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CHUCKLENUGGETS' 2025 GOTY

by chucklenuggets

What more can I say about 2025 in video games that hasn't already been said?

We really were eating well back then, huh gang?

From big, epic Single Player games to fun and chaotic Multiplayer. There really was something for everyone in 2025.

Here is my very late GOTY list, Honorable Mentions, and a list of games I still need to play:

=== 2025 GOTY ===

  1. Death Stranding 2 (BEAT)

  2. Arc Raiders (BEAT)

  3. Doom: the Dark Ages (BEAT)

  4. Metal Gear Solid: Delta (BEAT)

  5. Baby Steps (BEAT)

  6. Avowed (BEAT)

  7. Dying Light 2: The Beast (BEAT)

  8. Outer Worlds 2

  9. Dispatch (BEAT)

  10. Routine (BEAT)

=== Honorable Mentions ===

  • Battlefield 6 (BEAT)

  • Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4 (BEAT)

  • Atomfall

  • Blue Prince

  • Donkey Kong: Bananza

  • Assassin's Creed: Shadows

  • Keeper

=== Still Want to Play ===

  • Silent Hill: F

  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

  • Ghost of Yotei

  • Elden Ring: Nightreign

  • Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2

  • The Altars

  • Cronos: The New Dawn

  • The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered

  • FBC: Firebreak

  • Metroid Prime 4: Beyond

  • Mario Kart: World

  • Hell Is Us

  • Mafia: The Old Country

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Death Stranding 2: On the Beach

1. Death Stranding 2: On the Beach

Kojima, you mad man, I love you! Beautiful story, fun gameplay, and more Reedus with the Fetus!

ARC Raiders

2. ARC Raiders

Don't Shoot! See you topside Raider...

Doom: The Dark Ages

3. Doom: The Dark Ages

This felt like playing a Metal Album, shit eating grin the whole time.

Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater

4. Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater

A beautiful remake of my all time favorite Metal Gear game, what a thrill...

Baby Steps

5. Baby Steps

This is exactly the kind of weird I love, super funny and dumb fun.

Avowed

6. Avowed

Obsidian really cooked up a fun FPS RPG, the combat was stellar and I really loved the Entitties, I mean tree people.

Dying Light: The Beast

7. Dying Light: The Beast

BEAST MODE! This is just a guilty pleasure zombie bashin' game.

The Outer Worlds 2

8. The Outer Worlds 2

Obsidian takes another whack at the Outer Worlds universe. I really loved the first one and the number 2 builds on what makes the first one great.

Dispatch

9. Dispatch

So glad they decided to make this into a game, the Dispatch gameplay is pretty fun and I was surprised by the cast. They have to do another one.

Routine

10. Routine

This really scratched my Resident Evil itch, spooky high-budget indie on a derelict Moon Base... that's my shit!