A jaw-dropping fantasy world buried under enough menus and mechanics to make playing it feel like homework.
A clever survival mashup with plenty to do but its goofy world never gave me a reason to stay.
A gorgeous pirate playground that keeps handing you important missions while the ocean begs you to ignore every damn one of them.
Dying over and over should not be this addictive or this much fun.
A massive space sandbox that finally became the game people wanted at launch even if the grind still fights the fun sometimes.
The rough-looking experiment Pokémon desperately needed, with monster catching that finally feels fresh again.
A massive gaming crossover brawl that is at its best on the couch and at its worst when Nintendo remembers the internet exists.
Polished chaos on wheels where getting robbed at the finish line is somehow still part of the fun.
A pure joy machine that made me feel like a kid playing Mario again
The most popular game of 2025 until it wasn't
