Games of the Years
by Noilegnave | created - 15 May 2014 | updated - 5 hours ago | Public25 Nominees incl. the Winner
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1. Black Myth: Wukong (2024 Video Game)
Action, Adventure, Fantasy | Filming
Black Myth: Wukong is an action RPG rooted in Chinese mythology. You shall set out as the Destined One to venture into the challenges and marvels ahead, to uncover the obscured truth beneath the veil of a glorious legend from the past.
2. Silent Hill 2 (Video Game)
M | Drama, Horror, Mystery | Post-production
Having received a letter from his deceased wife, James heads to where they shared so many memories, in the hope of seeing her one more time: Silent Hill. There, by the lake, he finds a woman eerily similar to her.
Director: Mateusz Lenart | Star: Luke Roberts
3. Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 (2024 Video Game)
Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
The Galaxy is in peril. Entire worlds are falling. The Imperium needs you. Embody the superhuman skill and brutality of a Space Marine, the greatest of the Emperor's Warriors. Unleash ... See full summary »
4. Senua's Saga: Hellblade II (2024 Video Game)
M | Filming
Senua returns in a brutal journey of survival through the myth and torment of Viking Iceland. Intent on saving those who have fallen victim to the horrors of tyranny, Senua faces a battle of overcoming the darkness within and without.
Stars: Steven Hartley, Melina Juergens
5. Stellar Blade (2024 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy | Post-production
In the not-too-distant future, mankind is expelled from Earth after losing the battle against the invaders called the NA:tives. To win back Earth, the player becomes Eve, the survivor of ... See full summary »
Director: Hyung-tae Kim | Stars: Rosie Jones, Shin Jae-eun
6. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl (2024 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Horror | Post-production
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl is an upcoming first-person shooter survival horror video game developed and published by Ukrainian game developer GSC Game World. It will be the fourth game released in the S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
Stars: David Bowles, Kevin Michael Clarke
7. Star Wars Outlaws (2024 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi | Filming
Experience the first-ever open world Star Wars game, set between the events of The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. Explore distinct planets across the galaxy, both iconic and ... See full summary »
Directors: Julian Gerighty, Mathias Karlson, Draghici Bogdan | Stars: Dee Bradley Baker, Humberly González, JayR Tinaco, Angie Russo
8. Another Crab's Treasure (2024 Video Game)
Action, Adventure, Comedy | Filming
In a vibrant undersea kingdom on the verge of collapse, a hermit crab embarks on a treasure hunt to buy back his repossessed shell.
Stars: Crystal Lee, Gianni Matragrano, Harriet Prebble, Elizabeth Plant
10. Frostpunk 2 (2024 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Drama | Filming
The sequel to the highly acclaimed, BAFTA-nominated society survival game. The age of steam has passed and now, oil leads the way as humanity's newest salvation. However, with new threats ... See full summary »
Directors: Lukasz Juszczyk, Jakub Stokalski
11. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (2024 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Drama
Leaving Midgar behind and freed from the course of destiny, Cloud and his friends embark on a new journey across the planet of Gaia, as dangerous threats, old and new, await them.
Directors: Naoki Hamaguchi, Tetsuya Nomura | Stars: Cody Christian, Briana White, Britt Baron, John Eric Bentley
Votes: 689
- Nominee
12. Dragon's Dogma II (2024 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
The deep, explorable fantasy world of Dragon's Dogma... Dragon's Dogma is a single player, narrative driven Action RPG that challenges players to choose their own experience from the ... See full summary »
Director: Hideaki Itsuno | Stars: Grahame Fox, Wayne Gordon, Holly Earl, James Alexander
Votes: 208
- Nominee
13. Helldivers II (2024 Video Game)
M | Action, Sci-Fi
Step into the boots of an elite class of soldiers whose mission is to spread peace, liberty, and Managed Democracy using the biggest, baddest, and most explosive tools in the galaxy.
Director: Johan Pilestedt | Stars: Ryan W. Garcia, Stephanie Kerbis, Cindy Robinson, Ike Amadi
Votes: 490
- Nominee
14. Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (2024 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Crime
Two larger-than-life heroes Ichiban, Kasuga and Kazuma Kiryu are brought together by the hand of fate or, perhaps something sinister. Live it up in Japan and explore all Hawaii has to offer in an RPG adventure so big it spans the Pacific.
