Beat Your Backlog- Video Game Podcast

2025 has been one of the best video game years ever. There have been so many (almost too many) top-quality game releases this year that it has been hard to keep up with which games you need to play.

Therefore, I have made this list of my Top 10 games of 2025. These are games that I have played this year — they are not all games that were released this year, as some of them came from my backlog.

However, many of them were released in 2025, which shows just how good this year has been for games.

I hope you find some games you may not have heard about before from this list. Let me know what your Top 10 games of 2025 are down in the comments below.

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Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BeatYourBacklog

No. 1 Game Podcast Ep: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/bq3mIaSzhZb

No. 2 Game Podcast Ep: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/ZGAwHhSzhZb

No. 3 Game Podcast Ep: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/E8GB5O3BhZb

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Is this game indie Like a Dragon? Not quite, but it is still brilliant.In Promise Mascot Agency you play as Michi, a disgraced Yakuza sent to a cursed town in rural Kyushu to bail his family's failing 'Mascot Agency' out of bankruptcy.This game is one of the best I've played in 2025 and is one you must check out!Please like and subscribe if you enjoyed the video.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/BeatYourBacklogRandom Episode: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/dv0m8lBBhZb

If you're a fan of 80s and 90s anime, you will love this game!

After five hours of playing, I thought it might be my Game of the Year. It didn't quite stay at that level throughout my 15 hour playthrough, but if you like anime and turn-based combat, Wander Stars is a game you need to add to your 'to-play' list.

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Episode 80: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/HtodaFjrFYb

Random episode: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/HtodaFjrFYb

This week I check out Double Fine's latest game, Keeper. The podcast leads to the question that if a game visually looks like a work of art but does not have that engaging gameplay, how good is the game?Find out what I think in this episode.Don't forget to like and subscribe for more!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BeatYourBacklogKeeper Review: https://youtu.be/ONDEyKX-1zs?si=KEErqDJwOzbOeTnx

All eight episodes of Dispatch have released and I am happy to say it is one of the best Superhero games I have played.

Not just that, it is one of the best games I have played this year and it will be high up on my Game of the Year list.

Check out my Hades 2 episode: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/X88HJ4AcnYb

Dispatch Review: https://youtu.be/Cl042477pvE

Pokemon Legends: Z-A episode: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/1m0E22AcnYb

Patreon: patreon.com/beatyourbacklog

Pokémon Legends: Z-A seems to be a bit like Marmite- you either love it or hate it.

On this week's podcast I am join by Laimiba aka Barbara, the biggest Pokémon fan I know, to discuss why we love Pokémon Legends: Z-A and why we think it is one of the best Pokémon games of the Nintendo Switch era.

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Laimiba's BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/laimiba.bsky.social

Pokémon Legends: Arceus podcast: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/78EMt9nl5Xb

Pokémon Scarlet podcast: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/OvYHXopl5Xb

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Hades is one of my all time favourite games. Will Hades 2 live up to the hype of the first game? Can you improve on a game I already consider perfect? Let's find out in this week’s episode of the Beat Your Backlog Podcast.

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Hades review: https://www.patreon.com/posts/hades-nintendo-119350629

Donkey Kong Bananza podcast: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/wdwHBWTnkXb

Mario Kart World podcast: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/v7N59YTnkXb

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/bybpodcast.bsky.social

Discord: https://discord.gg/GwzyjN4

Did you know there was a Grand Theft Auto games on the Nintendo DS? Well, there is!

So how does a GTA game play on a Nintendo console and did Rockstar have to pull any punches when developing it?

Let's find out in this week's episode of the Beat Your Backlog Podcast.

Pokemon Ranger Ep: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7Ingx4hpOtNp7jpWLSE4E2?si=43xGCMO9Q5OYWbS8d5pDuw

Pokemon White Ep: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/BC54vIF2tXb

BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/bybpodcast.bsky.social

Discord: https://discord.gg/GwzyjN4

Is the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition of Kirby and the Forgotten Land worth $80? Probably not, but the game does look amazing.Let’s find out in this week’s episode of the Beat Your Backlog Podcast.Thank you to my Patrons for their support.Become a Patron here: https://www.patreon.com/BeatYourBacklogCheck out some of my other Nintendo content:Donkey Kong Bananza: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6yNv0y9xzaMNvKUJoVwj9h?si=xda8KkmnSAOmbt-oZsjhzgMario Kart World: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5Nv7OID15dxUnsO0yUWVl2?si=ZS5XyUh8SmGj284T77Qy_wBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/bybpodcast.bsky.socialDiscord: https://discord.gg/GwzyjN4

What is Donkey Kong Bananza, has it converted me into a Donkey Kong fan and should you buy a Nintendo Switch 2 to play this game? Let’s find out in this week’s episode of the Beat Your Backlog Podcast.

Thank you to my Patrons for their support.

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/BeatYourBacklog

Check out some of my other Nintendo content:

Mario Kart World: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/kkY03zvjBWb

Super Mario RPG: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/8BeNYgxjBWb

BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/bybpodcast.bsky.social

Discord: https://discord.gg/GwzyjN4