game of the year
Tilting at Pixels' Top Games of 2015
Staff | January 6, 2016
We stack ranked 2015's best games using secret science. We also came up with a few other categories because why not?
This is our combined list of the year's best games. For our individual rankings and detailed thoughts, check out:
WTF I Thought This Already Came Out
Winner: Kerbal Space Program
Runners-up:
- Crypt of the Necrodancer
- Heroes of the Storm
Best Sports Game We Didn't Play
Winner: NBA 2K16 — A Spike Lee Joint
Runners-up:
- Don Bradman Cricket 14
- Shooting Love 200X (is this a sports game? no? ok)
Witchiest
Winner: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Runners-up:
- Bloodborne
- The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited
Best Remaster/Re-release
Winner: Rare Replay
Runners-up:
- Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin
- Final Fantasy Type-0 HD
Most Complete Game at Launch
Winner: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Runners-up:
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
- Bloodborne
Game Most Likely to Have Been Named by an Algorithm
Winner: Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth3: V Generation
Runners-up:
- Pokémon Shuffle / Pokémon Rumble World / Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon / Pokémon Picross
- Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-
Best Five Nights at Freddy's Game
Winner: Five Nights at Freddy's 4
Runners-up:
- Five Nights at Freddy's 3
- Her Story
Most Likely to Still Have a Strong Player Base in Two Years
Winner: Rocket League
Runners-up:
- Heroes of the Storm
- Fallout 4
Worst Game of 2015
Winner: The Uplay Experience
Runners-up:
- Pure Hold'em (Alan bought two copies of this for some reason)
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5
Best Patch
Winner: Adding the Golden Saucer to Final Fantasy XIV (patch 2.51, also added cooking class)
Runners-up:
- Nolan North replacing Peter Dinklage in Destiny
- Hearthstone: League of Explorers
Most Generic Game Title
Winner: Legend of Legacy
Runners-up:
- Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance
- Evolve
Best(?) Mario Party(?)
Winner: Jewel Drop (from Mario Party 10)
Runners-up:
- Mario Party 10
- Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival
Most Likely to Cause Panic Attacks
Winner: Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Runners-up:
- Bloodborne
- Life Is Strange
Most Episodes
Winner: Game of Thrones (6)
Runners-up:
- Tales from the Borderlands (5)
- Life Is Strange (5)
Top 10 Games of the Year
- Kerbal Space Program
(Alan: #4 / Trevor: not ranked) - Life Is Strange
(Alan: not ranked / Trevor: #2) - Heroes of the Storm
(Alan: #5 / Trevor: not ranked) - Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
(Alan: #8) / Trevor: honorable mention) - Bloodborne
(Alan: #3 / Trevor: not ranked) - Super Mario Maker
(Alan: not ranked / Trevor: #9) - Rocket League
(Alan: #7 / Trevor: #3) - Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
(Alan: not ranked / Trevor: #10) - Fallout 4
(Alan: #2 / Trevor: not ranked) - The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
(Alan: #1 / Trevor: honorable mention)