Tag: Games of 2025

Despite a load of great games in 2025, No Man’s Sky is the happy place that keeps drawing me back in again

Despite a load of…

If we’re plotting out the year based on unexpected obsessions, mine were (in no particular order) weird Italian genre…
Penises set Dispatch apart, and I mean that quite sincerely

Penises set Dispatch apart,…

I think a lot of Dispatch can be distilled into a single moment at the beginning of the game…
Skin Deep was this year’s reminder that it’s a privilege to recognise a developer’s handwriting

Skin Deep was this…

Out in space there are objects that orbit one another for so long, and at such a stately pace,…
How I learned to stop worrying and love the anime horse racing game

How I learned to…

Of all the games released this year, all the triple-A blockbusters and genre-defining smash hits, nothing shook me as…
In 2025, Clair Obscur proved smaller-sized games from passionate developers are the future players want

In 2025, Clair Obscur…

“It’s OK to make a small game,” said Astro Bot director Nicolas Doucet at this year’s GDC. For many,…