Game of the Year 2023 (Day 2)

Day 2

Personal Award: Zoe’s personal award & top episodes

Best Visuals: Games we couldn’t help but marvel at

• Burnhouse Lane
• Dead Space
• Adios
• Atomic Heart
• Castle Crashers
• The Case of the Golden Idol + DLCs
• Stray
• Dead Cells
• Darkest Dungeon II
• Elden Ring Seamless Co-op
• Fallout 3
• Starfield
• CyberPunk 2077 (2.0 + Phantom Liberty)
• The Pale Beyond
• Soma
• Dredge

Best Atmosphere: Games that give off good (or not so good) “feels”

• Burnhouse Lane
• Dead Space
• Adios
• Atomic Heart
• Castle Crashers
• The Case of the Golden Idol + DLCs
• Stray
• Dead Cells
• Darkest Dungeon II
• Elden Ring Seamless Co-op
• Fallout 3
• Starfield
• CyberPunk 2077 (2.0 + Phantom Liberty)
• The Pale Beyond
• Soma
• Dredge

Personal Award: Elena’s personal award & top episodes

Biggest Surprise: Games that exceeded or subverted our expectations

• Burnhouse Lane
• Dead Space
• Adios
• Atomic Heart
• Castle Crashers
• The Case of the Golden Idol + DLCs
• Stray
• Dead Cells
• Darkest Dungeon II
• Elden Ring Seamless Co-op
• Fallout 3
• Starfield
• CyberPunk 2077 (2.0 + Phantom Liberty)
• The Pale Beyond
• Soma
• Dredge

Biggest Disappointment: Games that missed the mark despite the hype

• Burnhouse Lane
• Dead Space
• Adios
• Atomic Heart
• Castle Crashers
• The Case of the Golden Idol + DLCs
• Stray
• Dead Cells
• Darkest Dungeon II
• Elden Ring Seamless Co-op
• Fallout 3
• Starfield
• CyberPunk 2077 (2.0 + Phantom Liberty)
• The Pale Beyond
• Soma
• Dredge