What’s Your Game Of The Year 2023?

What’s your game of the year 2023? The whole PlayStation Access team gathers to talk about the best games from 2023. Okay, it’s not as glitzy as the Game Awards, but these are the best PlayStation games we played this year.
Picking the game of the year 2023 is no easy task. It feels like we’ve played masterpiece after masterpiece, from the epic RPGs of Baldur’s Gate 3 and Final Fantasy XVI to indie hits of Dredge, Cocoon and Teardown to the frantic horror of Resident Evil 4 and Alan Wake 2. With all those under our belt you can understand the challenge of selecting our 2023 GOTY.
What's your GOTY 2023? Let us know in the comments.
Of course, these are the best PS5 games 2023 - if you are looking for more recommendations you can check out our top 10 best PS5 games (from any year): • Top 10 PS5 Games .
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[@jordanhilton1815]

ALSO.. I love how your guys' channel is so positive and you're only talking up video games and not tearing video games down. In a world where everybody hates everything all the time and is mad at everything it is so refreshing I've been watching you guys for years and I will for years to come

[@HKVDay]

Umm yeh… they only talk games up because this is PlayStations channel - it’s there to market games not critique games - you get that right??

[@SecksyMan]

This channel markets Playstation games. Why would they talk negatively ever?

[@SecksyMan]

This channel markets Playstation games. Why would they talk negatively ever?

[@SecksyMan]

This channel markets Playstation games. Why would they talk negatively ever?

[@SecksyMan]

This channel markets Playstation games. Why would they talk negatively ever?

[@cataorshane]

It's always so special to watch someone speak so passionately about something they truly adore

[@DaRkLoRd-rc5yu]

Resident evil 4 remake. It was just fantastic and incredibly replayable

[@RD_Clarke]

I think it’s still FF16 for me, I’ve never seen such spectacle from a game before, and I’m usually not one to care about musical scores for games but oh man, FF16’s soundtrack is just… chef kiss 👌🏼

[@jackusmaracus]

I love it when you do these kinds of videos! My GOTY is Lies of P. I haven't been so grabbed by a game that I was prepared to play it three whole times to get the plat since Elden Rin. Lies of P is far and away the best Soulslike I've ever played that wasn't made by From. No game has ever come close to matching the Soulsborne formula quite like Lies of P imo. I'm excited for the DLC and a possible sequel hopefully one day!

[@kiwikratos]

Rob not picking a JRPG has really shook me. Could FF7 Rebirth not be his GOTY for 2024? It's scary to think about.

[@VOAxInsanity]

FF16 followed closely only by Octopath Traveler 2 but BG3 and Alan Wake are also extremely great games

[@kirbyrawstorne]

Baldur's Gate 3 without question. There's just so much game in that game, and so much love has gone into the making of it. How could it not be

[@ednoresult4179]

for me it's RE4 remake. what a wonderful recreation of one of the best game of all time.

[@lordzeppelin3824]

Baldur’s Gate 3, all the way. I’ve yet to complete it (heck, I don’t think I’ve made it past Act 1 just yet), and that’s because there’s a ton of replay value in this game because there are so many variables at work, from your class, to your background, to what race you’re playing as. It’s a brilliant game and is probably gonna be my GOTY for the next few years, at least.

[@wardvandecotte9253]

Baldur's Gate 3 brought back my love for gaming.

[@shmookins]

I can't believe how fast the fast travel is in Spiderman 2. Not only that, but it is the only game I know that doesn't force you to fast travel to a specific location. You can fast travel to any point in the game's map and at any time!

[@vvandavvitch]

thanks ssd

[@shmookins]

@@vvandavvitch And thanks devs for making games taking advantage of SSDs.

[@shadowcat1606]

Mechanicalls, the fast travel in SM2 is really awesome, yeah, but to be honest, i kinda miss the subway-animations from the first game.

[@KurenaiOni]

Mine will be Yakuza Gaiden, I've played the series since it's main inception and went through all the games, even imported the Japanese versions when I didn't understand them. It was a true masterpiece and also a very emotional one since me and my brother played from the first all the way to Kiwami 2. That was the last game me and him finished and he passed away after it from a heart attack. I'm gonna play every game they release with my son and his kids as a reminder of what we used to do together

[@Smelly_Rex]

Resident Evil 4 is Best Game Ever Again... One of the best gaming experiences I've had in years.

