Staff Picks for Best Games of the Year

As 2017 comes to an end it is time to look back at our favorite video games of the year. The games featured on this list you can check out to try yourself. Did your favorite game make the list?

Travel across vast fields, through forests, and to mountain peaks as you discover what has become of the kingdom of Hyrule In this stunning open-air adventure. Also available in Wii U version

Explore incredible places far from the Mushroom Kingdom as you join Mario and his new ally Cappy on a massive, globe-trotting 3D adventure. Use amazing new abilities—like the power to capture and control objects, animals, and enemies—to collect Power Moons so you can power up the Odyssey airship and save Princess Peach from Bowser’s wedding plans!.

The squid kids called Inklings are back to splat more ink and claim more turf in this colorful and chaotic 4-on-4 action shooter. For the first time, take Turf War battles on-the-go with the Nintendo Switch system, and use any of the console's portable play styles for intense local multiplayer action. Even team up for new 4-player co-op fun in Salmon Run.

A group of high school students are out to reform Tokyo society. Troubled by the deception and hypocrisy all around them, these Phantom Thieves will steal into the hearts of people and confront the problem from the inside out!

Humanity has been driven from the Earth by mechanical beings from another world. In a final effort to take back the planet, the human resistance sends a force of android soldiers to destroy the invaders. Now, a war between machines and androids rages on... A war that could soon unveil a long-forgotten truth of the world..

Take on the role of skilled hunter Aloy as you explore a lush world inhabited by mysterious mechanized creatures in an exhilarating new Action/RPG exclusively for the PlayStation 4 System.

Explore unimaginable horrors to uncover the mystery behind the Baker estate. Also available for Xbox One

From the makers of the acclaimed hit game Destiny, comes the much-anticipated sequel. An action shooter that takes you on an epic journey across the solar system. Also available on Xbox One.

Blast your way through the dangerous planet of SR388 in this full reimagining of the Metroid II: return of Samus game.

An ominous force known as Chaos threatens to swallow up the desert. Team up with the water spirit Esna to expand your oasis and defeat Chaos. Grow bloom booths and recruit residents. Battle fierce monsters alongside colorful allies. Build your oasis and embark on a thrilling adventure!