What have been your top games of 2020? Share your gaming highlights and enjoy some giveaways!

satisfactory 2020
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cyberpunk 2077 2020

Here are my games of 2020:

MO:Astray - a delightful puzzle platformer that was charming and fun and inventive. It wasn't a Metroidvania, but it really evoked the feel of Ori and the Blind Forest, which is one of my favorite games. I totally loved MO:Astray.

Slay the Spire - this game has carried me through Covid-19. When I'm too tired and stressed out to try to play something new, I can still fire up StS and feel like I'm wrapping myself in a warm blanket and tucking into some comfort food. It's my most played game, and it's still every bit as fun and engaging. The only downside is that I'll sit down to play for 10 minutes, and then I get hooked and end up playing for 90.

Divinity: Original Sin 2 - got this to play with a friend, and while that didn't go very well, I loved playing the game on my own. I also loved playing it with my SO. It's just a great, inventive RPG with a lot of freedom for how you approach it. I've only played through the first 1/4 or 1/3 of it, but it's been delightful so far. I just wish I had more free time so I could go back to it.

I really thought I'd love Into the Breach, but playing the beginning I thought it was fine, but it didn't hook me the way I expected it would. I only played through the very beginning, the first half dozen missions or so. I'll have to give it another shot sometime.

I also really need to make time to play Prey, particularly as I loved Dishonored. Heck, I need to make time to play the Dishonored DLC and Dishonored 2 and 2.5... Clearly I just need a lot of free time. :)

It was a great year game-wise for me! The first trio are all-time favorites now ♥

Hades - all that hype and praise around the game is very much deserved! It's fun, it has humor of all sorts, it has enjoyable gameplay, great heartwarming stories and fantastic characters! I never was a fan of rogue-likes and -lites, but SuperGiant Games changed my mind again! (I still can't believe I enjoyed Pyre's gameplay as much as I did). Well, actually Hades is a 2019 title for me, but since most of its gameplay I got this year, I'll count it!

Disco Ellysium - brilliant writing, freedom of expression and one of the greatest friendships stories in the last years. And even though the story doesn't change much there are so many ways to experience it. And after announcing free upgrade with new quests, areas and FULL voiceover - they topped as a company too.

Kentucky Route Zero - I was waiting all these year for a full release to play it and I'd say it's fully worth it. It's surreal, melancholic, poetic and beautiful. I'm a little sad that it was talked more during first episodes and the final release didn't get all that much praise.

Steins;Gate 0 - it's plenty worse than the first game but still great. Well, good. I don't care, I was just happy to rejoin with the Okabe and Co once again. spent time with them. And I'm glad that I haven't played it right away after the first one, since I didn't have to compare them and got to miss the characters enough to overlook the not so great story.

Return of Obra Dinn - amazing detective game for those who like to spot little details, make paper notes, think and rethink the chain of the events and ponder over intellectually challenging puzzles. I haven't completed it fully, cause my brain started to heat up, but I'll definitely conquer it one day!

Finding Paradise - great sequel to a great game! It's the same simple pixel graphics and gameplay, wacky humor and very emotional story. Can't wait for the final part!!

Out of yours I've only played Into the Breach but I loved it soooo much! I played it last year a lot, unlocked all the teams, in-game achievements and silver medals and still keep playing it from time to time now! It's amazing how such minimalistic game can entertain so much!

And to add positive outlook on the future too - I'm looking forward to Hollow Knight sequel, Psychonauts sequel, It Takes Two, Gamedec, Book of Travels. What are you greatest expectations? ^_^

Played a lot of good games this year but if I had to pick a few standouts they would be:

• DAEMON X MACHINA
• Dicey Dungeons
• Pyre

RDR2 — yes, it's absolutely great. I was lucky to play it in 2019, though (and I was sad and grumpy for about a week after).
Pathologic 2 — damn, that was something. Challenging gameplay plus playing while in the middle of a pandemic. A unique experience that took and threw out my soul.
Also, I finished huge Steins;Gate & Steins;Gate 0 — who would've known that some VN will steal 80+ hours of my time? xD
The Witness, Kentucky Route Zero, The Messenger, Hob & Wuppo also deserve honorable mention.
Puzzle-side: I spent 49+ hours in great Tametsi and haven't finished it yet. And A Monster's Expedition is surprisingly good too.
Damn, a lot of great games I played this year; I'm satisfied xD

