Occasionally, games powered by cutting-edge engines deliver surprisingly fluid performance.
DSOGaming is continuing its 2025 year-in-review series. Having recently highlighted the most visually stunning projects of the year, the editorial team has now shifted its focus to the best-optimized titles.
For DSOGaming, a “well-optimized PC game” is defined by specific standards:
[…] a game that scales efficiently across multiple CPU cores and avoids common “console port” pitfalls, such as restrictive FOVs, controller-only UI prompts, poor mouse and keyboard mapping, or mouse acceleration/smoothing issues. Furthermore, it must justify its hardware demands through its visual output while remaining accessible on legacy GPUs.
The most optimized PC titles of 2025 (as ranked by DSOGaming):
- Ninja Gaiden 4
- Dynasty Warriors: Origins
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 7
- Stellar Blade
- ARC Raiders — developed using Unreal Engine 5, this title has garnered praise for its technical stability, standing out in an era where many UE5 releases struggle with performance issues.
- Dying Light: The Beast
- DOOM: The Dark Ages
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
- Battlefield 6
- Atomfall
Source: iXBT.games