The best games presented at the Spiel 2018 game fair in Essen, Germany 2025
- Just One
- Terraforming Mars: Prelude
- Codenames
- Dixit: Anniversary
- Welcome To...
- Sagrada
- Railroad Ink: Deep Blue Edition
- ICECOOL2
- Belratti
- Downforce
- Chronicles of Crime
- Railroad Ink: Blazing Red Edition
- Meeple Circus
- Chronicles of Crime: Noir
- Scythe: The Rise of Fenris
- Spyfall 2
- Azul: Stained Glass of Sintra
- Concordia Venus
- Clank!: The Mummy's Curse
- Twin It!
- Champions of Midgard
- Heckmeck Deluxe
- Stone Age: Anniversary
- Kingdomino: Age of Giants
- Impact: Battle of Elements
- Architects of the West Kingdom
- Reef
- Spirits of the Forest
- Word Slam Midnight
- Soviet Kitchen Unleashed
- Monster-Bande
- Gloomhaven
- Shifty Eyed Spies
- Punto
- Chronicles of Crime: Welcome to Redview
- Fool!
- Word Slam Family
- Knapp Daneben!
- Claim 2
- Carpe Diem
- Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig
- Dale of Merchants
- Shadows: Amsterdam
- Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game
- Treasure Island
- Curli Kuller
- Cool Runnings
- Explorers of the North Sea
- Space Escape
- Planet
- Mythos Tales
- 7 Wonders: Armada
- The Color Monster
- Dale of Merchants 2
- Gingerbread House
- Imhotep: The Duel
- Jump Drive
- Near and Far
- A Feast for Odin: The Norwegians
- Trans Europa & Trans Amerika
- Speed Cups⁶
- Spring Meadow
- Patchwork Express
- Blöde Kuh
- Isle of Skye: Druids
- Naga Raja
- Haste Worte? Das Würfelspiel
- Escape Room: The Game – Secret Agent
- EXIT: The Game – The Haunted Roller Coaster
- Brain Connect
- The North Sea Runesaga
- Carcassonne: Safari
- Farben
- A Tale of Pirates
- Spirit Island
- Micropolis
- Lighthouse Run
- Doodle Rush
- X-Code
- Qwantum
- Piepmatz
- Hostage Negotiator
- Brains Family: Burgen & Drachen
- Root
- Smash Up: Oops, You Did It Again
- Fast Forward: FORTUNE
- The Cousins' War
- BiberClan
- Talisman: Legendary Tales
- Ex Libris
- Iron Curtain
- Great Western Trail: Rails to the North
- Coimbra
- Blocky Mountains
- Colt Express: Bandits – Tuco
- Magic Maze Kids
- Colt Express: Bandits – Ghost
- Monolith Arena
- Colt Express: Bandits – Django
- Kakerlacula