Google reveals best Play Store apps and games of 2025

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TL;DR

• Google has announced the best Play Store apps and games of 2025.
• The best overall app was Focus Friend while Pokemon TCG Pocket was chosen as the best overall game.
• Other winners include Instagram’s Edits app, Disco Elysium, and Luminar.

Google chooses the best Play Store apps and games each year, giving developers their kudos and shining a light on apps worth downloading. Now, the company has announced the top picks for 2025.

The best overall app this year was Focus Friend by Hank Green. This is a gamified focus timer starring a “Bean Friend” avatar. Completing focus sessions rewards you with virtual items that can be used to decorate your avatar’s room. Meanwhile, Pokemon TCG Pocket was the best overall game in 2025. The game, which actually launched in October 2024, is a virtual take on the Pokemon card game.




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