Well it's finally time. I'm starting this 10 days late, and I took this as an opportunity to do something a little different this year: I'm separating my list into two parts. Instead of 50 games plus honorable mentions at the end, I'm making a top 40, with the last ten entries being like "glorified" honorable mentions. That's because, well, for a few years now I always looked at the bottom parts of the list and felt they were kinda unworthy of being there... They're there more for the novelty or nostalgic memories they created rather than how I currently feel about them. So it felt right to separate them.
Like the last few years, I haven't done much gaming this time, but there's a couple new entries this time, which is a lot better than last year's 0.
Anyhow, let's get into the list.
Honorable Mentions:
| Rank | Game | Developer | Platform(s) | Year | YoY |
| #50 | Sonic the Hedgehog 2 | Sega | Mega Drive | 1992 | -7 |
| #49 | Mario Kart 8 | Nintendo | Wii U, Switch | 2014 | -3 |
| #48 | Death's Door | Acid Nerve | PC | 2021 | -1 |
| #47 | Metroid: Zero Mission | Nintendo | Game Boy Advance | 2004 | -2 |
| #46 | Minecraft | Mojang Studios | PC | 2011 | Unr. |
| #45 | Football Manager 2020 | Sports Interactive | PC | 2019 | -4 |
| #44 | Rock Band 3 | Harmonix | Xbox 360, PS3 | 2010 | 0 |
| #43 | Metroid: Samus Returns | MercurySteam | 3DS | 2017 | -1 |
| #42 | Mass Effect | BioWare | PC | 2007 | -3 |
| #41 | Cyberpunk 2077 | CD Projekt Red | PC | 2020 | -4 |
Top 40:
| Rank | Game | Developer | Platform(s) | Year | YoY |
| #40 | Night in the Woods | Infinite Fall | Switch | 2017 | H.M. |
| #39 | Rivals of Aether II | Aether Studios | PC | 2024 | New! |
| #38 | The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess | Nintendo | GC, Wii, Wii U | 2006 | +2 |
| #37 | Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 | Game Freak | DS | 2012 | +1 |
| #36 | Metroid Prime 3: Corruption | Retro Studios | Wii | 2007 | -2 |
| #35 | Portal | Valve | PC | 2007 | -3 |
| #34 | Splatoon 3 | Nintendo | Switch | 2022 | -3 |
| #33 | Persona 3 | Atlus | PS2, PS5 | 2006 | +3 |
| #32 | No Man's Sky | Hello Games | PC | 2016 | -1 |
| #31 | Metroid Prime 2: Echoes | Retro Studios | Wii | 2004 | -2 |
| #30 | Hades | Supergiant Games | Switch | 2020 | 0 |
| #29 | The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask | Nintendo | N64, 3DS | 2000 | -1 |
| #28 | Ori and the Blind Forest | Moon Studios | PC, Switch | 2015 | -2 |
| #27 | Metroid Fusion | Nintendo | Game Boy Advance | 2002 | 0 |
| #26 | The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker | Nintendo | GC, Wii U | 2002 | -1 |
| #25 | Pokémon Gold & Silver | Game Freak | Game Boy Color | 1999 | -4 |
| #24 | Super Smash Bros. for Wii U | Sora Ltd. / Bandai Namco | Wii U | 2014 | 0 |
| #23 | The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past | Nintendo | SNES | 1991 | 0 |
| #22 | Astral Chain | PlatinumGames | Switch | 2019 | -5 |
| #21 | The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time | Nintendo | N64, 3DS | 1998 | +1 |
| #20 | Thumper | Drool | PS4, Switch | 2016 | 0 |
| #19 | Nier: Automata | PlatinumGames | PC | 2017 | -3 |
| #18 | Pokémon Black & White | Game Freak | DS | 2010 | +1 |
| #17 | Star Fox 64 | Nintendo | N64, 3DS | 1997 | +1 |
| #16 | Portal 2 | Valve | X360, PC | 2011 | -3 |
| #15 | Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze | Retro Studios | Wii U, Switch | 2014 | -1 |
| #14 | Metroid Dread | MercurySteam | Switch | 2021 | -2 |
| #13 | Alien: Isolation | Creative Assembly | PC | 2014 | +2 |
| #12 | Pokémon X & Y | Game Freak | 3DS | 2013 | -1 |
| #11 | Metroid Prime | Retro Studios | GC, Wii, Switch | 2002 | -2 |
| #10 | Baldur's Gate 3 | Larian Studios | PC | 2023 | New! |
| #9 | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild | Nintendo | Wii U, Switch | 2017 | +1 |
| #8 | Super Metroid | Nintendo | SNES | 1994 | 0 |
| #7 | Shadow of the Colossus | Team Ico | PS2, PS3 | 2005 | -1 |
| #6 | Hollow Knight | Team Cherry | Switch, PC | 2017 | +1 |
| #5 | Persona 5 | Atlus | PS3, PS4 | 2016 | 0 |
| #4 | The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword | Nintendo | Wii, Switch | 2011 | 0 |
| #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 |
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