[@Pastyovercoat]

1) FFXVI 2) Alan Wake 2 3) Forspoken

[@RobNotBob95]

Spider-Man 2 is my GOTY. Lies Of P and Resident Evil 4 Remake are my runner-ups.

[@Gebro_gaming891]

Personally, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

[@maximnewman2483]

Tears of the Kingdom for me. Had such an amazing time with it.

[@mononoke721]

Teardown is a bang on choice Dave! Still haven't finished it yet (it's much longer than I thought) but its rocketed up on my own personal list too. It's one of those puzzle games that makes you feel like a mad genius when you manage to accomplish all a level's objectives within the 60 second time limit, and sometimes it comes right down to the wire! It's both thrilling and highly satisfying in equal measure and one of the most unique games I've played in many years.

[@jordyboy62]

While I agree it's an amazing game, it released in 2020 so it can't really be a game of the year for this year

[@picklerickaussiegaming]

My game of the year has to be Lies of P. What a game! I now have the plat, having completed 3 playthroughs and collecting literally everything you can get in the game. The soundtrack... *chef's kiss*

[@j_olivia9719]

Lies of P absolutely blew my socks off, amazing instalment to the soulslike genre

[@aaronatkinson177]

I'm stuck on the black rabbit brotherhood boss fight but other than that lies of p is good 👍 💯

[@user-ig6qe9yh7l]

Spiders 2 & Burning SHORES: my personal GOTY. Sea of stars FF16 Forspoken etc..

[@Kingdomh395]

Jedi Survivor. Can't wait for the next one

[@tcfilms8062]

This one got snubbed too much at the game awards. My goty as well.

[@devantreparks1650]

I had this one for “Best Action/Adventure”….shame it came away with nothing smh AWESOME game from start to finish!

[@sean24833]

Best game that I have played this year is RE4 remake

[@danhectic5629]

Armored Core! had been waiting since the last one- and it's spectacular.

[@nothanks6549]

Dave and I usually like similar games, so he's sold me on teardown.

[@SlashersquadJack]

Baldur's gate 3 and it's not close it is a game changer since it's inception video game RPGs have been trying to replicate the tabletop experience with the amount of freedom that that entails. This is the first game to ever have gotten this close and it sets new benchmark of what can be done with these types of games. It's just incredible. With a honorable mention to Alan Wake 2 these two games are the two that push the medium forward this year.

[@timmy0046]

Resi 4 remake is definitely my GOTY but I also loved Dead Space remake and I'm really enjoying the Phantom Liberty DLC for Cyberpunk. Still gotta play Spiderman 2 and Amnesia: The Bunker though.

[@JohnWalker857]

My game of the year is RoboCop Rogue City. The legendary Peter Weller returns to voice Robo along with the incredible themes of Basil Poledouris for the music. It makes you feel like Robocop in his world.

[@leandroricardoorthmann7220]

Since I'm a FF fanboy, my goty is FF16. After that, BG3 ... what a game.

[@Grey_Warden_Invasion]

For me this really was the year of Metal Gear. (rhyming not intended lol) I played all the main story games within this same year in chronological order of story events. Which means I started with Peace Walker in spring (had already played MGS3 last year, but played it again for good measure when the collection was released in autumn) and am now currently playing MGS4 and will probably still be able to finish it before Christmas. There were other shorter games in between as well but none of them I loved as much. And I also played the Mass Effect trilogy at the beginning of the year - but I can't make Mass Effect my game of the year every year. Lol When it comes to how much pure (and often flat out chaotic) fun I had with gameplay then my personal game of the year would either be Peace Walker or MGSV - when it comes to which storyline I loved most then MGS3 or MGS4.

[@DaRkLoRd-rc5yu]

For me mgs2 was the real winner. Playing through it this time I absolutely loved it. Everything just clicked and it was probably one of the best things I played this year even though it came out in 2001. Imo it's the best metal gear.

