ConnexionI played 31 new cozy games this year, and my top 6 picks are all completely different
Sometimes you just have to try something new.
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2025 has been the pinnacle of weird and interesting videogames, and for me, not a single one can define the year as a whole
A verifiable pick 'n' mix of cool videogames leaves me struggling to define 2025 by just one.
We're living in the new golden age of 2D beat-'em-ups—but the best one released this year had one foot in a different genre entirely
Absolum offers a vision of the future for a 40 year old formula.
PC Gamer Hardware Awards: The best gaming microphone of 2025
Join me for a look back at the microphone movers of 2025.
How well do you know the videogame movie and TV adaptations of 2025? Test your viewing prowess with some trivia!
Did you stop playing games long enough this year to see some movies and shows based on games?
PC Gamer Hardware Awards: The best gaming headset of 2025
It's been a helluva year for gaming headsets, but which of our three contenders will take the ultimate prize?
Well, this year's graphics card launches were a right shitshow, eh?
This year saw the worst launch of any GPU generation I can remember in all my 20 years as a tech journo.
Steam has quietly become the best place to buy videogame soundtracks—even for games that were never released on PC
5 games I played this year made me rush out and buy their soundtracks, and each was rewarding to own in a different way.
The Fractal Design Scape feels like a gaming headset from the future, which makes it the best thing I've tested in 2035. I mean, this year
I've seen the light, and I don't want to go back.
I played more than 20 metroidvanias this year other than Silksong, and these are the ones doing the most creative/experimental things with the genre
Already unspooled Silksong? Here's six other platformers exploring new concepts.
Disney's embarrassing AI-generated Star Wars video of scrambled-up animals was the opening salvo in a year full of AI humiliation
2025 was the year of creative bankruptcy.
I'm obsessed with detective games, and I think these 9 prove that 2025 was the best year for the genre ever
It’s a real genre renaissance out there, chief.
2025 was the best year for ninja games ever, but all of them just made it clear that 2008's Ninja Gaiden 2 remains untouchable
This year's Ninja Gaiden 2 Black finally does right by a messy but one-of-a-kind action game.
PC Gamer Hardware Awards: The best gaming mouse of 2025
Three rodent contenders, but only one winner for the year.
A game about giant, helpless teddy bears fleeing a dying world may be a bit on the nose right now, but it's also my favorite game of 2025
Herdling is a small, simple diversion, and sometimes that's exactly what you need.
PC Gamer Hardware Awards: The best gaming keyboard of 2025
Three fantastic keyboards from this year, but there can only be one winner.
PC gaming on Arm chips didn't quite happen in 2025, but the die is cast for an epic battle with x86 CPUs in the next few years
There's a veritable CPU Arm-y marching towards the PC.
The best indie Pokémon-like on PC is free on Epic for a limited time
Cassette Beasts may have stiff competition, but it boasts online multiplayer and a unique creature fusion system.
