Updated 12/29/23: Also DF's best of year. Famitsu's 2023 GOTY (what a surprise). Ars Technica.

[Gamernyc78]

5. Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon

4. Suika Game

3. Super Mario Bros. Wonder

2. Final Fantasy XVI

1. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom voted #1 in Famitsu's Super Popular Game Awards 2023

Top honors for Link

gonintendo.com

Also individual DF employees best of the year ...

1. Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon
2. Super Mario Bros. Wonder
3. System Shock (Remake)
4. Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
5. Ys X Nordics
6. Resident Evil 4 Remake
7. Robocop: Rogue City
8. Alan Wake 2
9. Myhouse.wad
10. Gravity Circuit
11. Hi-Fi Rush

DF Retro Pick: Alien Syndrome
Best VR: C-Smash VRS

Ars Technica’s best video games of 2023

2022's relative drought leads to an absolutely packed year of major epics.

arstechnica.com

 

[Dr Bass]

That’s because it deserves it.

Though seeing FF16 as number two throws the whole list into question imo.

 

[Zzero]

Famitsu is brought and paid for. Who cares, and I say that as a Nintendo fan and would have said it no matter who they picked.

 

[Danja]

Well Final Fantasy 16 getting some love is great to see.

 

[Kokoloko]

Good list.
Zelda was amazing. So was FF16 and Armored Core

 

[Gamernyc78]

Good list.
Zelda was amazing. So was FF16 and Armored Core

Ehhh FF16 was OK to good but not amazing to me. I slipped Zelda because I didn't really enjoy BOTW and it looked like more of the same. I'll be getting Armored Core soon though.

 

[Shadow2027]

What is Suika game?

 

[Zzero]

What is Suika game?

Its a mobile "items drop from the sky" puzzle game. People seem to like it and its a cultural phenomenon in Japan.

 

[KiryuRealty]

Its a mobile "items drop from the sky" puzzle game. People seem to like it and its a cultural phenomenon in Japan.

Are you an expert on Japanese culture?

 

[Box]

I still need to play the New Zelda, my backlog is too much

 

[JAHGamer]

What is Suika game?

A fruit game that a lot of people are streaming. It’s one of the most popular games on Twitch

 

[Entropi]

It's actually a pretty good list.

 

[Zzero]

Are you an expert on Japanese culture?

Are you saying I'm wrong? Because I'm not.

 

[flaccidsnake]

 

[Gamernyc78]

DF Best Games of 2023: The John Linneman Collection​

 

[Gamernyc78]

1. Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon
2. Super Mario Bros. Wonder
3. System Shock (Remake)
4. Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
5. Ys X Nordics
6. Resident Evil 4 Remake
7. Robocop: Rogue City
8. Alan Wake 2
9. Myhouse.wad
10. Gravity Circuit
11. Hi-Fi Rush

DF Retro Pick: Alien Syndrome
Best VR: C-Smash VRS

 

[KiryuRealty]

1. Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon
2. Super Mario Bros. Wonder
3. System Shock (Remake)
4. Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
5. Ys X Nordics
6. Resident Evil 4 Remake
7. Robocop: Rogue City
8. Alan Wake 2
9. Myhouse.wad
10. Gravity Circuit
11. Hi-Fi Rush

DF Retro Pick: Alien Syndrome
Best VR: C-Smash VRS

Do they have to put that fucking ogre’s face in their thumbnails? Some people go on YouTube while eating, for fuck’s sake!

 

[Gamernyc78]

Do they have to put that fucking ogre’s face in their thumbnails? Some people go on YouTube while eating, for fuck’s sake!

I hate his look too but we all got to live.

 

[ethomaz]

5. Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon

4. Suika Game

3. Super Mario Bros. Wonder

2. Final Fantasy XVI

1. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom voted #1 in Famitsu's Super Popular Game Awards 2023

Top honors for Link

gonintendo.com

Also DFs best of the year...

1. Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon
2. Super Mario Bros. Wonder
3. System Shock (Remake)
4. Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
5. Ys X Nordics
6. Resident Evil 4 Remake
7. Robocop: Rogue City
8. Alan Wake 2
9. Myhouse.wad
10. Gravity Circuit
11. Hi-Fi Rush

DF Retro Pick: Alien Syndrome
Best VR: C-Smash VRS

That is actually John best of 2023 not DF.
Each one has it own list.

 

[KiryuRealty]

I hate his look too but we all got to live.

Highly debatable.

And couldn't he just do the decent thing and live with a bag over his head?