Same as t'other thread.
1. Tinykin 
2. Vampire Survivors 
3. Elden Ring 
4. Marvel Snap 
5. Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe 

runners up 
6. Route 96 
7. As Dusk Falls 
8. Gunfire Reborn 

Games from other years I have enjoyed this year. 
1. Guardians of the Galaxy 
2. Dark Pictures Anthology 
3. Ass Crud Valhalla 

The theme of my top lists largely appears to be games that just deliver what they are supposed to deliver without any bullshit or wasting of my time. Well developed, well designed, stay within a scope reasonable of their studio and budget. Tinykin is the epitome of this and sits on the highest hill because of it. Vampire Survivor probably benefits from being late in the year, aint it always the way.

Elden Ring
GoW 2 Ragnabollocks

Fuck knows the rest don't think I played owt.

Fully refunded its that bad. It'd normally be 2nd or 3rd. Truly awful release.

Newcastle are rich.

Paul the sparky wrote:

What's up with it?

New headline features include a watch and jewellery for your manager...who you never see in game. Oh and a scarf which they couldn't even scale so if you're over 6 foot it clips through your body, if under 6 foot it floats on the air.

A redesigned squad planner screen which is actively worse.

A redesigned scouting system which is actively worse.

Randomness added to the match engine, so that players will miscontrol etc. However in typical SI fashion this is ramped up to 11 to the point you have zero control over any of it and each match resembles drunk Sunday League, even at the highest level.

Defensive AI is broken, they will actively run away from attackers and/or stand completely still allowing attacking players to just run straight through.

Goalkeepers are beyond dreadful. Strikers are silly overpowered, can get Ivan Toney and others score 60+. I had Haaland score 131 goals in a season across 59 games.

Absolutely zero fixes or improvements to the thousands of things reported as bugs on the forum.

AI squad building is broken long term. They all end up with squads 30+ as they are programmed to sign players on reputation, which means they don't develop youth.

Regen attribute distribution is broken. You cannot find a good attacking fullback after 15/20 years, defenders are either Neil Ruddock or midget ball players who can't jump.

International Management is broken as AI don't understand handling a players condition. In my save France lost the WC as they rested all of their primary 11 for the final because they were knackered as they played them every minute of every game, even dead rubbers. You cannot train players as international manager or do fuck all bar select and play a match.

That's about 10% of the bad.

If you just play a season or two it don't really matter, but as a 30 year long term hardcore player it's fucking disgusting.

Fuck knows how console version is tbh, it's a different game to the PC one. Might be grand on there as its a watered down variant.

International management has always been shite. Baffling they've never addressed it.

Never thought it was a game that suited the international role. Fine if you take it as a part time but otherwise there's not enough to do.

Haven't tried the latest game, thought last year was OK but I feel I need to step away from it for a while as I used to go full career and now I feel 2 to 3 seasons gives me enough.

It doesn't help that the current football world is financially disgusting.

I refuse to participate in this treacherous vote. my ELDEN friend Muzzy worked hard to bRING some depth to proceedings.

Here's where I am so far:
1 Immortality
2 Elden Ring
3 Pentiment
4 Card Shark
5 A Plague Tale: Requiem

Nearest misses:
Stray
Norco
Midnight Suns
Sifu

I think I've already posted the same top 5 in the other thread anyway.

Look, Elden Ring is the winner here, so all this putting it in second place or worse can just stop now.

Kow wrote:

Look, Elden Ring is the winner here, so all this putting it in second place or worse can just stop now.

Aye. Elden Ring, then Vampire Survivors. Close thread. Sorted.

Easy this goty nonsense.

Yossarian wrote:

I may put in a vote for Deathloop.

Think of your future children Yoss, do you want them to be that ashamed when they look through your post history?

digi wrote:

Beatstar was this year right?

I was wanting to know the same and unfortunately it is not. Global launch was August last year. Still gonna choose it cos fuck the establishment.