Best Games of 2025

The best games released in 2025, ranked by Belly Score. The Belly's definitive 2025 game rankings.

The Belly's definitive rankings for games released in 2025. Every title from 2025 that earned a Belly Score appears here, sorted from the highest verdict down. It's a year-by-year snapshot of what The Belly thought of the releases — the standout hits, the disappointments, and everything in between from 2025.

8.6

Nullscape

Platformer

PC · Mac · Linux · Mobile · Console

SurrealPsychologicalDark / Grim

Fast-PacedChaoticTense+3

8.5

TRAUMATIC DESCENT

Action

Roblox

PsychologicalSurrealDreamlike+1

IntenseChaoticUnsettling+3

8.5

Corrupted Crossroads

Survival · Action

PC · Mobile · Xbox · PlayStation · VR

Dark / GrimPsychological

TenseIntenseFast-Paced+3

8.4

Darkest Hours

Survival · Horror

PC · Roblox

SupernaturalDark / Grim

CreepyEerieTense+2

7.6

Sid Meier's Civilization VII

Strategy · Sandbox

Linux · macOS · Nintendo Switch · Nintendo Switch 2 · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · PC (Microsoft Windows) · Xbox One · Xbox Series X|S

Ancient / HistoricalMilitaryWar+1

StrategicTacticalMethodical+3

2.3

MindsEye

Action · Adventure · Shooter

PC · PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series X|S

Sci-FiDystopianPsychological+1

CinematicAtmosphericIntense+2