The 2020s are not over. Not even half ways.
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We're not even through the first half yet, so it's pretty impossible to say, I think. BG3 could be in there, but we could also just be blown away by other things unforeseeable from here/now.
Tears of the Kingdom. I am a huge Zelda fan and I also loved Breath of the Wild
Central Hyrule on horseback in BotW was such an amazing feeling. TotK didn't ever catch that level of action, but everything else was more fun. Plus it has a lot of QoL changes that helped. Opening chests with full inventory comes to mind. I was upset BG3 beat it for game of the year but the competition was really tough.
It has to be either Elden Ring or Baldur's Gate 3.
Bg3
Gollum for sure.
Upvote because obviously this isn’t sarcasm, but actually for reals.
Also up vote because obviously the only correct answer. It was based on golden source material. Therefore could not fail.
Alan Wake 2
I think either of these will be regarded as works of art :
- Alan Wake
- Disco Elysium
Disco Elysium
I acknowledge that it was well received, but it was from 2019.
My bad !
I hope Brok The Investigator becomes more recognized to the point it can make one of those silly lists.
balatro. its kind of flawless.
I just hate its relentless sudden-death format, which kills you from a single misclick. At least Slay the Spire gave you HP and was far more forgiving.
I love Balatro, but this is definitely recency bias. It's going to mostly fade from mainstream popularity and acclaim long before then.
does Echoes of the Eye count?
I've never even heard of this title.
It's the 2022 expansion for Outer Wilds, which released in 2019. Just as much a masterpiece as the first entry. if you know nothing, you owe it to yourself to play them.
I tried OW and couldn't stand feeling dumb. I gave up after not figuring out how to advance in the water world with the vortices. This is the same reason I despise most point-&-click adventures; needing to hunt down and trigger the one event that will advance everything is infuriating and shouldn't be hard.
that's a shame. i'm not going to force it on you if you don't enjoy the experience, but i will say that there are no mechanical progress gates at all in Outer Wilds, no intended order to do things in, and multiple interleaving threads to pull on. if you get stuck in one place, going to another may let you learn how to proceed. if it feels like you're missing something, you probably are, and going somewhere else may help you find it.
it's been my game of the year five years running, if that means anything. the dlc only cemented that position even more.
Satisfactory
1.0 just came out and now I'm getting blindsided by a Factorio DLC? GG my sleep schedule!
4 more hours to wait !
Immortality is a very special game. It pushes the cinematic narratity further than I've ever seen.
STALKER 2
Elder Scrolls 6 will no doubt be polarizing, with some calling it the game of the decade, and others saying that the TES formula just doesn't work anymore. (The game might also just suck.)
Bethesda has little chance to succeed with anything but a routine fumble 😞
Disco Elysium
Vampire Survivors
Might have the dates off - subnautica should be up there.
2018
well subnautica 2 was just announced
True but they didn't say 2 in the above comment and with 2 years off, it's easy to not realise the first wasn't released in the 2020s without checking.
I played in 2021. World divided into pre and post covid.
Didn't know it was that early though, damn.
Monster Hunter Rise and Ghost of Tsushima for me! Other than that, there are plenty that I enjoy but most of the wants I full on LOVE are pre-2020 like TitanFall 2, Hyrule Warriors, WarFrame etc. I do live GranBlue Fantasy are link as well but I don’t think that’ll make too many people’s lists, which is a shame because it’s an absolute masterpiece in my eyes. It plays like a 360 era game requiring no online connection, sporting a gorgeous art style and so many campaign moments that made me straight up shout “damn that was awesome”
Elden Ring, Stardew Valley.
Stardew Valley came out in 2016.