[@NorwegianTaxman]

If I had played more of it it would probably be Baldur’s Gate 3, but I just don’t have the time to be able to play open world RPG’s anymore so it’s between Dead Space Remake and Spiderman 2 and if I had to choose I would go with Dead Space Remake because even though I love Spiderman, I’m an even bigger fan of Sci-fi horror

[@ryanhuntley2201]

I'm with Dave. I have PS Plus and don't buy many games outside of that so haven't played the other games, but Teardown was a wonderful surprise. Just blowing stuff up is fun, but clever puzzles in there too. Pretty easy if you just do the minimum for each challenge, but once you try for 100% you need to think outside the box and use all your tools.

[@Maxbeedo2]

1. Baldur's Gate 3, 2. Street Fighter 6, 3. Chained Echoes (Like Midnight Suns I think it was forgotten as a Dec 2022 release), 4. Sea of Stars, 5. Like A Dragon Gaiden

[@Harerazer]

Baldur's Gate 3, no doubt

[@d3mystic93]

FF16 and P5 Tactica are my GOTYs. Also, Haven (even though it didn't release this year) is my hidden gem of 2023.

[@NeoLotex]

There have been lots of good games this year, from Trails into Reverie to Spider-Man 2 and Alan Wake 2 to Fatal Frame 4, but for me it was Resident Evil 4 Remake. I enjoyed it so much that I finished both platinums back to back and just kept playing. Base game and Seperate Ways combined, I've play WAY over 30 times now and I'm still not tired of it. I also don't feel like playing it again soon, but fatique/dislike hasn't set in either which is a good sign for an amazing game.

[@FoxiestOfTheHounds]

Great choices there. My goty is Remnant 2.

[@axelovingguy]

So many good games - Jedi Survivor, Spidey 2, Resi 4 Remake, can’t just pick one

[@blackonyx1]

My Game of the Year is Lies of P.

[@itsdeonlol]

My GOTY for 2023 was Alan Wake 2. That game gave me the feels!

[@rpeck2832]

From what I played... 1. Baldur's Gate 3 2. Resident Evil 4 Remake 3. Alan Wake II 4. Dead Space Remake 5. Ocotpath Traveller II 6. Marvels Spiderman 2 Etc..

[@Peterah00]

1:Spider-Man 2 2:Jedi survivor 3:resi 4

[@HiffClunger]

Played Sea of Stars(Still need secret ending), FF16, TotK, Spiderman 2 (Platinum'd), Lies of P (Platinum'd), Super Mario Wonder, Mario RPG and I have to give it to Lies of P. First soulslike I finish and I can confidently say it is the best game I played these last 5 years.

[@JeannieLove]

My personal GOTY is a tie between Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty and Resident Evil 4 Remake. I sadly didn't play enough of BG3 to make a decision on. Wo Long had that Dynasty Warriors lore nostalgia and I was excited to be a Female Guan Yu. RE4 made me play a game that I refused to play the original. I like how it felt like RE5 with modern controls. Really looking forward to the next remake.

[@aydenmcfly1362]

The people that don't say baldurs gate 3 just don't get how amazing it is technically and narratively

[@ianp1986]

Red Dead Redemption 2. Yes, it came out in 2018 but it’s been my game of the year for 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023

[@granthosman2745]

It should have won back in 2018 it was my GOTY that year.... nothing against God of War. It's a great game however RD2 is a masterpiece

[@warrenbeer2737]

I’ve actually just got around to playing it now and it’s blown everything out of the water that I’ve played this year. Masterpiece.

[@ianp1986]

@@warrenbeer2737 I’m jealous! I wish I had one of those Men In Black memory erasers so I could play it again for the first time. Enjoy it

[@jdartt7243]

Currently doing another RDR2 run after a while. Don't know why but it gets better and better for me.

[@alfredosimental6981]

That’s fair

[@friedgirl8]

#podsquad Access, I just have to shout y’all out for the wonderful vibes and energy you bring to all your videos. Your passion for both the games and also each other makes it feel like a warm hug every time I watch one of your videos. Can’t wait for the Christmas Maze!

[@edmilsonjunior3916]

FfXVI followed by BG3. But to be fair: web swinging around New York is The best thing I've done in a game in 2023.

