2025's Top Games and Awards: A Fresh Look

Nintendo Dominates the Spotlight

The gaming world is abuzz with the latest EDGE awards and the top 10 games of 2025. This year, Nintendo fans have plenty to celebrate, with multiple nods in both the awards and the top games list.

Hades 2 Takes Home the Title

• Nintendo Game of the Year: Hades 2
• Top 5 Game of the Year: Donkey Kong Bananza

Awards Highlights

The awards covered a wide range of categories, from sound design to visual design, and even narrative design.

Top 10 Games of 2025

1. Hades 2
2. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
3. Blue Prince
4. Donkey Kong Bananza
5. Elden Ring Nightreign
6. Lumines Arise
7. Despelote
8. Two Point Museum
9. Absolum
10. Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders

Looking Back and Ahead

For those who love to look back, the awards from previous years are also available. It's interesting to see how the gaming landscape has evolved over the years and what trends have emerged.

But what does this all mean for the future of gaming? It's clear that Nintendo is still a major player, and that games with strong narrative and visual design are continuing to gain popularity. It will be exciting to see what 2026 has in store.