2025 was a terrific year for video games, and I played an awful lot of them. Here’s every single game I played, ranked from worst to best.
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All of the games Punished Backlog editor Sam Martinelli played in 2025, ranked in tiers. But what’s at the very top?
In the latest episode, we go through the best (and worst) video games of 2025 so far, and provide a Fantasy Gaming league update!
In this new Punished Notes, Sam talks about the mystery behind Avowed’s dialogue options, what it means when you say a game takes time to “get good,” and more!
Avowed has taken the gaming world by storm in recent weeks. What do the writers at The Punished Backlog think of Obsidian’s latest so far?
From Halo Infinite and Fable to The Elder Scrolls VI and Starfield, here’s what you can expect from Xbox & Bethesda at E3 2021.