Thank you for the topic and for the GAs :)

Hm, I guess I have to say Conan Exiles. Have spent over 300 hours in that game, which for me is an absurdly high amount. I usually prefer smaller games that I can finish quickly and move on to the next game. But occasionally I enjoy a big open world game, or even a multiplayer game. And Conan was exactly that. A really good open world survival game with lots of good PvE content (as opposed to games like Rust). Played it with a friend. When he stopped (because he had some RL issues and just wasn't in the mood anymore), I continued for a few more weeks and then stopped as well. Just wasn't that much fun alone, and I had done most of what I wanted anyway.

Aside from Conan, I am loving Cyberpunk 2077 right now. Despite the bad performance and the bugs, it's a really good game and reminds me of games like Deus Ex or Dishonored. I paused, though, since my new graphics card should arrive tomorrow. Would be nice to be able to play at my native resolution, lol. Since I got my monitor (3440*1440@100Hz) a few years back, I haven't reduced resolution in a single game - until Cyberpunk. Guess a GTX 1080 is suddenly not enough anymore for "next-gen"(tm). :/

The games I played this year which left me with an impression:
Control: haven't finished it yet, started to play, then found out how it ties into another game which I never played, so...
Alan Wake: amazing game, even though it played very differently than max payne 2, it still felt like the same development team (more than max payne 3 did, well, duh, but still interesting to me), they did not overdo the horror elements, and the light --> shoot mechanic is neat. I also played american nightmare right after, and I also had a good time, but it was way too short, but I was hungry for more story beats, which leads to...
Control (cont.): I am currently playing this, can't wait to reach the dlc segments=)
Children of Morta: neat diablo style game with an emphasis on the lead family, they did manage to make me interested in each character of the Bergson clan, even if I could not - for the life of me - remember anyone's name:D
Dying light: played with a friend, the main game was really fun coop experience, the following dlc was a let down, the driving mechanics and large open fields were nowhere as fun as climbin buildings in the city.
Forgotten Anne: ~8-9 hour game with some light platforming and ghibli like aesthetics, the story was interesting enough to keep me going.
Resident Evil 4: it was a long time coming, after the coop experiences of 5 and 6 I finally started 4 and it was a blast, I understand completely why it is deemed one of the best games of all by many. I used the re4hd project updated textures which I highly recommend for anyone thinking about giving this game a go.
Wolfenstein: The Old Blood: it was hard to believe that this game had merits after the excellent 'new order' but it is indeed just as much fun as the main game, if you liked TNO but skipped this, you should most definitely give it a go!

On the ps4 side, I played a bunch of games as well, with the single best experience being Death Stranding, while the story and combat did little for me (actually loathed the forced combat segments in the nightmares, shooting guns felt bad), I loved the logistics side to it

Dicey Dungeons - Super fun & addictive dice game, have completed the game/played a bunch of mods and still not sick of it. One of my all-time faves, highly recommend!

GRIS - I wrote a review here but overall just a stunning game across the board. Expected to love it & still blew me away. :)

A Way Out - The story, the minigames, just the cool interactive nature of the game playing with someone else...absolutely loved this one. Was a pleasant surprise how much more to it there was than I'd first expected.

Hotel Sowls - Definitely an underrated gem, a stylish P&C which is perfect for an evening in with a bite sized mystery adventure.

Eliza - This vn got me thinking, about technology and the emotional side of things, anonymity etc. Was interesting and I loved the solitaire minigame (with kabufuda cards). :D

Terraria - After setting it down a couple times and restarting, my brother & I finally stuck with it and it definitely grew on me by the end. Was really fun progressing, the variety of loot and bosses etc were great. Can see why it's as popular as it is, although it's more fun co-op imo!

Horizon Chase Turbo - A fun, simple arcade style racing game. Not much else to say! Great solo and local co-op, the music's a bop.

Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition - Am not the biggest beat 'em up fan anymore so wasn't planning on playing it, but after being rec'd I gave it a shot...and boy was it a big surprise. The combat felt fluid, the story was entertaining. The gameplay really shined, definitely recommend giving it a try even if it doesn't seem like your cup of tea on paper.

