Best Games of 2025: We are about to wind up 2025 but not before having a look at some important things. And knowing which were the best games of 2025 in terms of overall performance is a must! Do you know this year has been a roller coaster for online games?
With so many games releasing every week, there were almost equal numbers of game failures and success. Many highly anticipated games became highly disappointing, while multiple others that did not get any hype for their launch became great performers of the year.
But before we wrap things up with online gaming 2025, we must have a look at which were the games that made their permanent mark in the hearts of their forever fans! Check out the details below!
Best games of 2025
Blue Prince
This one was a puzzle-adventure and roguelike game that gained massive praise for its gameplay. One of the best parts was, everything was taking place in a mansion. If this doesn’t sound very ‘best game’ worthy, then this might be. The rooms of this mansion rearrange daily, and you have to solve the puzzle to reach the 46th room of this mysterious mansion.
And this mysterious room is not the answer to your questions. Rather, it unlocks more mysteries for you. These elements, the atmospheric setting plus it’s changing every day that make the game engaging, and the challenge of managing limited steps make Blue Prince one of the most critically acclaimed games of 2025.
The game brought in more ideas as players were impressed by just how a mansion contains all the mystery, puzzles, action, and thrills altogether. Bringing in more appreciation and player count as soon as it is released.
Release date: 10th April 2025
Critic ratings: 9/10
Player count: Around 2 million unique players across all platforms
Where to play? PC, PlayStation, Xbox
Ghost of Yōtei
Being a part of a franchise does bring you a lot of audiences, but it doesn’t guarantee success. For success, one has to prove its worth. And Ghost of Yōtei, despite having a lot of expectations, didn’t succumb to it.
Set in an open world, the game provided its players with satisfying action gameplay, amazing community engagement and cultural resonance, thoughtful portrayal of Japanese history and culture, and a world that was as amazing to explore as the gameplay.
Its close folklore, tradition, and historical atmosphere brought in more players than expected. The combats, sword clashes and footsteps in the snow, all of them praised for their attention to detail and excellence in use of technology, as the game had minimal bugs. This made it more playable and enjoyable.
Release date: 2nd October 2025
Critic ratings: 8.5/10
Player count: 3.6 million copies sold to the consumers
Where to play? PS and PC
Hollow Knight: Silksong
If there’s any game that has been consistently performing well on all platforms since its release, it’s Hollow Knight: Silksong. This not only happened because it is a sequel. It happened because the game also provided its players with amazing art direction, exceptional world design, a beautiful soundtrack, and its unique combat style.
The game also received massive sales because of the 7-year launch between its original game and the sequel. But just like we say, huge sales don’t guarantee great critics. But Hollow Knight: Silksong has received them both and has also won the best action/adventure game of the year award in The Game Awards 2025. This effortlessly helped Hollow Knight: Silksong to make it to the list of best games of 2025.
Release date: 24th September 2025
Critic ratings: 9/10
Player count: 5 million unique players overall
Where to play? PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch
Apart from these, multiple other games have done really well in 2025. This includes Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, Arc Raiders, Split fiction, Hades ll, and many more. But we would like to know which was your top favorite game released this year? Do tell us!
Done with the list of best games of 2025, but we are also about to share the list of disappointing games that were released this year. So, make sure you are tuned in to mgcbuzz.com because that list of games is even more exciting and intriguing than the one given above.
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