[img]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wwUeNUmg3Z2aRbJeXMqWE6.jpg[/img] Take some colony building, throw in some tower defense, and add in a bunch of people who just don't get along.

[img]http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eNDrnHbWWJR56do55x4MRP.jpg[/img] Flow like water, or else.

[img]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6bnQc9Lq3weH4278Qvw4VV.jpg[/img] I found it far more enjoyable once I got rid of the biggest threat.

[img]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wyYqoMkcYLuUvHFxLerRy7.png[/img] An absurd chocolate box of systems—it shouldn't work, but in Dave the Diver it does.

[img]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JeroJTbJUvT2R8NE9jGGSj.jpg[/img] It's the loud reactions that make this game so entertaining; it's a thrill to play it with friends or watch endless clips on TikTok.

[img]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Q3nMoEwiHy2RVcCfmP88qT.png[/img] This quaint little fishing game has bite.

[img]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rQiRw9JpLCjiMVKmpEEW26.png[/img] That's my tempo.

[img]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RDesYjYug64ztwadzuRVZA.jpeg[/img] Break your games, not the bank.

[img]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eDWMw8zjPZx59YVgKWqkrf.jpg[/img] It means two of the best games of 2023 are RPGs that came out in early access in 2020, which isn't a trend but it's weird that there are two.

[img]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WHx7DTcrx2V9QFZeHadTzC.png[/img] Thanks to its fresh spin on the genre, this tropical adventure was our favourite open world game of the year.