This year was absolutely overflowing with amazing games, but from our readers’ perspective, there was one very, very clear winner for game of the year. We used ranked positional voting – the Borda count method – to gather the results. Readers sent us their top five games of the year and 73% or respondents ranked Clair Obscur in their top five.
You can find your top 10 list below, as well as an additional 40 games. Thanks to everyone who sent us their top five list!
Sword of the Sea
50. The Roottrees Are Dead 49. Atomfall 48. Keeper 47. Mafia: The Old Country 46. Hell is Us 45. Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time 44. Absolum 43. Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds 42. Sword of the Sea 41. The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy
The Alters
40. Ninja Gaiden 4 39. Lies of P: Overture 38. Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition 37. Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake 36. The Alters 35. Shinobi: Art of Vengeance 34. Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector 33. Cronos: The New Dawn 32. Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii 31. Digimon Story Time Stranger
South of Midnight
30. South of Midnight 29. Deltarune Chapters 3+4 28. Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater 27. Peak 26. Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter 25. Assassin's Creed Shadows 24. Monster Hunter Wilds 23. Elden Ring Nightreign 22. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered 21. Ball x Pit
Split Fiction
20. Pokémon Legends: Z-A 19. Final Fantasy Tactics – The Ivalice Chronicles 18. Mario Kart World 17. Borderlands 4 16. Avowed 15. Doom: The Dark Ages 14. Silent Hill f 13. The Outer Worlds 2 12. Battlefield 6 11. Split Fiction
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
10. ARC Raiders 9. Blue Prince 8. Dispatch 7. Death Stranding 2: On The Beach 6. Donkey Kong Bananza 5. Ghost of Yōtei 4. Hollow Knight: Silksong 3. Hades II 2. Kingdom Come: Deliverance II 1. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
This year was absolutely overflowing with amazing games, but from our readers’ perspective, there was one very, very clear winner for game of the year. We used ranked positional voting – the Borda count method – to gather the results. Readers sent us their top five games of the year and 73% or respondents ranked Clair Obscur in their top five.
You can find your top 10 list below, as well as an additional 40 games. Thanks to everyone who sent us their top five list!
50. The Roottrees Are Dead
49. Atomfall
48. Keeper
47. Mafia: The Old Country
46. Hell is Us
45. Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time
44. Absolum
43. Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds
42. Sword of the Sea
41. The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy
40. Ninja Gaiden 4
39. Lies of P: Overture
38. Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition
37. Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake
36. The Alters
35. Shinobi: Art of Vengeance
34. Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector
33. Cronos: The New Dawn
32. Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii
31. Digimon Story Time Stranger
30. South of Midnight
29. Deltarune Chapters 3+4
28. Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater
27. Peak
26. Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter
25. Assassin's Creed Shadows
24. Monster Hunter Wilds
23. Elden Ring Nightreign
22. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered
21. Ball x Pit
20. Pokémon Legends: Z-A
19. Final Fantasy Tactics – The Ivalice Chronicles
18. Mario Kart World
17. Borderlands 4
16. Avowed
15. Doom: The Dark Ages
14. Silent Hill f
13. The Outer Worlds 2
12. Battlefield 6
11. Split Fiction
10. ARC Raiders
9. Blue Prince
8. Dispatch
7. Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
6. Donkey Kong Bananza
5. Ghost of Yōtei
4. Hollow Knight: Silksong
3. Hades II
2. Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
1. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
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