Best Games of 2025

NXTO's catalog has 118 games released in 2025. These 30 rank highest once player ratings, Metacritic scores and Steam reviews are combined. The top three: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Split Fiction and Kingdom Come: Deliverance II.

How it's ranked: a blend of RAWG player ratings, Metacritic and Steam reviews, adjusted so games with very few ratings can't outrank well-proven ones. Times are average player-reported playtime, so treat them as rough guides.

1. 1
   

   Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

   2025RPGPC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~29.3 h to beat
2. 2
   

   Split Fiction

   2025Adventure, ActionPC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~13.7 h to beat
3. 3
   

   Kingdom Come: Deliverance II

   2025Adventure, ActionPC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~55.5 h to beat
4. 4
   

   Hades II

   2025Indie, AdventurePC, Xbox Series X|S, Switch ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~31.9 h to beat
5. 5
   

   Rhythm Doctor

   2025IndiePC ★ 4.3/5~3 h avg. playtime
6. 6
   

   Dispatch

   2025Adventure, ActionPC, PS5, Switch ★ 4.3/5
7. 7
   

   Tiny Bunny

   2025Indie, AdventurePC ★ 4.3/5~4 h avg. playtime
8. 8
   

   Hollow Knight: Silksong

   2025Indie, PlatformerPC, PS5, Xbox One ★ 4.3/5~24 h avg. playtime
9. 9
   

   Doom: The Dark Ages

   2025ActionPC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S ★ 4.2/5~16 h avg. playtime
10. 10
    

    Abiotic Factor

    2025Shooter, AdventurePC ★ 4.2/5⏱ ~54.5 h to beat
11. 11
    

    Beyond Citadel

    2025Indie, ActionPC ★ 4.2/5~1 h avg. playtime
12. 12
    

    Death Stranding 2: On The Beach

    2025Adventure, ActionPC, PS5 ★ 4.1/5
13. 13
    

    Blue Prince

    2025Indie, StrategyPC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S ★ 4.1/5~5 h avg. playtime
14. 14
    

    AI Limit

    2025Indie, ActionPC, PS5, PS4 ★ 4.1/5⏱ ~19.1 h to beat
15. 15
    

    The Midnight Walk

    2025Indie, AdventurePC, PS5 ★ 4.1/5~12 h avg. playtime
16. 16
    

    Slime Rancher 2

    2025Adventure, ActionPC, Xbox Series X|S ★ 4.1/5⏱ ~21.7 h to beat
17. 17
    

    Tempest Rising

    2025Strategy, ActionPC ★ 4.1/5~2 h avg. playtime
18. 18
    

    The Alters

    2025AdventurePC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S ★ 4.0/5~7 h avg. playtime
19. 19
    

    Cash Cleaner Simulator

    2025Casual, IndiePC ★ 4.0/5~3 h avg. playtime
20. 20
    

    Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii

    2025Action, RPGPC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S ★ 4.0/5~6 h avg. playtime
21. 21
    

    DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO

    2025Action, FightingPC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S ★ 4.0/5⏱ ~10.9 h to beat
22. 22
    

    Schedule I

    2025Strategy, IndiePC ★ 4.0/5⏱ ~17.4 h to beat
23. 23
    

    Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon

    2025Indie, AdventurePC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S ★ 4.0/5~5 h avg. playtime
24. 24
    

    A Game About Digging A Hole

    2025Casual, IndiePC ★ 4.0/5~2 h avg. playtime
25. 25
    

    Ball x Pit

    2025Indie, ActionPC, Switch ★ 3.9/5~6 h avg. playtime
26. 26
    

    The Wandering Village

    2025Strategy, SimulationPC ★ 3.9/5~2 h avg. playtime
27. 27
    

    Battlefield 6

    2025Shooter, ActionPC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S ★ 3.9/5~8 h avg. playtime
28. 28
    

    Dynasty Warriors: Origins

    2025Strategy, ActionPC, PS5 ★ 3.9/5~11 h avg. playtime
29. 29
    

    Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist

    2025Action, RPGPC, PS5, Xbox One ★ 3.9/5~2 h avg. playtime
30. 30
    

    9 Kings

    2025Strategy, RPGPC ★ 3.9/5~33 h avg. playtime

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