Well... I didn't play much this year, but I tried a few. I started the year with Red Dead Redemption 2 and I must say this game is absolutely amazing. Play RDR2 is good like the first one (which I really expect to come to Steam someday). I also played A Short Hike which is one of the most interesting game I've played in my whole life. That's definitively a (not so) hidden gem. I also played Megaman X Collection for nostalgia with no input lag on Xbox 360 and Xbox One controllers. Also I managed to play Apotheon which was VERY interesting in all terms.
I honestly have nothing to complain about all these titles except for bugs here and there. I totally recommend any of them. The others I didn't play long enough to finish or have a deep conclusion about the whole game.

Those are some nice recommendations!

I'm currently installing "Constructor Plus". So far, it looks really fun. I'm quite happy with this winter sale find.
I also discovered "Heat Signature". It seems like a game I would enjoy as well.

Got the chance to play hollow knight at the beginning of quarantine. Ton of fun and highly recommend for anyone that enjoys a challenge

Thx for multiple chances.
This year i especially enjoyed playing:
1) Yakuza Kiwami - my first entry in Yakuza series and i had so much fun playing that game, good story, nice atmosphere of Japan and interesting fighting system, plus lots of side missions and mini-game, overall amazing game.
2) Shadow of War - great sequel to Shadow of Mordor, game was destroyed in early reviews for pay to win approach, but devs cut that money-grabbing trash out of the game and its been great after that. Some interesting DLC too.
3) Batman Telltale - both seasons, great story, no gameplay to speak of since its basically "watch a cutscene - choose dialogue option - punch some QTE" but i enjoyed it, first season a bit worse, but second one is great, didn't see Joker like that before.
4) FIFA 21 - i got Play Pro subscription for a year and got playing this game way too much since i am football fan, Ultimate Team is very addictive.
5) AC Odyssey - i am still playing it because its long game, hopefully i beat it during New Year holidays but what a beautifully done game, enjoying it immensely.

It's hard to choose since I did 83 games this year along with another five that didn't have any type of ending or way to complete them but I sunk some time into them. Anyways on to what I would say probably stuck out the most for me:

A Plague Tale: The second game I beat this year and I loved it. Fantastic story with great voice acting and characters you really feel for. This could possibly be my favorite of the year. A buddy bought it for me last Christmas and I beat it in January. I can't wait for a sequel and I consider it a must-play game.

Yakuza Kiwami: The Yakuza series is one of my favorites. The first one I played in the series was part three and it brought a tear to my eye. Once the others came out I started back with zero and then this one. The over the top characters are so damn great in this series. All the random side stories can be a blast too. This is a game where you need to adventure and meet as many people as possible. You never know what you'll miss if you just run straight through the main story.

Last of Us 2: Yes I really enjoyed this game. I know a lot of people shit on it but I actually played it and enjoyed it. I think what they did with the story was heartbreaking, and a tragic experience of two people who lost people they loved, and see what happens when you let revenge get the better of you. There were moments in this game that weren't a part of the main story and you could only see them if you explored. Like one of my favorite moments when Ellie finds an old music store where she finds a guitar that she picks up and plays. It was a nice moment of happiness in a world filled with despair.

Carrion: A fun little metroidvania style game where you got to play as the monster. It was something fresh and it ended up 100% it.

Salt & Sanctuary: Damn this game was tough. I went into not knowing it was a Souls type game. I almost gave up but I decided to play it like an old JRPG and got to grinding. Then I would go fight a boss and keep going till I won. Over time I got a lot better with the combat and the game turned out to be my first souls type game I beat. Definitely, a must-play.

Steins Gate: So I haven't played a lot of visual novels so nothing really stuck out before. This game was great. It's a lot of reading but damn was the story great. If you like a good sci-fi story it's worth checking out. I know VN games aren't everyone's cup of tea and I was one of those. This game was quality though. I look forward to playing the others in the series and the remake which adds the anime scenes. That's also something I plan on doing to is watching the anime.

