S1E65 - 2025 Game of the Year [Part 2] Best Narrative, Best Puzzle, Best Creatively Cozy, and More! (Episode 65)

This week, the crew wraps up their 2025 Game of the Year series by debating a variety of award categories. Stay tuned until the end of the episode for the reveal of the Crossplay Conversations Top 10 Games of 2025!

Find Timestamps for this Episode Below:

• 0:00 - Intro
• 2:50 - The Luke Lewis Chill Out With a Coffee on a Rainy Weekend Afternoon Award
• 25:11 - Hooper’s Puzzle Paradise Award
• 41:51 - Claire’s Creatively Cozy Award
• 57:40 - Best Music
• 1:12:05 - Best Visuals Technical
• 1:30:52 - Best Visual Art Direction
• 1:36:59 - Spoilers: The Drifter
• 1:37:45 - End of Spoilers: The Drifter
• 1:42:35 - Best Narrative
• 2:00:15 - Our Top 10 Games of 2025 Reveal Video
• 2:15:51 - Outro

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