Speed, stamina, concentration and patience. These are the attributes you need to hone in order to know how and when to strike against your opponent. Developer Sloclap knows this well, and it's what made its martial arts title Sifu such a hit back in 2022. But these traits are compatible with more than just hurting people, as proven by the studio's new game Rematch, which has already delivered my most thrilling and satisfying gaming moment of 2025.
Having spent a long time playing FromSoftware's latest smash hit Elden Ring Nightreign, I felt like I had found the year's most satisfying loop. Load into a match with randoms, work together using only simplistic in-game prompts, and complete the run for a high I can't stop chasing – within a few weeks after launch, I had every trophy on PS5. But then I loaded up Rematch and, two hours later, realized I was hooked beyond comparison.
