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

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
The First 15/20 hours of this game would be on my top3 of the year, regrettably the game continues past this point
Hades
Hades
Its alright but so grindy and padded, I just cannot be assed
Persona 5 Royal
Persona 5 Royal
For all my gripes I still enjoy this game too much to put it any lower
Hi-Fi Rush
Hi-Fi Rush
Banger game, an accessible take on the rhythm + action hybrid
Outer Wilds
Outer Wilds
Cool but utterly draining
Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Burns brighter but shorter than most pokemon games. 12 hours and I was done
Yakuza: Like a Dragon
Yakuza: Like a Dragon
Charming and funny, but gets old real fast and this is a long ass game. 10 hours was enough for me, thanks
Neon White
Neon White
Outstayed its welcome
Prey
Prey
Idk man in theory I like it but in practice I find the combat kinda annoying
A Short Hike
A Short Hike
Lovely
Pentiment
Pentiment
Its the 1st of February and this might already be my GOTY
Demon's Souls
Demon's Souls
Replay. Every time I play demon souls I love it and hate it even more than last time
Night in the Woods
Night in the Woods
Played it cause Jsawyer cited as the main inspiration for Pentiment but man I do not vibe with this at all. Unlikeable protagonist, awful dialogue and If I wanted to experience what it was like to be a fuckup returning home after dropping out to a town full of people whom I despise but cannot escape from, well the punchline is that that is already my life!
Resident Evil 4
Resident Evil 4
Great stuff
Cruelty Squad
Cruelty Squad
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.
Jusant
Jusant
wonderful climbing sim
Abzu
Abzu
Idk, felt flat to me
Half-Life 2: Episode Two
Half-Life 2: Episode Two
A game too good for its own...good
Chants of Sennaar
Chants of Sennaar
might try again sometime, I think Im just too stupid for this game, it made me sad very quickly.
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
Look, I'll probably play it again at some point, cause I quite liked the first few hours I played, but its so fucking buggy man. Like my ass got trapped at the explosion on the warehouse mission cause a door just wouldnt let me go through even though it was open? There was no way through, it showed a locked icon but the door was open and there were npcs shooting at me. Idk that just really soured me, and I didnt want to start that generally annoying mission all over again
Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
Pretty good adv game, even if it falls off a bit
Vanquish
Vanquish
Couldnt stick the landing unfortunately
Bugsnax
Bugsnax
the definition of mid
Oxenfree
Oxenfree
As we say in Spain : "pasó sin pena ni gloria"
Iron Lung
Iron Lung
worst game with lung in the title Ive played
A Space for the Unbound
A Space for the Unbound
Its pretty good, but padded and didnt really strike much of a chord with me personally
Shenmue
Shenmue
Pretty cool, but kind of a mixed bag
In Stars and Time
In Stars and Time
Massively disappointing given the prologue
The Exit 8
The Exit 8
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
Paradise Killer
Paradise Killer
Replay. A stylish open world mystery
He Fucked the Girl Out of Me
He Fucked the Girl Out of Me
I didnt rate this, and I kinda feel bad even ranking it, but I guess Ill put it here near the top
Who's Lila?
Who's Lila?
It was cool, a reverse detective game
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
I simultaneously respect Kane And Lynch for what its trying to do, kinda, whilst also never wanting to put myself through 3 hours of dull cover shooting
Season: A Letter to the Future
Season: A Letter to the Future
Wooden acting, overexplains everything
This War of Mine
This War of Mine
Its okay, but its length and almost hobbesian view of humanity just didnt sit right for me. It just feels closer to a zombie apocalypse and human suffering for its own sake rather than how wars of this kind actually go. idk
Sludge Life
Sludge Life
Wow we are cool and edgy! Strikes cause capitalism amirite?! Shitty controls and tries way too hard to be umurangi.
Spiritfarer: Farewell Edition
Spiritfarer: Farewell Edition
Replay, originally played the base edition. I dont quite like the farewell edition as much, but its still great
Babbdi
Babbdi
Kind of cool
Attack of the Friday Monsters! A Tokyo Tale
Attack of the Friday Monsters! A Tokyo Tale
Charming and cozy
Space Invaders
Space Invaders
Good stuff
Orbo's Odyssey
Orbo's Odyssey
Normalize games with a cool core mechanic being over and done with in an hour or two
One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4
One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4
That sure is another purate warriors game!
A Date with Death
A Date with Death
Cute
Strider
Strider
At odds with itself
The friends of Ringo Ishikawa
The friends of Ringo Ishikawa
Really cool existential beat em up, very bold design decisions, which is to say 50/50 on whether or not youll enjoy or despise this game
GreedFall
GreedFall
Greedfall is a game that is almost good, its a damn crime they wasted such a cool setting on such a mid game, its just a witcher 3/dragon age/falloutNV done with a much smaller budget and not as interestingly.
Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist
Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist
