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Dan Ryckert's Top 10 Games of 2023

Dan likes games. Dan likes Nintendo. Dan likes Nintendo games.

Dec 25

Tamoor Hussain's Top Games of 2023

Tam gives us a little more insight on the games he shoved into the Eurovision machine.

Dec 26

Lucy James' Top 10 Games of 2023

What if Remedy made a fishing puzzle game where Idris Elba was your vampire boyfriend?

Dec 27

Jeff Grubb's Top 10 Games of 2023

2023's runner up for the person who most ruined Dan Ryckert's bathroom has something to say about video games.

Dec 28

Bailey Meyers' Top 10 Games of 2023

The world's foremost Goosebumps expert is here to rank some games based on how much she wants to hang out with the characters.

Dec 27

TurboShawn's Top 10 Games of 2023

Giant Bomb's FGC emissary shines a light on some lesser-loved games of 2023 that he couldn't put down.

Dec 29

Mike Minotti's Top 10 Games of 2023

Only the best knife parrying games need apply.

Dec 29

Jeff & Dylan Bakalar's Top 10 Games of 2023

The Bakalar Boyz are back causin' mass destruction.

Dec 29

Jan Ochoa's Top 10 Games of 2023

Jan Ochoa is a Senior Video Producer here at Giant Bomb. He's also the host of the God's Favorite Podcast: The Giant Bombcast. He is constantly plagued by video game saves.

Dec 29

Niki Grayson's Top 11 Things of 2023

It might be a little late, but we had to wait for the photo film to develop.

Jan 15

Kevin Zuhn's Top 10 Games of 2023

Oh-oo-oh! It's Kevin Zuhn! Oh-oo-oh! Talkin' 'bout Kevin Zuhn!

Jan 2

Giant Bomb Moderators' Top 10 Games of 2023

The site's moderators have Voltron'd themselves together once again to create a list of the ten best games of the year.

Dec 28

New Game Plus' Top 10 Games of 2023

The boys from Argentina are here to tell us about the smell of lavender on goblins' feet.

Dec 29

John Ricciardi’s Top 10 Games of 2023 (and 1998)

Don't call him a collector. He's just been gathering for years. 8-4's John Ricciardi is here with his top games from this year and from 25 years ago when he was at EGM.

Dec 29

Ben Pack’s Top Six Games of 2023 (So Sorry That I Didn’t Finish Ten in Time)

Ben “Ben Pack” Pack is a former Giant Bomb employee and current gadabout. He is currently working with Null Signal Games to continue support of Netrunner, one of his favorite games ever. Please feel free to connect with him on LinkedIn.

Dec 29

Alex Van Aken's Top 10 Games of 2023

The lead of GameInformer's video team is here to teach us magic. I mean... talk about magic games. Wait... no... the magic of video games. That's it.

Dec 29

Chris Kohler's Top 10 Games of 2023

Editorial Director at Digital Eclipse, author of multiple books, retro gaming aficionado, and one of the only people to ever eliminate themself from a PAX Rumble.

Dec 29

Steve Saylor's Top 3 Games for Accessibility

Steve Saylor joins us to highlight three games that raised the bar in terms of accessibility this year.

Dec 28

Shinobi602's Top 10 Games of 2023

Ultra top secret inside information tells us that Shinobi602 has some favorite games this year.

Dec 29

Adam Cole's Top 10 Games of 2023

The Panama City Playboy might be sidelined with a nasty ankle injury, but that's more time to play video games. ADAAAAM!

Dec 28

Jesse Vitelli's Top 10 Games of 2023

One of the hottest free agents in the league is here to share his top draft picks for best little freako.

Dec 28

Mary Kish's Top 10 Games of 2023

Mary took a break from filling Minnesota bath tubs with macaroni and cheese to tell us about her favorite games!

Dec 28

Phil Theobald's Top Game of 2023

Phil Theobald from the Player One Podcast is here to rant about his favorite game of 2023 because he doesn't get to write things like he used to at EGM and Nintendo Power.

Dec 26

Leon Chang’s Top 5 Games of 2023

The composer of Bird World and the planet's leading expert on Star Ocean Second Story is back. Will it be GOTY for the FOURTH time?!

