Round 3 – Star Wars Jedi Survivor vs Dredge

The TrueAchievements Game of the Year 2023 vote is here. We’ve brought together 32 of the best Xbox games of the past year in a single elimination tournament that will be decided by you.

Round 3 of Game of the Year 2023 sees action-adventure game Star Wars Jedi: Survivor take on adventure fishing game Dredge. Sure, space-faring jedi and cosmic horror fishing might not seem to go hand-in-hand, but both proved to be hugely popular in their way, so it’ll be an interesting fight here.

We’ve split the field into two seeding brackets, with all the major AAA releases going into the top bracket, while small titles and indies go into the second tier. This should prevent two serious contenders from smashing into each other in the first round, while still giving smaller titles the chance to stage an upset.

Oh, and we should address the elephant in the room… Baldur’s Gate 3. It’s not out on Xbox yet, but we know it’s going to be launching in December. If it releases before the end of the first round of knockouts, we’ll turn the final match into a three-way battle. Just picture Baldur’s Gate 3 running in with the Money in the Bank briefcase.

Other bookkeeping. We’ve allowed remakes, but not remasters — Resident Evil 4 is going to be a lot of people’s GOTY vote and it felt unfair to kick it out. Nothing in early access makes the field though — a game must have had a full release since we last did this vote to be eligible. And don’t worry… there will still be a more traditional GOTY Awards vote later in the month.

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

The story of Cal Kestis continues in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor™, a third person galaxy-spanning action-adventure game from Respawn Entertainment, developed in collaboration with Lucasfilm Games. This narratively-driven, single player title picks up five years after the events of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order™ and follows Cal’s increasingly desperate fight as the galaxy descends further into darkness. Pushed to the edges of the galaxy by the Empire, Cal will find himself surrounded by threats new and familiar. As one of the last surviving Jedi Knights, Cal is driven to make a stand during the galaxy’s darkest times – but how far is he willing to go to protect himself, his crew, and the legacy of the Jedi Order?

Dredge

Captain your fishing trawler to explore a collection of remote isles, and their surrounding depths, to see what lies below. Sell your catch to the locals and complete quests to learn more about each area’s troubled past. Outfit your boat with better equipment to trawl deep-sea trenches and navigate to far-off lands but keep an eye on the time. You might not like what finds you in the dark…

GOTY 2023 – Results so far