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
The Medium Place
- Dispatch
- Donkey Kong Bananza
- Monster Hunter Wilds
- Dave the Diver
- Arc Raiders
- Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector
- Super Mario Galaxy for Nintendo Switch
- Once Upon a Katamari
- Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles
The Bad
- Valkyria Chronicles
- Pokémon Legends: Z-A
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Super Mario Galaxy 2 for Nintendo Switch
- Elden Ring Nightreign
- Mario Kart World
- Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake
- Hades II
- Battlefield 6