Games I played in 2023

This was a year of change. I leaned really hard into console gaming this year, specifically Xbox, after being pretty focused on PC and tried playing a handful of games on mobile too. Here are my favourites from a variety of categories.

Game of the year

Alan Wake II. I love what Remedy is doing with their connected universe and can’t wait to see where they go in the Night Springs and Lake House DLC.

Best DLC

Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty added so much to the vanilla Cyberpunk experience and totally flipped the theme of the original game on its head.

Best remake

Dead Space was really good but I’ve got to hand it to Nintendo for Super Mario RPG. The nostalgia in that one hits real hard.

Game I need more time with

This one’s a toss up between Sea of Stars, which I loved but dove into on a whim just before a bunch of other games came out. Also, Baldur’s Gate 3, which was only released on Xbox at the beginning of December.

Weirdest game

Wanted: Dead. Seriously, what the fuck?

Most anticipated game

I think I’m equally excited to see where Square goes with Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and I can’t resist anything by HoYoverse so Zenless Zone Zero is up there too. I also can’t wait for Dragon’s Dogma II. I can’t explain why but the original is a favourite of mine.

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You can view all the games I played in 2023 here.