{"id":16756,"date":"2025-12-26T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/game-of-the-year-7-lumines-arise\/"},"modified":"2025-12-26T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T16:00:00","slug":"game-of-the-year-7-lumines-arise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/game-of-the-year-7-lumines-arise\/","title":{"rendered":"#Game of the Year: #7 &#8211; Lumines Arise"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/game-of-the-year-7-lumines-arise\/#Game_of_the_Year_7_%E2%80%93_Lumines_Arise\" >Game of the Year: #7 &#8211; Lumines Arise<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/game-of-the-year-7-lumines-arise\/#Related_Articles\" >Related Articles<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/game-of-the-year-7-lumines-arise\/#Review_Lumines_Arise_PS5_%E2%80%93_The_Most_Beautiful_and_Most_Complete_Lumines_Game_Ever\" >Review Lumines Arise (PS5) &#8211; The Most Beautiful and Most Complete Lumines Game Ever<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/game-of-the-year-7-lumines-arise\/#Related_Articles-2\" >Related Articles<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Game_of_the_Year_7_%E2%80%93_Lumines_Arise\"><\/span>Game of the Year: #7 &#8211; Lumines Arise<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"body body-text article-text\">\n<section class=\"text\">\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"10b8421ffc7d1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Game of the Year: #7 - Lumines Arise 1\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/10b8421ffc7d1\/game-of-the-year-7-lumines-arise-1.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/10b8421ffc7d1\/game-of-the-year-7-lumines-arise-1.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" alt=\"Game of the Year: #7 - Lumines Arise 1\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class=\"\"><\/span> Image: Push Square<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The vision for the Lumines series has always been very clear. Designer Tetsuya Mizuguchi wanted to combine the simple pleasures of a puzzle game with entrancing music and captivating visuals, making you feel like you&#8217;re playing through a multi-sensory rave.<\/p>\n<p>He achieved this with the beloved PSP original, and with every entry since, the series has built upon its core vision with gameplay tweaks, new modes, and great tunes.<\/p>\n<p>After taking a detour with the equally excellent Tetris Effect, Lumines Arise is arguably the best game in the series, and nails Mizuguchi-san&#8217;s 20-year-old vision.<\/p>\n<div class=\"insert-label centered insert lazyload for-mobile insert-extended lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_S6950CEFA4C994\" style=\"min-width:300px; min-height:250px;display:flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items:center; justify-content: center;\" data-dfp-id=\"pushsquare\/mobile_web_display\/article\" data-dfp-sizes=\"300x250,300x600\" data-dfp-targeting=\"pos=1,gto=false,experiment=nl-article-mobile-1\" class=\"lazyload\" data-dfp-refresh-direct=\"true\" data-prebid-config=\"Lazy_Load_HP_MPU\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Dropping mismatched blocks into a grid to form squares of the same colour is a simple mechanic to build a game around, but like other games in its genre, Lumines never grows tired or repetitive because it&#8217;s entirely driven by the player.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube with-primis\" data-videoid=\"DdI8jRwbamc\" data-start=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DdI8jRwbamc?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\">\n<div class=\"video-stage\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lumines Arise PS5 Review - Is It Any Good?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DdI8jRwbamc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"youtube-sub\">Subscribe to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/pushsquare?sub_confirmation=1\">Push Square<\/a> on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sub-button external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/pushsquare?sub_confirmation=1\"><span class=\"subs-label\">YouTube<\/span><span class=\"subs\">167k<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Every round is different because you&#8217;re always learning and getting better at the game; it&#8217;s a very adaptable puzzler, one in which you can afford to make mistakes and go with the flow.<\/p>\n<p>But that&#8217;s how Lumines has always been. What makes Arise so special is in its beautiful presentation and the most robust set of modes and features the series has ever had.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the excellent Journey mode at its core, which takes you through each of the varied stages, you have access to dozens of training missions, special challenges, time attack modes, and the series&#8217; best competitive multiplayer.<\/p>\n<p>The fact it can all be experienced in PSVR2 as well is the cherry on top of a scrumptious cake. Whether you play it flat or in virtual reality, Lumines Arise&#8217;s arresting visuals, eclectic soundtrack, and sheer amount of stuff to do cements it as a franchise high point, and one of the best PS5 games of 2025.<\/p>\n<div class=\"insert-label centered insert lazyload for-mobile lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_V6950CEFA4C9E4\" style=\"min-width:300px; min-height:250px;display:flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items:center; justify-content: center;\" data-dfp-id=\"pushsquare\/mobile_web_display\/article\" data-dfp-sizes=\"300x250\" data-dfp-targeting=\"pos=1,gto=false,experiment=nl-article-mobile-2\" class=\"lazyload\" data-dfp-refresh-direct=\"true\" data-prebid-config=\"Lazy_Load_HP_MPU\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- cache: html:pushsquare.com\/ssl\/ps5\/related-articles:192733 @ 1766903546 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\">\n<header class=\"widget-header\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related_Articles\"><\/span>Related Articles<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<div class=\"object-related-list\">\n<article class=\"object-related-article\">\n<p class=\"object-related-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/f4bd780a15a39\/150x90.