I feel like I might have done my game of the year proper justice here, so I’m not sure there’s a lot I need to add to that.
I played a lot of games this year, but honestly, nothing was better than “Shadow of the Colossus,” a game I think of as being a must-play in the same category of games like Tetris and Donkey Kong.
Yes, you may play this game and not find it to be the game for you.
Yes, you should play it anyway, because the game is foundational to understanding the medium at large.
Beyond that landmark title, however, there was a lot of good stuff on the docket in 2025 (you can read through my thoughts recorded in real time right here on social media).
Below, I list everything I played through to some level of completion over the past year, and at the end, you’ll see a ranking of the best games I finished for the first time this year. It’s a fun list – hopefully with some decent insight included.
I’m excited for next year, too. Santa delivered a Switch 2 to the family, with all sorts of goodies to dive into.
Anyhow, read on to see how I rank the games I completed this calendar year.
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