In 2025, so many video games helped us laugh, helped us escape, and helped us connect. Join us for our annual discussion and celebration of the games that made our year.00:00:46 - Some bittersweet news00:09:56 - 2025 year of gaming overviews00:26:47 - Spencer and Jamie's Top 5 Games of the Year01:31:30 - Honorable Mentions01:43:52 - Favorite characters of the year01:47:36 - Favorite games journalists/content creators of the year01:52:15 - Most hype for in 2026Watch the live stream recording of this episode on YouTube here: https://youtube.com/live/SE2sNC_uE3QSide Questhttps://transasylumsupport.github.io/The Trans Asylum Seekers Support Network is an interdependent, solidarity-based network of queer and trans asylum seekers, loved ones, collective members, and volunteers dedicated to the abolition of all cages and borders, revolutionary compassion and trans liberation. Our goal is to free transgender asylum seekers languishing in detention centers and help them relocate to and create thriving lives in Western Massachusetts. Learn more by visiting their website or @transasylumsupport on Instagram!About Pixel TherapyWe're a podcast queering and transcending video games for all kinds of gamers and those who love them--get cozy with us! If you like what you hear, please take a moment to rate us, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts (or your listening app of choice) and subscribe! Want more? Join for free at patreon.com/pixeltherapypod