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"90\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Lumines Arise (PS5) - The Most Beautiful and Most Complete Lumines Game Ever\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"object-related-info\">\n<h3 class=\"heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Review_Lumines_Arise_PS5_%E2%80%93_The_Most_Beautiful_and_Most_Complete_Lumines_Game_Ever\"><\/span><span class=\"category accent\">Review<\/span> <span class=\"title\">Lumines Arise (PS5) &#8211; The Most Beautiful and Most Complete Lumines Game Ever<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"tagline\">Block out the noise<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article><\/div>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Push Square&#8217;s<\/strong> Game of the Year top 10 is decided by votes coming from internal staff and regular contributors. Our community Game of the Year poll also factors into the result. Feel free to agree or disagree with our list in the comments section below.<\/p>\n<p>You can check out all of our <strong>Game of the Year<\/strong> coverage by clicking the link.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:pushsquare.com\/ssl\/ps5\/related-info\/607ff37eae5dbb2529e74346c2603110 @ 1766902765 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"see-also\">\n<dl>\n<dt>Related Games<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"first\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\" first last\"><strong>Lumines Arise<\/strong> (PS5)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/dd>\n<dt>See Also<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"first\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\" first\"><strong>Lumines Arise (PS5)<\/strong> Review<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\">The Best PS5 Games (2025)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"footer\">\n<ul class=\"share-this \">\n<li class=\" first\">Share:<\/li>\n<li class=\"value\"><span class=\"accent-bg share-count\">16<\/span><span class=\"icon icon-caret-right accent\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ui-share-page whatsapp accent\" title=\"Share this on WhatsApp\" data-service=\"whatsapp\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"icon icon-whatsapp\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ui-share-page bsky accent\" title=\"Share this on Bluesky\" data-service=\"bsky\" data-username=\"pushsquare.com\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"icon icon-bsky\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ui-share-page facebook accent\" title=\"Share this on Facebook\" data-service=\"facebook\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"icon icon-facebook\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ui-share-page twitter accent\" title=\"Share this on Twitter\" data-service=\"twitter\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"icon icon-twitter\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ui-share-page threads accent\" title=\"Share this on Threads\" data-service=\"threads\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"icon icon-threads\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ui-share-page messenger accent for-mobile\" title=\"Share this on Facebook Messenger\" data-service=\"fbmessenger\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"icon icon-messenger\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ui-share-page reddit accent for-desktop\" title=\"Share this on Reddit\" data-service=\"reddit\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"icon icon-reddit\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"article-stats\" data-article-id=\"195438\" data-comments=\"27\" data-shares=\"16\" data-likes=\"3\">\n<li class=\" first\">3<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ui-comments accent icon icon-comments\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"features\/game-of-the-year-7-lumines-arise#comments\">27<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"insert soft-bg below-article for-mobile insert-extended lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_O6950CEFA4CDDC\" style=\"min-width:300px; min-height:250px;\" data-dfp-id=\"pushsquare\/mobile_web_display\/article\" data-dfp-sizes=\"300x250,300x600\" data-dfp-targeting=\"pos=1,gto=false,experiment=nl-article-below\" class=\"lazyload\" data-dfp-refresh-direct=\"true\" data-prebid-config=\"Lazy_Load_HP_MPU\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"insert centered article-billboard for-desktop for-desktop lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_F6950CEFA4CDF3\" style=\"min-width:300px; min-height:250px;display:flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items:center; justify-content: center;\" data-dfp-id=\"pushsquare\/desktop_web_display\/article\" data-dfp-sizes=\"300x250\" data-dfp-targeting=\"pos=1,gto=false,experiment=nl-article-billboard\" class=\"lazyload\" data-dfp-refresh-direct=\"true\" data-prebid-config=\"LAZY_DESKTOP\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-content\">\n<div class=\"author-info\">\n<section class=\"block author\">\n<header class=\"widget-header\">\n<p>About <span class=\"accent\">Stephen Tailby<\/span><\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/130362\/photo\/0\/avatar.jpg?v=1709297087\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Stephen Tailby\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<p>Stephen has been part of the Push Square team for over six years, bringing boundless enthusiasm and a deep knowledge of video games to his role as Assistant Editor. Having grown up playing every PlayStation console to date, he&#8217;s developed an eclectic taste, with particular passion for indie games, arcade racers, and puzzlers. He&#8217;s also our go-to guy for Sonic-related matters, much to his delight\/chagrin.