Directors: Ryosuke Horii, Yutaka Ito, Nobuaki Mitake | Stars: Kazuhiro Nakaya, Takaya Kuroda, Ken Yasuda, Satoru Iguchi
Votes: 160
- Nominee
15. Ultros (2024 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Ouji wakes up after seemingly crashing her ship on a giant cosmic sarcophagus, carrying an ancient evil entity known as Ultros. Caught in the eternal loop of a black hole, anyone unlucky ... See full summary »
Directors: Mårten Brüggemann, Niklas Åkerblad
Votes: 6
- Nominee
16. Balatro (2024 Video Game)
E10+ | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
The poker roguelike. Balatro is a hypnotically satisfying deckbuilder where you play illegal poker hands, discover game-changing jokers, and trigger adrenaline-pumping, outrageous combos.
Votes: 26
- Nominee
17. Unicorn Overlord (2024 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Fight against fate and embark on an adventure alongside allies to regain your reign. Unicorn Overlord combines tactical RPG with overworld exploration and innovative battle system for a fantasy experience in the iconic Vanillaware style.
Director: Takafumi Noma | Stars: Kylen Deporter, Skyler Davenport, Bill Millsap, Stephen Fu
Votes: 20
- Nominee
18. Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (2024 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is an upcoming 2.5D platform action-adventure video game developed and published by Ubisoft.
Directors: Jean-Christophe Alessandri, Joseph Antoine Clavet, Christophe Pic, Mounir Radi, Jacques Exertier | Stars: Tommy Sim'aan, Stewart Scudamore, Adam Diggle, Adam El Hagar
Votes: 265
- Nominee
19. Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden (2024 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Hunt ghosts as two memorable characters in a story driven Action-RPG where your decisions have dramatic consequences. Solve haunting cases and battle supernatural forces combining Antea's spiritual powers and Red's arsenal.
Directors: Danny Baldwin, Philippe Moreau | Stars: Russ Bain, Amaka Okafor, Kimberly Blake, Penny Layden
Votes: 152
- Nominee
20. Pacific Drive (2024 Video Game)
T | Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
Face the supernatural dangers of the Olympic Exclusion Zone with a car as your only lifeline in this driving survival adventure. Scavenge resources, load up your trusty station wagon, and drive like hell to make it through alive.
Directors: Alexander Dracott, Seth Rosen | Stars: Erika Ishii, Tara Langella, Jeff Wong
Votes: 30
- Nominee
21. Rise of the Ronin (2024 Video Game)
M | Action
After three centuries of Shogunate rule, the Black Ships of the West descend upon Japan's borders and the country falls into a state of turmoil. As a masterless samurai - a Ronin, take up ... See full summary »
Directors: Fumihiko Yasuda, Camille Thoman | Stars: Eiji Hanawa, Yasuyuki Kase, Yui Ishikawa, Fairouz Ai
Votes: 108
- Nominee
22. Outcast: A New Beginning (2024 Video Game)
T | Sci-Fi
Role-playing game, a sequel to the 1999 original, in which Cutter Slade must save a planet from invading forces.
Stars: Luke Roberts, Eric Meyers, Kosha Engler, Lara Sawalha
Votes: 20
23. Alone in the Dark (2024 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Emily Hartwood and private investigator Edward Carnby travel to Derceto Manor to investigate the disappearance of Emily's uncle, Jeremy Hartwood.
Director: Mikael Hedberg | Stars: David Harbour, Jodie Comer, Paul Mercier, Glory Joy Rose
Votes: 166
24. South Park: Snow Day! (2024 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Comedy adventure game in which players join with up to three friends, in a four player co-op, and battle their way through the snow-piled town of South Park on a quest to save the world and enjoy a day without school.
Director: Chris 'Crispy' Brion | Stars: Trey Parker, Matt Stone, April Stewart, Kimberly Brooks
Votes: 72
25. Baldur's Gate III (2023 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Drama
Return to Faerun in a tale of fellowship and betrayal, and the lure of absolute power. Mysterious abilities are awakening inside you. Resist, and turn darkness against itself, or, embrace corruption, and become ultimate evil.
Director: Swen Vincke | Stars: Amelia Tyler, Neil Newbon, Jennifer English, Devora Wilde
Votes: 4,907
GAME OF THE YEAR 2023
26. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (2023 Video Game)
E10+ | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
When Link and princess Zelda investigate Zonai ruins in a cave beneath the castle, they witness the awakening of a mummified Ganondorf, whose powers then corrupt Link's arm, after which Hyrule Castle is sent floating upward into the sky.
