Looking ahead already, what game are you most excited for this year? 👀🎮

New year, same backlog.

📂 500,000+ contributions 🤝 made by 2,000+ contributors 🐳 One incredible year for MobyGames GGWP! Let’s do it again in 2026. 🥂 Happy New Year! 💙

As the year comes to a close, our Game of 2025 🏆 Clair Obscur: @expedition33 Not only the most collected game on MobyGames this year, but also the highest-scoring title, based on over 167 reviews from critics and players. What a year! Here’s to those who come after. 👏

Here are the Top 5 most researched games on MobyGames in 2025: 1️⃣ GTA: San Andreas 2️⃣ GTA V 3️⃣ GTA: Vice City 4️⃣ Resident Evil 4 5️⃣ Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Looks like our contributors have been busy getting everything in order ahead of next year’s(?) big GTA release. 👀

When you've made it through to the weekend. (Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, 2025)

Every forgotten title deserves its page. Join the MobyGames mission, because gaming history is ours to keep.

Yakuza was first released 20 years ago. 🐉 Back then it was PS2 noir, street fights, and Kamurochō nights. Now it’s a sprawling saga spanning multiple platforms, genres and generations. Yakuza (Playstation 2, 2005) SEGA / Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio

Nominations for Game of the Year at the Game Awards 2025 are in 🏆 ⚔️Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 📦Death Stranding 2: On the Beach 🍌Donkey Kong: Bananza 💀Hades II 🪡Hollow Knight: Silksong 👑Kingdom Come: Deliverance II How do you feel about this list?

It happened: Escape from Tarkov has, as of today, fully escaped early access. 💥 From alpha in 2016 to beta in 2017 and now version 1.0, Tarkov’s journey has been long. Which makes you wonder: when does Early Access stop being “early”? 🐳 https://www.mobygames.com/game/241362/escape-from-tarkov/

📅🎂 Today marks 24 years of Halo. Halo: Evolved Combat was released Nov 11, 2001

📅🎂 19 years ago, Sony released the PS3 and told us to: "play beyond" Does the creepy doll ad haunt anyone else to this day?

🕹️ Top 10 Most Researched Games on MobyGames.com right now — a wild mix of classics and new gems. See anything you like? 🔍

25 years ago, a simple Half-Life mod changed online gaming forever. 💣 Counter-Strike redefined team play, and tactical shooters — and it’s still shaping the scene today. What’s your earliest CS memory? LAN party? 56k modem lag? 📂 https://www.mobygames.com/game/2726/half-life-counter-strike

We preserve games because memory fades faster than media. Every upload keeps history alive. 💾

A classic box art showdown Mega Man in 🇯🇵 vs Mega Man in 🇺🇸

Behind every game entry on MobyGames is a contributor double-checking release dates, screenshots, and obscure credits. It’s quiet work that keeps gaming history alive. Drop a thank-you for the archivists who never hit pause. 🙇💖

The MobyGames community never slows down! 🚀 Here are the top 10 most researched titles from last week. 🔽

Gaming lines that live rent-free in my head: 🎙️ “War. War never changes.” 🎙️ “Boo points, I punch!” 🎙️ [Your pick here ⬇️] Which line sticks with you to this day? (⭐ Bonus points if you know the ones above!)

It’s Friday, controllers charged, backlog looming. 😎 What’s your weekend game plan — grinding something new, or comfort-gaming with an old favorite?

Be honest: which game did you start, love… and never finish? (It’s okay. We promise not to tell your Steam library 🤐) Let’s talk about unfinished masterpieces.

🎉 5 years ago, Fall Guys threw 60 jellybeans into a blender and hit GO What came out? Pure chaos. Pure joy. 👑 #HappyBeanDay

Grounded 2 launched yesterday — more 🐜, more 🛠️, more story... but still Early Access. Would you buy a game before it’s fully finished, or do you wait for the 1.0 release? What are your thoughts on Early Access games? 👇

🎮 It's launch day as two big titles drop today: 🌿 Tales of the Shire – Cozy up in Middle-earth in this peaceful Hobbit life sim. 🐜 Grounded 2 – Shrink back into the backyard for another survival adventure. Will you be playing? 👀

They don't make box art like this anymore 💣 Kaboom! (1981) @atari.com

Today marks 15 years since StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty dropped. For many, this wasn’t just a game — it was a lifestyle. Midnight installs and Zerg rushes at 3AM during LAN parties. On streams, a new era of competitive gaming began. What a legacy!🛸 Happy 15th, SC2.

