It's been a massive year for video games, with some of the very best games ever made packed into 2023. In our annual special we've collected the entire SIFTER team like Pokémon into one massive end of year episode. We've got massive titles and smaller indies plus our honourable mentions. What ever you choose to play next from this list you'll have a great time.

• Mitch - HI-FI RUSH
• Fiona & Kyle: - THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TEARS OF THE KINGDOM
• Adam - BALDUR'S GATE 3
• Courtney - FINAL FANTASY XVI
• Gianni - DREDGE
• Chris - ALAN WAKE 2

What is your favourite game released this year? Let us know by leaving us a review on your favourite podcast player and we'll give you a shout out when we return in 2024.

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SIFTER is produced by Kyle Pauletto, Fiona Bartholomaeus, Courtney Borrett, Daniel Ang, Adam Christou and Chris Button. Mitch Loh is Senior Producer and Gianni Di Giovanni is our Executive Producer. Thanks to Audio Technica Australia for their support of SIFTER.