2023 was so incredible for games that you might have missed these 12 must-plays from the first half of the year

An image of an enemy robot in Atomic Heart screaming at the player.

I find myself thinking of this past year in terms of pre-Baldur's Gate 3 and post-Baldur's Gate 3, which might be unfair to the legions of great games that were released otherwise. I've gone back through the archive and settled on thirteen heaters from the first half of the year that practically feel like they launched a lifetime ago.

Monster Hunter Rise