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 .

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Best Game of the Year 2023

The best games overall in 2023 from my perspective

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Best Immersion

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

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Best Story

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

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Best Graphics

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

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Best Artdesign

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

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Best Sound

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

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Best Music

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

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Best Arcade Game

2. Rez Infinite
3. –

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Best Action Adventure Game

2. Resident Evil 4 Remake
3. Dead Space Remake

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Best Adventure Game

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

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Best Roleplay Game

2. Super Mario RPG
3. –

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Best Strategy Game

2. Pharaoh New Era
3. –

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Best Sport/Simulation Game

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Best Fighting / Beat em Up Game

2. Street Fighter 6
3. –

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Best Racing Game

2. F Zero 99
3. –

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Best Platformer

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Best Puzzle Game

2. Venba

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Best VR Game

2. Rez Infinite

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References:
Image material linked from IGN (www.ign.com)