Welcome to my personal Game-of-the-Year list 2023. I list my Top-3 games in the categories Best Game of the Year, Best Immersion, Best Story, Best Graphics, Best Artdesign, Best Sound and Best Music. In addition the Top-3 games per Genre are listed further below. I took into account all games I played in 2023, so you will also see games released in previous years. For those I added the release-year in brackets .

Best Game of the Year

The best games overall in 2023 from my perspective

Game of the Year (1st)
Played on PS5

1. Baldur’s Gate 3














Game of the Year (2nd)
Played on Nintendo Switch







2. Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom


















Game of the Year (3rd)
Played on PS5







3. Resident Evil 4 Remake



















Best Immersion





Here are the top 3 games that were drawing me in most into their world in 2023.









Best Immersion (1st)
Played on PSVR2







1. Gran Turismo 7 VR


















Best Immersion (2nd)
Played on PS5







2. Baldur’s Gate 3


















Best Immersion (3rd)
Played on PS5







3. Dead Space Remake



















Best Story





The games that impressed me most in 2023 in terms of their narrative,  emotional story and credible characters.









Best Story  (1st)
Played on PS5







1. Baldur’s Gate 3


















Best Story (2nd)
Played on Nintendo Switch







2. Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom


















Best Story (3rd)
Played on Nintendo Switch







3. The Pillars of the Earth



















Best Graphics





The three games with the most stunning visuals pushing forward for next generation graphics.









Best Graphics (1st)
Played on PS5







1. Alan Wake II


















Best Graphics (2nd)
Played on PS5







2. The Last of Us Part I (2022)


















Best Graphics (3rd)
Played on PS5







3. Mortal Kombat 1



















Best Artdesign





My top 3 games of 2023 having the most unique, special and visually attracting artstyle .









Best Artdesign (1st)
Played on PS5







1. Baldur’s Gate 3


















Best Artdesign (2nd)
Played on PS5







2. The Invincible


















Best Artdesign (3rd)
Played on PS5







3. Cocoon



















Best Sound





The best games of 2023 in terms of audio quality, sound effects and voice acting.









Best Sound (1st)
Played on PS5







1. Dead Space Remake


















Best Sound (2nd)
Played on PS5







2. The Last of Us Part I


















Best Sound (3rd)
Played on PSVR2







3. Rez Infinite



















Best Music





Here are the top 3 games that were drawing me in most into their world in 2023.









Best Music (1st)
Played on PS5







1. Baldur’s Gate 3


















Best Music (2nd)
Played on Nintendo Switch







2. Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom


















Best Music (3rd)
Played on Nintendo Switch







3. Metroid Prime Remastered



















Best Arcade Game









Best Arcade Game (1st)
Played on iPhone







1. Vampire Survivors (2022)














2. Rez Infinite
3. –










Best Action Adventure Game









Best Action Adventure
Played on Nintendo Switch







1. Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom














2. Resident Evil 4 Remake
3. Dead Space Remake










Best Adventure Game









Best Adventure Game
Played on Nintendo Switch







1. Dordogne














2. Papers Please (2022)
3. Under the Waves










Best Roleplay Game









Best Role Play Game
Played on PS5







1. Baldur’s Gate 3














2. Super Mario RPG
3. –










Best Strategy Game









Best Strategy Game
Played on Nintendo Switch







1. Pikmin 4














2. Pharaoh New Era
3. –










Best Sport/Simulation Game









Best Sport/Simulation Game
Played on PS5







1. F1 Manager 2023



















Best Fighting / Beat em Up Game









Best Fighting Game/ Beat em Up
Played on PS5







1. Mortal Kombat 1














2. Street Fighter 6
3. –










Best Racing Game









Best Racing Game
Played on PS5







1. F1 23














2. F Zero 99
3. –










Best Platformer









Best Platformer
Played on Nintendo Switch







1. Super Mario Bros. Wonder



















Best Puzzle Game









Best Puzzle Game
Played on PS5







1. Cocoon














2. Venba










Best VR Game









Best VR Game
Played on PSVR2







Gran Turismo 7 VR














2. Rez Infinite










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