Director: Hidemaro Fujibayashi | Stars: Kengo Takanashi, Yû Shimamura, Kosuke Takaguchi, Riki Kagami
Votes: 2,687
- Nominee
27. Alan Wake II (2023 Video Game)
M | Action, Crime, Horror
13 years after bestselling writer Alan Wake went missing, a string of ritualistic murders occur in the town of Bright Falls, Washington. Saga Anderson, an FBI agent, is sent to Bright Falls to investigate the murders.
Directors: Sam Lake, Kyle Rowley | Stars: Ilkka Villi, Matthew Porretta, Melanie Liburd, Sam Lake
Votes: 2,939
- Nominee
28. Hi-Fi Rush (2023 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Comedy
As wannabe rock star Chai, you'll fight back against a sinister robotics enhancement conglomerate using rhythm-amplified combat where everything - from the motion in the environment to the blows of combat - is synced to the music.
Director: John Johanas | Stars: Robbie Daymond, Erica Lindbeck, Sunil Malhotra, Gabe Kunda
Votes: 655
- Nominee
29. Resident Evil 4 (2023 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Drama
In this HD remake of the 2005 game, Leon Kennedy is sent on a mission to rescue the president's kidnapped daughter from a secluded European village where there is something terribly wrong with the locals.
Directors: Yasuhiro Anpo, Kazunori Kadoi | Stars: Nick Apostolides, Genevieve Buechner, André Peña, Lily Gao
Votes: 5,307
- Nominee
30. Spider-Man 2 (2023 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Crime
Spider-Men, Peter Parker and Miles Morales, return for an exciting new adventure in the critically acclaimed Marvel's Spider-Man franchise.
Directors: Bryan Intihar, Ryan Smith | Stars: Yuri Lowenthal, Nadji Jeter, Laura Bailey, Graham Phillips
Votes: 6,639
- Nominee
31. Lies of P (2023 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Inspired by the familiar story of Pinocchio, Lies of P is an action souls-like game set in a dark Belle Époque world. Guide Pinocchio on his unrelenting journey to become human.
Director: Choi Ji-Won | Stars: Allegra Marland, Anthony Howell, Annette Badland, Shai Matheson
Votes: 716
- Nominee
32. Dead Space (2023 Video Game)
M | Action, Horror, Mystery
Set in the 26th century, the story follows engineer Isaac Clarke on a mission to repair the USG Ishimura, a mining spaceship that has been overrun by undead creatures called Necromorphs.
Director: Eric Baptizat | Stars: Gunner Wright, Tanya Clarke, Brigitte Kali Canales, Anthony Alabi
Votes: 2,161
- Nominee
33. Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Family
Classic Mario side-scrolling gameplay is turned on its head with the addition of Wonder Flowers. Witness pipes coming alive, wreak havoc as a giant spiky ball, and see even more unexpected events called Wonder Effects.
Director: Shiro Mouri | Stars: Kevin Afghani, Luís Barros, Dawn M. Bennett, Christine Marie Cabanos
Votes: 684
- Nominee
34. Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon (2023 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Fifty years after a cataclysm caused by a substance discovered on the planet Rubicon 3 that destroyed the planet and surrounding stars, a mercenary travels to Rubicon 3 and is pulled into a war over the substance involving many factions.
Directors: Masaru Yamamura, Kenneth Kin Yue Chan, Hidetaka Miyazaki, Naoyuki Takahashi | Stars: Fairouz Ai, Takayuki Sakazume, Megumi Han, Ayaka Shimoyamada
Votes: 311
- Nominee
35. Street Fighter 6 (2023 Video Game)
T | Action, Crime, Fantasy
In the Street Fighter 6 plot, players embark on a journey through the World Tour mode, starting at Buckler Security and facing challenges to pursue true strength.
Director: Takayuki Nakayama | Stars: Tomoaki Maeno, Aleks Le, Shunsuke Takeuchi, Stephen Fu
Votes: 326
- Nominee
36. Sea of Stars (2023 Video Game)
E10+ | Adventure, Fantasy
Sea of Stars is a turn-based RPG inspired by the classics. It tells the story of two Children of the Solstice who will combine the powers of the sun and moon to perform Eclipse Magic, the ... See full summary »
Director: André Kadi
Votes: 159
- Nominee
37. Mortal Kombat 1 (2023 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Discover a reborn Mortal Kombat Universe created by the Fire God Liu Kang. Mortal Kombat 1 ushers in a new era of the iconic franchise with a new fighting system, game modes, and fatalities.
