SIMPLY THE BEST

As we hit the midway point of the year, these are the top titles of 2025 so far

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This game is at its best when you are skulking around in the shadows, tracking unsuspecting villains and taking them down.

To help you do that there are some superb additions to the game's stealth mechanics.

Your character can now go prone while hiding, and even go underwater thanks to a snorkel-like bamboo reed, which is deployed to allow your character to breathe as they wait for the coast to be clear.

Mercifully, enhancing Naoe and Yasuke’s skills is a much less faffy affair than in previous titles, with their skill trees streamlined to focus on weaponry and specialities, and each skill you unlock feeling like it makes an immediate improvement.

Blue Prince

(PEGI 3) PS5, Xbox X/S, PC

This atmospheric, architectural adventure came out of nowhere but has captured the hearts - and minds - of many puzzler fans.

Bequeathed an impressive mansion boasting 45 rooms by your great uncle, you must find a mysterious 46th room to make Mount Holly officially yours.