This year represented one of the most difficult game of the year discussions we’ve had in some time; 2023 was overflowing with fantastic games. But our opinions are not the only ones (you can read Game Informer's top 2023 10 list right here). For a few weeks, beginning November 17, we ran a poll online, and readers sent their top five favorite games of 2023. We used ranked positional voting – the Borda count method – to gather the results below. If you have opinions on your opinions, leave us a comment below! But you can't be mad at us. This is all you.
- Cities: Skylines II
 
	- Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp
 
	- Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
 
	- Darkest Dungeon II
 
	- The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie
 
	- Honkai: Star Rail
 
	- Like A Dragon: Ishin
 
	- Destiny 2: Lightfall
 
	- The Talos Principle II
 
	- Blasphemous 2
 
- Jusant
 
	- Star Ocean: The Second Story R
 
	- Atomic Heart
 
	- RoboCop: Rogue City
 
	- Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty
 
	- Forza Motorsport
 
	- The Jackbox Party Pack 10
 
	- Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name
 
	- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III
 
	- Lords of the Fallen
 
- Dead Island 2
 
	- Fire Emblem Engage
 
	- Dredge
 
	- Oxenfree II: Lost Signals
 
	- Dave The Diver
 
	- Cocoon
 
	- Assassin's Creed Mirage
 
	- Mortal Kombat 1
 
	- Octopath Traveler II
 
	- Pikmin 4
 
- Super Mario RPG
 
	- Street Fighter 6
 
	- Hi-Fi Rush
 
	- Armored Core VI Fires of Rubicon
 
	- Sea of Stars
 
	- Lies of P
 
	- Dead Space (Remake)
 
	- Diablo IV
 
	- Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
 
	- Starfield
 
- Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
 
	- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
 
	- Remnant II
 
	- Final Fantasy XVI
 
	- Hogwarts Legacy
 
	- Resident Evil 4 (Remake)
 
	- Alan Wake 2
 
	- Marvel's Spider-Man 2
 
	- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
 
	- Baldur's Gate 3