What are the best games on Steam in 2025?

2025 is a particularly exciting year for PC gamers Steam is seeing the arrival of games that push the boundaries of fun, visuals, and storytelling.

Here is our selection of games on Steam that are making the most noise this year. They clearly deserve a place on your hard drive.

⚠️ This is our house selection, combining favorites, critical hits, and titles that are creating a buzz on Steam!

Our favorites

Before revealing our grand ranking, let's take a closer look at our 5 personal gems. Original, striking, and sometimes perplexing, these favorites stand out from the crowd and deserve their own special place.

1. Vampire Survivors

“Vampire Survivors is pure, unadulterated fun: you start a game for 10 minutes and find yourself at 2 a.m. frantically dodging a horde of hellish creatures,” he said. Sarah, editor and roguelike addict.

This game proves that you don't need a blockbuster to make a game becomes a cult classic. All you need is a brilliant idea and go all out.

Vampire Survivors is ideal for those who love immediate sensations and the combos that make blow up the screenIt's typically the kind of game you start up for a quick session and then find yourself still playing well after midnight, completely absorbed.

2. Satisfactory

“A masterpiece of engineering and construction. I spent hundreds of hours optimizing my factories, planning increasingly complex production lines,” he said. NikoTheBuilder, a Steam user.

This game transforms the industrial construction in a captivating journey, combining technique and imagination.

Satisfactory is aimed at enthusiasts of complex mechanical systems and of precise managementIf you enjoy seeing your ideas materialize into effective systems, this game is for you.

3. Oxygen Not Included

"It's demanding, demanding, but so rewarding," he said. AstroForge, a Steam user.

This game combines depth and challenge. It offers an experience where every mistake can be costly, but every victory is well deserved.

Oxygen Not Included is perfect for patient strategists who enjoy dissecting complex systems and tackling long-term challenges. If you love mastering every parameter to build a fragile balance, this game is for you.

4. Phasmophobia

“I'm not a fan of horror, but Phasmophobia completely changed my expectations. Every mission with my friends became a living thriller, where the frightening atmosphere and immersive voice recognition create constant tension. This game proves that fear can be built just as much through silence as through action,” he said. Narukoopa on Steam.

This game revolutionizes the horrific cooperative. Each mission becomes a moment when laugh, fear and strategy blend together with rare intensity.

Phasmophobia is made for friends looking forstrong feelings, ofchilling atmosphere and a genuine complicity around a microphone or in VR. Get ready to hold on tight and jump together.

5. The Forest

"The Forest is a fantastic game. It's been around for a few years, but nothing beats its atmosphere. And even though it's often very scary, for those who like to build, it's also extremely fun," said one player. Reddit commentator.

What we love about this game is its unique way of combine survival and horror in a open worldHere, nature itself becomes a constant threat, and survival requires both strategy and composure.

The Forest is perfect for explorers who love build under pressure, create ingenious shelters while facing the unexpected. If you dream of a game where fear plays as much a part in the setting as in your tactical decisions, this is the place for you.

Top 50 best games on Steam

Whether they are cult classics or recent releases, these games all have one thing in common: extremely positive reviews from players. Here is the 2025 ranking of the top titles on Steam.

#1 – Stardew Valley

#2 – Hades

#3 – DELTARUNE

#4 – Hollow Knight

#5 – RimWorld

#6 – Dead Cells

#7 – Resident Evil 4

#8 – SANABI

#9 – Black Myth: Wukong

#10 – The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

#11 – R.E.P.O.

#12 – Cuphead

#13 – Castle Crashers®

#14 – Persona 5 Royal

#15 – Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition

#16 – Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun

#17 – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

#18 – CarX Drift Racing Online

#19 – SILENT HILL 2

#20 – Against the Storm

#21 – A Dance of Fire and Ice

#22 – Kingdom Come: Deliverance II

#23 – Stellar Blade™

#24 – Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales

#25 – Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator

#26 – Darkest Dungeon®

#27 - Crusader Kings III

#28 – Dead Space

#29 – Lies of P

#30 – Disney Dreamlight Valley

#31 – Pummel Party

#32 – Divinity: Original Sin – Enhanced Edition

#33 – Path of Exile

#34 – Dark Deception

#35 – Coral Island

#36 – Rust

#37 – Warframe

#38 – FINAL FANTASY XIV Online

#39 – Backrooms: Escape Together

#40 – Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon

#41 – Enshrouded

#42 – Northgard

#43 – Injustice™ 2

#44 – Remnant: From the Ashes

#45 – DCS World Steam Edition

#46 – Need for Speed™ Heat

#47 – Limbus Company

#48 – Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

#49 – The Elder Scrolls® Online

#50 – ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN

That you are strategy enthusiast, of shivers, of fun with friends or others, 2025 is full of gems not to be missed on Steam. Sure bets for all tastes. So, controller in hand, it's your turn to play!

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