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The 25 Best Video Games of 2025

'Expedition 33,' 'ARC Raiders,' and 'Donkey Kong Bananza' are among the games that defined 2025

www.rollingstone.com

Top 3

3. DK Bananza
2. Hades 2
1. Expedition 33

 

[Seyken]

At least they got number 1 right.

 

[PonyStation4]

Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 not being on a top 25 list is ridiculous

 

[TintoConCasera]

No KCD2, and Silksong is below South of Midnight.

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

Just came here making sure number one was the only possible choice.

It was.

Now i leave.

 

[LectureMaster]

 

[ByWatterson]

Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 not being on a top 25 list is ridiculous

I played it for about two hours via PS Plus trial......kinda hated it.

I know that's not enough time to experience what it is, but it seemed very light on gameplay. More of a visual choose-your-own adventure. So I sorta get it.

 

[Punished Miku]

Nice to see Rematch, Citizen Sleeper 2, Ninja Gaiden 4, South of Midnight get some attention.

 

[RedC]

South of Midnight >>> Silksong

 

[Gonzito]

DK Bananza?

 

[RafterXL]

Every list is going to have issues, so overall it's not terrible, but wtf are they thinking leaving off KCD2? That's top 5, easily. Also, Where Winds Meet and Hell is Us should be on that list, wtf is South of Midnight doing anywhere near a "best of" list? Also, Yotei is way too high and Silent Hill f is way too low. It's a bad Silent Hill game but it's better than most of that list as just a pure game. And Dispatch being #4 is crazy, it's a visual novel, not really even a game.

I played it for about two hours via PS Plus trial......kinda hated it.

I know that's not enough time to experience what it is, but it seemed very light on gameplay. More of a visual choose-your-own adventure. So I sorta get it.

It's an open world RPG, it has as much (more) gameplay than Oblivion. WTF game did you play?

 

[Hudo]

IVALICE CHRONICLES MENTIONED!

 

[GymWolf]

Ruined that top 3 with banananza

 

[marcincz]

Trails in the Sky? KCD2? Mafia? Hell is Us? No comment.

 

[Hudo]

Ruined that top 3 with banananza

Really? I thought that Hades 2 shouldn't be on the list.

 

[WoeIsMe]

Silksong no. 12...?

 

[Chuck Berry]

No KCD2, and Silksong is below South of Midnight.

It's Rolling Stone dude. No need to lose sleep over it.

 

[The Cockatrice]

the best games of 2025 are the best games released in 2025. shocking.

 

[Hawk The Slayer]

Routine is better than every other game this year.

 

[Hanzaki]

These lists are always very subjective obviously. Most of the games here are good for a yearly 25 except South of Midnight... That game was mid at best (but I hated every minutes of it personally)

And obv there are some strangely missing games like Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 which is/will be on many top 5 lists.

 

[The Fartist]

Fuck Rolling Stone

 

[dorkimoe]

donkey kong is pretty basic game...

#1 is correct, move along

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

They really do have terrible taste in choices.

 

[OuterLimits]

#7. The Hundred Line:Last Defense Academy.

Good to see this phenomenal game in the top 10

 

[FalconPunch]

Number 1 is wrong along with many other entries on the list.

 

[Mozzarella]

Looks like Expedition 33 is already sweeping magazines, will it win 5/5? they already won Golden Joystick and will most likely win TGA too.
I think it will end up winning 4/5 and will probably lose GDC to Hollow Knight or something.

 

[adamsapple]

Number 1 is wrong along with many other entries on the list.

Oh boy. I hope you're prepared to say that a hundred more times in the next couple of weeks.

 

[AJUMP23]

Been a pretty good year for games.

 

[FalconPunch]

Oh boy. I hope you're prepared to say that a hundred more times in the next couple of weeks.

So?

 

[adamsapple]

So?

Nothing. You've made your disdain for Expedition 33 obvious in other topics as well.

 

[SpokkX]

more like Expedition 6/10

Thought it was just above fine

 

[FalconPunch]

Nothing. You've made your disdain for Expedition 33 obvious in other topics as well.

Ok.....

 

[MrJangles]

I've heard of 8 of them. Played none of them. Shinobi aside, no intention to either.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

I swear, you two have some weird love story going on.

 

[touchfuzzy]

I've heard of 8 of them. Played none of them. Shinobi aside, no intention to either.

