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Games of the Year 2025: The Playlist

My #GamesOfTheYear articles exist so that I'm able to look back at what games were released for a given calendar year and jog my memory. The goal is to judge them against their contemporaries which hopefully allows me to understand how they have held up over time. But I also want to keep a list of every single game I played that year so I can contrast games of the past with those released this year.

The Good

  1. Monster Train 2
  2. Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
  3. Balatro
  4. Ball x Pit

The Medium Place

  1. Dispatch
  2. Donkey Kong Bananza
  3. Monster Hunter Wilds
  4. Dave the Diver
  5. Arc Raiders
  6. Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector
  7. Super Mario Galaxy for Nintendo Switch
  8. Once Upon a Katamari
  9. Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles

The Bad

  1. Valkyria Chronicles
  2. Pokémon Legends: Z-A
  3. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
  4. Super Mario Galaxy 2 for Nintendo Switch
  5. Elden Ring Nightreign
  6. Mario Kart World
  7. Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake
  8. Hades II
  9. Battlefield 6
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