Metacritic has released its ranking of the highest-rated games for the first half of 2025, based on Metascore ratings as of June 25, 2025.
The selection criteria for games included:
– At least 7 professional critic reviews
– For multi-platform games, only the version with the most reviews was considered (usually the PS5 version)
– Excluded categories:
– Re-releases of previous games on new platforms (unless significantly enhanced, such as HD remasters with new content)
– Expansion packs/DLC
– Mobile games
– Collections or remasters
– “Ultimate” or annual editions
Here are the top 20 games ranked by Metascore:
20. ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist (PC) – 84
19. Keep Driving (PC) – 84
18. Two Point Museum (PC) – 84
17. The Alters (PC) – 85
16. The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy (Switch) – 85
15. Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector (PC) – 86
14. Mario Kart World (Switch 2) – 86
13. Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo (PC) – 86
12. Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders (PC) – 87
11. StarVaders (PC) – 87
10. The Roottrees are Dead (PC) – 87
9. Monster Train 2 (PC) – 88
8. Kingdom Come: Deliverance II (PC) – 88
7. Monster Hunter Wilds (PS5) – 88
6. The Talos Principle: Reawakened (PC) – 89
5. despelote (PC) – 89
4. Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (PS5) – 90
3. Split Fiction (PS5) – 91
2. Blue Prince (PC) – 92
1. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (PS5) – 93
This list highlights the most critically acclaimed games so far in 2025, with “Clair Obscur: Expedition 33” taking the top spot with an impressive Metascore of 93 on PS5.
