Perfect plays: The best video games of 2025

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 This modern take on a classic RPG is like nothing that’s come before. Its painterly world, time-haunted premise and inventive turn-based combat feel both nostalgic and daringly new, marryingFrench surrealism with emotional storytelling, and using mortality as its beating heart. Few games this year balanced mechanical depth and philosophical weight so gracefully, nor left such a lasting impression. Come for the story, stay for the beautifully realized characters. Ghost of Yotei A sumptuous, beautifully directed open-world samurai epic.

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