Gaming reaches its peak years every five years or so.

[UnderwaterFunktown]

Since we're just discussing years now imma quote myself from a previous thread:

UnderwaterFunktown said:

2017, though 2020 can maybe overtake it since I haven't played FF7 Remake or Ghost of Tsushima yet and I already consider 2020 the second best year of gaming. 2023 is another candidate but I haven't quite played enough games for the year to rank it yet. My top 10 years:

1. 2017 (DDLC, BotW, Odyssey, Automata, Samus Returns, Horizon, Dragon Quest XI, Hollow Knight)
2. 2020 (Black Mesa, OMORI, Will of the Wisps, Doom Eternal, Hades, Last of Us Part II, Cyberpunk 2077)
3. 2018 (SSBU, God of War, Celeste, Marvel's Spider-Man, Deltarune Chapter 1)
4. 2013 (The Stanley Parable, The Last of Us, Revengeance, Bioshock Infinite, GTA V)
5. 2011 (Portal 2, Skyrim, Skyward Sword, The Witcher 2, Tales of Xillia)
6. 2012 (Diablo III, Xillia 2, Borderlands 2, Virtue's Last Reward)
7. 2004 (Half-Life 2, World of Warcraft, Twin Snakes, Snake Eater)
8. 2008 (Vesperia, Brawl, Persona 4)
9. 2015 (The Witcher 3, Undertale, The Beginner's Guide)
10. 1998 (Half-Life, Ocarina of Time, StarCraft)

2023 and 2024 are also candidates for a spot by now. I don't think there's any pattern except that maybe every period of 5 years has two weaker ones.