2025 was an amazing year for gaming, with some truly standout titles; this year was mostly one of the best years for gaming compared to past years.
Following are the Top Rated Games of 2025 according to critics:
1. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is an RPG game developed by French studio Sandfall Interactive, released on 24 April 2025 for Windows, PS5, and Xbox series S/X.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is Turn based, Third person Roleplaying game with beautiful next-gen graphics. It has one of the most breathtaking worlds, and the theme is set in a dark fantasy world.
The story of the game is also being parsed by gamers as one of the best-written stories. The game has multiple endings depending on the choice of the players.
2. Death Stranding 2: On the Beach.
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach is a 2025 action-adventure game developed by Kojima productions released on June 26 2025 for PS5 .The game is written, produced, designed, and directed by Hideo Kojima.
Death stranding 2 is the Third person action-adventure game with better graphics than before , many players said that they have never seen such graphics that looked so real, the game also has a satisfying combat system; players can choose to be stealthy or confront the enemies directly.
The story continues after the first game with many plots and surprises along the way. Players have shared their experience that the game had many fun moments and the game was very fun to play.
3. Kingdom Come: Deliverance II.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II is a 2025 open-world action RPG game developed by Warhorse Studios and released on 4 Feb 2025 on PS5, Windows, and Xbox.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II is a 2025 open-world first-person RPG game that takes place in 1403. The game’s combat mechanism is a bit challenging at first, but practicing combat in the game feels really satisfying.
The story of the game is also based on the events of medieval times with great plots; the story of the game is slow-paced.
4. DISPATCH.
DISPATCH is an episodic adventure game developed and published by ADHoc studio . The first 2 episodes of the game were released on 22 October 2025 available on PS5 and windows with upcoming ports coming to Nintendo switch on Jan 2026.
DISPATCH is an episodic adventure game where the player’s choices affect the story via the use of dialogue choices in conversations with other characters.
The story’s outcome is totally based on the choices that the players make throughout the game. The game’s story is based on superheroes, which many players find interesting and new in episodic games.
5. Hollow Knight: Silksong.
Hollow Knight: Silksong is a Metroidvania game developed by indie developer Team cherry released on 4 September 2025 on PS5/PS4, Windows, Linux, macOS, Xbox One, and Xbox series X/S.
Hollow Knight: Silk Song features 2D platforming and combat. The first game, Hollow knight’s combat was one of the most challenging and hardest boss fights, and in this game, it is even more challenging than in the first game.
The story is focused after the events of Hollow knight ( the first game); in this game, it continues the story of Hornet in the kingdom of Pharloom with action-packed adventures of Hornet.
These were the Top five highest-rated Games of 2025, as we can all confirm, it was one of the best year for gaming, with many different types of titles dropping in different genres, such as open world, action adventure, Role-playing adventure, episodic adventure, 2D Metroidvania…
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