Game of the Year 2023

2023 was a bumper year for video games, and here are ten of the best ones I played!

Game of the Year 2022

Standards have slipped and I haven’t finished writing my list until February, but will late be better than never? Only you can decide!

Game of the Year 2021

Yes it’s that time of year again, and this year I’ve actually managed to finish writing the list before February of the following year. So here we go with my favourite ten games to be released in the year two thousand and twenty one.

Game of the Year 2020

Yep, it’s late February, and I am reaching an all-time high level of piss-taking for late GOTY lists, but it’s often said that if something is worth doing, it’s worth doing right. So with that half-hearted excuse out of the way, here are the best games of the year 2020.

Game of the Year 2019

It’s the middle of January in 2020, but no, I haven’t forgotten. Here, once again, are the definitive best games of the previous year, according to me:

Game of the Year 2018

Another year gone, so here’s another list of the best games I played over the last 12 months.

Game of the Year 2017

2017 might be the best year for video games we’ve had in a decade. Having whittled it down to ten, I can honestly say there are a good handful that haven’t made the cut that would have been Top 10 in just about any other year. But rather than dwell on all those losers, let’s get into it! 

Game of the Year 2016 (#10 to #1)

Enough of that #25 to #11 crap, let’s get down to the real stuff. 

Game of the Year 2016 (#25 to #11)

In a broad sense 2016 was a forgettable year in many, many ways, but at least when it came to video games, 2016 was a pretty damned good year. It was such a strong year, that I thought there were quite a few games outside of the top ten worth recognising. So here are the fifteen games that didn’t make the top ten cut, but gave me joy in 2016. 

Hitman

In an era of video gaming where popular franchises are seeing new games being pumped out on an annual or biennial basis, 2012 seems like a long time ago. It was late in 2012 when we last saw an entry into the Hitman series, with Hitman: Absolution.