One day I will make "naturalistic" dialogue illegal
Sakuya Izayoi Gives You Advice and Dabs
Sakuya Izayoi Gives You Advice and Dabs
Thought it would be a shitpost but its surprisingly sincere. I can't really be mad
Thirty Flights of Loving
Thirty Flights of Loving
Ok I guess
Haiku, the Robot
Haiku, the Robot
whatever
Hardspace: Shipbreaker
Hardspace: Shipbreaker
almost feel this game, but I guess not quite enough
Mutazione
Mutazione
So far my favourite pentiment inspiration game. A cool story about a found family which combines mundane interpersonal drama with supernatural magic stuff
The Sexy Brutale
The Sexy Brutale
Middling
Lovely Planet
Lovely Planet
I saw a review describe Neon White as "Lovely Planet but worse and with anime stuff". I can now say that Lovely Planet is just Neon White but 300% more infuriating
TrackMania Turbo
TrackMania Turbo
Good speedrunning stuff but makes me too angry to keep playing
Star Fetchers
Star Fetchers
Pretty cool but jesus christ if I am required to wall jump one more time I will uninstall the game when it comes out
Zanki Zero: Last Beginning
Zanki Zero: Last Beginning
get fucked
Beyond Blue
Beyond Blue
Pretty cool diving sim
Lumines Remastered
Lumines Remastered
Kicks Ass
Wide Ocean Big Jacket
Wide Ocean Big Jacket
Really enjoyed it, very clever
The Surge 2
The Surge 2
Meh, cant be assed to play more than an hour. No souls like has impressed me thus far (other than actual souls obviously)
Automaton Lung
Automaton Lung
Kino platformer/run and gun
Cloudpunk
Cloudpunk
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.
Breakout
Breakout
Timeless classic cooked up by Apple's own Steve Wozniak
SharpShooter3D
SharpShooter3D
meh, mediocre doom clone. You get to punch neonazis and cops though
Sagebrush
Sagebrush
Adventure Game/Walk Sim about a cult, gripping
Harmony: The Fall of Reverie
Harmony: The Fall of Reverie
In truth I really did enjoy it, but that ending among other things keep me from putting it any higher
Fucker Gamer Scum Get Stabbed
Fucker Gamer Scum Get Stabbed
What were they thinking?!
In Other Waters
In Other Waters
Rough in places, but overall a smart engaging minimalistic sim.
Cache Grabbers
Cache Grabbers
Cool little cartography game
Misericorde: Volume One
Misericorde: Volume One
Whats the VN equivalent of page turner? Dialogue Box Clicker?
Embracelet
Embracelet
good
Windfolk: Sky Is Just the Beginning
Windfolk: Sky Is Just the Beginning
amateurish
The Tale of the ADHD Dinosaur
The Tale of the ADHD Dinosaur
He just like me fr
Forza Polpo
Forza Polpo
Almost good, but far too aggravating
Defender
Defender
Very ambitious, I think its the first game to have horizontal scrolling? Whatever the case it was definitely the one to popularize the concept
Daily Thread: The Sewing of Discontent
Daily Thread: The Sewing of Discontent
Cool little historical sewing sim
My Child: Lebensborn Remastered
My Child: Lebensborn Remastered
Heartbreaking
Pokedoku
Pokedoku
ye
Ballistic Zen
Ballistic Zen
Its good but man does the difficulty spike
Betrayal At Club Low
Betrayal At Club Low
An interesting evolution of Cosmo D, slightly infuriating at times but funny and cool
Isle of Pan
Isle of Pan
Charmingly amateurish photography sim
Dark Void
Dark Void
Starts out as a mediocre uncharted clone with some verticality, then it starts to get sort of good but I despise the dogfighting controls and those are apparently the highlight of this game so fuck that
Fursan al-Aqsa: The Knights of the Al-Aqsa Mosque
Fursan al-Aqsa: The Knights of the Al-Aqsa Mosque
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
20b
20b
Couple of gags
Once Again
Once Again
Trite, forced and manipulative
Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories
Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories
A very fun, tonal mess of a disaster sim
Shape of Mind
Shape of Mind
Idk maybe I am dumb but after a couple halos I just felt kinda frustrated by the process of building new ones
Deus Ex Machina
Deus Ex Machina
Like when I watched Eraserhead : How boring for such a weird thing
A Good Gardener
A Good Gardener
Bleh
Prototype
Prototype
idk its a short vn
Soulvars
Soulvars
Addicting Urban fantasy jrpg. A bit samey and the plot is nothing but I like the combat and thats enough for me
Inhabit
Inhabit
dropped pretty soon, just didnt enjoy solving the puzzles ig
Skator Gator 3D
Skator Gator 3D
Pretty Cool 3D Platformer, if you like the grinding sections in 3D sonic games this is probably the game for you. Short and cheap
Paws of Coal
Paws of Coal
Lovely medical/epidemiological detective game which is tragically riddled with bugs
Sapphire Lung
Sapphire Lung
Interactive Fiction piece about fictional disease in industrial environment
Demon Turf: Neon Splash
Demon Turf: Neon Splash
More like Demon Turd: Toilet Splash ha gottem
Vesp: a History of Sapphic Scaphism
Vesp: a History of Sapphic Scaphism
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXwdu0GKb8A
The Citizen Kane of Video Games
The Citizen Kane of Video Games
Alas, most of this game's innovations were really taken from German Expressionist game design
Tet
Tet
Funny short wario ware like thing about cooking dinner for vietnamese new year

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11 months ago

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

11 months ago

@CDX Glad to help


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