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Siliconera’s Best Overall Game of the Year 2025 It’s all been leading to this. In a year with so many great releases, which one did the Siliconera team pick as the best of the best? Honestly, we didn’t expect this one either. These awards represent the consensus of the Siliconera staff. For more of the year’s award selections, check out our Game of the Year 2025 archive . Blue Prince Sure, sure, Dogubomb’s Blue Prince is one of the best games of the year, a generational release for some members of our staff and a great example of why game devs should play more good board games. For sure. And of course, it’s structured so masterfully that it has players who have never been achievement hunters going after all the game’s trophies. We’ve all talked about that . But given that this may be the last time we get a chance to ask: when are y’all patching in Dirigiblocks ? We want to see it. Hades II For a game that shares so much DNA with its predecessor, it’s wild how fresh and different the gameplay itself feels. Its systems intersect in fresh ways, and the constant shifting of options makes something as simple as fighting a few enemies in a room feel different every time. Very few games these days are for everyone, especially in the indie space, but we’d be hard-pressed to find someone reading this who shouldn’t give Hades II a try. Winner: Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time Well this was wildly unlikely. We here at Siliconera have done a lot of reporting over the years on Level-5, especially in its modern era of mass development headaches and constant delays. And with Fantasy Life in particular! But the team got the game over the finish line and out to the public eventually, and — though the seams from patching together pieces from the many development shifts are clearly visible — the resulting game is a ton of fun . Congrats to the developers for all their efforts along the way: Fantasy Life i is the Siliconera Game of the Year 2025. The post Siliconera’s Best Overall Game of the Year 2025 appeared first on Siliconera .

PC News Category - SiliconeraDec 31

FFVII Ever Crisis New Year 2026 Updates Include a Tifa Kimono Square Enix released a brief trailer on social media that went over some of the New Year 2026 updates that will start appearing in FFVII Ever Crisis as of 7am PT/10am ET on December 31, 2025. First and foremost are freebies for logging in. However, there will also be a new kimono costume for Tifa in FFVII Ever Crisis . The costume for Tifa is called the Golden Flower Kimono, and it will be in the FFVII Ever Crisis in-game shop. This means you will need to spend real money to get it. It is part of New Year 2026 Pack Vol 1. The initial tweet showed official art of her wearing it and a clip of her wearing the gear during a fight. The store update portion of the announcement also confirmed that there will be Legendary Pack I (Cloud), Legendary Pack III (Tifa), and Legendary Pack IV (Aerith) sold between December 31, 2025 and January 3, 2026. As for the free login bonuses, they are doled out depending on how many times you log in. When you first show up between December 31, 2025 and January 3, 2026, you immediately get 1 5-star Weapon Voucher, 10 Refined Mythrils, 30 Mythril Ingots, 100 Stamina Tonics, 5,000 Blue Crystals, and 2,026,000 Gil. If people log in for three more days after that, they get 26 New Year 2026 Medals to trade for New Year Lucky Bags with Limit Break Weapons and 3,000 Blue Crystals. Showing up for 14 more days nets someone 20 Mythril Ingots, 50 Sephiroth (Original)-Specific Weapon Parts, 50 Yuffie-Specific Weapon Parts, and 3,000 Blue Crystals. Here’s the full trailer: https://twitter.com/FFVII_EC_EN/status/2005881538353979830 This isn’t the first time Tifa got a kimono costume in FFVII Ever Crisis, as she got gear with that sort of design back in January 2025 too . FFVII Ever Crisis is available on PCs and mobile devices, and the New Year 2026 updates start appearing on December 31, 2025. The post FFVII Ever Crisis New Year 2026 Updates Include a Tifa Kimono appeared first on Siliconera .

PC News Category - SiliconeraDec 30

River City Ransom: Underground Being Delisted Conatus Creative announced that the River City Ransom: Underground PC game is being delisted from Steam on December 30, 2025. It is currently on sale on that platform for $2.99 , though it is still $19.99 on GOG and Humble . It seems the process is already underway, as images are gone from Steam and Humble both. The reason for the game abruptly disappearing is due to the end of a licensing agreement. Arc System Works is the rights-holder for the River City/Downtown Nekketsu IP. When Conatus Creative started working on this project and began crowdfunding for it on Kickstarter , it entered into an agreement with the parent company. As long as someone owns the game, they’ll still have access to River City Ransom: Underground after it is delisted. Others won’t have access. (The last time it was down on Steam, it was due to a false DMCA takedown .) This River City Ransom spin-off begins with Merv offering a reward for saving the kidnapped Angel, with the River City High gang known as The Flock blamed for it. As things begin, members Bruno, Glen, Paul, and Provie head out to prove their innocence and find both Angel and their missing leader Chris. As we go through the story in the beat’em up, we encounter other characters we can recruit, like Alex and Ryan, beat up opposing gangs, and learn the truth about the situation. Here’s an official trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYpfel22L5M River City Ransom: Underground appeared on PCs and is being delisted. The post River City Ransom: Underground Being Delisted appeared first on Siliconera .

