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Year in Review

2025

The games, and players that defined 2025.

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Hey gamers!

Welcome to the very first Searchtoplay Year in Review.

We launched this community platform in February this year, to create a space for gamers to track their library, discover new games, and share their thoughts about gaming. It's been a huge fun to work on the platform and see it grow.

But most importantly, I want to thank the community. Your feedback, and actual use of the platform are what made our year.

with 💜 by @dpashutskii

During 2025, together we logged...

733
People Signed Up
14,857
Games Logged
417
Reviews Published
4,235
Added to Play Later
261
Lists Created
3,966
Games in Lists
82
Likes & Comments

This year we recorded

288,065

hours spent playing games (32.9 years)

11,424 of which were for Final Fantasy XIV Online

Highest Rated

Based on ratings cast by our community in 2025, these are the highest-rated games overall.

Results as of 16 June 2026.

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1.

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Highest Rated Overall
Developed by BioWare
5.0
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Silent Hill 2 poster
2.

Silent Hill 2
Highest Rated Overall
Developed by Team Silent
4.9

A horror game so good it arguably caused the downfall of it's own series and influenced other horror games to do the same. Future Silent Hill game...
Skeledom
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Half-Life 2 poster
3.

Half-Life 2
Highest Rated Overall
Developed by Valve
4.9

My absolute favorite game of all time. I am still waiting...
dpashutskii
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Highest Rated Overall—Next Seven

Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty poster
4.

Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty

4.9
Split Fiction poster
5.

Split Fiction

4.8
Yakuza Kiwami poster
6.

Yakuza Kiwami

4.8
Yakuza Kiwami 2 poster
7.

Yakuza Kiwami 2

4.8
Metaphor: ReFantazio poster
8.

Metaphor: ReFantazio

4.8
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom poster
9.

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

4.8
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos poster
10.

Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos

4.8

More Top Lists

Now, let's take a look at more top lists by various criteria.

This is the games that defined 2025 in different ways.

- Top 10 Single Page %>

Highest Rated Released in 2025

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Split Fiction poster
1.

Split Fiction
Developed by Hazelight Studios
4.8
Blue Prince poster
2.

Blue Prince

4.7
South of Midnight poster
3.

South of Midnight

4.7
Dispatch poster
4.

Dispatch

4.6
Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced poster
5.

Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced

4.6
Doom: The Dark Ages poster
6.

Doom: The Dark Ages

4.5
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach poster
7.

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach

4.5
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 poster
8.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

4.5
Ghost of Yotei poster
9.

Ghost of Yotei

4.4
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II poster
10.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance II

4.4

Most Rated Games

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Red Dead Redemption 2 poster
1.

Red Dead Redemption 2
Developed by Rockstar Games
4.8
(62 ratings)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt poster
2.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

4.7
Hollow Knight poster
3.

Hollow Knight

4.4
Grand Theft Auto V poster
4.

Grand Theft Auto V

4.5
Baldur's Gate III poster
5.

Baldur's Gate III

4.7
Elden Ring poster
6.

Elden Ring

4.4
God of War poster
7.

God of War

4.4
Hogwarts Legacy poster
8.

Hogwarts Legacy

3.5
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 poster
9.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

4.5
Horizon Zero Dawn poster
10.

Horizon Zero Dawn

4.0

Most Hours Played

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Final Fantasy XIV Online poster
1.

Final Fantasy XIV Online
Developed by Square Enix Product Development Division 3, Square Enix Business Division 5, Square Enix Creative Business Unit III, and Square Enix Creative Studio III
11,424 hours
4.0
Destiny 2 poster
2.

Destiny 2

7,279
Destiny poster
3.

Destiny

6,287
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive poster
4.

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

4,668
Grand Theft Auto V poster
5.

Grand Theft Auto V

4,574
Red Dead Redemption 2 poster
6.

Red Dead Redemption 2

4,242
Stardew Valley poster
7.

Stardew Valley

3,863
Fortnite poster
8.

Fortnite

3,747
Destiny 2: The Final Shape poster
9.

Destiny 2: The Final Shape

3,180
Fallout 4 poster
10.

Fallout 4

3,126

Most Added to Play Later

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God of War Ragnarök poster
1.

God of War Ragnarök
Developed by SIE Santa Monica Studio
20 times
4.7
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 poster
2.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

20
Cyberpunk 2077 poster
3.

Cyberpunk 2077

18
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt poster
4.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

16
Red Dead Redemption 2 poster
5.

Red Dead Redemption 2

15
Hollow Knight poster
6.

Hollow Knight

14
Baldur's Gate III poster
7.

Baldur's Gate III

12
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor poster
8.

