At long last, the west has finally caught up with Japan and its beloved Trails series, and now more clearly than ever after 13 long entries, the end is near. Or is it?

We’ve collaborated with Temple of Geek for another Fantasy Critic Draft! Will Kurosh keep his crown?

Like last year, 2025 has been a year of great and bad moments, so let’s look back at what stood out the most for us.

This year has been quite a challenging year to cover games. The weekly news showed how badly studios did if they didn’t release a hugely successful game and needed funding for their next game, as all of that money seemed to be going to AI bullshit that is soaking up so much of the stock market. So much so that we’re on the verge of a recession when this bubble bursts. It’s a disheartening time to pretend everything is great in this industry when so many have suffered, and others are fearing for their jobs.

2025 has been quite a year, not only in gaming but for SmashPad. I think I’m the one in charge of writing our overall Top 10 Games of 2025 article, but I wanted to take another opportunity to thank both…

If for nothing else, 2025 is going to be remembered as the year where we were absolutely inundated with good games. Genuinely, actually ranking these titles was a struggle, as several of them would more than qualify as a top…

Like previous years, my top 10 games of 2025 was pretty tough to nail down. There are some easy lock-ins, considering some of these were among my most anticipated titles in recent memory, and definitely a few surprises that affected…

What a year for unexpected games, huh? I don’t think I would have predicted my top 10 to include 80% of the games that actually made the list.

Gaming can be an expensive hobby. It asks a lot, both of your spare cash and time — two rare commodities that one rarely mines in abundance simultaneously. In a nutshell, my 2025 proved an expensive and busy year, leaving…

I normally struggle to reach five games throughout the year, but 2025 was a little better for me. I at least dabbled into various games, but got distracted by other things going on in life that either took me away…

2025 was an incredible year for games, and naturally, it was just as difficult for me to keep up with all the games coming out. So instead of a top 10, here’s my top 5. 5. Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds –…

This has been an exhausting year, but one so full of games that I didn’t have time to play everything I wanted. This year was the first year I went to Evo, so fighting games stood out for me. Racing…