The latest issue of EDGE has been released, and as is tradition for the final issue of the year, it includes various awards plus a list of the top ten games of the year.
Various Nintendo-related representation is included for both. While Hades 2 was actually chosen as the best Nintendo game, Donkey Kong Bananza was one of the five top five titles of 2025.
The full list of 2025 EDGE awards is as follows:
Main AwardsPlayStation Game of the Year: Lumines AriseXbox Game of the Year: RoutineNintendo Game of the Year: Hades 2PC Game of the Year: Spooky ExpressVR Game of the Year: Lumines AriseSound Design: Hollow Knight SilksongVisual Design: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33Soundtrack: Lumines AriseNarrative Design: DespelotePerformance: Jennifer English (Clair Obscur: Expedition 33)Studio of the Year: Sandfall InteractivePublisher of the Year: Raw Fury
You can find the lineup of EDGE’s top ten games of 2025 below. Hades 2 gets a look of love, but aside from that one and Donkey Kong Bananza, Two Point Museum and Absolum are also here.
Top 10 GamesClair Obscur: Expedition 33Hades 2 Blue PrinceDonkey Kong BananzaElden Ring NightreignLumines AriseDespeloteTwo Point MuseumAbsolumLonely Mountains: Snow Riders
For those that are curious about past years, you can see how the awards panned out in 2024 here, 2023 here, 2022 here, 2021 here, 2020 here, 2019 here, 2018 here, and 2017 here.
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