The best video games of 2025
The top 3 according to 4 votes from people: Rhythm Doctor · Hollow Knight: Silksong · Absolum. (Updated Sep 22, 2026.)
The 25 best-reviewed games released in 2025 according to Metacritic's critic scores (all platforms). No DLC, expansions or compilations.
Top 20
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1
Rhythm Doctor
Released December 2025. Metascore: 89.
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2
Hollow Knight: Silksong
Released September 2025. Metascore: 90.
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3
Absolum
Released October 2025. Metascore: 87.
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4
Hades II
Released September 2025. Metascore: 95.
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5
Blue Prince
Released April 2025. Metascore: 92.
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6
Split Fiction
Released March 2025. Metascore: 91.
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7
Donkey Kong Bananza
Released July 2025. Metascore: 91.
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8
despelote
Released May 2025. Metascore: 89.
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9
The Talos Principle: Reawakened
Released April 2025. Metascore: 89.
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10
The Seance of Blake Manor
Released October 2025. Metascore: 89.
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11
Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
Released June 2025. Metascore: 89.
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12
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
Released February 2025. Metascore: 89.
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13
Monster Hunter Wilds
Released February 2025. Metascore: 88.
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14
Abiotic Factor
Released July 2025. Metascore: 88.
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15
Sword of the Sea
Released August 2025. Metascore: 88.
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16
Monster Train 2
Released May 2025. Metascore: 87.
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17
Shinobi: Art of Vengeance
Released August 2025. Metascore: 87.
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18
Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2
Released October 2025. Metascore: 87.
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19
Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo
Released May 2025. Metascore: 87.
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20
Lumines Arise
Released November 2025. Metascore: 87.
Candidates
They don't make it into the top 20… yet. Vote for them to move them up.
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21
Dispatch
Released October 2025. Metascore: 87.
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22
Cross Blitz
Released November 2025. Metascore: 87.
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23
Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders
Released January 2025. Metascore: 87.
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24
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor
Released September 2025. Metascore: 86.
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25
Mario Kart World
Released June 2025. Metascore: 86.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
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Comments (5)
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II at #11 feels low for such a massive game
Silksong finally came out and it was worth the 7-year wait 🐛
Hades II at #1 is the right call, Supergiant somehow topped the first one.
Blue Prince is the most original puzzle game in years. Still finding secrets.
despelote was such a lovely surprise, football and childhood in Quito