Directors: Ed Boon, Martin Stoltz | Stars: Ike Amadi, Steve Blum, Cherise Boothe, Andrew Bowen
Votes: 1,171
- Nominee
38. Dredge (2023 Video Game)
E10+ | Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery
A fisherman arrives in a small town that is part of a larger, more peculiar archipelago. All of whom are harboring strange secrets and horrors that most cannot imagine.
Star: Vyn Vox
Votes: 128
- Nominee
39. Remnant II (2023 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Remnant II pits survivors of humanity against new deadly creatures and god-like bosses across terrifying worlds. Play solo or co-op with two other friends to explore the depths of the unknown to stop an evil from destroying reality itself.
Director: John Pearl | Stars: Zeke Alton, Jason Anthony, Krizia Bajos, JB Blanc
Votes: 192
- Nominee
40. Elden Ring (2022 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
In a dark fantasy world created by Hidetaka Miyazaki (Dark Souls) and George R. R. Martin (A Song of Ice and Fire), the player is a Tarnished who is called back to the Lands Between to restore the Elden Ring and become the Elden Lord.
Directors: Hidetaka Miyazaki, Yui Tanimura | Stars: Martha Mackintosh, Anthony Howell, Con O'Neill, Ramon Tikaram
Votes: 10,028
GAME OF THE YEAR 2022
41. God of War: Ragnarök (2022 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Drama
Kratos and his son Atreus face the oncoming Norse apocalypse, Ragnarok.
Director: Eric Williams | Stars: Christopher Judge, Sunny Suljic, Danielle Bisutti, Robert Craighead
Votes: 17,251
- Nominee
42. Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (2022 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Drama
In the world of Aionios, two nations are locked in conflict: Keves, a technological powerhouse and Agnus, a magic-based society. Six soldiers hailing from these nations, will take part in a grand tale with life as its central theme.
Directors: Ko Kojima, Genki Yokota, Tetsuya Takahashi | Stars: Ryôhei Arai, Minami Tsuda, Megumi Han, Ryohei Kimura
Votes: 392
- Nominee
43. Pentiment (2022 Video Game)
M | History, Mystery
In 16th century Bavaria, Andreas Maler, a master artist finds himself caught in the middle of murders, scandals, and intrigue.
Director: Josh Sawyer
Votes: 265
- Nominee
44. Return to Monkey Island (2022 Video Game)
E10+ | Adventure, Comedy
Return to Monkey Island is an unexpected, thrilling return of series creator Ron Gilbert that continues the story of the legendary adventure games.
Stars: Dominic Armato, Alexandra Boyd, Jess Harnell, Denny Delk
Votes: 358
- Nominee
45. Horizon Forbidden West (2022 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Aloy treks into an arcane region and faces new hostile enemies and threats in search of a way to heal the world from a deadly blight and catastrophic storms.
Directors: Mathijs de Jonge, Ismaël Auray | Stars: Ashly Burch, John Macmillan, Lesley Ewen, Lance Reddick
Votes: 6,546
- Nominee
46. A Plague Tale: Requiem (2022 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Drama
After escaping their devastated homeland, Amicia and Hugo travel far south. There, they attempt to start a new life and control Hugo's curse. But, when Hugo's powers reawaken, death and destruction return in a flood of devouring rats.
Directors: Kevin Choteau, Jason Baughan | Stars: Robyn Wolf, Chloe Louis, Tom Hudson, Giorgia Sinicorni
Votes: 2,215
- Nominee
47. Neon White (2022 Video Game)
T | Action
The player takes the role of White, an assassin from Hell who slays demons for a chance to ascend to Heaven. White is from a group of assassins known as the neon who are required to wear ... See full summary »
Directors: Benjamin Esposito, Geneva Hodgson | Stars: Steve Blum, Bruce Barker, Ian Jones-Quartey, Courtney Lin
Votes: 110
- Nominee
48. Citizen Sleeper (2022 Video Game)
T | Sci-Fi
In Citizen Sleeper, the player character is a "Sleeper," a human whose mind has been digitized and has been put into a robot body to be controlled by the Essen-Arp corporation. The player's... See full summary »
Votes: 42
- Nominee
49. Cult of the Lamb (2022 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
In a land of false prophets, a lamb is sacrificed to four heretic prophets. Upon dying, the lamb is brought before and revived by "The One Who Waits", a strange deity that tasks the lamb with starting a cult in its name.
