# The best video games of 2025

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/the-best-video-games-of-2025/
- Published: 2025-12-09T09:30:00-06:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

Image: Mario Kart World. Image credit: Nintendo. Article by Alex Perry. Mashable – December 7, 2025. There are very few small years for video games, but 2025 felt like a big and mildly weird one in a lot of ways. It was a year relatively lacking in big-budget first-party bangers from the likes of PlayStation and Xbox, though you’ll see a bit of the former on this list. Nintendo had a big year, finally launching the Switch 2, but still, the most talked-about game of the year was a Japanese RPG made in France. Aside from all of that, it was a big year for soccer, non-French-RPGs, lonely hikes, and hotly anticipated sequels to indie smash hits. […] Click here to view original web page at www.mashable.com