[@dankoismad]

Resident Evil 4 Remake for me. I've put a whole ton of hours into it and I still want to play it.

[@mulukh7]

Rosie showing some love for Like a Dragon but LaD: Ishin! Is one of my favourites this year and no one mentions it!

[@jordanhilton1815]

I wish I could have a Bluetooth in my ear at all times and it was just Rob talking about video games!!!!!

[@platinum_vault]

Lots of great games this year. Mine was Dredge for the longest time. But then 3 days before new years, I started Lies of P and that game stole the show for me. I am also excited to play Teardown a bit more in 2024. I even made a video about it, because I couldn’t believe how good and how much fun it was.

[@undefinederror40404]

Rob's choice really took me by surprise!

[@REVOLVERE]

My game of the year are the friends I made along the way 😢

[@meglomaniac]

yes! I got Teardown after seeing Dave's stream and it's honestly so good, have absolutely loved it!

[@esteban280889]

hogwarts legacy was pretty fun

[@AndySloan444]

Baldur's Gate 3. No contest as far as I'm concerned.

[@eShinobiYT]

Every few months I come back to the channel and have a host of great things to watch while working doing chores etc, been a fan for years and looking forward to many more!

[@PlayStationAccess]

Great to hear!

[@flimbli]

still my favourite channel because everyone is very positive and really enjoy the game and what they are doing, while many other channels are trying to only find negative in recent games ;)

[@PerovNigma]

Horizon Forbidden West, because I'm very slow.

[@chaddkline9131]

Always appreciative of Dave picking some off-the-beaten-path titles! 🙂

[@randybobandy3840]

​@@mydogeatspukeCompared to Baldaurs Gate 3, Spiderman 2 and Resident Evil 4 - yes, yes it is.

[@randybobandy3840]

@@mydogeatspuke Spiderman and Resident Evil are such popular series that even non gamers know them and Baldayrs Gate 3 is thee most talked about game in 2023 so yea again compared to THEM 3 Teardown is absolutely off the beaten track.

[@elwincarstens192]

I'm with Rob on this one, go Spider-man 2!

[@Zebula77]

Spidey-2 is my GOTY as well (and yes, I too have the Plat on that onel), but absolutely loved Alan Wake II, Dead Space Remake, Metroid Prime Remaster, Jedi: Survivor, Resi 4 Remake and Dredge. And let's not forget PSVR 2 with Resi Village, Walking Dead Saints and Sinners: Retribution and Synapse. And I've not even played Baldur's Gate 3 yet. What a year! Edit: And yes, Teardown is amazing. It's really kinda like a Hitman game.

[@DaRkLoRd-rc5yu]

Street fighter 6 is also amazing and will be a game i'll no doubt be playing for probably the next couple of years if not longer. What a year for capcom

[@isctaylor109]

Mortal Kombat 1 is my game of the year. It's the first game AI ever got the Platinum trophy for.

[@jotaro_sekiro_3280]

For me GOTY was spiderman

[@CoreyKaha]

I was playing BG3 in early access back in 2020, and I knew once it was fully released that it would be my game of the year. I only played a little in EA because I wanted to save it. And I was just floored with how incredible it was and how much it had improved upon what I already considered perfection. BG3 is a game I can see myself playing for years, with multiple playthroughs, trying new things time and time again.

[@johnyoung5413]

My top 3 are 1 - FF16 2 - RE4 3 - Spider-Man 2 Still some big games like baldurs gate and Alan wake that I’ve not played yet

[@songoku2711]

Resident Evil 4 Remake is my personal GOTY 2023

[@Sorakovu]

I loved BG3, but my personal GOTY is still FFXVI, I will always remember Titan and Bahamuth's fight omg

[@dien00b31]

I would like to say Final Fantasy 16, but I had way too much fun with Dead Space ❤

[@forhelghan]

Both are fantastic

[@connorohalloran1636]

If there was a few less side quests in FFXVI then I would have loved much much more, but the main story is killer. If there was a best Cinematics award then FFXVI would have won that in spades

[@JDMStav]

I was looking forward to playing Teardown but it was a big disappointment for me personally. No option to invert the camera meant it was unplayable.

