Metacritic’s Best Games on PC This Year
Metacritic’s highest-rated PC games of 2025. From anticipated sequels like Hades II and Hollow Knight: Silksong to bold indie standouts like despelote and Citizen Sleeper 2 - ranked by critics into one definitive list.
Items in this hypelist
Ranked from 1 to 25 (highest to lowest)
Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector
Mac · Nintendo Switch · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series X|S
Roleplaying on the edge of a system in crisis. You are an escaped android, with a malfunctioning body, a price on your head and no memory of your past. Get a ship, find a crew, and keep both running as you navigate the shifting landscape of the Starward Belt. Can you build refuge among the stars?
Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time
Nintendo Switch · Nintendo Switch 2 · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X|S
Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time is an RPG life-sim game and the long-awaited sequel to the 3DS classic Fantasy Life. This game will expand on what the original did, blending simulation with traditional action RPG combat mechanics.
Silent Hill f
PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series X|S
Hinako's hometown is engulfed in fog, driving her to fight grotesque monsters and solve eerie puzzles. Uncover the disturbing beauty hidden in terror. Silent Hill f is an upcoming game set in 1960s Japan featuring a beautiful, yet horrifying world.
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor is a single player survivor-like auto-shooter. Wield the full arsenal of Deep Rock Galactic, take on hordes of lethal aliens, mine riches, and unlock powerful upgrades. It's one dwarf against all of Planet Hoxxes!
Sea of Stars: Throes of the Watchmaker
Nintendo Switch · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X|S
This Sea of Stars DLC finds the Solstice Warriors Valere and Zale venturing into the miniature clockwork world of Horloge. In this magical land where denizens are threatened by a cursed carnival, our heroes will need to adapt to unfamiliar rules if their Sun and Moon powers are to manifest.
Shinobi: Art of Vengeance
Nintendo Switch · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X|S
Slay the enemies in the silence of the moment. Run through the world of Shinobi full of monsters and ninja actions. Grab Oborozuki, the legendary sword, and slay evil once more. Your clan and the world are counting on you.
The Roottrees Are Dead
Web browser
The Roottrees are Dead is a puzzle game based around correctly assembling a family tree.
Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders
PC (Microsoft Windows) · Xbox Series X|S
Test your skiing skills in serene mountain scenery. Perform tricks, discover shortcuts and try to best your time in the snowy followup to Lonely Mountains: Downhill. Enjoy the slopes alone, participate in thrilling online multiplayer races or gather your friends and conquer the mountains together.
Bionic Bay
PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 5
An ordinary man in an extraordinary world. Bionic Bay is a new kind of a 2D platformer. It introduces a unique Swap mechanic, allowing players to interact with the physics-based world in new ways. The immersive gameplay is completed by spectacular environments and creative level design.
Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo
Nintendo Switch · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series X|S
Are you ready for the first Yoyovania?! In this 2D top-down adventure you'll explore a sprawling urban landscape, reinterpreting your surroundings through your mastery of yoyo tricks. Combine moves for traversal, fight the city's rival crime lords, and regain the influence of the Pipistrello family!
Monster Train 2
Nintendo Switch · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series X|S
It's time to raise Hell in Heaven! Monster Train returns with all new clans, new enemy factions, new challenges, new modes and more! Defend your Pyre in the classic three-tiered, vertical gameplay that made the original roguelike deckbuilder a hit.
Earthion
Arcade · Nintendo Switch · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Sega Mega Drive/Genesis · Xbox Series X|S
Earthion is an upcoming aftermarket shooting game developed by Ancient primarily for the Sega Mega Drive. Physical MD versions will be published by SUPERDELUXE GAMES in Japan and by Limited Run Games in North America. The game will also get a 16:9 version for modern platforms. Earthion is published under the label YKGGG, a brand name covering all the retro-style games developed at Ancient. If Earthion meets success, Ancient will go on the venture of releasing video games designed for retro consoles. A separate version of the game for Arcade was confirmed by Ancient and published by exA-Arcadia, which features a new, exclusive mode that will not be available in the Mega Drive version.
