GoOnKid said:
January - Final Fantasy X-2 (PS2)
- Dragon Quest V (DS)
- Shining Force (Mega Drive via NSO)
- Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown (Switch)
- Urban Champion (NES via NSO)
- StarTropics II: Zoda's Revenge (NES via Wii U E-Shop)
February - Cyberbots: Fullmetal Madness (Switch via Capcom Fighting Collection)
- Fire Emblem Engage (Switch)
- Ridge Racer 64 (N64 via NSO)
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Switch)
- Red Earth (Switch via Capcom Fighting Collection)
- The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe (Switch)
- Onimusha 3 (PS2)
- Zone of the Enders (PS3 via ZoE HD Collection)
- Silent Hill: Shattered Memories (Wii)
March - Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner (PS3 via ZoE HD Collection)
- Castlevania Chronicles (PS1)
- Mario's Picross (GB via NSO)
- Dragon Quest III HD (Switch)
- Psycho Dream (SNES via NSO)
- Killer Instinct (SNES via NSO)
- Lost Planet 2 (PS3)
- Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth (DS)
April - Lost Planet 3 (PS3)
- Adventures of Lolo (NES via NSO)
- Mach Rider (NES via NSO)
- Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (PSP)
- Professor Layton and the Lost Future (DS)
- God of War III (PS3)
- Punch-Out!! (Wii)
- Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection (Switch)
May - Star Ocean: The Second Story R (Switch)
- Blaster Master Zero 2 (Switch)
- Horizon Chase Turbo (Switch)
- Portal 2 (Switch)
- LocoRoco 2 (PSP)
- Blur (PS3)
- Super Thunder Blade (Mega Drive via NSO)
- Street Fighter V (PS4)
- Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2 (Switch)
- Lego Marvel Super Heroes (Switch)
- Final Fantasy Legend (Switch via Collection of SaGa Final Fantasy Legend)
- Gradius: Interstellar Assault (GB via NSO)
- Valiant Hearts: The Great War (Switch)
- Double Dragon 4 (Switch)
| June - Sonic 06 (PS3)
- Space Harrier (PS3 via Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection)
- Golden Axe Warrior (PS3 via Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection)
- Gain Ground (PS3 via Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection)
- Thunder Force III (Mega Drive Classic Mini)
- Diddy Kong Racing (N64)
- Star Wars: Rogue Squadron (N64)
- Resident Evil Outbreak (PS2)
- Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo (Switch via Capcom Fighting Collection)
- Thumper (Switch)
July - Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising (GBA via Wii U E-Shop)
- Metro: Last Light Redux (Switch)
- Dragon Quest VI (DS)
- Advance Wars: Dual Strike (DS via Wii U E-Shop)
- Wario Land 4 (GBA via NSO)
August - Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Böse (PS2)
- Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles (GCN)
- The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures (Switch via The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles)
- Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels (NES via NSO)
- Mega Man X: Command Mission (PS2)
- Mario Smash Football (GCN via NSO)
- Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim (PS2)
- Pokémon Sun (3DS)
September - Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (GCN)
- Crazy Taxi (GCN)
- Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon (Wii)
- The Punisher (Switch via Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection)
October - Donkey Kong Bananza (Switch 2)
- Mega Man ZX (Switch via Mega Man Zero/ZX Collection)
- Balloon Kid (GB via 3DS E-Shop)
- Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound (Switch)
- Mega Man ZX Advent (Switch via Mega Man Zero/ZX Collection)
- Project Zero (PS2)
- Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus (Switch)
November - The Legend of Dragoon (PS1)
- Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin (PS4)
- Mario Kart World (Switch 2)
- Saga Frontier 2 (PS1)
- Dino Crisis 2 (PS1)
December - Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment (Switch 2)
- Hollow Knight: Silksong (Switch 2)
- Metroid Prime 4: Beyond (Switch 2)
- Pokémon Legends: Z-A (Switch 2)
- Beetle Adventure Racing (N64)
- Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon (N64)
- Mischief Makers (N64)
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Those are the 91 games I've beaten in 2025. Finished meaning I've seen the credits rolling, I don't go for 100% completion. Throughout the year I developed two major ambitions, one being to clear lots of smaller games on the Switch backlog that only take 5-10 hours and the other to tackle all those RPGs, visual novels and strategy games that all take up so much time each. I am happy to have cleared so many iconic games that I always wanted to finish one day like Diddy Kong Racing, like Portal 2, like Onimusha 3, like Paper Mario TTYD. The most accomplished I felt was when I beat Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles on the Gamecube, which I have started to play in 2004. It only took me 21 years to finish the main campaign! That was nice. I spent the last days of December with three more or less hidden gems on the N64. My job wasn't all too demanding in 2025 so I had a lot of gaming time at my leisure, otherwise this wouldn't have been possible. I still managed, after three years of being alone or having very loose connections, to find a new girlfried. She's not a gamer but she is okay with it. We had a some fun with Mario Kart and Yoshi's Woolly World together, but overall she prefers hanging out on her smartphone. All in all 2025 was a great year for me gaming-wise. I am quite happy with the progress I made against my backlog, even though I still keep buying new games. |
I get tou're going for smaller games and that's a good goal, variety and the spices and all but that is still one hell of a list.
