Square Enix was Metacritic’s No. 1 ranked publisher last year, thanks to 9 'good' games

Metacritic named Square Enix the No. 1 game publisher for 2025 16th annual Game Publisher Rankings published on Wednesday.

Square Enix released nine games in 2025 publisher released nine games in 2025.

Had an average Metascore of 84 average Metascore for the publisher in 2025.

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (PC) received a Metascore of 90, metascore reported by Metacritic.

Final Fantasy Tactics – The Ivalice Chronicles received a Metascore of 88, metascore reported by Metacritic.