10 stars. My favorite of the year and the second longest play time with 48 hours. Gives such a real sense of exploring the unknown. Usually I'll have at least one nitpick with a game, but I couldn't find any with this one.

9 stars. Very enjoyable puzzle platformer with gorgeous art and a good story told without dialog.

9 stars. Excellent puzzle game with the unique mechanic.

9 stars. It took me 4 years of on/off playing to finally finish with all the shrines. Play time has to be around 120-150 hours. Played through some of the Champion's Ballad, but decided I put enough time into this game, needed to move on. I have to begin Tears of the Kingdom at some point.

8 stars. Put almost as much time into this as Subnautica. Very fun roguelike FPS.

8 stars. Loved how the climbing "felt" with the control scheme.

8 stars. Another great puzzle game, quite unique with the focus on language and translation.

7 stars. Loved the concept of putting together the game manual within the game and discovering new mechanics.

7 stars. Painting/coloring was a fun and unique game mechanic.

7 stars. Unusual game, but I enjoyed it. Had a great sense of movement.