mZuzek on 12 November 2025
Before anything, I just wanna thank everyone who helped to keep this going. It feels weird to go back to being only a participant in the event after hosting it for so many years, but I'm really glad there is an event to participate in. I really appreciate it 
It's a bit of a weird list this time in that there are many new games, but I've been playing most of them toward the very end of the year, and have just been trying to get them done in time to list them here. I wouldn't say I finished them in time, given I'm posting this late and am yet to finish one particular title, but hey, we gotta get started somewhere. Hopefully I won't regret this list come next year!
My Top 50:
| Rank | Game | Developer | Platform(s) | Year | YoY |
| #50 | Rock Band 3 | Harmonix | Xbox 360, PS3 | 2010 | -6 |
| #49 | Mass Effect | BioWare | PC | 2007 | -7 |
| #48 | Rivals of Aether II | Aether Studios | PC | 2024 | -9 |
| #47 | Metroid: Zero Mission | Nintendo | Game Boy Advance | 2004 | 0 |
| #46 | Tunic | Isometricorp Games | PC | 2022 | New! |
| #45 | Cyberpunk 2077 | CD Projekt Red | PC | 2020 | -4 |
| #44 | Metroid: Samus Returns | MercurySteam | 3DS | 2017 | -1 |
| #43 | Minecraft | Mojang Studios | PC | 2011 | +3 |
| #42 | Splatoon 3 | Nintendo | Switch | 2022 | -8 |
| #41 | Balatro | LocalThunk | Switch, PC | 2024 | New! |
| #40 | Portal | Valve | PC | 2007 | -5 |
| #39 | Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 | Game Freak | DS | 2012 | -2 |
| #38 | Marvel Rivals | NetEase Games | PC | 2024 | New! |
| #37 | Metroid Prime 3: Corruption | Retro Studios | Wii | 2007 | -1 |
| #36 | No Man's Sky | Hello Games | PC | 2016 | -4 |
| #35 | Super Smash Bros. for Wii U | Sora Ltd. / Bandai Namco | Wii U | 2014 | -11 |
| #34 | Metroid Prime 2: Echoes | Retro Studios | Wii | 2004 | -3 |
| #33 | Persona 3 | Atlus | PS2, PS5 | 2006 | 0 |
| #32 | Thumper | Drool | PS4, Switch | 2016 | -12 |
| #31 | The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask | Nintendo | N64, 3DS | 2000 | -2 |
| #30 | Hades II | Supergiant Games | PC | 2025 | New! |
| #29 | Metroid Fusion | Nintendo | GBA | 2002 | -2 |
| #28 | Astral Chain | PlatinumGames | Switch | 2019 | -6 |
| #27 | The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past | Nintendo | SNES | 1991 | -4 |
| #26 | Ori and the Blind Forest | Moon Studios | PC, Switch | 2015 | +2 |
| #25 | Hades | Supergiant Games | Switch | 2020 | +5 |
| #24 | The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time | Nintendo | N64, 3DS | 1997 | -3 |
| #23 | Pokémon Gold & Silver | Game Freak | GBC | 1999 | +2 |
| #22 | Nier: Automata | PlatinumGames | PC | 2017 | -3 |
| #21 | The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker | Nintendo | GC, Wii U | 2002 | +5 |
| #20 | Star Fox 64 | Nintendo | N64, 3DS | 1997 | -3 |
| #19 | Pokémon Black & White | Game Freak | DS | 2010 | -1 |
| #18 | Portal 2 | Valve | Xbox 360, PC | 2011 | -2 |
| #17 | Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze | Retro Studios | Wii U, Switch | 2014 | -2 |
| #16 | Alien: Isolation | Creative Assembly | PC | 2014 | -3 |
| #15 | Metroid Dread | MercurySteam | Switch | 2021 | -1 |
| #14 | Pokémon X & Y | Game Freak | 3DS | 2013 | -2 |
| #13 | Metroid Prime | Retro Studios | GC, Wii, Switch | 2002 | -2 |
| #12 | Hollow Knight: Silksong | Team Cherry | PC | 2025 | New! |
| #11 | Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 | Sandfall Interactive | PS5 | 2025 | New! |
| #10 | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild | Nintendo | Wii U, Switch | 2017 | -1 |
| #9 | Super Metroid | Nintendo | SNES | 1994 | -1 |
| #8 | Shadow of the Colossus | Team Ico | PS2, PS3 | 2005 | -1 |
| #7 | Baldur's Gate 3 | Larian Studios | PC | 2023 | +3 |
| #6 | Hollow Knight | Team Cherry | Switch, PC | 2017 | 0 |
| #5 | Persona 5 | Atlus | PS3, PS4 | 2016 | 0 |
| #4 | The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword | Nintendo | Wii, Switch | 2011 | 0 |
| #3 | Ōkami | Clover Studio | Wii, Switch | 2006 | -1 |
| #2 | Ori and the Will of the Wisps | Moon Studios | Switch, PC | 2020 | +1 |
| #1 | Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy | Eidos-Montréal | PC | 2021 | 0 |
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Last edited by mZuzek - on 09 January 2026
