Top 10 Games (2023)
Qualifications:
1) I played it for the first time this year (release year does not matter)
2) I enjoyed my time playing it (completion/critiques do not matter)
3) I would willingly return to it again sometime in the future
Bonus Points:
The game stayed in my head/I found myself thinking back on it well after I played it
This list is not a ranking of objective quality. I 'lock' this list on the first day of the next year.
1) I played it for the first time this year (release year does not matter)
2) I enjoyed my time playing it (completion/critiques do not matter)
3) I would willingly return to it again sometime in the future
Bonus Points:
The game stayed in my head/I found myself thinking back on it well after I played it
This list is not a ranking of objective quality. I 'lock' this list on the first day of the next year.
10 Games
I should've played this sooner, it felt like an episode straight out of the first three seasons and the art direction was perfect.
Wacky, colorful, unique low-stakes collectathon with a lesbian storyline.
I don't even know what to say about this game. It blew me away. I don't like jumpscare horror and I love that this game was able to terrify me without any. Awesome art, awesome ambiance.
This game was so satisfying to play and complete. And I have fond memories of it since I played it on call with some friends of mine.
No clue why this game stuck with me so hard, but something about the way the final act is introduced just really got to me.
6
Very charming, full of life, great art.
This game really kept my focus and it was a lot of fun to play.
8
I'm very happy games like this exist so I know that I don't hate difficulty in games, I hate whatever it is that feels like unfair difficulty in games.
Obnoxiously charming with great atmosphere. I watched the entire isopod(?) scene with my jaw dropped.
10
This game has so many problems but despite that it felt really dear and cozy to me, like you're sitting with someone and they're explaining their story to you while flipping through their sketchbook.