Games Played in 2023 Ranked

I guess Ill rank em as I go. Dont take the specific rankings too seriously, especially those at the top but not in the top 3 and those at the bottom, theyre pretty interchangeable and I could change my mind retroactively

Skill issue but fuck off
Another one of those games who's message I vibe with but must put down. Its a pro pedestrian horror walking sim. Mostly its this high cause the in game phone had an "audiobook" app which opened up the steam browser to the librevox page for Upton Sinclair's The Jungle and thats both funny and based
If my adhd meds' dosage hadn't lost their effect, I might have had enough patience to endure this bullshit. Skill issue Im sure, but I just dont care
Cool little historical sewing sim
Massively disappointing given the prologue
wonderful climbing sim
Its so disappointing man, starts off as a cute little historical sailing RPG but it just cant sustain itself, the game becomes grindy and shit and the questionable portrayals get more egregious
I liked Ringo a lot better
might try again sometime, I think Im just too stupid for this game, it made me sad very quickly.

Ou

Great first impression, shame about the rest of the game
Pretty Cool 3D Platformer, if you like the grinding sections in 3D sonic games this is probably the game for you. Short and cheap
Normalize games with a cool core mechanic being over and done with in an hour or two
Again feels odd to rank, but here I guess. Its a short experimental and deeply personal interactive music album about bipolar disorder
get fucked
More like that which sucked balls
An okay enough adventure game, a shame it didnt live up to its potential
Good vibes, a personal story about nostalgia, growing apart from your friends and our expectations for our own lives told in 30 mins through a minimalistic retro inspired bus simulator, its akin to an indie short film
Really cool 0 tutorialisation roguelike
In truth I really did enjoy it, but that ending among other things keep me from putting it any higher
regrettably mid puzzler, pretty artstyle but pretentious as all hell
low effort, might have been good if it leaned into its hypnotic quality but its just unfinished. Only cost me like less than a dollar so whatever
A charming, energetic adventure game adaptation of the boris vian novel of the same name
It might not work for you, but by god it worked for me
Almost good, but far too aggravating
Its just a PSA basically, a bit corny but inoffensive
The First 15/20 hours of this game would be on my top3 of the year, regrettably the game continues past this point
Lovely medical/epidemiological detective game which is tragically riddled with bugs
Charming Solarpunk platformer
A short game I wish was shorter
Lovely Atmospheric Exploration game/survival sim about the grieving process
Cool but outstays its welcome
low effort
Cool shmup
Whats the VN equivalent of page turner? Dialogue Box Clicker?
Great character focused farm sim
Pretty cool VN about a taxi driver in Chapinero, Bogotá
Pretty good adv game, even if it falls off a bit
Cool little cartography game
Man cannot live on quirk alone
Not funny, didnt laugh
Its a comedy game that didnt make me laugh
idk its a short vn
Wooden acting, overexplains everything
dropped pretty soon, just didnt enjoy solving the puzzles ig
Its good but man does the difficulty spike
Banger game, an accessible take on the rhythm + action hybrid

Tet

Funny short wario ware like thing about cooking dinner for vietnamese new year
Its pretty good, but padded and didnt really strike much of a chord with me personally
Like Frog detective but bad
Charmingly amateurish photography sim
Short, sweet and kind of freaky
Kind of cool
Idk maybe I am dumb but after a couple halos I just felt kinda frustrated by the process of building new ones
Its the 1st of February and this might already be my GOTY
Lovely, charming, funny and short
Trite, forced and manipulative
its okay but roguelike elements are pointless
Lovely narrative adventure game about helping out at a geriatric wing of a hospital. The mundaneity, humanity and independence of these characters from the player are wonderful to see
An interesting evolution of Cosmo D, slightly infuriating at times but funny and cool
Kino platformer/run and gun
Outstayed its welcome
almost feel this game, but I guess not quite enough
I didnt rate this, and I kinda feel bad even ranking it, but I guess Ill put it here near the top
Im being pretty generous here. Beyond being based and the sheer funny novelty of "palestinian max payne" the original is undercooked and the remake is basically in early access. Thankfully you get both bundled into one for the same price but just bear in mind its quite rough around the edges. Fun though
More like Demon Turd: Toilet Splash ha gottem
worst game with lung in the title Ive played
It was cool, a reverse detective game

20b

Couple of gags
Burns brighter but shorter than most pokemon games. 12 hours and I was done
Addicting Urban fantasy jrpg. A bit samey and the plot is nothing but I like the combat and thats enough for me
Replay, originally played the base edition. I dont quite like the farewell edition as much, but its still great
He just like me fr
I was halfway enjoying this stealth game (a rare thing for me) when I got softlocked by a bug.
Pretty cool game, reminds me of Deus Ex, unfortunately its strong first impression kind of dribbles away into slightly uninteresting stuff, it makes its most potent statements in the first hour.
Quite like these Bitsy games. I like how even though the map loops, the yachts are on the "higher" area doing fine and the struggling people are on the "lower" area
Again feels odd ranking this. It was a cool experiment
the definition of mid
Fucking annoying fmv prick, die!
Its alright but so grindy and padded, I just cannot be assed
Replay. A stylish open world mystery
Mostly compelling, but let down by subpar translation, transparent branching and a shit ending
I feel, conflicted about it
Wow we are cool and edgy! Strikes cause capitalism amirite?! Shitty controls and tries way too hard to be umurangi.
Sacrificing gameplay for story is all very well until your story is told through the lens of an unlikeable character and the bafflingly written dog companion.
Pretty cool diving sim
Rough in places, but overall a smart engaging minimalistic sim.
That sure is another purate warriors game!
Where the hell do I even rank this? I liked it I guess but didnt rate it cause why
Thought it would be a shitpost but its surprisingly sincere. I can't really be mad

2 Comments


1 year ago

Found this list by accident and just wishlisted a bunch of stuff, thanks. =P

1 year ago

@CDX Glad to help


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