We are already in September 2025 and the year is proving to be one of the most interesting for gamers.
If on the one hand Nintendo confirms absolute dominator with the improved editions of The Legend of Zelda, on the other new IPs and highly anticipated sequels have enriched the Gaming panorama.
The best -reviewed games of the 2025 games, based on the highest metascore so far, puts productions of the highest level in line.
To drive the ranking we find The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition and Breath of the Wild – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition, both with a sensational 95 on Metacritic.

Here is the complete top 10:

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition of Exit: 5 June 2025MetaScore: 95
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition of Exit: 5 June 2025MetaScore: 95
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33d of exit: April 24, 2025MetaScore: 93
Blue Princedata of exit: 10 April 2025MetaScore: 92
Hollow Knight: Silksongdata of exit: September 4, 2025MetaScore: 92
Exit fiction split: March 6, 2025MetaScore: 91
Donkey Kong Bananzadata of exit: 17 July 2025MetaScore: 91
Despelorateda of output: May 1, 2025MetaScore: 89
The Talos Principle: Reawakenedata of output: April 10, 2025MetaScore: 89
Death Stranding 2: On the Beachdata of Exit: June 26, 2025MetaScore: 89

This ranking confirms an interesting trend: 2025 is rewarding both the big names and the original projects, with a rare balance between blockbusters and independent productions.
Nintendo is once again confirmed as a queen of the metascore, but the growing attention to titles such as Clair Obscur or Blue Prince shows that the public is ready to be surprised by less conventional experiences.
If the last few months will keep this level, we could be in front of one of the richest and most varied years in the recent history of gaming.