Dec 27

Jason Fanelli's Top 10 Games of 2023

Freelancer Jason Fanelli took a break from chanting E-A-G-L-E-S to give us his favorite games from 2023 in alphabetical order.

Dec 27

Chris "CJ" Johnston's Top 10 Games of 2023

Chris Johnston from Enhance and the Player One Podcast is here to remind you to play Humanity... and give a quick Top 10 list of games that AREN'T Humanity.

Dec 26

Mansoor's Top 10 Games of 2023

Or at least the ten games he played during his newborn's naps.

Dec 26

Cristian from Argentina's Top Games and Anime of 2023

Cristian is here to present THE REAL GAME OF THE ANIME OF THE YEAR.

Dec 25

Meghna Jayanth's Top 10 Games of 2023

Meghna is here to share with us which games deserve to be celebrated in this tumultuous year for the industry.

Dec 27

Dan "Shoe" Hsu's Top Game

The former editor-in-chief of EGM is here to write about his favorite game from... 2020?

Dec 29

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Cocoon

Shawn and Jan lead their buggy boy through the incredible sights and sounds of Cocoon!

Sep 29

Resident Evil 4: Separate Ways DLC

Dan and Bakalar dive back into the world of Resident Evil 4 to check out Ada's side adventure. Turns out, RE4 continues to be great!

Sep 28

Cyber Punk 2077: Phantom Liberty

Lucy and Grubb dip back into Night City and bask in the neon glow of lights as they get into fights and reunite with old friends.

Sep 25

The Crew Motorsport

Mike, Niki, and Turboshawn get together to hit the racetrack and wonder about the afterlife for cars.

Sep 18

Mortal Kombat 1

Dan Rykkert and Jeff Grubb rip, tear, and punkh down all akkross the realms and force a "Quitality"!

Sep 14

Curse Crackers: For Whom the Belle Toils

Grubb, Mike, and Dan hop and bop around in Curse Crackers: For Whom the Belle Toils to get their boyfriend back!

Aug 30

Bomb Rush Cyberfunk

Grubb and Mike Minotti toprock, tag up some walls, and grind through the city in Bomb Rush Cyberfunk.

Aug 29

Armored Core VI Fires of Rubicon

Jan and Grubb jump into a mech and lay waste to armies and look stylish while doing so.

Aug 24

Immortals of Aveum

Dan and Bakalar move their hands around and cock their fists to crackwise and cast spells!

Aug 21

30XX

Minotti Man and Grubb Man party up and check out if Mega Man was a rogue-lite!

Aug 14

Quake II

Mike and Grubb go back to 1997 as they blast through Quake II all over again.

Aug 13

Disney Illusion Island

Grubb and Mike bounce around the world as the most powerful and disgruntled wizard in all of Final Fantasy!

Aug 11

Baldur's Gate 3

Tam and Lucy roll the dice as they adventure through the long awaited Baldur's Gate 3! Watch as they grab meat swords, deal with wild animals, and maybe walk in on some unexpected...relations.

Aug 3

Pikmin 4

Look at these little freaks! Oh, there's Pikmin here too. Dan and Grubb hop on there noseless puppy and help throw around their little friends to carry out their bidding.

Jul 25

Remnant 2

Grubb, Bakalar, and Dan dodgeroll their way through burning cities and giant glowing crystals.

Jul 24

Viewfinder

Dan and Grubb use a series of pictures to jump, alter, and shift through the world of Viewfinder!

Jul 18

Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise Of The Dragons

Grubb and Mike hit the mean streets of New York to fight crime by punching it!

Jul 17

AEW Fight Forever

Grubb, Jan, and Mike take a look at the long awaited AEW Fight Forever! They see the sights, see some exploding barbed wire, and more! "Artists, when given the chance, can make something very special."

Jun 28

Final Fantasy XVI

Jeff Grubb and Jan Ochoa check out the early bits of Final Fantasy XVI and gush over the combat, story, and perhaps the best dog of the year?

Jun 21

System Shock

Bakalar and Grubb dip into System Shock and try to figure out what made it so special!

Jun 1