I played so many games in 2023 and it still didn’t feel like nearly enough
Making frustrating decisions in the face of myriad challenges, 2023 saw The Pokémon Company's image falter
It was another great year for making the numbers go up and romancing our favorite NPCs
This year brought both fantastic first- and third-person shooters, like The Finals and El Paso, Elsewhere
Dying Light 2 challenged my brain, Session chilled me out, and Wanted: Dead made me laugh
The console just had a fantastic year despite being on its deathbed
Valve’s mini-PC keeps going from strength to strength
So many wonderful games, and so many horrible layoffs
From big-budget blockbusters to remasters of classics, 2023’s best games were a wonderfully varied bunch
Bowser and Venom have nothing on this resentful little weasel
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From sudden game releases to Alan Wake 2's amazing musical number, 2023 wasn’t all bad
Older games with solid updates, a New York Times daily puzzle, and more round out this GOTY list
From Bobby Kotick lingering to AI garbage and everything getting more expensive, 2023 wasn’t great
We’ll always have astral projection sex, right, Gale?
This year the internet was simply gushing with gaming stuff you’re not supposed to know
Microsoft bought a big publisher, put out great games, raised prices, and continued to support the Xbox Series S
From Spider-Verse secrets to 'unintended' vaginas, here are your most-read Kotaku stories of the year
Here's a fantastic selection of couch co-op games to occupy the wintry evenings