This year represented one of the most difficult game of the year discussions we’ve had in some time; 2023 was overflowing with fantastic games. But our opinions are not the only ones (you can read Game Informer’s top 2023 10 list right here). For a few weeks, beginning November 17, we ran a poll online, and readers sent their top five favorite games of 2023. We used ranked positional voting – the Borda count method – to gather the results below. If you have opinions on your opinions, leave us a comment below! But you can’t be mad at us. This is all you.

Cities: Skylines II
Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
Darkest Dungeon II
The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie
Honkai: Star Rail
Like A Dragon: Ishin
Destiny 2: Lightfall
The Talos Principle II
Blasphemous 2

Jusant
Star Ocean: The Second Story R
Atomic Heart
RoboCop: Rogue City
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty
Forza Motorsport
The Jackbox Party Pack 10
Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III
Lords of the Fallen

Dead Island 2
Fire Emblem Engage
Dredge
Oxenfree II: Lost Signals
Dave The Diver
Cocoon
Assassin’s Creed Mirage
Mortal Kombat 1
Octopath Traveler II
Pikmin 4

Super Mario RPG
Street Fighter 6
Hi-Fi Rush
Armored Core VI Fires of Rubicon
Sea of Stars
Lies of P
Dead Space (Remake)
Diablo IV
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
Starfield

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Remnant II
Final Fantasy XVI
Hogwarts Legacy
Resident Evil 4 (Remake)
Alan Wake 2
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Baldur’s Gate 3