Inspired by Ex-Soldiers and Ex and Oh's Lists! My favorite game from 1985-Present. I might edit this as I replay and play more games from certain years.

Using Backlogg'd release dates, which sometimes varies between the Japanese and US release.

https://backloggd.com/u/ExAndOh/list/game-of-the-years/
https://www.backloggd.com/u/ExSOLDIER/list/game-of-the-year