I'm trying to pick out which 8 you've heard of. You mention Shinobi here so gotta guess the other 7, I'd go with:

Shinobi
Expedition 33
Mario Kart World
Ninja Gaiden 4
Battlefield 6
Hollow Knight: Silksong
Death Stranding 2
Donkey Kong Bananza

Meaning that there's some mix of Silent Hill, Final Fantasy Tactics, Hades II, Ghost of Yotei, ARC Raiders, Split Fiction, or any of the above that you somehow apparently haven't heard of despite spending a lot of time on a video game forum?

 

[Witchilich]

No KCD2, and Silksong is below South of Midnight.

Yeah KCD2 actually is a better RPG than Expedition 33.

He is also doing this because Expedition 33 was in Game Pass.

 

[adamsapple]

He will do it with anything that is on Game Pass.

He is also doing it because Expedition 33 was in Game Pass.

 

[Witchilich]

This guy really lives in his delusion. Can't stomach someone saying KCD2 was better.

 

[adamsapple]

This guy really lives in his delusion. Really can't stomach someone saying KCD2 was better.

The funny thing is none of my posts even mention KCD.


Stay jelly, jelly boi

 

[Witchilich]

The funny thing is none of my posts even mention KCD.


Stay jelly, jelly boi

But you were the first one to reply to me in the other thread about how I am losing my sanity over Expedition 33 winning awards, only because I said KCD 2 is my Game of the Year. I can't fathom how someone calling KCD 2 his Game of the Year makes you project that I am losing my sanity over Expediton 33 winning awards. The only explanation I can think of is that you are yourself jelly that someone called something other than Expedetion 33 his "Game of the Year" and you are defending the game because it was in Game Pass. And you call me jelly.

 

[adamsapple]

But you were the first one to reply to me in the other thread about how I am losing my sanity over Expedition 33 winning awards, only because I said KCD 2 is my Game of the Year. I can't fathom how someone calling KCD 2 his Game of the Year makes you project that I am losing my sanity over Expediton 33 winning awards. The only explanation I can think of is that you are yourself jelly that someone called something other than Expedetion 33 his "Game of the Year" and you are defending the game because it was in Game Pass. And you call me jelly.

'but you said that i said that you said... '

holy shit what a word salad, just stick to leaving lol emoji's on my year old posts

 

[Witchilich]

'but you said that i said that you said... '

holy shit what a word salad, just stick to leaving lol emoji's on my year old posts

The desperation of a troll. A Game Pass troll.

 

[Zacfoldor]

The 25 Best Video Games of 2025

'Expedition 33,' 'ARC Raiders,' and 'Donkey Kong Bananza' are among the games that defined 2025

www.rollingstone.com

Top 3

3. DK Bananza
2. Hades 2
1. Expedition 33

What the fuck. I expected terrible picks but these ain't bad.

Edit: Dispatch number 4. Fuck YEAH rolling stone. What the fuck, lol.

 

[semiconscious]

great thread title. i'd been wondering what mick & keith've been playing this year...

 

[MrJangles]

I'm trying to pick out which 8 you've heard of. You mention Shinobi here so gotta guess the other 7, I'd go with:

Shinobi
Expedition 33
Mario Kart World
Ninja Gaiden 4
Battlefield 6
Hollow Knight: Silksong
Death Stranding 2
Donkey Kong Bananza

Meaning that there's some mix of Silent Hill, Final Fantasy Tactics, Hades II, Ghost of Yotei, ARC Raiders, Split Fiction, or any of the above that you somehow apparently haven't heard of despite spending a lot of time on a video game forum?

Silent Hill
Ninja Gaiden
Shinobi
Mario Kart
Death Stranding
Ghost of Yotei
Hollow Knight
Donkey Kong

Obviously familiar with the Final Fantasy and Battlefield IP's but couldn't tell one from the other or no idea what number they are up to now. The rest of them I've never heard of.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 game of the year? Sounds like a novel about some 'strong independent' woman leading a mountaineering expedition of soyboys to me.

 

[adamsapple]

What the fuck. I expected terrible picks but these ain't bad.

Edit: Dispatch number 4. Fuck YEAH rolling stone. What the fuck, lol.

 

[Danjin44]

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 game of the year? Sounds like a novel about some 'strong independent' woman leading a mountaineering expedition of soyboys to me.

Maybe you should play the game first. Not everything is about "woke".

 

[Gilgalaad]

Is Dispatch this good?

I'm really hesitating to buy it.