Great to see this highlighted 😁 I feel like Many Nights hasn't had much attention in end of year awards talk, a really great experience, together with and Roger as a game I think I'll think about for a long time.

Honourable mentions: Blade Chimera, Blue Prince, DK Bananza, Is This Seat Taken?, Kingdoms of the Dump, Like a Dragon Pirate Yakuza, Pokémon Legends Z-A, Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog, Wander Stars.

3-1 is 'safe', but they are incredible games. HK:SS is genre all-timer. Hades II follows up and all-timer and becomes an all-timer in its own right (even if story a touch weaker). CO is likely Top 5 all timer for me. Yes there's some award fatigue around it right now, but it's something special.

Order of 10-8 is tough. Demonschool has distinct flaws (pacing) and maybe not 'better' at delivering its intended experience compared to Lumines/BallxPit, but enjoying despite flaws. 6-4 pretty close, And Roger/Many Nights so hard to separate, tears at the end of AR swung it.

By the time Mina the Hollower and Lumines Arise release I may have played enough this year for a credible Top 20

and Roger/Many Nights are a coin toss over which order. Silksong TBC, could drop behind Roger/Many Nights. Legends ZA will likely make the low-to-mid list based on first few hours. Top 2 surely a lock in that order. BallxPit seems fun but not sure it'll make it.

Update:

10.Blade Chimera
9.Wander Stars
8.The Roottrees are Dead
7.Donkey Kong Bananza
6.Citizen Sleeper 2
5.and Roger
4.Many Nights a Whisper
3.Hollow Knight Silksong
2.Hades II
1.Clair Obscur Expedition 33

Excited to see what's announced! A potential definitive/'Royal' edition is the only reason I've been delaying a second play through

Many thanks! I will double check my version and drop you an email later today 👍👍

The intricacies of the combat in 2 is one of my favourite differences, the way the cast is used to manage distance and spacing is great

Incredible bundle, would be all over it if they weren't all already in my library 😁

Ah, played the demo when it came out initially (unsure if this is new demo?) and it left me very impressed. Doesn't seem to be getting the buzz it deserves, for me definitely the most promising DE style game of the upcoming ones

But on the whole if it means quality games + talented/hardworking developers have more chance to survive/thrive, I'm in favour of the big games indicating release window with lots of notice. There is a risk to committing early but they are more equipped to handle that than smaller operations. 3/3

I don't follow this stuff that closely but I'd be very surprised if there was any malicious intent here? For the record, I'm thoroughly enjoying Silksong, never played the original, so the surprise release date meant little to me... 2/3

By a dictionary definition of "unfeeling/indifferent to others" I think it's a valid claim. However 'callous' to me has a slightly more sinister/nefarious connotation, I'd say it's more 'naive' or 'ignorant' of the landscape. 1/3