Monster Hunter Wilds
PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series X|S
The unbridled force of nature runs wild and relentless, with environments transforming drastically from one moment to the next. This is a story of monsters and humans and their struggles to live in harmony in a world of duality.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series X|S
A thrilling story-driven action RPG, with a rich open world, set in 15th century Medieval Europe. Experience the ultimate medieval adventure - through the eyes of young Henry - as you embark on a journey of epic proportions.
Abiotic Factor
PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series X|S
Abiotic Factor is a survival crafting experience for 1-6 players set in the depths of an underground research facility. Caught between paranormal containment failure, a military crusade, and chaos from a dozen realms, the world’s greatest minds must survive against the universe’s biggest threats.
The Talos Principle: Reawakened
PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series X|S
Step back into a world of thought-provoking puzzles, philosophical intrigue, and breathtaking visuals with The Talos Principle: Reawakened - a first-person puzzle masterpiece for both new players and long-time fans alike.
Despelote
Nintendo Switch · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series X|S
Despelote is a soccer game about people. Get immersed in the streets and parks of Quito through the eyes and ears of eight year old Julián. Dribble, pass and shoot your soccer ball around town, and see what happens when you kick it someone's way. Feel the city change as Ecuador comes closer than ever to qualifying for the World Cup.
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter
Nintendo Switch · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 5
A remake of the first installment in the main Trails series, serving as the beginning to the Liberl arc and the series as a whole. The game follows protagonists Estelle Bright and her adopted brother Joshua, who journey through the country of Liberl to train to become senior Bracers, members of a non-government multinational organization that acts to keep the peace and protect civilians.
The Last of Us Part II: Remastered
PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 5
Experience the winner of over 300 Game of the Year awards now with an array of technical enhancements that make The Last of Us Part Il Remastered the definitive way to play Ellie and Abby's critically acclaimed story.
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth: Collector's Edition
PlayStation 5
Content of the Collector's Edition: ・ Final Fantasy VII Rebirth: Deluxe Edition (includes: mini art book, mini soundtrack, steelbook) ・ Sephiroth Static Arts figure ・ Moogle Trio Summoning Materia (DLC) ・ Magic Pot Summoning Materia (DLC) ・ Accessory: Reclaimant Choker (DLC) ・ Armor: Orchid Bracelet (DLC) ・ Armor: Midgar Bangle Mk. II (DLC)
Split Fiction
Nintendo Switch 2 · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series X|S
Split Fiction is a 2025 cooperative multiplayer game. It follows two writers, Mio Hudson and Zoe Foster, as they become trapped in their imaginations.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series X|S
Lead the members of Expedition 33 on their quest to destroy the Paintress so that she can never paint death again. Explore a world of wonders inspired by Belle Époque France and battle unique enemies in this turn-based RPG with real-time mechanics.
Hollow Knight: Silksong
Linux · Mac · Nintendo Switch · Nintendo Switch 2 · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X|S
Hollow Knight: Silksong is the epic sequel to Hollow Knight, the epic action-adventure of bugs and heroes. As the lethal hunter Hornet, journey to all-new lands, discover new powers, battle vast hordes of bugs and beasts and uncover ancient secrets tied to your nature and your past.
Blue Prince
Mac · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series X|S
Welcome to Mt. Holly, where every dawn unveils a new mystery. Navigate through shifting corridors and ever-changing chambers in this genre-defying strategy puzzle adventure. But will the unpredictable path you create lead you to the rumored Room 46?
Hades II
Mac · Nintendo Switch · Nintendo Switch 2 · PC (Microsoft Windows)
Battle beyond the Underworld using dark sorcery to take on the Titan of Time in this bewitching sequel to the award-winning rogue-like dungeon crawler.
