The Top 25 Games of 2025 (plus revisiting the best of 2024!)

Help Rahdo Run:   / rahdo   ❤️ Code of conduct: http://conduct.rahdo.com 🙂 And now... A video outlining the 25 best games of 2025, IMO!! My 2024 best of video:    • Top 10 of 2024 (preliminary edition)   0:00 Revisiting 2024 -cities    • Cities ►►► How does it play?   -colab    • Rahdo Previews►►►  CoLab   -stonespine architects    • Stonespine Architects ►►► A Rahdo Runthrou...   -castle combo    • Castle Combo ►►► How does it play?   -phoenix new horizon    • Phoenix New Horizon ►►► will likely make i...   -strange world above the clouds    • Strange World Above the Clouds ►►► a hidde...   -shipwrights of the north sea redux    • Shipwrights of the North Sea Redux ►►► One...   -saltfjord    • Saltfjord ►►► What did we think?   -spectacular    • Spectacular ►►► What did we think?   -blueprints of mad king ludwig    • Blueprints of Mad King Ludwig ►►► How does...   -windmill valley    • Windmill Valley ►►► How does it play?   -wondrous creatures    • Rahdo Learns How to Play►►► Wondrous Creat...   6:47 What didn't make the list? -emberleaf    • Emberleaf ►►► Is it a worthy successor to ...   -a wild venture    • A Wild Venture ►►► combo card engine build...   -baghdad city of peace    • Baghdad: City of Peace ►►► This has proven...   -ada's dream    • Rahdo Previews►►► Ada's Dream   9:58 25. Pilgrims: Curious Adventures https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4... 13:46 24. Movie Tricks https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4... 17:23 23. Pyradice   / relax-79-143572598   21:00 22. Shallow Sea    • Shallow Sea ►►► Finally a crunchy game whe...   25:06 21. Epona    • Epona ►►► Designer superstar Vladimir Such...   30:37 20. Kingdom Crossing   / relax-78-kingdom-138287473   36:10 19. How to Save a World    • Rahdo Previews►►► How to Save a World   41:37 18. Timber Town    • Timber Town ►►► Why can't more 2p-only gam...   45:58 17. Millennia: Tracks of Time    • Millennia: Tracks of Time ►►► How does thi...   55:24 16. Sanctuary    • Sanctuary: An Ark Nova Game ►►► the big qu...   1:01:48 15. ANTS https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4... 1:07:17 14. Click A Tree    • Click a Tree ►►► Uwe Rosenberg has come a ...   1:14:49 13. The White Castle Duel https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4... 1:20:56 12. Formidable Farm    • Formidable Farm ►►► Call me crazy, but IMO...   1:28:01 11. Shrinkopolis https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4... 1:33:32 10. Orloj: The Prague Astronomical Clock    • Orloj ►►► IMO, the best game of 2025 (so f...   1:38:24 9. Countryside    • Countryside | Solo Playthrough   1:47:55 8. Moon Colony Bloodbath https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4... 1:52:45 7. Rising Cultures    • Rising Cultures ►►► Best civ game of the y...   2:01:52 6. The Druids of Edora    • Druids of Edora ►►► Classic Feld returns!   2:11:17 5. Map Masters https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4... 2:20:57 4. Arigato    • Arigato ►►► a magnificent design and a hea...   2:28:04 3. Big Sur    • Big Sur ►►► A Rahdo Preview by Ruel   2:35:53 2. Coming of Age    • Coming of Age ►►► My most anticipated game...   2:44:44 1. Recall    • Recall ►►► A total top10 of the year candi...   2:55:40 What's next?