Our Editors Rank Their Favorite Video Games Of 2025 | The Game Informer Show

Game Informer is taking a break for the holidays, but our editors sat down to record a podcast and rank their favorite games of 2025. Each editor shares a breakdown of their top 10 Game of the Year lists, including must-play games like Ghost of Yotei, Avowed, Trails in the Sky: FC, Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy, and Hollow Knight: Silksong.

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Podcast: Our Editors Rank Their Favorite 2025 Games: 

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• Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken)

• Marcus Stewart (@MarcusStewart7)

• Charles Harte (@ChuckDuck365) 

• Kyle Hilliard (@KyleHilliard)

• Eric Van Allen (@seamoosi)

Jump to a specific timestamp here:

00:00 - Introduction

03:35 - Alex Van Aken's Top 10 Games of 2025

36:25 - Marcus Stewart's 2025 Top 10 Games

52:12 - Charles Harte's Game of the Year List

01:12:29 - Eric Van Allen's GOTY Picks

01:21:07 - Kyle Hilliard's Top 10 Games of 2025