Game of the Year: All of Our 2025 Winners Revealed

A full GOTY recap

There's a chance that, over the last few weeks, you were too busy stuffing your face with delicious holiday food to notice our massive Game of the Year campaign. Don't worry, we're not judging anyone!

An annual tradition here at Push Square, we write up a whole slate of articles to celebrate the year that was, highlighting the very best PlayStation games in the process.

And just in case you missed out — or even if you just want to peruse a handy recap — we've put together this feature, which covers our Game of the Year content in its entirety.

From our official top 10 PS5 games of 2025, to individual awards, to lists based purely on reader votes, we like to think that we've given the last year the attention that it so thoroughly deserves.

So, without further ado, let's take a look at our Game of the Year winners...

Game of the Year 2025

Our Game of the Year is decided by an internal staff vote, with reader votes also being counted in the final results.

1. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
2. Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
3. Split Fiction
4. Ghost of Yotei
5. Dispatch
6. ARC Raiders
7. Lumines Arise
8. Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
9. The Alters
10. Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds

Game of the Year 2025 Best Awards

Our Best awards are decided by the Push Square editorial team, and attempt to recognise the best games in each field.

• Best PS5 Remake or Remaster: Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater
• Best PS5 Indie Game: Hollow Knight: Silksong
• Best PS5 Open World Game: Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
• Best PS5 Art Direction: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Best PS5 RPG: Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
• Best PS5 Story Game: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Best PS5 Action Game: Monster Hunter Wilds
• Best PS5 Developer: Sandfall Interactive
• Best PS5 Soundtrack: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Personal Game of the Year 2025 Awards

Our Personal awards let each member of the Push Square editorial team pick their own favourite games of the year.

• Aaron's Top 5 PS5 Games of 2025: ARC Raiders
• Robert's Top 5 PS5 Games of 2025: Death Stranding 2
• Stephen's Top 5 PS5 Games of 2025: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Liam's Top 5 PS5 Games of 2025: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Sammy's Top 5 PS5 Games of 2025: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Push Square Readers Game of the Year 2025 Awards

Our Reader awards are decided entirely by public voting.

• Push Square Readers' Top 20 PS5 Games of 2025: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Push Square Readers' 20 Most Anticipated PS5 Games of 2026: Marvel's Wolverine

And with that, we close the curtain on yet another Game of the Year campaign. What do you think of our winners? This is your last chance to disagree, so be sure to let your opinion be heard in the comments section below.