Best Games of 2023

The best games released in 2023, ranked by Belly Score. The Belly's definitive 2023 game rankings.

The Belly's definitive rankings for games released in 2023. Every title from 2023 that earned a Belly Score appears here, sorted from the highest verdict down. It's a year-by-year snapshot of what The Belly thought of the releases — the standout hits, the disappointments, and everything in between from 2023.

9.9

BALDUR'S GATE 3

RPG · Adventure · Strategy

PC · PlayStation · Xbox

AdventurousExploratoryDiscovery-Driven+18

9.8

ALAN WAKE 2

Action · Horror · Adventure

PC · PlayStation · Xbox

MysteriousExploratoryDiscovery-Driven+14

9.7

Pizza Tower

Platformer · Adventure · Action

PC · Nintendo Switch

ComedySurrealWorkplace

Fast-PacedFranticChaotic+3

9.7

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Adventure · Action · Puzzle

Nintendo Switch

9.7

Dead Space

Action · Survival

PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series X|S · PC

Sci-FiSpaceMonsters+1

CreepyTenseIntense+3

9.6

Lies of P

Action RPG · Adventure

PC · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X|S · macOS

Dark FantasyGothicRobots / Mechs+1

DarkChallengingBrutal+3

NO ART

9.6

Baldur's Gate 3

RPG · Strategy · Adventure

PC · PlayStation · Xbox

9.5

Counter-Strike 2

Shooter

PC · Linux

MilitaryModernCrime

IntenseCompetitiveTactical+3

9.5

UNDERTALE YELLOW

RPG · Adventure

Microsoft Windows

FantasyWesternMonsters+1

AdventurousEmotionalAtmospheric+2

9.4

Arcane Odyssey

Action · RPG · Adventure

PC

FantasyPiratesDark / Grim+1

AdventurousExploratoryDiscovery-Driven+3

9.3

Limbus Company

RPG · Strategy · Adventure · Visual Novel

PC · iOS · Android

DystopianDark / GrimPsychological+1

DarkStrategicTactical+3

9.3

Pikmin 4

Strategy · Adventure

Nintendo Switch

SpaceNature / WildernessComedy+1

AdventurousExploratoryStrategic+3

9.3

TYPE://SOUL

Action RPG · Fighting

Roblox

FantasySupernaturalMartial Arts

IntenseFast-PacedCompetitive+3

9.2

Lunacid

Action RPG · Horror

Windows

Dark FantasySupernaturalSurreal+1

ExploratoryMysteriousAtmospheric+3

9.1

DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Dark Prince

RPG

Nintendo Switch · Android · iOS · Windows

FantasyMonsters

AdventurousDiscovery-DrivenStrategic+3

9.1

Combat Initiation

Action · Shooter

Roblox

MilitaryWarDark / Grim

Fast-PacedIntenseAdrenaline-Fueled+3

9.1

CASSETTE BEASTS

RPG · Adventure

Nintendo Switch · Nintendo Switch Lite · Nintendo Switch OLED · Xbox One · Xbox Series X|S · PC · Linux · Steam · Microsoft Store

Sci-FiAlienFantasy+7

AdventurousExploratoryDiscovery-Driven+36

8.9

Residence Massacre

Survival · Horror

PC · Mobile · Console

MonstersPsychologicalDark / Grim

CreepyTenseIntense+3

8.9

POINT OF NO RETURN

Adventure

Roblox

Detective / MysteryPsychologicalSurreal

MysteriousAtmosphericThought-Provoking+2

8.9

Squirrel Stapler

Horror · Shooter · Adventure

PC · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 5

Nature / WildernessPsychologicalSurreal+1

CreepyUnsettlingWeird+3

8.8

WHITE ALBUM: Memories like Falling Snow

Visual Novel

Windows · PlayStation 3

RomanceContemporaryPsychological

EmotionalMelancholicBittersweet+3

8.8

Darkest Dungeon II

Strategy · RPG · Horror

Windows · Mac · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S

Dark FantasyGothicMonsters+1

DarkTenseChallenging+3

8.8

BAROTRAUMA

Action · Horror · Strategy · Simulation

PC · Mac · Linux · Steam

AdventurousExploratoryDiscovery-Driven+44

8.8

late july, midsummer

Adventure

Roblox

SurrealDreamlike

ExploratoryDiscovery-DrivenMysterious+3