Giving Away The Best Game You Didn't Play in 2015

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I played so many great games in 2015 that I can't really select a clear winner. I'll just mention a few out of the many.

• Mad Max
• Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel
• Ori and the Blind Forest
• Spec Ops: The Line

Did played Risk of Rain, nice game of 2015.

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The best game I have played in 2015 is Bloodsports.TV. With friends it's very fun but now the game is dead because no players on it.

Thanks man!
My best game in 2015 is South Park: The Stick of Truth.
You must try it!

Bumpy with thanks. Yeah, just that. I'm still trying to advance on playing new games rather than sticking to old played games :S

Finally got around to playing Bioshock Infinite, thought it was utterly amazing despite my having issues with the physics they used for some plot devices.
Was mostly amazed how scripting, mocap, facial animation and voice acting came together to create Elizabeth as such a compelling character.

A close second was Child of Light, so glad Ubisoft let some staff take a break from making their yearly stab-a-thon to create something so wondrous.

Best game I played in 2015... hmmmm, haven't played many games last year so I'll say Fallout 4. The game has plenty of things that are designed worse than in the past games (dialogue system for starters) but the lore & story heavy open-world first person ARPGs like the Fallout & TES series will always be my top picks.

Terraria is the best game i played in 2015, It has a special power that each time i back home i need launch the game. do some dig, construct a structure, and kill some monsters. Finally i still need quit the game because i have some games in my waiting playing queue, but i still not uninstall the game,

Best game in 2015 i played is defense grid and since i love tower defense game alot, this game is so epic for me and if you like tower defense, i would like you to pick up this game :)

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Cities: Skylines so far.

I like cities, and I just love to build (simulated) cities. Even though I'm not majoring in city planning, over the past years (since 10 years ago, before joining Steam) I played a lot of SimCity 4. Even though my actual city building time was majorly spent in EA's SimCity series, in 2015 I really played a lot of CSL since Paradox released the title. Basically I love to see all the skyscrapers grow in the cities I personally designed, as well as trying out some new city layouts. It's pretty much a sandbox allowing you to unleash your innovation, develop and refine, deal with the problems in your cities. CSL also has a pretty cool 3D view.

One thing that bothered me pretty much was the traffic issue, since congestion happens quite commonly, especially on your highways/ramps or when you have more intersections. It continues bothering me when my city grows larger. Nevertheless it's quite awesome, just haven't played for a month. The "I want it all" achievement is a little bit way too hard when I have the Deluxe Edition.

Try Brawlhalla if you ever played smash bros :) It's in beta, but it's basically smash bros for the pc. Best game i played in (december) 2015

Fractured Space, no contest

Thanks for the GA! :)

And then about the best game... let me see. I was away from games for a long time(the reason is a long story, anyway), only collecting from time to time, oh I played some iOS Final Fantasy Series... because they localized the games but I would not nominate FF the best.

I bought Walking Dead Season 2 in Black Friday sale, then cleared it in X-mas season with my Mother(64 year old) watching together.
When I played Season 1 with my Mother 2 years ago, she liked characters very much, so I delayed for our together time. :)
It was good time, I can say, she was very happy to see Clementine again. The game was good, though choices were tough, and I became a bit sad because I believe children must live in good condition.

My favourite games that I played last year were:
Pillars of Eternity: Similar to Baldur's gate, but with a more logical rule system, and some modern quality of life things. Great writing, fun tactical combat, lots of variety, it earns my top spot for last year.

Closely followed by The Talos Principle. Finally a puzzle heavy game better than Riven. About time. The game was incredibly addictive, and even when not playing, I ended up thinking about the puzzles. Interesting story and beautiful environment helped as well.

The Witcher 3 Third place for last year goes to The Witcher 3. Bethesda is no longer the king of open world RPGs. Good writing, some very memorable quests, a world that felt believable, and the game was gorgeous. A few small flaws keeps it from the top spot, but it was a great game.

That's hard to tell.. I should make some sort of graph/table comparing various aspects to be able to choose one =P

I played Bedlam last year for the first time (thanks CowOfDarkness! :D), and really enjoyed it. I'm usually the kind of person who struggles to not give up on a game if I'm finding even a small portion of it boring or overly difficult (am currently struggling with the first Bioshock), but with Bedlam, I think I completed the whole thing in less than a week of enjoyment. It had lovely voice acting, hilarious dialogue, references, nostalgic levels and layouts, a cool story, and very satisfying FPS gameplay that kept me going. I played it while it was in early access, and I don't know if that is the issue, but unfortunately it doesn't seem to have been as well received after that. Maybe they changed something? Or maybe I didn't mind its faults so much.

More people should try it out!

Uhm... I don't know if I could tell just one game, but this 2015 I started playing hidden object games. I started with Frankenstein: Master of Death because it was really cheap on sale, but I got surprised by the genre, which I didn't thought that I would like. Since then, I've played other similar games and enjoyed the time spent with them. Of course, I've played other good games of other genres (Bioshock Infinite, for example, which I loved), but I think that this surprise that I got when I played HO games is well worth telling.