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\" first\"><span class=\"icon icon-profile\"><\/span> Author Profile<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/stephentailby.bsky.social\"><span class=\"icon icon-bsky\"><\/span> Bluesky<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"return replyTo('Quintumply');\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"icon icon-comments\"><\/span> Reply<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"insert with-label centered block lazyload for-desktop lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_E6950CEFA4CEB1\" style=\"min-width:300px; min-height:250px;display:flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items:center; justify-content: center;\" data-dfp-id=\"pushsquare\/desktop_web_display\/article\" data-dfp-sizes=\"300x250\" data-dfp-targeting=\"pos=1,gto=false,experiment=nl-article-foot-after-author\" class=\"lazyload\" data-dfp-refresh-direct=\"true\" data-prebid-config=\"LAZY_DESKTOP\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"comments-list\">\n<section id=\"comments\" class=\"block comments\">\n<header class=\"widget-header\">\n<p>Comments <span class=\"counter comment-count\">27<\/span><\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<div class=\"comments hidden-comments\" data-subject=\"dgp:features\/game-of-the-year-7-lumines-arise\">\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8961399\" data-author=\"users\/272380\" data-subject=\"comments\/8961399\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8961399\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Americansamurai1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"features\/game-of-the-year-7-lumines-arise#comment8961399\">1<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Americansamurai1<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-26T16:07:43+00:00\">Fri, 4:07pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>My 2025 goty, great game<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8961402\" data-author=\"users\/263027\" data-subject=\"comments\/8961402\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8961402\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"JDINCINERATOR\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"features\/game-of-the-year-7-lumines-arise#comment8961402\">2<\/a><\/li>\n<li>JDINCINERATOR<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-26T16:08:21+00:00\">Fri, 4:08pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>A brilliant rhythm action game, though the soundtrack is weak compared to Electronic Symphony on Vita.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8961408\" data-author=\"users\/359619\" data-subject=\"comments\/8961408\" data-dislikes=\"3\" data-id=\"8961408\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/359619\/avatar.jpg?v=1759407469\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"MrStark\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"features\/game-of-the-year-7-lumines-arise#comment8961408\">3<\/a><\/li>\n<li>MrStark<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-26T16:15:46+00:00\">Fri, 4:15pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>I\u2019m speechless.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s see where this top ten list goes\u2026<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8961416\" data-author=\"users\/87150\" data-subject=\"comments\/8961416\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8961416\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/87150\/avatar.jpg?v=1423408868\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Grumblevolcano\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"features\/game-of-the-year-7-lumines-arise#comment8961416\">4<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Grumblevolcano<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-26T16:23:23+00:00\">Fri, 4:23pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>I think the remaining 6 consists of Death Stranding 2, Ghost of Yotei, Expedition 33, Arc Raiders, Split Fiction, Dispatch\/Silksong. Not sure on the order but I think Death Stranding 2 will win.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8961436\" data-author=\"users\/250654\" data-subject=\"comments\/8961436\" data-dislikes=\"2\" data-id=\"8961436\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/250654\/avatar.jpg?v=1578597430\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Uromastryx\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"features\/game-of-the-year-7-lumines-arise#comment8961436\">5<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Uromastryx<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-26T16:46:47+00:00\">Fri, 4:46pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@Grumblevolcano nothing is guaranteed with this list, been pants so far<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8961443\" data-author=\"users\/276878\" data-subject=\"comments\/8961443\" data-dislikes=\"1\" data-id=\"8961443\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/276878\/avatar.jpg?v=1764065996\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"UltimateOtaku91\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"features\/game-of-the-year-7-lumines-arise#comment8961443\">6<\/a><\/li>\n<li>UltimateOtaku91<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-26T16:54:47+00:00\">Fri, 4:54pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Wow&#8230;. Just wow.<\/p>\n<p>For me personally (so don&#8217;t take offence) this has so far been the worst start to a top 10 I&#8217;ve ever seen on this site. Games like Trails in the Sky, Silent Hill F, Borderlands 4, AC Shadows, MH Wilds, Dispatch, Blue Prince and Sword of the Sea are going to be missing.