PC News Category - SiliconeraDec 30

Kagamine Len and Rin Are the Next Desktop Mate Characters Following the 19th birthday of Vocaloid characters Kagamine Len and Rin, the twins will join Desktop Mate as DLC. Each of them currently have a January 2026 release window, though there’s no exact release date for either one’s release. However, the product pages for Len and Rin and live for wishlisting now. Each one will cost ¥2,200 after launch, which means they should cost around $14.99 each. There’s no word about a bundle with the two together. Crypton Future Media made the 3D models for both the Kagamine Len and Rin DLC packs. Infiniteloop worked on the animations. If someone owns the add-ons for both characters, they can be linked together for combination animations. Some of the examples included both appearing when an alarm goes off, rather than just one, or them reacting to the other’s animations and behaviors. Here are the initial screenshots showing Kagamine Len in the app. Images via Infiniteloop And here’s how Kagamine Rin looks in Desktop Mate . Images via Infiniteloop A number of other Crypton Vocaloids, and spin-offs of them, already appeared as DLC for Desktop Mate. Hatsune Miku was the first add-on. The 2025 version of Snow Miku, the Magical Mirai 2025 Miku, Kasane Teto, and Megurine Luka showed up after that. Desktop Mate is available for PCs, and the Kagamine Len and Rin DLC will debut in January 2026. The post Kagamine Len and Rin Are the Next Desktop Mate Characters appeared first on Siliconera .

PC News Category - SiliconeraDec 30

Mejiro Dober Debuts in Umamusume: Pretty Derby The last Umamusume: Pretty Derby Trainee and Support Card banners of 2025 are live, and they make Mejiro Dober a playable Late Surger character and add an SSR Daitaku Helios Power card. The banners are both live until January 7, 2026, after which the unit and card will join the general pool of available items. As I mentioned before, Mejiro Dober is best used as a Late Surger, due to the nature of her Unique Skill and many of her Potential Skills involving that strategy. She’s designed to excel on Mile and Medium Turf tracks, and it would be quite difficult to get her to a place to run Sprint or Long ones. She has a 10% Speed growth rate and 20% Wit one. Her Moving Past, and Beyond Unique Skill can kick in either mid-race or late-race, depending on her positioning and triggers. She can also get Late Surger Straightaways, to help with velocity on that part of the track, and All-Seeing Eyes to startle all other runners late-race if she’s being used as a Late Surger. She's also related to Mejiro Ryan and Mejiro McQueen, which can help with inheritances and buffs in Career. As for the SSR Daitaku Helios Power card, it might be best for Front Runners. The Career Event can net someone Escape Artist, just like the SSR Seiun Sky Stamina card. She also has a level 30 Unique Perk that increases her initial Friendship gauge and grants a Power bonus. She also has Specialty Priority 35, to ensure she’ll be at Power for training in Career. Here’s the official Mejiro Dober Umamusume: Pretty Derby trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00RJHWSib-M And here are the infographics for both the character and card: Images via Cygames Cygames didn’t share the new banner schedule for January 2026 yet. However, we do know what should be next. The Japanese 2021 Christmas banner with alts of Biwa Hayahide and Oguri Cap will appear. Those two will be followed by Fine Motion and Tamamo Cross. Umamusume: Pretty Derby is available for PCs and mobile devices, and Mejiro Dober and the SSR Daitaku Helios Power card are available now. The post Mejiro Dober Debuts in Umamusume: Pretty Derby appeared first on Siliconera .

PC News Category - SiliconeraDec 29

Examu Fighting Game Daemon Bride Debuts Worldwide This Week Daemon Bride, a 2009 fighting game from Examu , is going to appear everywhere as DaemonBride: Additional Gain . Team Arcana will release it on Steam on December 30, 2025. This will be an updated version with additional features like an additional character. [Thanks, Famitsu !] Some elements of Daemon Bride might feel a bit familiar, as this fighting game features a similar sort of partner system as its Examu sibling Arcana Heart . The fighters use Bride partners, which might be an angel or demon. (For example, one of the demon ones is Lucifer and one of the angel ones is Metatron.) Each character in the campaign makes a contract with one of these beings and fights around Tokyo to advance their goals and be the winner. There are some major changes noted that are totally new for this release. One is that Team Arcana noted rollback multiplayer is present. The other is that Dies Irae Deus, who appeared as a boss in the original, is now playable. However, he’s not playable in an arcade story mode, and is only usable in versus style fights. There’s also an opportunity to test out characters and learn their moves via Training mode and an in-game guide. As an example of what to expect, here’s a 2011 trailer showing the original. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33hF8dHVIOU DaemonBride: Additional Gain will come to PCs on December 30, 2025, and the original Daemon Bride fighting game from Examu appeared in arcades in Japan. The post Examu Fighting Game Daemon Bride Debuts Worldwide This Week appeared first on Siliconera .

