Engadget's favorite games of 2025

Just a small selection of the great games released in 2025. (Devolver Digital, Embark Studios, Team Peak, Dogubomb, Sandfall Interactive, Team Cherry, Konami, Retro Studios, Jump Over the Age, Obsidian Entertainment )

From indies like Silksong, to AAAs like Ghost of Yotei, and everything in between, 2025 truly had it all, and is likely to go down in the history books as one of the best years in gaming. But these are the games that felt truly special to the Engadget team.

Arc Raiders

I’m genuinely shocked by how much I love ARC Raiders. I’ve never been very interested in the whole PvE (Player vs. Environment) genre, aside from some brief stints with Destiny, but ARC Raiders's ...