---
title: "Best Games of 2023 | Belly Score"
url: https://bellyscore.com/best/year/2023
description: "The best games released in 2023, ranked by Belly Score. The Belly's definitive 2023 game rankings."
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---

# Best Games of 2023

The best games released in 2023, ranked by Belly Score. The Belly's definitive 2023 game rankings.

The Belly's definitive rankings for games released in 2023. Every title from 2023 that earned a Belly Score appears here, sorted from the highest verdict down. It's a year-by-year snapshot of what The Belly thought of the releases — the standout hits, the disappointments, and everything in between from 2023.

56 games

9.9

### BALDUR'S GATE 3

RPG · Adventure · Strategy

PC · PlayStation · Xbox

Adventurous Exploratory Discovery-Driven +18
https://bellyscore.com/game/baldur-s-gate-3

9.8

### ALAN WAKE 2

Action · Horror · Adventure

PC · PlayStation · Xbox

Mysterious Exploratory Discovery-Driven +14
https://bellyscore.com/game/alan-wake-2

9.7

### The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Adventure · Action · Puzzle

Nintendo Switch
https://bellyscore.com/game/the-legend-of-zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom

9.7

### Pizza Tower

Platformer · Adventure · Action

PC · Nintendo Switch

Comedy Surreal Workplace

Fast-Paced Frantic Chaotic +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/pizza-tower

9.7

### Dead Space

Action · Survival

PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series X|S · PC

Sci-Fi Space Monsters +1

Creepy Tense Intense +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/dead-space

9.6

### Lies of P

Action RPG · Adventure

PC · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X|S · macOS

Dark Fantasy Gothic Robots / Mechs +1

Dark Challenging Brutal +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/lies-of-p

NO ART

9.6

### Baldur's Gate 3

RPG · Strategy · Adventure

PC · PlayStation · Xbox
https://bellyscore.com/game/baldurs-gate-3

9.5

### Counter-Strike 2

Shooter

PC · Linux

Military Modern Crime

Intense Competitive Tactical +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/counter-strike-2

9.4

### Arcane Odyssey

Action · RPG · Adventure

PC

Fantasy Pirates Dark / Grim +1

Adventurous Exploratory Discovery-Driven +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/roblox-arcane-odyssey

9.3

### Limbus Company

RPG · Strategy · Adventure · Visual Novel

PC · iOS · Android

Dystopian Dark / Grim Psychological +1

Dark Strategic Tactical +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/limbus-company

9.3

### Pikmin 4

Strategy · Adventure

Nintendo Switch

Space Nature / Wilderness Comedy +1

Adventurous Exploratory Strategic +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/pikmin-4

9.3

### TYPE://SOUL

Action RPG · Fighting

Roblox

Fantasy Supernatural Martial Arts

Intense Fast-Paced Competitive +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/roblox-type-soul

9.2

### Lunacid

Action RPG · Horror

Windows

Dark Fantasy Supernatural Surreal +1

Exploratory Mysterious Atmospheric +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/lunacid

9.1

### CASSETTE BEASTS

RPG · Adventure

Nintendo Switch · Nintendo Switch Lite · Nintendo Switch OLED · Xbox One · Xbox Series X|S · PC · Linux · Steam · Microsoft Store

Sci-Fi Alien Fantasy +7

Adventurous Exploratory Discovery-Driven +36
https://bellyscore.com/game/cassette-beasts

9.1

### Combat Initiation

Action · Shooter

Roblox

Military War Dark / Grim

Fast-Paced Intense Adrenaline-Fueled +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/roblox-combat-initiation

8.9

### POINT OF NO RETURN

Adventure

Roblox

Detective / Mystery Psychological Surreal

Mysterious Atmospheric Thought-Provoking +2
https://bellyscore.com/game/roblox-point-of-no-return

8.9

### Squirrel Stapler

Horror · Shooter · Adventure

PC · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 5

Nature / Wilderness Psychological Surreal +1

Creepy Unsettling Weird +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/squirrel-stapler

8.9

### Residence Massacre

Survival · Horror

PC · Mobile · Console

Monsters Psychological Dark / Grim

Creepy Tense Intense +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/roblox-residence-massacre

8.8

### BAROTRAUMA

Action · Horror · Strategy · Simulation

PC · Mac · Linux · Steam

Adventurous Exploratory Discovery-Driven +44
https://bellyscore.com/game/barotrauma

8.8

### WHITE ALBUM: Memories like Falling Snow

Visual Novel

Windows · PlayStation 3

Romance Contemporary Psychological

Emotional Melancholic Bittersweet +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/white-album-memories-like-falling-snow

8.8

### late july, midsummer

Adventure

Roblox

Surreal Dreamlike

Exploratory Discovery-Driven Mysterious +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/roblox-late-july-midsummer

8.7

### MUFFIN KOMBAT 2

Shooter · Survival

PC · Console

Monsters Comedy Satire

Chaotic Challenging Brutal +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/roblox-muffin-kombat-2

8.7

### Kowloon's Curse: Lost Report

Adventure · RPG · Horror

PC

Crime Psychological Surreal +1

Creepy Eerie Unsettling +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/kowloon-s-curse-lost-report

8.7

### The Invincible

Adventure

PC · PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series X/S

Sci-Fi Space Alien +1

Mysterious Immersive Atmospheric +2
https://bellyscore.com/game/the-invincible

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