Video games stand as one of the biggest industries, constantly innovating and creating new gameplay and stories for players. They bring both new and beloved games that have stuck with many over the years. What game marked the year 2023?

According to the Game Award for Game of the Year (GOTY), which is held annually and showcases different categories of awards for games, and for the year 2023, GOTY was ‘Baldur’s Gate 3,’ a Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) game, winning the player-voted Player’s Voice Award, Best Performance, Best Community Support, Best RPG, and Best Multiplayer.

Let’s also take a look at our school’s perspective. Thanks to a survey of 31 students, it was revealed that the most people choose Marvel’s Spider-Man 2.

More questions were asked to people about favorite games, genres, and consoles, and in the results, many people enjoy different games from old to recent games. One of them showed up more than others, and that one is Call of Duty and its different versions of the game. Fun fact: Call of Duty won 2 awards in 2003 and 2007. For genres, 1st is shooters, 2nd is Battle Royales, 3rd is horror. The most often played console is PlayStation and PC.

In the end, many people thought that Spider-Man 2 was going to be the game of the year, but it wasn’t close to getting an award. However, people showed that they really enjoyed the game and Sony’s console.

(I prefer Baldur’s Gate III—take that Spider-Man fans, you didn’t win the GOTY.)