Games of the Years
My game of the year for each year from 1970 until forever. DLC, expansions, and patches are part of the game. No ports or remasters. Hacks are games. Revisions are... complicated. It depends.
Remakes must be so massively transformative that they win on their own merits, without just relying on what already made the original good.
Initial release date is the only one that counts, regardless of country. Early Access doesn't count as "released" and neither does being in alpha or beta.
1970-1985 gets a little more leeway when it comes to something being "released" because like... come on.
User-generated content counts, but only if it's consciously facilitated through things like mod support or level editors. Like remakes, sequels need to be transformative enough that they're not just taking credit for the efforts of their predecessors. This skews the list in favor of new IPs, and that suits me just fine.
Remakes must be so massively transformative that they win on their own merits, without just relying on what already made the original good.
Initial release date is the only one that counts, regardless of country. Early Access doesn't count as "released" and neither does being in alpha or beta.
1970-1985 gets a little more leeway when it comes to something being "released" because like... come on.
User-generated content counts, but only if it's consciously facilitated through things like mod support or level editors. Like remakes, sequels need to be transformative enough that they're not just taking credit for the efforts of their predecessors. This skews the list in favor of new IPs, and that suits me just fine.
55 Games
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
...depending on who you ask and when.
...depending on who you ask and when.
1977
1978
1979
Runner-up: Asteroids
Runner-up: Asteroids
1980
1982
1983
Other dates are mistakes.
Other dates are mistakes.
1984
...depending on who you ask and when.
...depending on who you ask and when.
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
No matter how much it pains me to snub Ocarina of Time.
No matter how much it pains me to snub Ocarina of Time.
1999
2001
2002
and you can't stop me.
and you can't stop me.
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Runner-up: Dragon Age: Origins
Runner-up: Dragon Age: Origins
2011
2013
Remember: All expansions are part of the game. A Realm Reborn is a remake.
Remember: All expansions are part of the game. A Realm Reborn is a remake.
2014
Remember, all expansions are part of the game.
Remember, all expansions are part of the game.
2015
2016
2019
2021
2022
2023
