The competition to be the highest-rated game of 2025 has been an interesting one so far in 2025. The lead has already changed hands multiple times, and as we prepare to turn the corner into the second half of the year, the game topping the pile has changed once again.
With a Metacritic score of 93, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has been the highest-rated game of the year for almost two months, but its reign has now come to an end thanks to the Nintendo Switch 2. Not because of Mario Kart World, which has settled on 87, nor Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour, which is way down the list on 54. It's The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom's Switch 2 edition that has broken Clair fans' hearts.
It's safe to say that it hasn't gone down well.
Nintendo didn't give anyone Switch 2 consoles or games before release day, which means reviews for the hardware and its launch titles have been gradually filtering in during the system's first two weeks. Tears of the Kingdom's review score has taken even longer to reveal itself since not many sites have opted to re-review the game on Switch...
