All Spiel of the year🇩🇪 2025 Gewinner & Nominierte in comparison 2026

The Spiel des Jahres jury announced the nominations and recommendation lists for Spiel des Jahres 2025, Kennerspiel des Jahres 2025 and Kinderspiel des Jahres 2025 on June 11, 2025 at 4:00 p.m., including both a shortlist and a longlist. On July 24, 2025, the titles “Spiel des Jahres 2025”, “Kennerspiel des Jahres 2025” and “Kinderspiel des Jahres 2025” were then awarded.

In the list below you’ll find what we consider to be the hottest contenders for this coveted games award. The games must be submitted to the jury by the end of March 2025. This means that only games published in Germany between April 2023 and March 2025 can be considered for Spiel des Jahres 2025.

Winners of Spiel des Jahres 🇩🇪 2025

All “Spiel des Jahres” years listed individually

The Spiel des Jahres award has been presented since 1979. For you, we’ve created separate lists for every year, every award type (Spiel des Jahres, Kennerspiel, Kinderspiel) and all nominees:

Spiel des Jahres nominations and recommendations are also excellent

In our “Spiel des Jahres” 2025 list you’ll not only find the expected winners, but also all games from the recommendation list (longlist) and the nomination list (shortlist) for Spiel des Jahres 2025, Kennerspiel des Jahres 2025 and Kinderspiel des Jahres 2025.

Which game do you think will be nominated, and which ones will win in the different Spiel des Jahres 2025 categories? Write to us at tibi+brettspiele@cephea.de.

List of our favorites for “Spiel des Jahres 2025”

Here are all our favorites for the “Spiel des Jahres 2025” award compared side by side:

This list was last updated on June 30, 2026. There's also a print version for this list .
  1. Flip 7
    3–18 20 min 8+ Immediately playable
  2. Bomb Busters
    2–5 30 min 10+ Easy to learn
  3. Castle Combo
    2–5 10–25 min 10+ Easy to learn
  4. The Gang
    3–6 20 min 10+ Easy to learn
    + 2 € above the best price
    13 € at Amazon*
  5. Agent Avenue

    Agent Avenue

    Agent Avenue is a competitive card game about retired spies in a suburban neighborhood. Players bluff, collect sets, and use an I-split-you-choose mechanism to outmaneuver rivals and reveal their identities first.

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    2–4 10–20 min 8+ Immediately playable
    + 4 € above the best price
    18 € at Amazon*
  6. Faraway
    2–6 15–30 min 10+ Easy to learn
  7. Foxy
    1–5 15 min 8+ Immediately playable
  8. Krakel Orakel
    2–8 30 min 10+ Immediately playable
    + 4 € above the best price
    22 € at Amazon*
  9. Endeavor: Deep Sea
    1–4 60–120 min 10+ Medium complexity
    + 13 € above the best price
    62 € at Amazon*
  10. Zenith
    2–4 25–35 min 12+ Easy to learn
    + 11 € above the best price
    31 € at Amazon*
  11. + 3 € above the best price
    27 € at Amazon*
  12. Topp die Torte
    2–4 20 min 6+ Immediately playable
  13. The Animals of Baker Street
    1–4 45 min 10+ Easy to learn
  14. Cascadia Junior
    2–4 15–30 min 6+ Immediately playable
    + 3 € above the best price
    22 € at Amazon*
  15. Perfect Words
    2–6 15–30 min 10+ Easy to learn
  16. Looot
    2–4 35 min 10+ Easy to learn
  17. + 1 € above the best price
    11 € at Amazon*

Frequently asked questions

Which game ranks first on this list?

Flip 7 currently tops our list. The ranking is derived from player community ratings and is recalculated continuously.

How many players do the games on this list support?

Most games on this list support 2 to 4 players. The exact player count is listed with each game.

What age are these games suitable for?

Publisher age recommendations on this list start at 4 years. Each game carries its own age rating.

How long does a game take?

A typical game takes about 20 to 30 minutes. Each game's playing time is listed individually.

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