Recently, gaming media outlet IGN released its community poll for "Who's Your Game of the Year 2025?" and released the rankings based on votes and approval ratings.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 took the top spot with 116,106 votes and 82.3% approval rating. Second and third place went to Death Stranding 2: On the Beach with 52,582 votes and 71.6% approval rating, and Donkey Kong Bananza with 42,730 votes and 70.9% approval rating, respectively.
In addition, IGN would like to clarify that the winner of this voting showdown is not the winner of the IGN Game of the Year award or the community Game of the Year award (the two are determined independently), but only the winner of the voting showdown.
The following is the top ten games:
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- Donkey Kong Bananza
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Hades II
- The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered
- DOOM: The Dark Ages
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
- Mario Kart World
- Split Fiction
What will be your Game of the Year in 2025?