Best Reviewed Games of 2023
There are only so many ways you can say 2023 was a great year for game releases without sounding like a broken record. So, instead, we’ve decided to collect all of our best-reviewed games from this past year in one place. We’re talking about our Editor’s Choice recipients, the games that have received either a nine or a 10 on our illustrious 10-point scale.
34 games and two DLC made it onto our round-up of best-reviewed games of the year. But look a little closer and you’ll find that of those games, only five received a perfect 10 from IGN. The bulk of our best-reviewed games this year received a 9, falling just short of making it into the uppermost echelons of our review score top tier, but still an amazing game by any standard.
Speaking broadly, 19% of games IGN reviewed this year received a nine or 10, which is a bit higher than normal according to IGN’s senior reviews editor, Tom Marks. But if we only look at our best reviewed games, 87% of our best-reviewed games list is made up of titles that received a 9, highlighting how exclusive our list of games that scored a 10 is.
Several of the games we reviewed and gave a 9 ended up getting nominated for our Best Game of the Year Award, including Alan Wake 2, Cocoon, Dave the Diver, Dead Space Remake, Final Fantasy 16, Hi-Fi Rush, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Street Fighter 6, and Super Mario Bros. Wonder. I don’t have to tell you twice why each of these games deserved such high marks. For that, you can check out our list of Best Game 2023 Award nominees on IGN.
However, there were big games that ultimately didn’t make the final shortlist despite their obvious quality. Blizzard released its long-awaited sequel, Diablo 4, to widespread acclaim. But, one of the downsides of
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