jul 21, 2025·Broken Bird Games
    PCPS5Xbox X|S
  69. 69
    The Roottrees are Dead

    The Roottrees are Dead

    84
    7 critic reviews·Jan 14, 2025·Evil Trout
    PC
  70. 70
    Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road

    Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road

    84
    13 critic reviews·Nov 13, 2025·LEVEL-5
    PCPS4SwitchPS5 +2
  71. 71
    Quartet

    Quartet

    84
    10 critic reviews·Aug 25, 2025·Something Classic Games LLC
    PCSwitchPS5
  72. 72
    Hell Clock

    Hell Clock

    84
    8 critic reviews·Jul 21, 2025·Mad Mushroom Publishing
    PCPS5Xbox X|S
  73. 73
    Jurassic World Evolution 3

    Jurassic World Evolution 3

    83
    33 critic reviews·Oct 20, 2025·Frontier Developments
    PCPS5Xbox X|S
  74. 74
    Shujinkou

    Shujinkou

    83
    6 critic reviews·Feb 12, 2025·Rice Games
    PCPS4SwitchPS5
  75. 75
    Cabernet

    Cabernet

    83
    9 critic reviews·Feb 19, 2025·Party for Introverts
    PCPS4Xbox OneSwitch +2
  76. 76
    Tails of Iron II: Whiskers of Winter

    Tails of Iron II: Whiskers of Winter

    83
    19 critic reviews·Jan 27, 2025·CI Games
    PCPS4Xbox OneSwitch +2
  77. 77
    Two Point Museum

    Two Point Museum

    83
    49 critic reviews·Mar 3, 2025·Sega
    PCPS5Xbox X|SSwitch 2
  78. 78
    Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog

    Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog

    83
    14 critic reviews·Feb 18, 2025·Meridiem Games
    PCPS4SwitchPS5
  79. 79
    Platypus Reclayed

    Platypus Reclayed

    83
    5 critic reviews·Sep 17, 2025·Claymatic Games
    PCPS4Xbox OneSwitch +2
  80. 80
    The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy

    The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy

    83
    27 critic reviews·Apr 23, 2025·XSEED Games
    PCSwitch
  81. 81
    Back to the Dawn

    Back to the Dawn

    83
    7 critic reviews·Jul 17, 2025·Spiral Up Games
    PCXbox OneSwitchPS5 +2
  82. 82
    Earthion

    Earthion

    83
    7 critic reviews·Jul 30, 2025·Limited Run Games
    PCPS4Xbox OneSwitch +2
  83. 83
    Look Outside

    Look Outside

    83
    7 critic reviews·Mar 20, 2025·Devolver Digital
    PCPS4SwitchPS5 +1
  84. 84
    Popucom

    Popucom

    83
    6 critic reviews·May 31, 2025·Fireshine Games
    PCPS4SwitchPS5
  85. 85
    Drop Duchy

    Drop Duchy

    83
    10 critic reviews·May 4, 2025·The Arcade Crew
    PC
  86. 86
    PowerWash Simulator 2

    PowerWash Simulator 2

    83
    36 critic reviews·Oct 22, 2025·FuturLab
    PCPS5Xbox X|SSwitch 2
  87. 87
    EA Sports College Football 26

    EA Sports College Football 26

    83
    16 critic reviews·Jul 10, 2025·EA Sports
    PS5Xbox X|S
  88. 88
    The Midnight Walk

    The Midnight Walk

    83
    26 critic reviews·May 7, 2025·Fast Travel Games
    PCPS5Switch 2
  89. 89
    Sunderfolk

    Sunderfolk

    83
    9 critic reviews·Apr 22, 2025·Dreamhaven
    PCSwitchPS5Xbox X|S
  90. 90
    MLB The Show 25

    MLB The Show 25

    83
    21 critic reviews·Mar 17, 2025·Sony Interactive Entertainment
    SwitchPS5Xbox X|S
  91. 91
    Ever 17: The Out of Infinity

    Ever 17: The Out of Infinity

    83
    8 critic reviews·Mar 5, 2025·MAGES.
    PCPS4Switch
  92. 92
    Blood: Refreshed Supply

    Blood: Refreshed Supply

    83
    8 critic reviews·Dec 3, 2025·Atari
    PCPS4Xbox OneSwitch +3
  93. 93
    Bravely Default: Flying Fairy - HD Remaster

    Bravely Default: Flying Fairy - HD Remaster

    82
    27 critic reviews·Jun 4, 2025·Square Enix
    PCXbox X|SSwitch 2
  94. 94
    Promise Mascot Agency

    Promise Mascot Agency

    82
    33 critic reviews·Apr 9, 2025·Kaizen Game Works
    PCPS4Xbox OneSwitch +2
  95. 95
    Ninja Gaiden 4

    Ninja Gaiden 4

    82
    53 critic reviews·Oct 20, 2025·Koei Tecmo
    PCPS5Xbox X|S
  96. 96
    Escape from Duckov

    Escape from Duckov

    82
    6 critic reviews·Oct 15, 2025·Bilibili Game
    PC
  97. 97
    The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remaster

    The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remaster

    82
    40 critic reviews·Apr 21, 2025·Bethesda Softworks
    PCPS5Xbox X|SSwitch 2
  98. 98
    Marvel Cosmic Invasion

    Marvel Cosmic Invasion

    82
    53 critic reviews·Nov 30, 2025·DotEmu
    PCPS4Xbox OneSwitch +3
  99. 99
    Tales of Graces F Remastered

    Tales of Graces F Remastered

    82
    36 critic reviews·Jan 16, 2025·Bandai Namco Entertainment
    PCPS4Xbox OneSwitch +2
  100. 100
    Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii

    Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii

    82
    73 critic reviews·Feb 20, 2025·Sega
    PCPS4Xbox OnePS5 +1