Stars: William Mesilane, Julian Wilton, Narayana Johnson, Jay Armstrong
Votes: 249
- Nominee
50. Norco (2022 Video Game)
M | Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Norco is a sci-fi Southern Gothic adventure that immerses the player in the sinking suburbs and verdant industrial swamps of Louisiana's petrochemical hinterlands. Your brother Blake has ... See full summary »
Votes: 79
- Nominee
51. Kirby and the Forgotten Land (2022 Video Game)
E10+ | Action, Adventure, Family
Join the powerful pink puffball, Kirby in an unforgettable journey through a mysterious world in a delightful 3D platforming adventure.
Directors: Tatsuya Kamiyama, Shinya Kumazaki | Stars: Makiko Ômoto, Kurumi Mamiya, Kenta Miyake, Minami Takayama
Votes: 475
- Nominee
52. Signalis (2022 Video Game)
M | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Awaken from slumber and explore a surreal retrotech world as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost partner and her lost dreams.
Director: Yuri Stern
Votes: 143
- Nominee
53. Pokémon Legends: Arceus (2022 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Get ready for a new kind of grand, Pokémon adventure in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, a new game from Game Freak that blends action and exploration with the RPG roots of the Pokémon series.
Director: Kazumasa Iwao | Stars: Tamaki Fujii, Tatsuya Katono
Votes: 775
- Nominee
54. Tunic (2022 Video Game)
E10+ | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Explore a land filled with lost legends, ancient powers, and ferocious monsters in TUNIC, an isometric action game about a small fox on a big adventure. Stranded on a mysterious beach, ... See full summary »
Votes: 252
- Nominee
55. Psychonauts 2 (2021 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Comedy
The game will pick up after the conclusion of Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin, following Zanotto's rescue, the team returns to Psychonaut Headquarters, where Raz discovers that the ... See full summary »
Director: Tim Schafer | Stars: Richard Steven Horvitz, Carson Annable, Krizia Bajos, Poonam Basu
Votes: 905
GAME OF THE YEAR 2021
56. It Takes Two (2021 Video Game)
T | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
The clashing couple Cody and May are turned into dolls by a magic book. Together, trapped in a fantastical world where the unpredictable hides around every corner, they are reluctantly challenged with saving their fractured relationship.
Director: Josef Fares | Stars: Joseph Balderrama, Annabelle Dowler, Clare Corbett, Stephen Greif
Votes: 3,877
- Nominee
57. Metroid Dread (2021 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Mystery
Set after Metroid Fusion, players control bounty hunter Samus Aran as she faces a new robotic enemy on the planet ZDR.
Directors: Fumi Hayashi, José Luis Márquez | Stars: Stephen Hughes, Dave Rogers Ruiz, Nikki García, Holly Renaut
Votes: 763
- Nominee
58. Inscryption (2021 Video Game)
M | Adventure, Horror
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards.
Director: Daniel Mullins | Stars: Tahnee Langshaw, Kevin Saxby
Votes: 467
- Nominee
59. Resident Evil Village (2021 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Drama
Ethan Winters' world suddenly comes crashing down when Chris Redfield's appearance sets off a chain of events that ultimately leads him to a mysterious village.
Directors: Morimasa Sato, America Young | Stars: Todd Soley, Katie O'Hagan, Jeff Schine, Michelle Lukes
Votes: 7,474
- Nominee
60. Returnal (2021 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Horror
Roguelike about an astronaut trying to reach the source of a strange signal on a surreal forbidden planet where each time she gets killed by the hostile aliens she's sent back to the moment she arrived on the alien world.
Director: Harry Krueger | Stars: Jane Perry, Nicholas Parris, Anne Beyer, Elijah Maximus
Votes: 946
- Nominee
61. Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (2021 Video Game)
E10+ | Action, Adventure, Comedy
They've travelled through space. They've travelled through time. Now, they'll have to travel through dimensions as their galaxy seems to rip itself apart. Ratchet and Clank must save the universe - again.
Stars: James Arnold Taylor, Jennifer Hale, David Kaye, Debra Wilson
Votes: 2,270
- Nominee
62. Forza Horizon 5 (2021 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Crime
In Forza Horizon 5, explore the ever-evolving open world landscapes of Mexico with limitless, fun driving action in hundreds of the world's greatest cars.
Stars: Scarlette Douglas, Emma Naomi, Trieve Blackwood-Cambridge, Nikesh Patel
Votes: 1,519
- Nominee
63. Tales of Arise (2021 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Rena's superior technological and magical advancement cause it to hold power over Dahna, taking its resources and treating its people as slaves.
