What a year it’s been for video game releases. TechRadar Gaming's Game of the Year List offers a small example of some of the near-perfect video games that have emerged this year, such as Baldur’s Gate 3, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and Alan Wake 2. At any other time, just one of these titles would have elevated the whole year, let alone the sheer scale of exceptional titles we’ve seen in 2023.
There’s an issue at hand here though; the year’s incredible bevy of bounteous video games has overshadowed other sensational titles that, for one reason or another, have slipped between the cracks. Whether this is because of their status as indie games and passion projects, or simply having the misfortune to release around the same time as one of the year’s behemoths, they’ve slipped by unnoticed. We want to take a moment to spotlight some of the games you might not have heard of, or only heard of in passing, but are well worth your time and money.
