To that end, Kotaku ‘s top games of 2025 list this year will go back to straddling the Goldilocks GOTY middle ground of 12 best games. We are still ranking them and describing why each made the cut, ...

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Samus Aran, the science fiction protagonist in the Metroid series, is arguably Nintendo’s most mysterious character. She ...

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Sandbox titles, more than any other games, are taken to extremes. The core concept of "do just about anything you can think ...

The most discussed video game of the year included plenty of sequels — among them Hollow Knight: Silksong, Hades II and ...

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At the end of each year, we recognize the best games we played in their entirety, but we also like to zoom in and celebrate the individual moments we loved most; the mechanics, scenes, and other ...