<\/p>\n<p>Surely now the top 6 is going to be, Arc Raiders, Expedition 33, Death Stranding 2, Ghost of Yotei, Silksong and Split Fiction.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8961446\" data-author=\"users\/355660\" data-subject=\"comments\/8961446\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8961446\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/355660\/avatar.jpg?v=1766490257\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"SeaDaVie\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"features\/game-of-the-year-7-lumines-arise#comment8961446\">7<\/a><\/li>\n<li>SeaDaVie<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-26T17:00:48+00:00\">Fri, 5pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Lots of complaining about the list, but every single game so far has got an aggregate review score significantly higher than Avowed(80\/77) which was 2nd on Pure Xbox GOTY list.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">9<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment is-supporter\" id=\"comment8961462\" data-author=\"users\/76297\" data-subject=\"comments\/8961462\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8961462\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/76297\/avatar.jpg?v=1650329794\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"AdamNovice\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"features\/game-of-the-year-7-lumines-arise#comment8961462\">8<\/a><\/li>\n<li>AdamNovice<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-26T17:23:18+00:00\">Fri, 5:23pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@Uromastryx You said it got &#8220;exciting&#8221; yesterday.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment is-supporter\" id=\"comment8961463\" data-author=\"users\/287844\" data-subject=\"comments\/8961463\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8961463\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/287844\/avatar.jpg?v=1738803045\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"somnambulance\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"features\/game-of-the-year-7-lumines-arise#comment8961463\">9<\/a><\/li>\n<li>somnambulance<span title=\"Push Square Supporter\" class=\"icon icon-hookshot supporter-badge\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-26T17:24:51+00:00\">Fri, 5:24pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Another twist. Thank you for subverting expectations. Death Stranding 2 actually has a chance! I\u2019m so excited to see where things go.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment is-supporter\" id=\"comment8961466\" data-author=\"users\/76297\" data-subject=\"comments\/8961466\" data-dislikes=\"1\" data-id=\"8961466\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/76297\/avatar.jpg?v=1650329794\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"AdamNovice\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"features\/game-of-the-year-7-lumines-arise#comment8961466\">10<\/a><\/li>\n<li>AdamNovice<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-26T17:28:16+00:00\">Fri, 5:28pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@SeaDaVie After seeing their top ten, I don&#8217;t think anyone can accuse Push Square of being overly biased.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8961477\" data-author=\"users\/250654\" data-subject=\"comments\/8961477\" data-dislikes=\"2\" data-id=\"8961477\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/250654\/avatar.jpg?v=1578597430\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Uromastryx\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"features\/game-of-the-year-7-lumines-arise#comment8961477\">11<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Uromastryx<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-26T17:48:42+00:00\">Fri, 5:48pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@AdamNovice yeah cause it whack bruv\ud83e\udd23 but still pants, but of course we will agree\/disagree on what should be top 10, for example none of the previous 3 would be even my top 15 this year<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8961500\" data-author=\"users\/153014\" data-subject=\"comments\/8961500\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8961500\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/153014\/avatar.jpg?v=1627774205\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"LiamCroft\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"features\/game-of-the-year-7-lumines-arise#comment8961500\">12<\/a><\/li>\n<li>LiamCroft<span title=\"Push Square \/ Hookshot Staff\" class=\"icon icon-star user-admin\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-26T18:27:12+00:00\">Fri, 6:27pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@Uromastryx @MrStark I really don&#8217;t understand what either of you are expecting from these lower entries in the top 10 list; these positions are always going to come down to more personal taste of the staff. You&#8217;re both acting like there&#8217;s some widely agreed upon best seventh and eighth game of 2025 haha<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">15<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8961506\" data-author=\"users\/314283\" data-subject=\"comments\/8961506\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8961506\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/314283\/avatar.jpg?v=1660683379\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"janineking\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"features\/game-of-the-year-7-lumines-arise#comment8961506\">13<\/a><\/li>\n<li>janineking<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-26T18:40:39+00:00\">Fri, 6:40pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@LiamCroft : well said ! About time someone spoke out about these negatively trite comments from certain individuals .