Total War: Attila. It's my first time trying one of the Total War games and even though I suck at real time strategy games and it was a bit daunting to learn the mechanics of the game, I'm having a blast playing it. It reminds me a lot of Mount & Blade Warband (which is another favorite), except instead of commanding one unit your commanding gigantic armies. It's really satisfying trying to figure out the best tactics to wipe out your opponent's army. Also, there's an element of politics in the game, which is really interesting. I've only scratched the surface of it, but I love the fact that you can promote, influence, assassinate, etc. your political allies/enemies; it adds a whole 'nother depth to the game (reminds me of Crusader Kings, except it's much more fun and accessible).

P.S. I know it didn't come out in 2015, but I picked up Shadows of Mordor GOTY this year and it's also one of my favorite games ever. The Nemesis system is done so brilliantly, it just wants to make you want to keep playing over and over again.

I think I'd have to say CS:GO on the best game part. I've had it for over a year, but I found my love for the competitive aspect that the game has. I've now spent over 300 hours on the game, which I'd say is quite a lot, seeing as it is my most played game this year.
Since I can't run modern games on my potato of a PC, I'm happy to play something like that too.

It seems that I've been blacklisted. Sorry about that. Anyway, I hope you have an awesome year! :D
Probably was me being horrible at english xD

Thanks a lot for Downwell, ASD!

My definite favourite game of last year is Undertale. I played the demo and liked it. My friend gifted me the game and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The characters, story and humour sure was great, but the thing that made this game go from 'great' to 'Game of The Year' was that final boss. It gave me serious goosebumps even after I finished.

Early Access - Under developement =d
The list of games I've enjoyed in 2015 might seem quite weird, as always :

Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons

Very interesting and exciting game to play :

• The visual part is really brilliant and it always changes while you move towards the story.
• I can describe the genre of a game as a puzzling story-driven platformer.
• Designed for 2 people to play on a same PC/Console (One plays the elder brother and the other one plays the junior).
• The strange feeling after the game that made me wish to play more games like this one.
• I can count A Tale of Two Sons as a YOPO(YouOnlyPlayOnce) experience so try to get every achievement and explore every corner of its' wonderful world.

Two Worlds II

Another name for it would be - "The RPG : Improved & Enhanced Edition"

• Price - I'd call that game "priceless", because I got this game for free and didn't expect anything decent.
• Genre is Third-Person Role-Playing Game as I always love to play (Gothic,Risen).
• However there is a plot that makes you a real person in game's world so you cannot be an
• Graphic part is average mainly because it was released a long time ago by "not so big" devs.
• You can do many things which used to be in many different RPGs but now all the features are mixed and take place here.
• Large open world to explore, hundreds of interesting quests to do.There are really many Not "kill the raiders and come back 10 times" quests.
• Some kinds of transport for you so you don't have to walk all the world on foot.
• Inventory is easy to navigate and use, crafting and upgrading is nice, alchemy is the best potion-brewery I've ever seen.
• MAGIC! You can craft your own magic using different elements and then merge them all to create something S.P.E.C.I.A.L.
• Leveling-up system rocks! Skill system too! You want a new skill - find a book with all the info about it! Wanna upgrade it? Increase your "stats" first!
• Difficulty is OK, some games have untweakable difficulty, some are too easy on "very hard", some are too difficult from the very beginning and scare gamers =D
• There are some "jobs" and instruments for them and I'm still not familiar with them.
• All the things I'd want to mention but there are many things I like in this game =P

Can I sell games?

Besides something obvious like Nuclear Throne (dear lord, that game is so good!),
there are two games I bought on Steam in 2015 which I found incredibly good, one despite itself.

First one is Massive Chalice. Please note I wasn't a kickstarter backer, so I didn't feel betrayed.
To me, it is the best mix of tactical and strategic layer I ever played. Yes, the mechanics are simple, and the game is unfair if one plays it the way it is meant to be played (beyond the normal difficulty setting). But it is a very cohesive and, although it asks someone to place some attention into it, a very rewarding narrative. If some of you didn't try it because of the bad press, I suggest you do, as there is a nice little game looking to hurt you in there.

My favorite game of the year that is available on Steam though was hands down Renowned Explorers: International Society. It presents itself as a roguelite board game of sort (again, mixing tactical and strategic layers), excepting it is absolutely not : it is as true a rogue-like you can get, beyond its appearance. The game design is also very, very smart, with a lot of systems and tricks to learn. Runs are of perfect length for me (i.e. pretty short), and the game is overly charming. Except for the soundtrack, which I find just "meh", though it was done that way for some purpose.
If you play it for discovery though, ironically, the game will run dry quickly on you ;)

I'll add a plug for a wonderful gem, not available on Steam sadly, and probably overpriced in the mind of most : Approaching Infinity. It is the space rogue game I personally ever dreamed of. I can't stop playing it, and the game even pushed me into watching Star Trek for the first time ;) A generous demo is available (limited in content, but still hours of gameplay inside), and if you enjoy it, you will probably love the full game. Here is hoping it gets released on Steam in the future to get all the attention it deserves (and the author said it would be more sensibly priced too).
Also, its soundtrack is absolutely amazing.

Somehow all the games I loved this year sort of fall into the same genre. One of those yearly state of mind, I guess!

The best game I played in 2015 was probably Binding of Isaac: Rebirth, though to tell the truth I didn't really play much in 2015. It's a vast upgrade to the original game that used the flash engine, and there's all the extra content too.

The best game I played in 2015 that came out that year was Evoland 2, a major improvement over the original in my opinion, though I don't know if I'd buy it for full price ($20 currently).