Metacritic’s Best PC Games of 2025 — Top Picks

• Metacritic’s year-end rankings crown Hades 2 as the highest-rated PC release of 2025 (Metascore 94).
• The list spans AAA ports, ambitious indies and remasters — Blue Prince (92), Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (91), and Hollow Knight: Silksong (90) among them.
• Critics rewarded strong design, replayability, and bold storytelling across genres from roguelikes to turn-based RPGs.
• GameSpot’s coverage highlights breadth: remakes, expansions, and breakout indie hits all appear in Metacritic’s top-tier list.

Overview

PC gaming in 2025 saw a remarkably diverse slate: big-budget sequels and ports, ambitious indie debuts, and thoughtful remasters. Metacritic’s aggregated scores favor titles that deliver polished systems, replay value, and distinct creative vision.

Metacritic highlights

Hades 2 — Metascore 94

Hades 2 expands the original’s roguelike formula with deeper combat and a story that rewards repeated runs. Critics praised its balance of progression and surprise.

Blue Prince — Metascore 92

A puzzle-architecture hybrid that impressed reviewers with a dense, satisfying gameplay loop when RNG cooperates. It was one of 2025’s most unexpected critical hits.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 — Metascore 91

Sandfall Interactive’s turn-based RPG earned acclaim for its storytelling, systems, and soundtrack, emerging as a favorite among critics and GameSpot’s own GOTY conversations.

Hollow Knight: Silksong — Metascore 90

A punishing but rewarding metroidvania, Silksong stood out for its content density and the gratification of overcoming difficult encounters.

Notable 90-range and high-80s entries

• Split Fiction (90): Hazelight’s creative co-op experience received strong praise for ambition and execution.
• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (90): A solid PC release of Square Enix’s saga continuation — noted for scope and storytelling.
• The Last of Us Part II Remastered (90): Reworked for modern platforms with improved presentation and modes.
• Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter (89) and Despelote (89): A remake and a personal, first-person narrative both resonated with critics.

Why these games stood out

Reviewers favored titles that married mechanical depth with meaningful player choice, whether through procedural progression (Hades 2) or tightly authored narratives (Clair Obscur). Remasters that honored originals while modernizing presentation also scored highly.

Genre variety and indie strength

The list underscores how indies and mid-size studios drove critical conversation in 2025. From puzzle games and atmospheric narrativas to action-roguelikes and strategy remakes, the year’s best PC games offered something for nearly every player.

Where to see the full rankings

For the complete Metacritic-based list and GameSpot’s editorial takes, check Metacritic’s year-end pages and GameSpot’s coverage of 2025’s best-reviewed games and GOTY discussions.