This year was an interesting year with wrapped. This year has been a unique year for Most Wanted. If you count both platform and platformless charts, we have had 13 games that hit number one. The first couple of months belonged to Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. In March, there was a tie for 1st place (Stellar Blade and Dragon's Dogma 2). April was interesting because we saw 3 titles at the top (Stellar Blade and Paper Mario on solo platforms and Hollow Knight where all platforms are combined). June saw Elden Ring making a triumphant comeback with the Shadow of Erdtree taking the crown, you can see why it's still getting Game of the Year nominations. In July, we saw the VGA Game of the Year Astro Bot taking the throne for a month. In August we saw the resurrection of Metroid Prime 4 with a new name. The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom may not have taken home any awards but it kept Astro Bot at bay during its last month of eligibility. October saw a battle coming from the future where Grand Theft Auto and Metroid Prime fought for the spot. November was a fight between Mario & Luigi and Doom. And the final month of the year led to Indiana Jones and the Great Circle hitting the top spot!
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
- Dragon's Dogma 2
- Stellar Blade
- Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door
- Hollow Knight Silksong
- Elden Ring: Shadow of Erdtree
- Astro Bot
- Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
- The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
- Grand Theft Auto VI
- Mario & Luigi: Brothership
- DOOM: The Dark Ages
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Well, here is the top games of the year, voted for you!
| 166 | Animal Crossing Pocket Edition | 1 | 1 |
| 166 | Assault Suit Leynos 2 Tribute | 1 | 1 |
| 166 | Fatal Fury: City of Wolves | 1 | 1 |
| 166 | Hell Is Us | 1 | 1 |
| 166 | Lost Records: Bloom & Rage | 1 | 1 |
| 166 | Metal Slug Tactics | 1 | 1 |
| 166 | Radirgy 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 166 | Still Wakes the Deep | 1 | 1 |
| 166 | Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble | 1 | 1 |
| 166 | System Shock | 1 | 1 |
| 166 | The First Beserker: Khazan | 1 | 1 |
| 166 | The First Descendant | 1 | 1 |
| 166 | Ultros | 1 | 1 |
| 149 | Bo: Path of Teal Lotus | 2 | 1 |
| 149 | Destiny 2: The Final Shape | 2 | 1 |
| 149 | Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred | 2 | 1 |
| 149 | Divinity Original Sin 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 149 | Earth Defense Force 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 149 | Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time | 2 | 1 |
| 149 | Mechwarrior 5 Clans | 2 | 1 |
| 149 | Metro Awakening VR | 2 | 1 |
| 149 | Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind | 2 | 1 |
| 149 | OD | 2 | 1 |
| 149 | REANIMAL | 2 | 1 |
| 149 | Sakuna Chronicles: Kokorowa and the Gears of Creation | 2 | 1 |
| 149 | Silent Hill Townfall | 2 | 1 |
| 149 | Slave Zero X | 2 | 1 |
| 149 | Starfield: Shattered Space | 2 | 1 |
| 149 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Wraith of the Mutants | 2 | 1 |
| 149 | WWE 2k24 | 2 | 1 |
| 145 | Ghost Bike | 2 | 2 |
| 145 | Grounded | 2 | 2 |
| 145 | Phantom Blade 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 145 | Sword of the Sea | 2 | 2 |
| 141 | Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut | 3 | 1 |
| 141 | Kingdom Hearts IV | 3 | 1 |
| 141 | Pragmata | 3 | 1 |
| 141 | UBOAT | 3 | 1 |
| 136 | Assassin's Creed Shadows | 3 | 2 |
| 136 | Clockwork Revolution | 3 | 2 |
| 136 | Silent Hill f | 3 | 2 |
| 136 | Wreckfest 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 136 | Ys X: Nordics | 3 | 2 |
| 134 | Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 134 | Penny Blood | 3 | 3 |
| 127 | Fantasian Neo Dimension | 4 | 1 |