<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">9<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8961508\" data-author=\"users\/164029\" data-subject=\"comments\/8961508\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8961508\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/164029\/avatar.jpg?v=1765130456\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Gremio108\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"features\/game-of-the-year-7-lumines-arise#comment8961508\">14<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Gremio108<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-26T18:41:17+00:00\">Fri, 6:41pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>I like that this year&#8217;s list has been a bit leftfield so far<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8961513\" data-author=\"users\/64142\" data-subject=\"comments\/8961513\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8961513\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/64142\/avatar.jpg?v=1764676278\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Jey887\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"features\/game-of-the-year-7-lumines-arise#comment8961513\">15<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Jey887<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-26T18:48:44+00:00\">Fri, 6:48pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Loving the list so far. Keep them coming.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been another amazing year for games.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">4<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8961519\" data-author=\"users\/333157\" data-subject=\"comments\/8961519\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8961519\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/333157\/avatar.jpg?v=1694761155\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Afroducc\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"features\/game-of-the-year-7-lumines-arise#comment8961519\">16<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Afroducc<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-26T18:53:33+00:00\">Fri, 6:53pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Lumines was really really good. I was late setting off to work a couple of mornings so I could have a quick game.<\/p>\n<p>A bit of a classic for the brand as well, it feels right playing this on a PlayStation.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">6<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8961523\" data-author=\"users\/275051\" data-subject=\"comments\/8961523\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8961523\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/275051\/avatar.jpg?v=1717505586\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Shinnok789\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"features\/game-of-the-year-7-lumines-arise#comment8961523\">17<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Shinnok789<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-26T18:57:12+00:00\">Fri, 6:57pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Different opinion for all of the 4 games presented so far&#8230; waiting for the next one.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8961524\" data-author=\"users\/233102\" data-subject=\"comments\/8961524\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8961524\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/233102\/avatar.jpg?v=1588953531\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Judal27\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"features\/game-of-the-year-7-lumines-arise#comment8961524\">18<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Judal27<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-26T18:57:41+00:00\">Fri, 6:57pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>I tried to get into it with the demo but just don&#8217;t understand how it works. It&#8217;s enjoyable enough solo I guess but I get smoked online. Great music tho<\/p>\n<p>With the way this list is going perhaps we could see monster hunter wilds make it in which I wouldn&#8217;t even mind \ud83d\udc40<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8961589\" data-author=\"users\/326969\" data-subject=\"comments\/8961589\" data-dislikes=\"1\" data-id=\"8961589\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/326969\/avatar.jpg?v=1681677877\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Fritz167\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"features\/game-of-the-year-7-lumines-arise#comment8961589\">19<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fritz167<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-26T20:22:27+00:00\">Fri, 8:22pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>I don&#8217;t like it even in VR2, by the way, this game hasn&#8217;t even been nominated on any year-end list of best VR2 games.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been saying for a long time that games get worse every year, and this list confirms it.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8961635\" data-author=\"users\/344992\" data-subject=\"comments\/8961635\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8961635\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Carnage\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"features\/game-of-the-year-7-lumines-arise#comment8961635\">20<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Carnage<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-26T20:52:08+00:00\">Fri, 8:52pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Luminees Arise is a spiritual sequel to Tetris Effect with even more gorgeous and trippy audiovisuals. The way some of the puzzle pieces and stages morph as things progress (my highlight is the vegetable stage) is really crazy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shrugs<\/strong> I don\u2019t worry much about rankings or awards (it\u2019s a very rare year when I\u2019ve played every game in contention and I don\u2019t like all genres equally) I\u2019m just glad that like most other Enhance games Luminees seems to have found an audience.