Director: Hirokazu Kagawa | Stars: Takuya Sato, Shino Shimoji, Sayuri Hara, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka
Votes: 384
- Nominee
64. Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy (2021 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Comedy
After an epic conflict known as the Galactic War swept through the cosmos. Star-Lord recently formed the Guardians of the Galaxy, they've been together for less than a year.
Directors: Jean-François Dugas, Robert Darryl Purdy | Stars: Jon McLaren, Kimberly-Sue Murray, Alex Weiner, Jason Cavalier
Votes: 5,624
- Nominee
65. Kena: Bridge of Spirits (2021 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
The story follows Kena, a young spirit guide who uses her magical abilities to help deceased people move from the physical to the spirit world.
Director: Mike Grier | Stars: Dewa Ayu Dewi Larassanti, Sam Cavallaro, Joshua Martin Vincent, Masashi Odate
Votes: 1,203
- Nominee
66. Life Is Strange: True Colors (2021 Video Game)
M | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Alex Chen has long suppressed her 'curse': the supernatural ability to experience, absorb and manipulate the strong emotions of others, which she sees as blazing, colored auras.
Directors: Zak Garriss, Chuck Carr, Webb Pickersgill, Jonathan Zimmerman | Stars: Erika Mori, Han Soto, Eric Emery, Katy Bentz
Votes: 2,208
- Nominee
67. Monster Hunter: Rise (2021 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A game where you fight monsters to make epic gear to fight more monsters.
Directors: Kaname Fujioka, Yasunori Ichinose | Stars: Takaya Hashi, Rina Satô, Yûichirô Umehara, Kana Asumi
Votes: 245
- Nominee
68. Deathloop (2021 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
An assassin is caught in a deadly time-loop on an island full of enemies. In order to succeed, he'll have to die, die and die again.
Directors: Dinga Bakaba, Ajae Clearway | Stars: Jason E. Kelley, Ozioma Akagha, Cherami Leigh, Erika Ishii
Votes: 1,267
- Nominee
69. Valheim (2021 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A brutal exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, Set in a procedurally-generated purgatory inspired by viking culture.. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin's patronage.
Votes: 270
- Nominee
70. Half-Life: Alyx (2020 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Horror
A VR game of an impossible fight against a vicious alien race known as the Combine, set between the events of Half-Life and Half-Life 2. Play as Alyx Vance, humanity's only chance for survival.
Stars: Ozioma Akagha, James Moses Black, Rhys Darby, Tony Todd
Votes: 1,051
GAME OF THE YEAR 2020
71. Hades (2018 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Hades is a rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion and Transistor, in which you defy the god of death as you hack and slash your way out of the Underworld of Greek myth.
Stars: Logan Cunningham, Darren Korb, Avalon Penrose, Christopher Saphire
Votes: 2,543
- Nominee
72. Final Fantasy VII Remake (2020 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Drama
Re-imagining of Final Fantasy VII (1997). A former soldier joins an eco-terrorist group in a mission against the electric power company he used to work for in order to protect the planet and all who reside on it.
Director: Tetsuya Nomura | Stars: Cody Christian, Briana White, Britt Baron, John Eric Bentley
Votes: 5,126
- Nominee
73. Ori and the Will of the Wisps (2020 Video Game)
E | Adventure, Fantasy
Ori begins a new journey that goes beyond the forest of Nibel where he uncovers lost secrets, and unearths his true destiny.
Stars: Erik Braa, Boris Hiestand, Jennifer Losi, Tiana Camacho
Votes: 1,589
- Nominee
74. Ghost of Tsushima (2020 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Drama
Set in 1274 on the Tsushima Island, the last samurai, Jin Sakai, must master a new fighting style, the way of the Ghost, to defeat the Mongol forces and fight for the freedom and independence of Japan.
Director: Nate Fox | Stars: Daisuke Tsuji, Eric Steinberg, Sumalee Montano, Patrick Gallagher
Votes: 15,043
- Nominee
75. Demon's Souls (2020 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A remade version of Demon's Souls (2009).
Directors: Hidetaka Miyazaki, Gavin Moore | Stars: Evetta Muradasilova, Ella Funnell-Dale, Peter Marinker, Clare Corbett
Votes: 1,538
- Nominee
76. The Last of Us: Part II (2020 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Drama
Five years after the events of The Last of Us, Ellie embarks on another journey through a post-apocalyptic America on a mission of vengeance against a mysterious militia.