| 127 | Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail | 4 | 1 |
| 127 | Hauntii | 4 | 1 |
| 127 | Project U-King-O (speculative) | 4 | 1 |
| 127 | Slitterhead | 4 | 1 |
| 127 | Turnip Boy Robs A Bank | 4 | 1 |
| 127 | Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition | 4 | 1 |
| 123 | Final Fantasy VII Part III | 4 | 2 |
| 123 | Octopath Traveller 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 123 | Professor Layton: New World of Steam | 4 | 2 |
| 123 | Sonic X Shadow Generations | 4 | 2 |
| 122 | Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution | 4 | 4 |
| 119 | Showa American Story | 5 | 1 |
| 119 | Suikoden I/II Remaster | 5 | 1 |
| 119 | The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy | 5 | 1 |
| 116 | Sand Land | 5 | 2 |
| 116 | The Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver 1 & 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 116 | Until Dawn | 5 | 2 |
| 113 | Dynasty Warriors: Origins | 5 | 3 |
| 113 | Nikoderiko: The Magical World | 5 | 3 |
| 113 | Tales of Kenzera: Zau | 5 | 3 |
| 112 | Neva | 5 | 5 |
| 109 | Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered | 6 | 2 |
| 109 | SaGa Emerald Beyond | 6 | 2 |
| 109 | Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island | 6 | 2 |
| 106 | Dragon Ball Sparkling Zero | 6 | 3 |
| 106 | Lunar Remastered Collection | 6 | 3 |
| 106 | Marathon | 6 | 3 |
| 105 | Granblue Fantasy: ReLink | 6 | 4 |
| 102 | Another Code Recollection | 7 | 2 |
| 102 | Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club | 7 | 2 |
| 102 | NES World Championship Edition | 7 | 2 |
100-51
| 100 | 33 Immortals | 7 | 5 |
| 100 | Thronefall | 7 | 5 |
| 97 | Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster | 8 | 2 |
| 97 | Helldivers 2 | 8 | 2 |
| 97 | Ufouria: The Saga 2 | 8 | 2 |
| 93 | Black Myth: Wukong | 8 | 3 |
| 93 | Cleared Hot | 8 | 3 |
| 93 | Mafia: The Old Country | 8 | 3 |
| 93 | Mario vs Donkey Kong | 8 | 3 |
| 92 | Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess | 8 | 4 |
| 91 | State of Decay 3 | 9 | 4 |
| 89 | Another Crab's Treasure | 9 | 5 |
| 89 | Reynatis | 9 | 5 |
| 88 | The Last of Us Part II | 10 | 2 |
| 87 | Light No Fire | 10 | 3 |
| 86 | Lego Horizon Adventures | 10 | 4 |
| 85 | Contra: Operation Galuga | 10 | 5 |
| 81 | Planet Coaster 2 | 11 | 4 |
| 81 | Prison Architect 2 | 11 | 4 |
| 81 | Romancing SaGa 2 Revenge of the Seven | 11 | 4 |
| 81 | Tekken 8 | 11 | 4 |
| 80 | Cat Quest III | 11 | 7 |
| 78 | Freedom Planet 2 | 12 | 4 |
| 78 | Monster Hunter Stories | 12 | 4 |
| 76 | Endless Ocean Luminous | 13 | 4 |
| 76 | Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater | 13 | 4 |
| 75 | Gundam Breaker 4 | 14 | 3 |
| 73 | Commandos: Origiins | 14 | 4 |
| 73 | Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth | 14 | 4 |
| 72 | Perfect Dark | 14 | 6 |
| 70 | Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown | 15 | 5 |
| 70 | Unicorn Overlord | 15 | 5 |
| 67 | The Elder Scrolls VI | 15 | 6 |
| 67 | The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky | 15 | 6 |
| 67 | World of Goo 2 | 15 | 6 |
| 66 | SPY x ANYA: Operation Memories | 16 | 4 |
| 64 | Crimson Desert | 16 | 6 |
| 64 | Disney's Epic Mickey Rebrushed | 16 | 6 |
| 63 | The Wolverine | 16 | 13 |
| 62 | Capcom Fighting Collection 2 | 17 | 4 |
| 60 | Stormgate | 17 | 6 |
| 60 | Tomb Raider I-III Remastered | 17 | 6 |
| 59 | Princess Peach Showtime! | 18 | 4 |
| 58 | Tales of Graces f Remastered | 18 | 5 |
| 57 | Silent Hill 2 | 18 | 6 |
| 56 | Rise of the Ronin | 18 | 7 |
| 55 | DokeV | 18 | 9 |
| 54 | Concord | 19 | 6 |
| 53 | Star Wars Outlaws | 20 | 9 |
| 52 | Homeworld 3 | 21 | 5 |
| 51 | Prodeus: The Elder Veil | 22 | 9 |
| 50 | Eiyuden Chronicles: Hundred Heroes | 23 | 9 |
| 49 | Dragon Age: The Veilguard | 25 | 9 |
| 48 | Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist | 25 | 10 |
