In a year marked by incredible quality for video games, we had to up our list from the usual nine to 10 Game of the Year nominees.

X marks the spot, and Bilkins' Folly HITS the spot with its delightful treasure-hunting and puzzles.

Meet me in the liminal space of one reality-shifting El Paso motel.

Chants of Sennaar tasks you with puzzling out the intricacies of the human experience through languages learned from scratch.

Greg Lobanov's "dream game" to make is our dream game to play. Find out what we learned at PAX West 2023 about Beastieball, coming in 2024.

The Gunbrella is the Best Weapon of 2023, THERE I SAID IT.

Eternights is visually striking, features stirring character arcs, and shows great talent. Even if in the end, I recommend it conditionally.

Bitsummit Let's Go!! brought amazing upcoming indie games into the spotlight and showcased innovation in Japan's game dev and tech scene.

Our team lists 11 games from Steam Next Fest in June that you need to get on your wishlist. Like, right now.

Change the world with your magical sticker book in A Tiny Sticker Tale, a cozy, emotional adventure.

Varney Lake is like a Goosebumps choose-your-own-adventure... if it had fangs.

Bubblegum Galaxy is a cozy and cute hex-based planet builder from indie dev Smarto Club.

Xbox needed this win, and PC Gaming Show was as varied as ever.

How do you distill down three showcases with nearly 200 games? With a few well-deserved indie spotlights!

The 2023 Tribeca Games Spotlight celebrated both established and emerging voices from around the global gaming scene.

90+ games, indie highlights galore: The Guerrilla Collective was an exciting start to Not-E3 week that declared indies rule the space.

Havendock is doing Early Access right, building on its strong foundation as a cheeky survival game and colony sim.

Mail Time is a delightful 2-3 hour package about your first big kid mail delivery job and the friends you meet along the way.

Instead of resting on their laurels, the Case of the Golden Idol team went straight into producing an absolute smash of a DLC project.

We all need a visit to Coffee Talk, the fantastical and friendly café that provides a sip of comfort to Seattle's sleepless.