Directors: Neil Druckmann, Kurt Margenau, Anthony Newman | Stars: Ashley Johnson, Troy Baker, Derek Phillips, Jeffrey Pierce
Votes: 41,940
- Nominee
77. Spelunky 2 (2020 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure
Spelunky 2 builds upon the unique, randomized challenges that made the original a roguelike classic, offering a huge adventure designed to satisfy players old and new, Searching for treasure and missing family.
Director: Derek Yu
Votes: 76
- Nominee
78. Animal Crossing: New Horizons (2020 Video Game)
E | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
A nonlinear life simulator played in real-time. The player assumes the role of a customizable character who moves to a deserted island after purchasing a vacation package from Tom Nook, a raccoon character who is a staple of the series.
Director: Aya Kyogoku
Votes: 1,789
- Nominee
79. Crusader Kings III (2020 Video Game)
M | History
Crusader Kings III is the heir to a long legacy of historical grand strategy experiences and arrives with a host of new ways to ensure the success of your royal house.
Director: Henrik Fåhraeus
Votes: 273
- Nominee
80. Spider-Man: Miles Morales (2020 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
In this sequel of Marvel's Spider-Man (2018), you can play as Miles Morales as a new and different Spider-Man while he learns some stories about his will of fighting crime and serving justice by his mentor and former hero, Peter Parker.
Director: Ryan Smith | Stars: Nadji Jeter, Yuri Lowenthal, Jacqueline Pinol, Fred Tatasciore
Votes: 11,832
- Nominee
81. Doom Eternal (2020 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
In this sequel to Doom (2016), Hell has taken Earth, so it's up to the Doom Slayer, the ultimate demon-killing machine created by a mystical force, to rip and tear the forces of Hell apart. However, Hell is not alone in this fight.
Director: Hugo Martin | Stars: Darin De Paul, Kevin Schon, Jason Spisak, Keith Silverstein
Votes: 4,206
- Nominee
82. Desperados III (2020 Video Game)
M | Adventure, Western
Desperados III is a story-driven, hardcore tactical stealth game, set in a ruthless Wild West scenario.
Director: Dominik Abé | Stars: Doug Gochman, Lucas Schuneman, Erica Lindbeck, Debra Wilson
Votes: 230
- Nominee
83. F1 2020 (2020 Video Game)
Sport
The twelfth installment in the franchise, and it features all twenty-two circuits, twenty drivers and ten teams present in the 2020 Formula 1 World Championship.
Stars: Nathalie Cox, David Croft, Adam Rhys Dee, Jodie McGregor
Votes: 209
- Nominee
84. Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time (2020 Video Game)
E10+ | Action, Adventure, Comedy
After Neo Cortex, Dr. N. Tropy and Uka Uka were last stranded on a distant planet. After decades of fruitless attempts, the trio finally make their escape, ripping an Evil-Scientist-sized ... See full summary »
Stars: Andrew Morgado, Cherise Boothe, Chris Fries, Corey Burton
Votes: 1,173
- Nominee
85. Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020 Video Game)
E | Family
Microsoft Flight Simulator is the next generation of one of the most beloved simulation franchises. From light planes to wide-body jets, fly highly detailed and stunning aircraft in an incredibly realistic world.
Directors: David Dedeine, Jorg Neumann, David Mongan, Joseph Staten | Star: Marie Westbrook
Votes: 233
- Nominee
86. Disco Elysium (2019 Video Game)
M | Comedy, Crime, Drama
You're a detective tasked with solving a murder in the strange world of Elysium. Utilize a new and innovative skill system to be the detective you want to be. Become a hero or an absolute disaster of a human being.
Stars: Mikee W. Goodman, Jullian Champenois, Tariq Khan, Dasha Nekrasova
Votes: 1,406
GAME OF THE YEAR 2019
87. Resident Evil 2 (2019 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Horror
Re-imagining of Resident Evil 2 (1998), with a third-person over-the-shoulder view, new details, rearranged and new areas, no more loading screen doors, new puzzle solving opportunities, a gunpowder crafting mechanic and more.
Directors: Yasuhiro Anpo, Kazunori Kadoi | Stars: Nick Apostolides, Stephanie Panisello, Jolene Andersen, Eliza Pryor
Votes: 10,391
- Nominee
88. Fire Emblem: Three Houses (2019 Video Game)
T | Adventure, Drama, Family
On the continent of Fódlan, divided between three rival nations, a newly hired professor at Garreg Mach Monastery must choose a nation to support and guide just as a conspiracy begins to reopen Fódlan's dark and violent past.