[@magikdethmonkey]

Yep me too. Was hyped for it and then had to uninstall.

[@AndySloan444]

They fixed that oversight with an update a few days ago. You can now invert Y, making the game playable for people like us.

[@JDMStav]

@@AndySloan444 Ah nice. Thanks for letting me know 👍

[@treble6824]

Awesome video, not been able to get msm2 yet, but am hoping to be able to afford it after chrimbo, and hearing rob talk about it has made me so excited!

[@TheBeckyDragon]

It was a close one this year for me... but so much about Jedi Survivor just clicked for me. So it has to take the top spot.

[@scottwatson7844]

My favourite two games of the year are both remakes. Resident Evil 4 and Dead Space.

[@ayoitzfuzzlife7102]

Octopath traveler 2, no other game i played comes close this year

[@WarriorOfTheHeavens]

What happened to today's livestream? Has it been rescheduled due to tech problems? I was looking forward to my game of the year being RE 4. ; D

[@PS5GamingHub1986]

Spider-Man 2. I had a smile ear to ear from start to finish. Playing as Venom was lit. Just a phenomenal game all round IMO. After that it’s RE4, FF16 and Forspoken. In a way because this year has been so stacked I often feel we’ve been spoiled for choice, but that’s a good problem to have.😉

[@Darth1389]

What happened to the RE4 VR stream that was supposed to happen today? Just curious

[@WarriorOfTheHeavens]

Yeah I was waiting... and then everything just went down... probably tech issues, but I hope they do it at some point next week if possible?

[@Darth1389]

@@WarriorOfTheHeavens yeah I hope so to I always like to see their reactions to the VR of RE lol

[@uPerigoso]

Elden Ring, only play it this year

[@MikeS42069]

Armored Core 6!!!

[@platypusfox73]

personal favorites this year are Lies of P and Jedi Survivor

[@burnt-croissants]

Bg3 for me, nothing surprising here. it’s more than goty, it’s been more of an obsession. when i’m not playing it, i’m likely thinking about it

[@esteban280889]

2023 is when games were back. I havent played many of the new ones this year. Jedi Survivor im waiting for it to go on game pass. Final Fantasy XVI I loved what I have played so far. Spiderman 2 i suspect will be my 2023 game of the year when i get around to playing it. just need to do Miles game first.

[@MasaKillzAll]

thanks to rob, SM2 has finally won an award

[@goopteruk279]

Have still to play Marvels Spider-Man 2 and Resident Evil 4 so can’t really give a definitive answer yet. In terms of triple A’s released in 2023 I did manage to play The Dead Space Remake, Forspoken, Star Wars Jedi Survivor and Wo Long Fallen Dynasty. Earned the platinums in all four and really enjoyed all of them. My favourite indies from 2023 are Dredge and Bramble The Mountain King. PS. Do the Access Team have any inside info on whether Alan Wake 2 will eventually get a physical release?

[@spartymcfly705]

1) lies of p 2) alan wake 2 3) ff 16 4) spiderman 2

[@aaronatkinson177]

Resident evil 4 was my number one choice for the first half of the year 😃

[@yobilllin9939]

My GOTY 2023 is FF16

[@Dirty_Nero_Main]

Personally, FF16. Excellent combat, minus the cooldowns.

[@lordhazenberg8556]

Baldur’s Gate 3 or Armored Core 6. Both offer vastly different experiences so it’s hard to choose, but both execute their intent to perfection

[@Timmyk5150]

Just got my ps5 3 days ago (Spider-Man 2 slim bundle). Haven’t really dived too deep into Spider-Man 2, so I’ll give goty to Super Mario wonder, lol. I am impressed with the ps5 this far though.

[@TheKennyboy92]

For me it is either Spider-Man 2 or FF16. They are both so impressive in different way.

[@mikkdc]

Resident Evil 4 Remake is my GOTY (but have yet to play Alan Wake 2 and I have a feeling this may just take it)

[@tyleroutland435]

Marvel's spiderman 2 is mine

[@gallowsgradient]

Killer Frequency.

[@E3Zen]

Ash's enthusiasm is contagious

[@Mog_the_Moogle7]

My GOTY is FFVI pixel remaster Kupo ❤️ which was released this year