Gamers are just realising that 2023 is the best ever year for video games – here’s what’s topping the list

MULTIPLE games have been released this year that have been a big hit with fans and critics alike.

There are a huge 42 games that have scored more than 80/100 on review aggregate site Metacritic.

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This excludes ports to new consoles released this year, such the excellent Monster Hunter Rise on PS5 (88) and Moss Book 2 for PS VR2 (90).

The list also excludes some of the excellent DLC packs that have been released this year, including Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Expansion Pass Wave 4 (92), Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania (88), and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: Booster Course Pass – Wave 4 (85).

Nintendo takes the top two spots this year with Tears of the Kingdom and Metroid Prime.

Capcom is not far behind, with Street Fighter 6 and the Resident Evil 4 remake.

Indie games have also been stepping up this year, with multiple games holding an 80+ rating.

The highest-rated indie of the year is A Space for the Unbound, a slice of life adventure set in Indonesia.

Here are all the 80+ rated games released this year.

• 95
  • The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
• 94
  • Metroid Prime Remastered
• 93
  • Street Fighter 6
  • Resident Evil 4 remake
• 92
• 90
  • Persona 4 Golden remastered
• 89
  • Dead Space 
  • Hi-Fi Rush
• 87
  • Hogwarts Legacy
  • Theatrhythm Final Bar Line
  • Persona 3 Portable remastered
• 86
  • The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure
  • A Space for the Unbound
  • Octopath Traveller 2
• 85
  • Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
  • Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End and the Secret Key
  • Humanity 
  • Labyrinth of Galleria: The Moon Society
• 84
  • The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
  • Dredge
• 83
  • The Last Clockwinder
  • Cassette Beasts 
  • Age of Wonders 4
• 82
  • Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus and Butterfly
  • Advance Wars 1+2 ReBoot Camp
  • MLB The Show 23
  • The Last Spell
  • Paranormasight
  • The Mageseeker: A League of Legends Story
  • Darkest Dungeon 2
  • WWE 2K23
• 81
  • Everspace 2
  • Planet of Lana
  • OTXO
  • Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon
  • Tin Hearts
  • Like A Dragon: Ishin!
  • Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty
  • Honkai: Rail Star
• 80
  • Season: A Letter to the Future
  • Fire Emblem Engage
  • Bramble: The Mountain
  • Wildfrost

Written by Georgina Young on behalf of GLHF.

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This post first appeared on Thesun.co.uk