From AAA blockbusters to indie breakthrough successes, 2025 has been one of the best years for video games in recent memory. For fans of turn-based RPGs, first-person shooters, Metroidvanias, and even ...

With 2025 coming to an end, it has been another remarkable year of game releases. 2025 in video games can be defined by meaningful storytelling, memorable encounters, and all kinds of immersive worlds ...

Every year, the Shacknews staff casts our ballots and tabulates votes for the best games of the year. 2025 was such a strong year for games, both AAA and indies, that for the first time in recent ...

It can be tempting, in an era where there are simply way too many great games coming out every month, to give into list inflation. Top 10s become top 25s. Top 25s become top 50s. By 2030, we might ...

“Continue?” It’s one of the oldest words in video games. You stumble. You put in another quarter. You try again. Hey, you’ll get ‘em next time. Never has that sentiment been more true than in 2025 — ...