Was 2023 One of the Best Ever Years for New Game Releases? | Push Square
pushsquare.comAll throughout 2023, we saw plenty of people asking whether the year would go down as one of the best ever periods for new game releases. Indeed, it was an objectively stacked 12 months — and we're not even thinking about non-PlayStation platforms when we write that.
Just to very quicky recap (in case you've already forgotten!), 2023 gave us a selection that included Baldur's Gate 3, Alan Wake 2, Marvel's Spider-Man 2. Final Fantasy 16, Resident Evil 4, Street Fighter 6, Lies of P, Dead Space, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Like a Dragon Gaiden, Diablo 4, Hogwarts Legacy, Cocoon, and many more.
The sheer quality on display has led to some heated Game of the Year debates — and not just on Push Square! It's difficult to think of another year that's had so many genuine GOTY nominees.
And so we simply have to ask: was 2023 truly GOATed? Make your judgment in our poll, and then explain yourself in the comments section below.
Robert's been a dedicated PlayStation fan since the days of Tekken 2, and he still loves a good dust up. When he's not practising combos, he's usually getting lost in the latest 100-hour RPG, or, y'know, replaying The Witcher 3.
Very few games spoke to me personally, but this was an undeniably better-than-average year. I think fans of every type of game and genre had at least one big thing to latch on to in 2023.
Every new year after 2009 was better than the one before. So yes, obviously 2023 has been the best year yet. Until 2024 when 2024 will be the best. 2025 will be the best then etc
It was a really good year (even if I failed to get to most of the games
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