PC News Category - SiliconeraDec 29

Final Fantasy Tactics Mini Figures Include Ramza, Delita, Alma Square Enix and Taito announced that volume one of a Final Fantasy Tactics Miniature Figure Collection will appear and consist of Ramza Beoulve, his sister Alma Beoulve, and Delita Heiral. These will appear as prizes in Japanese arcades in early January 2026. There is no news regarding a worldwide release yet, but the retailer Aitai Kuji often sells these prize figures and ships worldwide and they can occasionally appear on Amazon . The Ramza, Delita, and Alma Final Fantasy Tactics figures are based on chibi portrayals of all three characters. They’re equally small in size, as they only stand at just over three inches tall (8cm). They are static figures with no extra face plates in more relaxed stances, though Delita and Ramza are holding weapons. All three wear their outfit and armor from the official art. Here’s the first picture of how the three will look: Image via Taito and Square Enix While these are smaller, static figures, we have seen more elaborate ones. A number of characters from the game are part of Square Enix’s Bring Arts line. Both Delita and Ramza are in that collection, as is Agrias Oaks. The Final Fantasy Tactics Miniature Collection volume one figures of Ramza, Alma, and Delita will debut in Japan in January 2026. Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles is available worldwide onthe Switch, Switch 2, PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC. The post Final Fantasy Tactics Mini Figures Include Ramza, Delita, Alma appeared first on Siliconera .

PC News Category - SiliconeraDec 29

'We Got Expedition-Like Genre Now' — Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Fans Say Sword and Fairy 4 Remake Is a Little Too Close for ComfortThe debut trailer for Sword and Fairy 4 Remake is out in the wild — and it looks a lot like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.

IGN PC ArticlesDec 29

Granblue Fantasy PC Version Heading to Steam Worldwide Cygames announced that it will be much easier for people outside of Japan to play Granblue Fantasy worldwide, as an English PC version will appear on Steam. This will be independent of the existing release, just as the worldwide version of Umamusume: Pretty Derby is a separate global release . So existing accounts used with the browser-based client or existing mobile versions will not be compatible when it launches on March 10, 2026. This comes after other games and media tied to the series already appeared worldwide. While Steam PC client this will mark the official release of Granblue Fantasy outside of Japan, we’ve been able to play the game in English for years. Cygames just never made it officially available on any region. This meant if someone went with a browser (like via the Chrome app ) or downloaded an apk, they could play. However, things like the anime adaptation and spin-off games did appear everywhere. Since this will be a distinct global release, it is possible this Granblue Fantasy PC debut could be on an accelerated schedule like the worldwide Steam and mobile release of Umamusume: Pretty Derby . This means we won’t see the November 2025 Evangelion crossover right away, and instead might see ones like the Persona 5 one before it. The game is over 11 years old now, so we'll have to wait and see to learn more about how this will roll out. Granblue Fantasy will come to the PC via Steam outside Japan on March 10, 2026. It is already available in English via PC browsers and on mobile devices. The post Granblue Fantasy PC Version Heading to Steam Worldwide appeared first on Siliconera .

PC News Category - SiliconeraDec 29

Drywall Eating Simulator Gets Frustrating Life is frustrating, and Drywall Eating Simulator is an attempt to capture that while also being funny and driving you to gnawing through walls when your anger hits its peak. It’s relatable! However, the unfortunate part is that this simulation does still feel like a work in progress. While patches did make things easier to deal with along the way, it’s still a bit buggy. Drywall Eating Simulator is about dealing with everything annoying about life. Dealing with an apartment complex where you’re trapped inside, encountering annoying neighbors, and can’t get out. The stress builds until you explore and encounter enough irritants that the Stress Buddy shows you’re about to lose it. At this point, you’ll see glowing red segments of walls. These can be eaten to make new paths and reduce stress. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-Nj3y8PQKo So the first really frustrating thing about Drywall Eating Simulator is the speed of the camera. While moving forward and backward is fine, as is strafing, actually moving the camera felt shockingly sluggish and slow on a handheld gaming PC. This meant actually turning and exploring felt like a chore. This persisted even after the patches that fixed some softlock situations, which is annoying. I tried messing with the settings as well and didn’t encounter the issue when playing on a laptop, so it must be tied to the Steam Deck sort of experience. Also troublesome is the fact that sometimes Drywall Eating Simulator stages don’t work well. The first and second levels are working reasonably well as of time of writing, with the recent patches up to this point making it possible to see which parts of walls are susceptible and the Questlog.txt tracker keeping accurate notes on what needs to be done. But I experienced issues with the mission list not updating and the fourth level still locked up on me. Images via Peripheral Playbox But even when Drywall Eating Simulator is working well, the way in which you progress can get a bit irritating. That’s because it’s essentially an “explore everywhere and click on everyone” type of experience. There are times when the commentary from NPCs can be funny! The idea is hilarious. The situations are perfect examples of irritating moments of life. But actually getting to the progression points can be difficult in some stages. This felt most noticeable in the first stage, but it also happened to me in the fourth as well. The idea behind Drywall Eating Simulator is amusing and captures the frustrations encountered at work or in society. Unfortunately, I feel like this is a game in need of another few patches. Some Steam Deck optimization would be great too. Peripheral Playbox did already release one patch on Steam and seems responsive, so this could be a situation where it’s in a much better place in a few weeks. Drywall Eating Simulator is available for PCs. The post Drywall Eating Simulator Gets Frustrating appeared first on Siliconera .

PC News Category - SiliconeraDec 26