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Game of the Year Index

For my end-of-year recaps of games I've beaten, I rank them in whatever order I feel I enjoyed them from least to most. While the least enjoyed isn't necessarily something I didn't like and more just the other end of the list, this is a quick recap of the games I feel I enjoyed most when I ranked each list at the end of the years below, and may or may not reflect my current tastes as those are always subject to change. The latest entry is up top, and the years can be clicked to see the whole list for that year. Box art accompanying games listed below is usually sourced from SteamGridDB.

2024

Lil Gator Game
Open-World, Third-Person, Exploration, Talking Animals, Adventure

Developer: MegaWobble
Publisher: Playtonic Games
Played On: Xbox One (Game Pass)

2023

Paradise Killer
Vaporwave, First-Person, Exploration, Detective, Visual Novel

Developer: Kaizen Game Works
Publisher: Fellow Traveller
Played On: Xbox One (Game Pass)

2022

Tinykin
Lilliputian, Third-Person, Exploration, Pikmin-esque, Platformer

Developer: Splashteam
Publisher: tinyBuild
Played On: PC (Game Pass)

2021

Portal Reloaded
Portal 2 Mod, First-Person, Time Travel, Physics, Puzzle

Developer/Publisher: Jannis Brinkmann
Played On: PC (Steam)

2020

Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Relaxation, Third-Person, Talking Animals, Customization, Simulation

Developer: Nintendo EPD
Publisher: Nintendo
Played On: Nintendo Switch

2019

Hypnospace Outlaw
Retro, Internet, Detective, Exploration, Simulation

Developer: Tendershoot
Publisher: No More Robots
Played On: PC (itch.io)

2018 (skipped)

2017

Pokémon Moon
Monster Catching, Third-Person, Hawaiian, Exploration, Role-Playing

Developer: Game Freak
Publisher: Nintendo
Played On: Nintendo 3DS

2016

Fallout 4
Post-Apocalyptic, First-Person, Retro-Futuristic, Role-Playing, Shooting

Developer: Bethesda Game Studios
Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
Played On: PC (Steam)



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