Siliconera+ is Back!

Before we get into things, we’re thankful for you here at Siliconera. And we’re glad we’re still around after 22 years! (Yes, we’ve been here since 2003.) Because of things like Google being fickle and ChatGPT, we’ve restarted our Siliconera+ ad-free subscription option. For $1.99 per month, you will see no ads, be automatically entered in our monthly free game contest, and be able to fill out a monthly survey saying what you’d like to see us work on next month. We have a two-month trial period, so you can test it out for two months and see if it is for you! (If you don’t want to subscribe, you can enter the December 2025 contest to be entered to win one Slime Rancher 2 on PC via Steam through this link.)

Speak Up Sesh

Holidays mean dealing with all sorts of sites doing articles about things they’re thankful for or dealing with what’s happening during this season. Since this time our newsletter is going out on Black Friday, we figured we’d focus on some recommendations instead. After all, we spend all year reviewing fantastic games and clearly enjoy talking about them! 

The thing is, these might not be the best priced games available on Black Friday. Rather, they’re thing ones we loved the most. Many of them are on sale, to some degree, and we decided it’d be a good idea to remind you that we probably spent a minimum of 20 hours on each one (or probably Stephanie put in closer to 100 on The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy) and you might feel the same if you give them a try.

So here are what we think are the best Black Friday 2025 best games! Some might be on other platforms, but since they aren’t on sale on those, we didn’t list them.

• Ace Attorney Investigations Collection (Switch) – $24.99 at Amazon

• Breath of Fire IV (PC) - $4.99

• Death Stranding 2 (PS5) - $49.97

• Digimon Story: Time Stranger (PS5) – $49.99 at Amazon

• Hello Kitty Island Adventure (Switch) - $15 at Walmart

• The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy (Switch) – $39.99 at Amazon

• Monster Hunter Wilds (PS5) - $30 at Walmart

• Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army (PS5, Switch 2) - $29.99 at Amazon

• Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma (Switch, Switch 2) – $49.94 at Amazon

• Silent Hill 4: The Room (PC) - $6.99

• Silent Hill f (PS5) - $49.94 at Walmart

• Split Fiction (PS5, Switch) - $30 at Walmart

• Tales of Graces F Remastered (PS5, Switch) – $19.99 at Amazon

Top 10 Stories From the Past Month

1. Pokemon Legends: Z-A Ranked Battle Mega Stone Bug Confirmed: Nintendo hasn’t said how we’ll get those MIA Mega Stones yet, but we will!

2. First Danganronpa 2×2 Demo Will Be at 15th Anniversary Festival: Some people are going to get to see the new changes and features early!

3. Zenless Zone Zero Jane Doe and Tsukishiro Yanagi Figures Arrive in 2026: Think Jane Doe and Tsukishiro have some of the best designs from the game?

4. See First Dragon Ball Worldwide Character Popularity Poll Update: We have faith in you, Farmer with a Power Level of 5!

5. Sailor Moon Crystal Star Compact Edition SH Figuarts Figure Shown: This new Sailor Moon figure is looking really good!

6. Preview: Petit Planet Is More Task-Focused Than Animal Crossing: There were so many items on my to-do list when I tried it! 

7. Review: Atelier Ryza Secret Trilogy DX Pack Is Quite a Director’s Cut: This might be one of the best Atelier DX releases.

8. Cardcaptor Sakura Sanrio Keychains Feature Cinnamoroll, Pompompurin: Sakura is still BFFs with Sanrio mascots.

9. Vote in Danganronpa Series Nendoroid Request Poll: Good Smile Company wants to know which characters should be turned into figures, so go tell them!

10. FFXIV Letter from the Producer Live 90 (XC) Set, Collector’s Edition Digital Upgrades Discounted: A good deal is here and lots of news is on the way!

Upcoming Games

• Marvel Cosmic Invasion - December 1 (Switch, Switch 2, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, PC)

• Metroid Prime 4: Beyond - December 4 (Switch, Switch 2)

• Octopath Traveler 0 - December 4 (Switch, Switch 2, PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, PC)

• Yakuza 0 Director’s Cut - December 8 (PS5, Xbox Series X, PC)

• Yakuza Kiwami - December 8 (PS5, Xbox Series X)

• Yakuza Kiwami 2 - December 8 (PS5, Xbox Series X)

• Milano’s Odd Job Collection - December 9 (Switch, Switch 2, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, PC)