130: Games of the Year 2023

Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games

• Episode: 130: Games of the Year 2023
• Website: Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games
• Feed URL: https://eggplant.show/rss
• Duration: 02:54:03
• Published: 2023-12-31 23:39

We sit down with our newest co-host, writer/developer Rob Dubbin, to each count down our Top 5 games of 2023, alongside picks from previous show guests and our listeners. Happy New Year!

Our GOTY picks (SPOILERS):

Zach:
Super Locomotive
Kirby's Dream Land 2
The F Train Simulator
Playing Wii-U with a kid
Yamaha TENORI-ON

Sarah:
Betrayal at Club Low
Puzzmo Crosswords
The Emerald Flame
Case of the Golden Idol
Organized Labor

Andy:
System Shock (remake)
Pikmin 1+2 (remakes)
Horseless Carriage
Betrayal at Club Low
Twilight Imperium Fourth Edition

Rob:
Puzzmo Crosswords
Overflow
Lasers & Feelings
Mr. Sun's Hatbox
Rude Tales of Magic

Laura:
Dredge
Return of the Obra Dinn-likes
VIDEOVERSE
Girls' High School Mystery Class
The Exit 8

Doug:
The Password Game
Human Chess
5th Season of Survivor Maryland
Slice & Dice
Blood on the Clocktower

Nick:
Rez Infinite PSVR2 w/ eye tracking
Hi-Fi RUSH
So Clover!
Tux and Fanny
EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6

Other picks from guests and listeners:
Suika Game
Baldur's Gate 3
Puyo Puyo Tetris
Picross S9
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Disc golf
Void Stranger
El Paso, Elsewhere
Basilisk 2000
Whist 22
Xenonauts 2
myhouse.wad
Pikayune Dreams
Magic Spellslingers

Other things mentioned:
Rob Dubbin
Laura's 31 Days of Halloween newsletter
Berghain Trainer
Glitch City bathroom game