2025 was so stacked with great games I missed the free, ass-kicking Christmas update to its best singleplayer shooter

The boomer shooter renaissance continues to ferment and flourish with great new games each year, and a particular highlight of last year was Cultic. PC Gamer associate editor Ted Litchfield called it "one of the best shooters of 2025" that, even among the Dusks and Turbo Overkills of the world, "distinguishes itself by executing everything at a very high level."

And there's been no better time to try it than right after Christmas—er, "Cultmas"—as the game's holiday update came with a host...