| 46 | Ghost of Yōtei | 27 | 7 |
| 46 | Luigi's Mansion 2: Dark Moon Remake | 27 | 7 |
| 45 | The Legend of Heroes Trails Through Daybreak | 29 | 8 |
| 44 | Super Mario Party Jamboree | 31 | 11 |
| 42 | Hades II | 32 | 11 |
| 42 | Marvel Vs Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics | 32 | 11 |
| 41 | Monster Hunter Wilds | 33 | 13 |
| 40 | God of War: Ragnarök | 34 | 14 |
| 39 | Deltarune Chapter 3 | 35 | 10 |
| 38 | Dragon Quest III: HD-2D Remake | 35 | 12 |
| 37 | Pokemon Legends: Z-A | 36 | 13 |
| 36 | Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 | 38 | 16 |
| 35 | Xenonauts 2 | 40 | 8 |
| 34 | Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 | 41 | 13 |
| 33 | Stellar Blade | 42 | 11 |
| 32 | Death Stranding 2 On The Beach | 43 | 17 |
| 31 | Visions of Mana | 44 | 14 |
| 30 | The Witcher Polaris | 46 | 11 |
| 29 | Turbo Overkill * | 47 | 12 |
| 28 | S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl | 47 | 15 |
| 27 | Shadowman: Darque Legacy | 49 | 10 |
| 26 | Judas | 52 | 29 |
| 25 | Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 | 54 | 19 |
| 24 | Cyberpunk 20?? | 55 | 11 |
| 23 | Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance | 55 | 20 |
| 22 | Age of Mythology: Retold | 58 | 15 |
| 21 | No Rest for the Wicked* | 60 | 15 |
| 20 | Elden Ring: Shadow of Erdtree | 61 | 13 |
| 19 | Final Fantasy XVI | 62 | 16 |
| 18 | Persona 3 Reload | 63 | 17 |
| 17 | Fable* | 63 | 18 |
| 16 | Dragon's Dogma 2 | 65 | 19 |
| 15 | The Plucky Squire | 65 | 22 |
| 14 | The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom | 71 | 19 |
| 13 | Mario & Luigi: Brothership | 71 | 23 |
| 12 | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door | 71 | 24 |
| 11 | Avowed * | 74 | 32 |
| 10 | Gears of War: E-Day | 79 | 18 |
| 9 | Astro Bot | 83 | 19 |
| 8 | DOOM: The Dark Ages | 90 | 33 |
| 7 | Metaphor: ReFantazio | 93 | 34 |
| 6 | Control 2 * | 98 | 28 |
| 5 | Indiana Jones and the Great Circle | 100 | 33 |
| 4 | Metroid Prime 4: Beyond | 122 | 39 |
| 3 | Final Fantasy VII Rebirth | 130 | 34 |
| 2 | Hollow Knight Silksong* | 152 | 38 |
| 1 | Grand Theft Auto VI* | 201 | 65 |
Fun facts:
7 Games (the ones with asterisks *) all were on the Most Wanted every month of the year. The lowest scoring title being Turbo Overkill, which finished at a respectable 29th place. Highest of course being Grand Theft Auto VI.
The highest performing title that was only on for 1 month was Prince of Persia, which got 15 points and 5 votes in January.
Platformless: Cyberpunk 20??
DLC: Elden Ring: Shadow of Erdtree
Early Access Game: No Rest for the Wicked
Nintendo Exclusive to release: Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door (this was highly competitive with Legend of Zelda and Mario & Luigi finishing with the same points but less number of votes).
Nintendo Exclusive yet to release: Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
Microsoft Games Studio release: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Microsoft Games Studio yet to release: Doom: The Dark Ages (this was highly competitive with Avowed and Gears of War finishing 2 and 3 spots behind Doom respectively)
Playstation Studios release: Astro Bot
Playstation Studios yet to release: Ghost of Yotei
Playstation Exclusive: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (including this one here because while it's not 1st party, it was only on one system this year)
Most Anticipated Major Studio Release: Grand Theft Auto VI
Most Anticipated Indie Game: Hollow Knight Silksong
One and done: Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
Announced this year: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Back from the Dead: Metroid Prime: Beyond
Biggest Game Release This Year: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Biggest Game Yet to Release: Grand Theft Auto VI
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