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8961655\" data-author=\"users\/344469\" data-subject=\"comments\/8961655\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8961655\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Bluemoon2008\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"features\/game-of-the-year-7-lumines-arise#comment8961655\">21<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Bluemoon2008<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-26T21:08:29+00:00\">Fri, 9:08pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Haven&#8217;t played it yet but the buzz around it caused me to finally give lumines remastered a try. Been plugging away at that for the last few months to the point where i was seeing the shapes in my mind.<\/p>\n<p>Currently 3 trophies away from a very tough platinum, i&#8217;m a couple of platinums away yet, but feel like it&#8217;s earned the right of being my milestone 400th plat if I can get these last few.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8961670\" data-author=\"users\/230515\" data-subject=\"comments\/8961670\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8961670\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/230515\/avatar.jpg?v=1556114583\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Dobbos\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"features\/game-of-the-year-7-lumines-arise#comment8961670\">22<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Dobbos<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-26T21:29:09+00:00\">Fri, 9:29pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>My Favourie game this year.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8961675\" data-author=\"users\/319419\" data-subject=\"comments\/8961675\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8961675\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Scrubchub\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"features\/game-of-the-year-7-lumines-arise#comment8961675\">23<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Scrubchub<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-26T21:37:12+00:00\">Fri, 9:37pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>I&#8217;m going to say it &#8211; Lumines is the best &#8216;tetris-like&#8217; series ever. Perfect gaming. Still play it on my Vita and it never gets boring.<\/p>\n<p>On another note &#8211; some people need to stop being such melts and not take these lists so seriously. There is literally no possible way for this list to have any impact on your life whatsoever so seeing people take it so seriously and seemingly take offense from it is astonishing. Pure Xbox exactly the same. Very lucky people if you have room in your life to get worked up about this.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8961712\" data-author=\"users\/280618\" data-subject=\"comments\/8961712\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8961712\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/280618\/avatar.jpg?v=1696024490\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"tselliot\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"features\/game-of-the-year-7-lumines-arise#comment8961712\">24<\/a><\/li>\n<li>tselliot<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-26T22:34:15+00:00\">Fri, 10:34pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Looks like a mini game in some AAA game<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8961881\" data-author=\"users\/309574\" data-subject=\"comments\/8961881\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8961881\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/309574\/avatar.jpg?v=1748963724\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"WavesOfActivity\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"features\/game-of-the-year-7-lumines-arise#comment8961881\">25<\/a><\/li>\n<li>WavesOfActivity<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-27T05:03:32+00:00\">Yesterday, 5:03am<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Good game but I felt like I&#8217;d seen it all within 5 hours. Still enjoy the grind periodically but not as high for me.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8961895\" data-author=\"users\/341664\" data-subject=\"comments\/8961895\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8961895\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/341664\/avatar.jpg?v=1755618524\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"PuppetMaster\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"features\/game-of-the-year-7-lumines-arise#comment8961895\">26<\/a><\/li>\n<li>PuppetMaster<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-27T05:36:55+00:00\">Yesterday, 5:36am<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Nice pick and i agreed \ud83e\udd1d<\/p>\n<p>@MrStark You&#8217;re speechless that a great game that sit at 87% metacritic got picked as one of the best in 2025?<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">4<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8961966\" data-author=\"users\/342681\" data-subject=\"comments\/8961966\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8961966\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Dudeitsme\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"features\/game-of-the-year-7-lumines-arise#comment8961966\">27<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Dudeitsme<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-27T09:51:37+00:00\">Yesterday, 9:51am<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Purchased on the hype but found it boring<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"empty\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"ui-load-comments ui-cta-button\" onclick=\"this.innerHTML = 'Please Wait...'; 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