It’s been a truly incredible 12 months for gaming. You could even argue that 2023 deserves to rank alongside the likes of 2004 and 1998 as one of the strongest years for video games in history. This year has offered multiple memorable masterpieces in beloved franchises from The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom to Baldur’s Gate 3 — and those are just the tip of the iceberg.
The Tom’s Guide staff has got together and through a fiercely contested round of voting, put together a list of our very favorite games of 2023. These are what we collectively consider the cream of the crop in a year that is sure to go down in the gaming history books. These picks cover games that are available across PS5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X and PC, and if you missed any of them, now is the perfect time to circle back before the first new games of 2024 arrive.
