Ugh. Ignore this post. Didn't think I said anything in here. :/ 

Let's reserve a space.

1. Chrono Trigger
2. Suikoden 2
3. Final Fantasy 6
4. Bloodborne
5. Monster Hunter World
6. TLOZ Ocarina of time
7. Final Fantasy 12
8. Elden Ring
9. Final Fantasy 7
10. Hollow Knight
11. Ogre Battle 64 person of Lordly Caliber
12. Clair Obscur Expedition 33
13. Nier Automata
14. Suikoden V
15. Uncharted 2
16. God of war 2018
17. Horizon Zero Dawn
18. Unicorn Overlord
19. Dragon Quest 8
20. Witcher 3 + expansions
21. Castlevania SOTN
22. God of war Ragnarok
23. Suikoden 3
24. Dragon Quest XI
25. Mario Kart 8/Deluxe
26. Castlevania Lords of Shadows
27. FF7 Rebirth
28. Pokemon Gold/Silver
29. Shovel Knight Treasure trove
30. Donkey Kong Country 2
31. Super Metroid
32. Breath of Fire 2
33. Ys VIII Lacrimosa of Dana
34. Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
35. Pokemon XY
36. TLOS a Links awakening
37. Final Fantasy 9
38. Ni No Kuni 1 wrath of the stuff
39. Dead Space /Remake
40. Star Fox 64
41. Elder Scrolls Skyrim
42. World of Warcraft
43. TLOZ Breath of the wild
44. Resistance 2
45. Dragon Quest 4
46. Breath of Fire 4
47. Super Mario World
48. Hollow Knight Silksong
49. FF7 Remake
50. Tales of Vesperia Remastered

Some recency bias here and there, not gonna lie, but i feel strongly about this list. Might edit later lmao. 

~ S.Peelman's Top 50 Best Video Games of All Times 2025: ~

Another year, another top 50 list. These are S.Peelman's most favourite games of all-time. Games can be on this list simply because they are excellent and made an impression on me due to quality, but they can also be here because they gave me countless hours of fun, or had a deeper impact on myself as a person or as a gamer. The very best games did all of those things, and that is worth a lot.

When a game spans multiple consoles, only those on which I played the game are mentioned. The year of release is based on the PAL releases of the original game, which really only really makes a difference in a handful of older games.

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Honourable mentions:

Great games, but not enough to make it into the list. Some have in years past, but have since fallen out, some come in and out, and some have never been featured. Some honourable mentions of last year could have made it into the main list this year or have disappeared entirely and some could be new altogether. These will be added before the reveal of the top 3 of the main list.

Platform statistics:

Under here are some statistics like the amount of games from the main list by platform (counted by a game's original platform only) for each platform I own. The number of games in a "franchise" includes all games regardless of genre or sub-series. These will be added as each new entry gets revealed.

List statistics:

Here are some statistics from the main list like most featured genre, or highest new game. These will be added after the end of the event, when the #1 game has been posted.

Correct guesses:

Here will be a ranking of people's correct guesses in the Discussion Thread, and number of games that went unguessed. These will be added up each time someone correctly guesses a next entry in the list.

Bibbidi Babbidi Boo, this post is mine hitherto

I'll try to submit a list this year. There's been some really mind blowing games released this year.

--------------------- My list goes here ---------------------

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:

I've changed just a few things, but this is almost identical to my 2024 list. No new games have been added, which by extension means no 2025 games. I don't have Ghost of Yotei yet, and I haven't finished Donkey Kong Bananza's story yet. That game might make 2026's list, and Mario Kart World might as well if it grows on me a little more or gets DLC.

2025 List

50. Just Cause 3 (PS4)

49. Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales (PS4, PS5) 

48. South Park: The Fractured But Whole (Switch, PS4) 

47. South Park: The Stick of Truth (Windows, PS4, Xbox One) 

46. Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (GCN)

45. Mario Kart 8 (Wii U, Switch)

44. The Last of Us (PS4, PS5)

43. Xenoblade Chronicles (Wii, Switch) 

42. Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (Switch)

41. Ghost of Tsushima (PS4, PS5) 

40. Chibi-Robo! (GCN)

39. Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling (PS4, Xbox One) 

38. Star Wars: Battlefront II (PS2, Windows, PS5) 

37. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Switch)

36. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (PS5)

35. Marvel’s Midnight Suns (PS5)

34. The Walking Dead: Season Two (Windows, PS4)

33. Paper Mario (N64)

32. SoulCalibur VI (PS4, Xbox One) 

31. Final Fantasy VII Remake (PS4, PS5)

30. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Switch)

29. Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Switch)

28. The Walking Dead: Season One (Windows, PS4)

27. Astro Bot (PS5)

26. EarthBound (SNES)

25. Mother 3 (GBA)

24. Super Mario Sunshine (GCN)

23. Persona 5 Strikers (PS4)

22. Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (PS5)

21. Marvel’s Spider-Man (PS4, PS5)

20. Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Switch)

19. Super Mario World (SNES, GBA)

18. Persona 4 Golden (Vita, PS4)

17. Persona 3 Reload (PS5)

16. Persona 5 Royal (PS4, PS5)

15. Animal Crossing: New Leaf (3DS)

14. Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Switch)

13. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords (Windows, Switch) 

12. Super Smash Bros. Melee (GCN) 

11. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii) 

10. Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U (3DS, Wii U)

9. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (3DS)

8. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (GCN, Switch) 

7. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Switch) 

6. Fire Emblem Awakening (3DS)

5. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (Windows, Switch) 

4. Super Mario Galaxy (Wii) 

3. Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii)

2. Super Mario Odyssey (Switch) 

1. Stardew Valley (Switch, PS4, Vita, Windows, Xbox One)