Directors: Toshiyuki Kusakihara, Genki Yokota, Takashi Sano | Stars: Yûsuke Kobayashi, Shizuka Itou, Ai Kakuma, Kaito Ishikawa
Votes: 941
- Nominee
89. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (2019 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Set in a reimagining of 1500s Sengoku era Japan. An unnamed shinobi, tasked with protecting a young lord of mystical lineage, who is left for dead when a powerful samurai attacks and chops off his arm.
Directors: Hidetaka Miyazaki, Kazuhiro Hamatani | Stars: Daisuke Namikawa, Miyuki Satô, Jin Urayama, Risa Shimizu
Votes: 4,657
- Nominee
90. Outer Wilds (2019 Video Game)
E10+ | Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Outer Wilds is an exploration game about curiosity, roasting marshmallows, and unraveling the mysteries of the cosmos.
Director: Alex Beachum
Votes: 985
- Nominee
91. Devil May Cry 5 (2019 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Years have passed since the legions of hell have set foot in this world, but now a new demonic invasion has begun, and humanity's last hope will rest in the hands of three lone demon hunters, each offering a radically different play style.
Director: Hideaki Itsuno | Stars: Johnny Yong Bosch, Brian Hanford, Reuben Langdon, Faye Kingslee
Votes: 2,838
- Nominee
92. Control (2019 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Horror
You are Jesse Faden, a young woman with a troubled past. You become the new Director of the Bureau of Control - Our frontline in researching and fighting against supernatural enemies like the Hiss threatening our very existence.
Directors: Mikael Kasurinen, Sam Lake | Stars: Courtney Hope, Sean Durrie, James McCaffrey, Matthew Porretta
Votes: 5,283
- Nominee
93. Death Stranding (2019 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Drama
Deliveryman Sam Porter must travel across a ravaged wasteland and reconnect the city states of America formed after a mysterious apocalyptic event dubbed 'death stranding' left the world in ruins and plagued by supernatural tar creatures.
Director: Hideo Kojima | Stars: Norman Reedus, Mads Mikkelsen, Léa Seydoux, Troy Baker
Votes: 11,113
- Nominee
94. Metro Exodus (2019 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Horror
26-year-old Artyom, flees the Metro in Moscow and sets off on a journey through the harsh nuclear winter in Russia.
Director: Andrew Prokhorov | Stars: Christopher Lee Parson, Anna Graves, Jamieson Price, Matt Riedy
Votes: 3,135
- Nominee
95. Baba Is You (2019 Video Game)
E | Animation, Adventure
A puzzle game where the rules of the game are placed in the levels, allowing you to modify the rules during game play.
Director: Arvi Teikari
Votes: 117
- Nominee
96. A Plague Tale: Innocence (2019 Video Game)
M | Adventure, Drama, History
14th century France, Amicia and her little brother Hugo are on the run from the Inquisition's soldiers and survive during their emotional journey unstoppable swarms of rats from the Black Plague.
Directors: Kevin Choteau, David Dedeine | Stars: Charlotte McBurney, Logan Hannan, Edan Hayhurst, Tabitha Rubens
Votes: 4,877
- Nominee
97. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Drama
Captain Price and the SAS partner with the CIA and the Urzikstani Liberation Force to retrieve stolen chemical weapons. The fight takes you from London to the Middle East and beyond, as this joint task force battles to stop a global war.
Stars: Barry Sloane, Asher Sarraf, Chad Michael Collins, Nick Boraine
Votes: 7,028
- Nominee
98. Anno 1800 (2019 Video Game)
History
Take charge of your own fortune as you navigate the rapidly evolving technological landscape of the 19th century in a quest to build an empire that will reach from the cities of Europe to the jungles of South America.
Director: Dirk Riegert | Stars: Peter Marinker, Everal A Walsh, Keith Wickham, Andrew Wincott
Votes: 158
- Nominee
99. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (2019 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Drama
Set shortly after Revenge of the Sith, the player takes on the role of a Jedi padawan being hunted by the Empire after Order 66.
Director: Stig Asmussen | Stars: Cameron Monaghan, Daniel Roebuck, Debra Wilson, Dee Bradley Baker
Votes: 17,211
- Nominee
100. Mortal Kombat 11 (2019 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
When a time lord starts merging past with the present, versions of heroes from both Mortal Kombat timelines must unite to right past wrongs and save the world.
Directors: Ed Boon, Martin Stoltz | Stars: Ike Amadi, Troy Baker, JB Blanc, Steve Blum
Votes: 4,552
- Nominee
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