I was wondering why Pico Park had received no mention, but then I realised it was a 2016 Windows game on Steam that got a 2019 Switch release and a 2021 re-launch that featured online multiplayer. Some games are just confusing to keep track of for voting! Still I recommend people that like multiplayer platformers have a look at Pico Park. I’ve played short bursts of it most weeks for the past couple of years.
Anyway after discussing Untitled Goose Game and Luigi’s Mansion 3 with my partner my vote goes to Untitled Goose Game.
That breath of freshness at the right time, that music inspired by Australian kids show Play School. That intelligence to know when your idea has run its course and giving it a good ending to bring the whole thing full circle. Excellent fun for the course of things for a wide audience.
Baba Is You gets another honourable mention.