mZuzek on 10 November 2023
Well here we are, another year, another list! This is my 10th time doing this and, for the first time ever, I have no new entries - haven't really been doing much gaming this year, in truth. Hopefully that changes next year, but in any case, here goes the list!
Top 50:
| Rank | Game | Developer | Platform(s) | Year | YoY |
| #50 | Kingdom Two Crowns | Noio / Coatsink | Switch | 2018 | Unr. |
| #49 | Castlevania: Symphony of the Night | Konami | PlayStation | 1997 | -6 |
| #48 | Hyper Light Drifter | Heart Machine | PC | 2016 | H.M. |
| #47 | Death's Door | Acid Nerve | PC | 2021 | -7 |
| #46 | Mario Kart 8 | Nintendo | Wii U, Switch | 2014 | Unr. |
| #45 | Metroid: Zero Mission | Nintendo | Game Boy Advance | 2004 | -3 |
| #44 | Rock Band 3 | Harmonix | Xbox 360, PS3 | 2010 | Unr. |
| #43 | Sonic the Hedgehog 2 | Sega | Mega Drive | 1992 | +3 |
| #42 | Metroid: Samus Returns | MercurySteam | 3DS | 2017 | -3 |
| #41 | Football Manager 2020 | Sports Interactive | PC | 2019 | +3 |
| #40 | The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess | Nintendo | GC, Wii, Wii U | 2006 | +1 |
| #39 | Mass Effect | BioWare | PC | 2007 | +8 |
| #38 | Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 | Game Freak | DS | 2012 | -2 |
| #37 | Cyberpunk 2077 | CD Projekt Red | PC | 2020 | +1 |
| #36 | Persona 3 | Atlus | PS2 | 2006 | +1 |
| #35 | Splatoon | Nintendo | Wii U | 2015 | -1 |
| #34 | Metroid Prime 3: Corruption | Retro Studios | Wii | 2007 | -2 |
| #33 | Portal | Valve | PC | 2007 | -2 |
| #32 | Splatoon 3 | Nintendo | Switch | 2022 | +1 |
| #31 | No Man's Sky | Hello Games | PC | 2016 | +19 |
| #30 | Hades | Supergiant Games | Switch | 2020 | 0 |
| #29 | Metroid Prime 2: Echoes | Retro Studios | Wii | 2004 | -4 |
| #28 | The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask | Nintendo | N64, 3DS | 2000 | -4 |
| #27 | Metroid Fusion | Nintendo | Game Boy Advance | 2002 | -5 |
| #26 | Ori and the Blind Forest | Moon Studios | PC, Switch | 2015 | -5 |
| #25 | The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker | Nintendo | GC, Wii U | 2002 | +2 |
| #24 | Super Smash Bros. for Wii U | Sora Ltd. / Bandai Namco | Wii U | 2014 | +5 |
| #23 | The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past | Nintendo | SNES | 1991 | -9 |
| #22 | The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time | Nintendo | N64, 3DS | 1998 | +4 |
| #21 | Pokémon Gold & Silver | Game Freak | Game Boy Color | 1999 | +2 |
| #20 | Thumper | Drool | PS4, Switch | 2016 | -1 |
| #19 | Pokémon Black & White | Game Freak | DS | 2010 | -2 |
| #18 | Star Fox 64 | Nintendo | N64, 3DS | 1997 | +10 |
| #17 | Astral Chain | PlatinumGames | Switch | 2019 | -1 |
| #16 | Nier: Automata | PlatinumGames | PC | 2017 | -1 |
| #15 | Alien: Isolation | Creative Assembly | PC | 2014 | +5 |
| #14 | Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze | Retro Studios | Wii U, Switch | 2014 | +4 |
| #13 | Portal 2 | Valve | X360, PC | 2011 | 0 |
| #12 | Metroid Dread | MercurySteam | Switch | 2021 | -1 |
| #11 | Pokémon X & Y | Game Freak | 3DS | 2013 | -1 |
| #10 | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild | Ninendo | Wii U, Switch | 2017 | -3 |
| #9 | Metroid Prime | Retro Studios | GC, Wii, Switch | 2002 | +3 |
| #8 | Super Metroid | Nintendo | SNES | 1994 | +1 |
| #7 | Hollow Knight | Team Cherry | Switch, PC | 2017 | +1 |
| #6 | Shadow of the Colossus | Team Ico | PS2, PS3 | 2005 | 0 |
| #5 | Persona 5 | Atlus | PS3, PS4 | 2016 | -1 |
| #4 | The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword | Nintendo | Wii, Switch | 2011 | +1 |
| #3 | Ori and the Will of the Wisps | Moon Studios | Switch, PC | 2020 | 0 |
| #2 | Ōkami | Clover Studio | Wii, Switch | 2006 | 0 |
| #1 | Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy | Eidos-Montréal | PC | 2021 | 0 |