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

12
Hollow Knight: Silksong poster
9.

Hollow Knight: Silksong

12
Bloodborne poster
10.

Bloodborne

12

Best Rated by Genre

Now let's take a look at the best rated games overall by each genre.

Best Rated: Adventure

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1.

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Developed by BioWare
5.0
Silent Hill 2 poster
2.

Silent Hill 2

4.9
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty poster
3.

Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty

4.9
Metaphor: ReFantazio poster
4.

Metaphor: ReFantazio

4.8
Yakuza Kiwami poster
5.

Yakuza Kiwami

4.8
Yakuza Kiwami 2 poster
6.

Yakuza Kiwami 2

4.8
Split Fiction poster
7.

Split Fiction

4.8
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom poster
8.

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

4.8
Red Dead Redemption 2 poster
9.

Red Dead Redemption 2

4.8
Final Fantasy VII Remake poster
10.

Final Fantasy VII Remake

4.8

Best Rated: Arcade

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Minecraft poster
1.

Minecraft
Developed by Mojang Studios
4.4
Brawlhalla poster
2.

Brawlhalla

4.3
Overcooked! 2 poster
3.

Overcooked! 2

4.3
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City poster
4.

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

4.3
Vampire Survivors poster
5.

Vampire Survivors

4.2
Hotline Miami poster
6.

Hotline Miami

4.2
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth poster
7.

The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth

4.0
Neon White poster
8.

Neon White

4.0
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe poster
9.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

4.0
No Man's Sky poster
10.

No Man's Sky

3.9

Best Rated: Card & Board Game

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Balatro poster
1.

Balatro
Developed by LocalThunk
4.7
Slay the Spire poster
2.

Slay the Spire

4.2
Inscryption poster
3.

Inscryption

4.0
Dicey Dungeons poster
4.

Dicey Dungeons

3.7
Microsoft Solitaire Collection poster
5.

Microsoft Solitaire Collection

3.7
Loop Hero poster
6.

Loop Hero

2.3

Best Rated: Fighting

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Yakuza Kiwami poster
1.

Yakuza Kiwami
Developed by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios
4.8
Brawlhalla poster
2.

Brawlhalla

4.3
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate poster
3.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

4.0
Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition poster
4.

Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition

3.5
Tekken 7 poster
5.

Tekken 7

3.2
Mortal Kombat 11 poster
6.

Mortal Kombat 11

2.8

Best Rated: Indie

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Blue Prince poster
1.

Blue Prince
Developed by Dogubomb
4.7
Balatro poster
2.

Balatro

4.7
Factorio poster
3.

Factorio

4.5
Stardew Valley poster
4.

Stardew Valley

4.5
Outer Wilds poster
5.

Outer Wilds

4.5
Tunic poster
6.

Tunic

4.4
Hades poster
7.

Hades

4.4
Hollow Knight poster
8.

Hollow Knight

4.4
Soma poster
9.

Soma

4.4
Spiritfarer poster
10.

Spiritfarer

4.4

Best Rated: Platform

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Split Fiction poster
1.

Split Fiction
Developed by Hazelight Studios
4.8
South of Midnight poster
2.

South of Midnight

4.7
Assassin's Creed II poster
3.

Assassin's Creed II

4.7
Sonic Mania poster
4.

Sonic Mania

4.6
It Takes Two poster
5.

It Takes Two

4.6
Astro Bot poster
6.

Astro Bot

4.5
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 poster
7.

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

4.5
Super Mario Odyssey poster
8.

Super Mario Odyssey

4.4
Hollow Knight poster
9.

Hollow Knight

4.4
Spiritfarer poster
10.

Spiritfarer

4.4

Best Rated: Point-and-click

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Tales from the Borderlands poster
1.

Tales from the Borderlands
Developed by Telltale Games
4.5
The Walking Dead poster
2.

The Walking Dead

4.1
The Wolf Among Us poster
3.

The Wolf Among Us

4.1
Papers, Please poster
4.

Papers, Please

4.1
Unpacking poster
5.

Unpacking

3.7
The Walking Dead: Season Two poster
6.

The Walking Dead: Season Two

3.6
As Dusk Falls poster
7.

As Dusk Falls

2.8
Twelve Minutes poster
8.

Twelve Minutes

2.7

Best Rated: Role-playing (RPG)

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Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic poster
1.

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Developed by BioWare
5.0
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty poster
2.

Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty

4.9
Metaphor: ReFantazio poster
3.

Metaphor: ReFantazio

4.8
Yakuza Kiwami poster
4.

Yakuza Kiwami

4.8
Yakuza Kiwami 2 poster
5.

Yakuza Kiwami 2

4.8
Red Dead Redemption 2 poster
6.

Red Dead Redemption 2

4.8
Final Fantasy VII Remake poster
7.

Final Fantasy VII Remake

4.8
Mass Effect Legendary Edition poster
8.

Mass Effect Legendary Edition

4.8
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt poster
9.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

4.7
Yakuza: Like a Dragon poster
10.

Yakuza: Like a Dragon

4.7

Best Rated: Shooter

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Half-Life 2 poster
1.

Half-Life 2
Developed by Valve
4.9
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty poster
2.

Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty

4.9
Red Dead Redemption 2 poster
3.

Red Dead Redemption 2

4.8
Mass Effect Legendary Edition poster
4.

Mass Effect Legendary Edition

4.8
Half-Life 2: Episode Two poster
5.

Half-Life 2: Episode Two

4.8
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare poster
6.

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

4.7
The Last of Us Part II Remastered poster
7.

The Last of Us Part II Remastered

4.7
Team Fortress 2 poster
8.

Team Fortress 2

4.7
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 poster
9.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

4.6
Resident Evil Village poster
10.

Resident Evil Village

4.6

Best Rated: Simulator

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Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 poster
1.

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2
Developed by Vicarious Visions
4.8
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare poster
2.

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

4.7
Yakuza 0 poster
3.

Yakuza 0

4.6
XCOM 2 poster
4.

XCOM 2

4.6
Outer Wilds poster
5.

Outer Wilds

4.5
Stardew Valley poster
6.

Stardew Valley

4.5
Crusader Kings III poster
7.

Crusader Kings III

4.5
Factorio poster
8.

Factorio

4.5
Minecraft: Java Edition poster
9.

Minecraft: Java Edition

4.5
Minecraft poster
10.

Minecraft

4.4

Best Rated: Sport

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Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 poster
1.

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2
Developed by Vicarious Visions
4.8
Wreckfest poster
2.

Wreckfest

4.3
Yakuza 4 Remastered poster
3.

Yakuza 4 Remastered

4.2
Rocket League poster
4.

Rocket League

3.9
Forza Horizon 4 poster
5.

Forza Horizon 4

3.7
Grid Legends poster
6.

Grid Legends

3.7
FIFA 19 poster
7.

FIFA 19

3.3
FIFA 17 poster
8.

FIFA 17

3.2
FIFA 22 poster
9.

FIFA 22

3.0
FIFA 23 poster
10.

FIFA 23

2.8

Best Rated: Tactical

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XCOM 2 poster
1.

XCOM 2
Developed by Firaxis Games
4.6
Overcooked! 2 poster
2.

Overcooked! 2

4.3
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 poster
3.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

4.3
Hitman 3 poster
4.

Hitman 3

4.3
Helldivers 2 poster
5.

Helldivers 2

4.2
Dragon Age: Inquisition poster
6.

Dragon Age: Inquisition

4.2
Darkest Dungeon poster
7.

Darkest Dungeon

4.0
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive poster
8.

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

3.9
Star Wars: Republic Commando poster
9.

Star Wars: Republic Commando

3.8
Hitman 2 poster
10.

Hitman 2

3.8

Best Rated by Platform

Now let's explore the best rated games across different platforms. No console wars here!

Best Rated: PlayStation Consoles

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Gran Turismo 7 poster
1.

Gran Turismo 7
Developed by Polyphony Digital
5.0
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night poster
2.

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

5.0
Stick it to the Man! poster
3.

Stick it to the Man!

5.0
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Blood and Wine poster
4.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Blood and Wine

5.0
Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return poster
5.

Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return

5.0
The Warriors poster
6.

The Warriors

5.0
Tomba! poster
7.

Tomba!

5.0
Klonoa: Door to Phantomile poster
8.

Klonoa: Door to Phantomile

5.0
Half-Life 2 poster
9.

Half-Life 2

4.9
Silent Hill 2 poster
10.

Silent Hill 2

4.9

Best Rated: Xbox Consoles

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Football Manager 2024 poster
1.

Football Manager 2024
Developed by Sports Interactive
5.0
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic poster
2.

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

5.0
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Blood and Wine poster
3.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Blood and Wine

5.0
Half-Life 2 poster
4.

Half-Life 2

4.9
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty poster
5.

Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty

4.9
Metaphor: ReFantazio poster
6.

Metaphor: ReFantazio

4.8
Yakuza Kiwami poster
7.

Yakuza Kiwami

4.8
Yakuza Kiwami 2 poster
8.

Yakuza Kiwami 2

4.8
Split Fiction poster
9.

Split Fiction

4.8
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 poster
10.

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2

4.8

Best Rated: Nintendo Switch 1 & 2

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Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic poster
1.

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Developed by BioWare
5.0
Yakuza Kiwami poster
2.

Yakuza Kiwami

4.8
Yakuza Kiwami 2 poster
3.

Yakuza Kiwami 2

4.8
Split Fiction poster
4.

Split Fiction

4.8
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom poster
5.

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

4.8
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 poster
6.

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2

4.8
Final Fantasy VII Remake poster
7.

Final Fantasy VII Remake

4.8
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt poster
8.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

4.7
Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster poster
9.

Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster

4.7
South of Midnight poster
10.

South of Midnight

4.7

Best Rated: PC and Mac

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Slay the Princess poster
1.

Slay the Princess
Developed by Black Tabby Games
5.0
Metro Exodus: The Two Colonels poster
2.

Metro Exodus: The Two Colonels

5.0
Little Misfortune poster
3.

Little Misfortune

5.0
Gang Beasts poster
4.

Gang Beasts

5.0
Jenny LeClue: Detectivu poster
5.

Jenny LeClue: Detectivu

5.0
XCOM 2: War of the Chosen poster
6.

XCOM 2: War of the Chosen

5.0
9 Kings poster
7.

9 Kings

5.0
Football Manager 2024 poster
8.

Football Manager 2024

5.0
Mercenary Kings: Reloaded Edition poster
9.

Mercenary Kings: Reloaded Edition

5.0
Rose of Winter poster
10.

Rose of Winter

5.0

Best Rated: Mobile Games

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Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic poster
1.

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Developed by BioWare
5.0
Half-Life 2 poster
2.

Half-Life 2

4.9
Honkai: Star Rail poster
3.

Honkai: Star Rail

4.8
Subway Surfers poster
4.

Subway Surfers

4.8
Balatro poster
5.

Balatro

4.7
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords poster
6.

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords

4.6
Resident Evil Village poster
7.

Resident Evil Village

4.6
Resident Evil 4 poster
8.

Resident Evil 4

4.6
Stardew Valley poster
9.

Stardew Valley

4.5
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas poster
10.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

4.5

Community Highlights

Those are highlights of the amazing community that contributed to the platform and made 2025 special.

Most Liked Reviews

Assassin's Creed II
Assassin's Creed II by nicartz

EZIO AUDITORE DA FIRENZE. he really makes this game, what a great character and man does he go through it. the set up of the betrayal was perfect a...
2 likes
Kingdom Come: Deliverance
Kingdom Come: Deliverance by Josess100

A game that turned out to be a pleasant surprise. I expected something slow and unremarkable, but it ended up being a delightful surprise, a very g...
2 likes
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 by osty

Amazing game all around, original story and characters you really care about, absolutely stunning visuals and the whole world, sprinkled with Frenc...
2 likes
House Flipper
House Flipper by Liv

At a Glance: A simulation game that puts you in the position of a one person construction crew (without all of the real life complications), and al...
2 likes
Life is Strange: Double Exposure
Life is Strange: Double Exposure by Kayumon

I love the LiS Franchise, so of course this was a must-play for me as well. Playing this game definetly gave me back the vibes that I love about Li...
2 likes

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Most Anticipated Games in 2026

Finally, looking ahead, here are the games our community is most excited about for next year.

Most Anticipated Games in 2026

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Grand Theft Auto VI poster
1.

Grand Theft Auto VI
Developed by Rockstar Games
5 times added
Resident Evil Requiem poster
2.

Resident Evil Requiem

4
Crimson Desert poster
3.

Crimson Desert

4
007 First Light poster
4.

007 First Light

4
Marvel's Wolverine poster
5.

Marvel's Wolverine

4
Saros poster
6.

Saros

4
Fable poster
7.

Fable

3
Mouse: P.I. For Hire poster
8.

Mouse: P.I. For Hire

3
Phantom Blade 0 poster
9.

Phantom Blade 0

3
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy poster
10.

Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy

3

Thank You

Thank you for being part of Searchtoplay in 2025. Your passion for games makes this place special.

Next year, we have a lot of plans to improve the platform, and I hope to see you there! If you want to support us, the best way is to upgrade to a supporter account.

Here's to another amazing year of gaming together!

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