Everyone has said it but it bears repeating: 2023 was arguably one of the best years for games of all time.

Each year we're treated to an absolute deluge of great tabletop gaming.

Where AAA looks to impress and blow us away with their sheer size, technical prowess, or some beautiful pixels, indie games stand out by relying heavily on creativity.

Live service games get a bad rap, but there are a ton of games that do the job well. There's also a lot of games that get a ton of love and support without being live service.

More of a great game is never something to complain about, but some new pieces of DLC or expansions really up the ante in what they offer.

We're starting to hit some serious diminishing returns on visual fidelity and technical innovations.

Music in games is often the key factor in bringing to parts of a game together.

There are so many ways to approach multiplayer design that even the binary competitive or cooperative options have a ton of variety in each.

Gameplay is certainly king when it comes to video games, but it's often characters and worlds we all fall in love with and look back fondly on.

What a year it has been for games!

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2022 was a fantastic year for games. When crafting our nominees, we couldn't help but notice how amazing it was for indies in particular, which make up three of our ten nominees this year.

We've played so many incredible Tabletop games this year, from amazing wargaming releases to board games and tabletop RPG's that kept us coming back to the table again and again.

Indie games are where risks are taken, where cool ideas a pursued that may not pan out financially.

Thousands of games get released each year with so many cool new ideas to experience, but there is a large stable of games we all find ourselves coming back to time and again.

Weirdly, awesome new pieces of DLC and great expansions are some of the least covered things in the gaming world. Who doesn't like more awesome stuff to things we already love?

There is no other aspect of gaming that is easier to see steady progression than visual fidelity.