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Nick Mudry’s Games of the Year
I’ve always wanted to create a list of games that have become among my favorites and give them a somewhat definitive rank. That list has always existed in my head, always changing, and will continue to do so, but I figure having a living list of my games of the year online will suffice for now… 🙂
Have thoughts on the list? Leave a reply in the comments and let’s discuss!
2025 – To be determined…
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In the running so far…:
- Blue Prince
- RoadCraft
2024 – To be determined…
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Honorable Mentions:
- Balatro
- Turnip Boy Robs a Bank
- Destiny 2: The Final Shape
- Astro Bot
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
2023 – To be determined…
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Honorable Mentions:
- TBD
Games I Worked On:
- Hot Wheels® Rift Rally
- Knockout City: Season 9
2022 – Immortality
“One of my favorite games I have ever played. I am now eagerly anticipating anything and everything Sam Barlow puts out next.”
Honorable Mentions:
Games I Worked On:
- World of Warcraft: Dragonflight
- VALORANT: Episode 4, Act 3 (FADE)
- VALORANT: Episode 4, Act 1 (NEON)
- Knockout City: Season 8
- Knockout City: Season 7
2021 – Hitman 3
“As someone who has never played a Hitman game prior to this one, I didn’t expect to binge the entire game in just one sitting. Addicting and very fun!”
Honorable Mentions:
Games I Worked On:
- Spellbreak: Chapter 3
- Spellbreak: Chapter 2
2020 – Among Us
“I honestly wrote this one off for a long while this year, but once I ended up playing a match with my colleagues at Proletariat, I was hooked. Extreme anxiety levels of fun!”
Honorable Mentions:
Games I Worked On:
- Spellbreak: Chapter 1
- Spellbreak: Prologue
- FUSER
2019 – Kind Words
2018 – Forza Horizon 4
2017 – PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
2016 – INSIDE
2015 – Cities: Skylines
2014 – Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare
2013 – Grand Theft Auto V
2012 – Borderlands 2
2011 – Rocksmith
2010 – Alan Wake
2009 – Halo 3: ODST
2008 – Rock Band 2
2007 – Halo 3
2006 – Gears of War
2005 – Call of Duty 2
2004 – Halo 2
2003 – Pokémon Ruby
2002 – Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
2001 – Halo: Combat Evolved
2000 – Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2
The Video Game Leaderboard
(Almost) every game I have played, enjoyed, and then ranked on this list.
I started curating this list in 2025 and worked outwards from there. It is forever a work-in-progress and may change at any moment.
- Blue Prince
- Immortality
- Halo 2
- Super Mario 64
- Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2
- Rock Band 3
- Balatro
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
- Halo 3
- Halo 3: ODST
- PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
- Valorant
- Halo: Combat Evolved
- Gears of War
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
- Astro Bot
- Forza Horizon 4
- Cities: Skylines
- Borderlands 2
- Hitman 3
- Among Us
- Kind Words
- INSIDE
- Rock Band 2
- Turnip Boy Robs a Bank