“I’ll just try it for 10 minutes.” 🤷‍♂️ [38 hours later]: You now know everything about the game’s lore, economy, glitches, and composer. 🎮 What was that game for you?

Based on scores collected in the MobyGames archive… we’ve got some early GOTY contenders. What have you played this year that stuck with you—narratively, emotionally, mechanically?

We’ve quietly added something that should be enjoyed LOUD: Game soundtracks are more than background music—they're mood, memory, emotion ... ... and now, they’re part of the archive. 🥳 🎧 Enjoy official game soundtracks embedded on MobyGames pages.

So far, MobyGames contributors have added 👾 304,716 games 👤 1,297,437 people 🕹️ 56,988 companies to the MobyGames database. 📂 That's one mind-blowing community effort!

2015: “A car soccer game? 😂 Sure.” No one saw it coming. Everyone played it. Happy 10th anniversary, Rocket League! 🎂 Here’s to all the whiffed goals, bump saves, and accidental backflips. ⚽🚗💨

What are you playing this weekend?

Same game - wildly different vibes Which box art do you prefer? (Contra, 1988)

🕹️ Did You Know? The very first @diablo.blizzard.com demo from Blizzard let you explore the first dungeon ... without a save system. Brutal, even for 1996.

34 years ago, the fastest rodent in history burst onto the Sega Genesis and never slowed down. 💨 Sonic the Hedgehog was the perfect mix of style, speed, and attitude, all in 16-bit glory. Happy birthday, blue blur! 💙

Weird. Beautiful. Unforgettable. 1 week until Kojima's next adventure, featuring an all-star cast: Norman Reedus, Elle Fanning, Léa Seydoux, and Troy Baker, and original music by Woodkid. Death Stranding 2: On the Beach releases on June 26th.

📂 Games you forgot existed: Shaq Fu (1994) Basketball star Shaq is chosen to defeat 11 opponents to save a boy from an evil mummy. Yeah. We don't quite know why. But if anyone could do it, it would be Shaq, right!?

Before Geralt, before Kratos… there was Fabio with a sword. ⚔️ The "Ironsword: Wizards & Warriors II" box art has to be peak '80s fantasy!

🎯 Help complete the archive! Got old game boxes, manuals, screenshots, or trivia? MobyGames is built on community contributions -- by gamers, for gamers. Let’s preserve gaming history together. 🤝 Share your findings 🐳 https://www.mobygames.com

Seaman (1999) had you raise a talking sea-man. 🐟 Oh, and the odd virtual pet game was narrated by Leonard Nimoy. Yes, really.

As always, you have been busy! 🐝 To no surprise, @bandainamcoent.com's 'Elden Ring: Nightreign' is in the top 3 of last week's most researched titles. With all this archiving done, did you have time to test it out?

27 years ago, a bear and bird set out on an adventure. Happy birthday, Banjo-Kazooie!! 🎂🥳 ⨠ (@rare.co.uk / @4jstudios.com)

🎨 This week’s box art pick: Phalanx for SNES. It’s a sci-fi shmup… featuring an old man with a banjo? 🪕 We don't ask why. We archive. Do we have your favourite box art on file yet?

Happy 1 month since launch, @expedition33.bsky.social ✨ Many has this marked as Game of the Year. What say you? For those who come after--check out rankings and credits at 🐳 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejgW-upPMgk

🐋📈 Presenting the MobyGames Top 10 Most Researched Titles at the moment. Hand up if you helped on any of these! 🤝

Who mysteriously 'caught a cold' two years ago just to spend all day playing The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom? 👀

Major MobyGames milestone -- We've listed 300,000 games! 🎉 The honor of the 300k listing goes to Despelote for Windows. https://www.mobygames.com/game/240820/despelote/

This week you've been practicing your kickflips, but make sure to always wear a helmet! 🛹

This week's most researched game is 1984's Operation: Frog, an educational game where players explore the inner body of a frog with Dissect and Reconstruct game modes. 🐸 ... sometimes I worry about y'all.