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Square Enix is the best video game publisher of 2025 according to Metacritic
- For the first time in 16 years, Square Enix topped Metacritic's annual game publisher rankings for 2025 with 9 releases, all classified as good or great.
- The publisher's triumph relied on consistency rather than high-scoring outliers; its score factored average Metascores and the percentage of good reviews, with none of its 9 titles falling into the bad category.
- Gamirror Games secured the runner-up spot with Capcom following closely, while the list of 28 publishers placed Nintendo at 12 despite the Switch 2 launch last year.
- Sony experienced a dramatic decline, falling to 21 from fourth place, as the publisher struggled with underperforming titles like Lost Soul Aside and a lack of highly-rated new games.
- Square Enix maintains momentum with upcoming releases including Dragon Quest: Reimagined and Final Fantasy: Rebirth on Switch 2, signaling continued publisher dominance through consistent output strategy.
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For the 16th time in a row Metacritic has chosen the best publishers of the year 2025 and this time Square Enix is at the top of the podium, followed by Gamirror Games and finally Capcom in the bronze position. In the fight between Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony, Microsoft has made it to the top five. Nintendo, on the other hand, misses the entry into the top ten and Sony has even reached number 21. more
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