Journalists sum up the gaming year of 2025 and name the standout releases.
GamesRadar recently took another look at titles released in 2025 and assembled a list of the finest games for PC and consoles.
Several buzzworthy releases—Hollow Knight: Silksong among them—failed to reach the top three. Kingdom Come: Deliverance II made the top ten, while the popular racer Mario Kart World closes out the list.
GamesRadar’s top 25 games of 2025:
- 25. Mario Kart World
- 24. Two Point Museum
- 23. Dying Light: The Beast
- 22. Monster Hunter Wilds
- 21. Ninja Gaiden 4
- 20. Assassin’s Creed Shadows
- 19. Pokemon Legends Z-A
- 18. Split Fiction
- 17. Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
- 16. Battlefield 6
- 15. Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- 14. Peak
- 13. Dispatch
- 12. Avowed
- 11. Blue Prince
- 10. Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
- 9. The Outer Worlds 2
- 8. Elden Ring Nightreign
- 7. Ghost of Yotei
- 6. Silent Hill f
- 5. Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
- 4. Hollow Knight: Silksong
- 3. Donkey Kong Bananza
- 2. Hades 2
- 1. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Source: iXBT.games