Here are our picks for the best video game characters of 2025.

These standout characters defined some of 2025's best video games through cunning, vulnerability, humor, depth, and so much ...

Jay (He/They) is a fiction writer and high school teacher. He has a Bachelor's degree majoring in English and a Master's in Creative Writing. When he's not writing, he's either gaming (on the Destiny ...

Has qualifications in English and hopes to complete a degree in the sector one day. Wrote as a volunteer contributor at the online outlet Xbox Nerds. With almost 20 years of experience playing video ...

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As an industry, video games are pretty young. However, within the short time that gaming has been around, it has given birth to characters that have significantly impacted entertainment. Whether it ...

Mykel has enjoyed video games for as long as she can remember. She would spend hours discussing, debating, and arguing about them with her older brother. Growing up, she read dozens of guides, lists, ...

Lucas Kloberdanz-Dyck is a writer for Collider. He grew up creating lists, stories, and worlds, which led to his love of anime and video games. He attended Sheridan College where he earned an Honours ...

The first Black video game characters were more stereotypes than … well, characters. Street Fighter II’s Dee Jay was probably seen as a course correction, but he might as well have been called Jammin’ ...

December 11, 2025 marked a historic night in gaming as Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 became the most-awarded game in The Game ...