We’ll publish the full top ten here at Pure Xbox around Christmas time, but we’ll need a few days to put the results together — so we’re asking if you can submit your votes by Wednesday, December 17th. If the game you want to vote for isn’t in the poll below, write it in the comments instead and tell us how many points you would have given it.
Remember, your Game of the Year is the one you should give five points to!
There are so many potential winners this year, from a ton of Xbox first-party greats like Avowed and The Outer Worlds 2 to third-party classics such as Hollow Knight: Silksong and Split Fiction. Truth be told, we think it’s going to be hard for anything to beat Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 though…
Bring on the votes, and may the best game win! If you haven’t played enough games to vote for all five this year, that’s not a problem – you just need to choose one game at a minimum in the poll down below.
What Is Your Xbox Game Of The Year For 2025? (773 votes)
ARC Raiders3%
Assassin’s Creed Shadows3%
Atomfall3%
Avowed8%
Ball x Pit0.8%
Battlefield 63%
Blue Prince2%
Borderlands 41%
Call of Duty: Black Ops 70.9%
Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector0.5%
Clair Obscur: Expedition 3315%
Cronos: The New Dawn0.9%
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor1%
Delta Force0.1%
Despelote0%
Digimon Story: Time Stranger0.7%
DOOM: The Dark Ages5%
Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD Remake0.4%
Dying Light: The Beast1%
EA Sports College Football 260.2%
EA Sports FC 260.2%
Elden Ring Nightreign0.4%
Eternal Strands0.8%
Final Fantasy XVI1%
Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles1%
Frostpunk 20%
Gears of War: Reloaded0.9%
Grounded 21%
Helldivers 21%
Hell is Us0.5%
Heretic + Hexen0.7%
Hollow Knight: Silksong2%
Jurassic World Evolution 30.1%
Keeper3%
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 25%
Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii0.6%
Lost Records: Bloom & Rage0.4%
Madden NFL 260.1%
Mafia: The Old Country1%
Marvel Cosmic Invasion0.5%
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater0.3%
Monster Hunter Wilds0.2%
Monster Train 20.1%
Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection0.4%
NBA 2K260%
Ninja Gaiden 2 Black0.4%
Ninja Gaiden 41%
Ninja Gaiden Ragebound0%
Octopath Traveler 00.4%
PowerWash Simulator 20.3%
Ready Or Not0.6%
Rematch0.4%
RoadCraft0.1%
RoboCop: Rogue City – Unfinished Business0.9%
Routine0.2%
Shinobi: Art of Vengeance0.1%
Sid Meier’s Civilization VII0.4%
Silent Hill 22%
Silent Hill F0.9%
Skate0.2%
Sniper Elite: Resistance1%
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds0.4%
South of Midnight5%
Split Fiction3%
Terminator 2D: No Fate0.4%
The Alters0.7%
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered2%
The First Berserker: Khazan0.6%
The Outer Worlds 24%
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+40.8%
Two Point Museum0%
Warhammer 40K: Space Marine Master Crafted Edition0.7%
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