I could keep going but I'd be here for a while. Some other honorable mentions though which I had a blast playing are:

Borderlands 3 & DLC, Doom Eternal, Blasphemous, Little Nightmares & DLC, Skautfold: Shrouded in Sanity, Spider-Man Remastered(Beat original on PS4 when it first came out and then the Remastered on PS5), My Friend Pedro, and Valfaris.

My goal for next year is to try and beat 100 games. Not sure if it'll happen but it'll be fun trying.

For me it's weirdly enough, non-steam game, I usually don't play games that are not on steam but I was bored and game looked like something I would enjoy, turned out it sucked me in so hard, I spent hours and hours day by day playing it, it Genshin Impact, I started playing not long ago, when 1.1 ver was already out, it my GOTY for sure. (Didn't spent money on gambling things, gacha etc, just free to play, enjoying in story, and because I started later, I finished content of 1 and 1.1 just when they now dropped new 1.2 update with so many things in it) From Steam, I play lots of my backlog but brain is kinda foggy atm, can't really say what did I enjoy the most but I am mostly playing catchup with backlog on steam.

1. Cyberpunk 2077. One of best games in my life.
2. Persona 4 Golden
3. Hollow Knight

I'm trying to think of all the games I played this year. I finished Pillars of Eternity earlier this year, though I started it in 2019. I took some breaks to play other games so not to burn myself out. I'm currently Playing Pillars of Eternity II Deadfire, but I won't finish it this year.

Others that stand that I finished out are:
Disco Elysium
Divinity: Original Sin 2
Prey
Amnesia: Rebirth (I think Amnesia: Rebirth is the only game released in 2020 that I've played.)
Talos Principle

Thanks for the thread and the GA! :o)

I think it hasn't been mentioned around here yet but "Hunt: Showdown" is my top game of 2020. Very entertaining to play with friends, successful environment, allows many different ways to face a game whether you are a true ninja or a Rambo who doesn't feel his legs. Waiting for the new map announced for next year.

Hunt: Showdown

Apex Legends
Black Mesa
Divinity: Original Sin 2 (although first part was better)

Just one gem that I really enjoyed, maybe some of you guys haven't heard of it:
King of Dragon Pass
Its a very unique game, and the art, lore and soundtrack are excellent and carefully crafted.
For me, this is one hell of a masterpiece. It may not be for everybody.
Give it a try, it is also on sale now.

Mortal kombat 11 - mainly for my daughter, but it's still a blast to play

Pillars of Eternity - finally finished it. I need a brake before I can go to PoE 2

Sid Meier's Colonization (classic) - reinstalled it for thanksgiving; damn, that's a tight game.

Dirt Rally - best racing game ever?

Tomb Raider - shadow? rise? what's the difference?

She Remembers Caterpillars - a cute puzzler that's just the right difficulty level.
Divide by Sheep - a bloody puzzler that's just the right difficulty level

Offworld Trading Company - It's great to have an RTS that doesn't take an entire day to play

Prison Architect - I'm sure I'm only scraping the surface of this game, but it's a challenge to build a good prison.
Honorable mentions: Frostpunk, Planet Coaster, Jurassic World Evolution; they all lost my interest after a while - the fun wears off too soon, and it just doesn't have the same grip as, say, Cities Skylines. and, for FrostPunk, once you figure the game out, it's just going through the motions; every game becomes the same

I bought No Man's Sky for my birthday last year but my PC couldn't handle it, so this year I got a new PC and I cranked it up for the first time. It took a little while to get into but I loved it and the constant updates from the devs keep improving the game. I have sunk hundreds of hours in and am now a little bored of it but keep it installed and jump in every now and then even if just to explore a little bit.

Children of Morta has been a blast with its beautiful style and well balanced game progression. I still haven't finished but I want to find out how the family fares through their trials and tribulations.

Crying Suns was a fun little FTL like including a few of its own tricks. I played through the story once and don't know if I'll go back but thoroughly enjoyed it.

I have recently started Death Stranding and love it. It can be a bit slow going but it is beautiful, intriguing, mysterious and quirky and the story will keep my playing even if it does get a little frustrating.

With all the buzz around Spelunky 2 releasing I decided to try the original Spelunky since it was sitting in my library. I've enjoyed it and so have my kids but it does tend to induce a bit of rage quitting and it may be a bit difficult for us to really make any progress.