Best 2025 Video Games for endgame content

#1 Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time
5.0

Endgame content is praised for continued goals, Treasure Groves, and plenty to do after credits.

Pros: core gameplay loop, narrative quality

Cons: crafting system, multiplayer design

#2 Anno 117: Pax Romana
5.0

The sandbox endgame offers long-term empire building and military expansion that can keep a successful save going well beyond the campaign.

Pros: fun factor, graphics quality

Cons: learning curve, bug frequency

#3 Hollow Knight: Silksong
5.0

Endgame content receives strong support from optional endings, zones, bosses, and post-credits discoveries.

Pros: difficulty balance, art direction

Cons: economy and resource balance, checkpoint system

#4 Kirby Air Riders
5.0

The checklist and achievement chase supported strong endgame evidence, with one reviewer still having many unlocks after 25 hours.

Pros: battle mode quality, content variety

Cons: learning curve, competitive balance

#5 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
4.8

Endgame content was praised as expansive and build-focused, opening into a fresh layer after the main story.

Pros: narrative quality, combat system

Cons: map and navigation design, menu usability

#6 Donkey Kong Bananza
4.7

Endgame content drew strong praise for finales and postgame challenges, though one review found the postgame barebones.

Pros: fun factor, world interactivity

Cons: frame rate stability, boss design

#7 Octopath Traveler 0
4.6

The post-credits and true-ending material significantly expands the adventure, with tougher bosses and major story payoffs that several reviewers considered among the game's best content.

Pros: narrative quality, combat system

Cons: pacing, side character depth

#8 Pokémon Legends: Z-A
4.2

Endgame content was treated positively when reviewers cited post-game zones, quests, or a substantial base-game activity list.

Pros: combat system, exploration quality

Cons: graphics quality, voice acting

#9 Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment
4.2

Endgame content was praised when mentioned for high-level postgame battles and extra missions beyond credits.

Pros: combat system, character roster

Cons: level design, mission design

#10 Shinobi: Art of Vengeance
4.1

Endgame content is generally seen as useful for replay through Arcade Mode, Boss Rush, superbosses, and ranking challenges, though one reviewer sees arcade mode as padding.

Pros: combat system, faithfulness to franchise

Cons: narrative quality, frame rate stability

#11 Marathon
4.1

Cryo Archive is the standout endgame attraction, combining tougher AI, puzzles, high-value gear, bosses, and heavy PvP pressure. Its weekend-only access is repeatedly questioned despite the activity itself earning strong...

Pros: fun factor, loot system

Cons: difficulty balance, quest design

#12 Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound
4.0

Hard mode and secret operations are often praised for turning completion into a new mastery challenge. Some think the remixes lose ambition later or that the toughest extras arrive too...

Pros: overall quality, difficulty balance

Cons: frame rate stability, performance optimization

#13 Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted
4.0

Finishing Adventure opens a substantial second layer of challenges, puzzles, survival play, and harder variants. Some of the new modes are more compelling than others, but there is plenty to...

Pros: fun factor, remake/remaster quality

Cons: graphics quality, soundtrack quality

#14 Digimon Story Time Stranger
4.0

Endgame content received positive mention through tougher Outer Dungeons that tested late-game parties.

Pros: progression system, narrative quality

Cons: pacing, content variety

#15 BALL x PIT
3.8

New Game+ and other continued challenges keep some players experimenting after the credits. Others lose interest when repeat clears become routine or advanced builds arrive after the main journey.

Pros: fun factor, upgrade system

Cons: user interface design, grind level

#16 Elden Ring Nightreign
3.8

Endgame content improved with Deep of Night and hard modes, though some reviewers still wanted more difficulty and variety.

Pros: co-op experience, fun factor

Cons: difficulty balance, social features

#17 Call of Duty: Black Ops 7
3.7

Endgame earns more enthusiasm than the campaign, with praise for its progression, PvE freedom, and extraction-style loop. Its empty spaces, grind, enemy tuning, and uncertain longevity keep it from being...

Pros: multiplayer design, level design

Cons: fun factor, narrative quality

#18 Sniper Elite: Resistance
3.5

Unlocks and multiplayer can leave plenty to do after the campaign. Post-game Survival is less compelling for players who prefer the main missions’ open spaces.

Pros: overall quality, level design

Cons: innovation, mission design

#19 The First Berserker: Khazan
3.5

Endgame content gets mild praise for adding New Game+ weapon options, though one reviewer wished those ideas appeared earlier.

Pros: combat system, boss design

Cons: narrative quality, difficulty balance

#20 Borderlands 4
3.5

Endgame content is mixed: several reviewers call it robust, addictive, or rich, while others say it is thin, weak, or disappointing at launch.

Pros: movement feel, loot system

Cons: performance optimization, narrative quality

#21 Ghost of Yōtei
3.3

Endgame evidence is mixed: there are post-story tasks and challenge reasons to return, but one review notes no new game plus and another says late content can feel samey.

Pros: combat system, narrative quality

Cons: grind level, innovation

#22 Arc Raiders
3.0

Reviewers liked the reset and expedition idea in theory, but later coverage criticized the endgame as hollow or fragile.

Pros: sound design, combat system

Cons: voice acting, menu usability

#23 Europa Universalis V
3.0

One reviewer found the later game less rewarding than the early and middle stages, where incremental growth and expansion feel more tangible.

Pros: gameplay mechanics, fun factor

Cons: learning curve, AI behavior

#24 Monster Hunter Wilds
2.9

Endgame content was mixed to negative: some found hundreds of hours or challenge, but many cited shallow depth, repetition, or missing threats.

Pros: combat system, narrative quality

Cons: difficulty balance, endgame content

#25 Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles
2.8

Endgame content had harder optional challenges, but at least one reviewer found hidden-exit design tedious rather than broadly enjoyable.

Pros: remake/remaster quality, voice acting

Cons: content variety, camera behavior

#26 Battlefield 6
2.5

endgame/long-term content was criticized for not yet satisfying the reviewer’s content appetite.

Pros: multiplayer design, sound design

Cons: narrative quality, map and navigation design

#27 Silent Hill f
2.5

Endgame content drew criticism where the final fourth shifted too heavily into combat and lost the earlier balance.

Pros: puzzle design, narrative quality

Cons: combat system, enemy variety

#28 Absolum
2.3

Endgame content was a recurring concern, with reviewers describing it as thin, anticlimactic, or lacking meaningful progression.

Pros: combat system, replay value

Cons: narrative quality, grind level

#29 The Outer Worlds 2
2.3

Endgame content drew criticism when the level cap arrived before some arcs or final hours, reducing reward momentum.

Pros: combat system, progression system

Cons: pacing, AI behavior

#30 Civilization VII
2.1

Modern/endgame content was often criticized as missing, lacklustre, or too early-ending compared with prior entries.

Pros: fun factor, economy and resource balance

Cons: progression system, user interface design

#31 Avowed
1.5

Endgame content was criticized because the original experience did not allow continued post-story play and lacked New Game Plus at launch.

Pros: combat system, narrative quality

Cons: difficulty balance, enemy variety