Round 30 — Alan Wake 2 vs Baldur’s Gate 3

We’re almost at the end of the TrueAchievements Game of the Year 2023 tournament, with Alan Wake 2 and Baldur’s Gate 3 battling it out for the right to face Starfield in the finals.

Between them they snapped up the lion’s share of the gold at this year’s Game Awards, so it should be a surprise to anyone that Alan Wake 2 and Baldur’s Gate 3 made it this far, but for one of them the journey ends here. Alan Wake 2 has already closed the book on Lies of P, Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, and Hogwarts Legacy — an impressive tally. Baldur’s Gate 3 has knocked off some big hitters too though, besting Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3, Sea of Stars, Forza Motorsport and Dead Space to be here. Only one of these excellent games can take a spot in the final though, so who is it going to be?

At the start of this tournament, we had AAA games in the top bracket and indie and other smaller titles into a second bracket, to make sure everything had a fair chance. It’s a great way to get a good discussion kicking off in the comments about this year’s best Xbox games. We also have the TrueAchievements Game of the Year Awards 2023 running too, so be sure to check that out!

Alan Wake 2

A string of ritualistic murders threatens Bright Falls, a small-town community surrounded by Pacific Northwest wilderness. Saga Anderson, an accomplished FBI agent with a reputation for solving impossible cases arrives to investigate the murders. Anderson’s case spirals into a nightmare when she discovers pages of a horror story that starts to come true around her. Alan Wake, a lost writer trapped in a nightmare beyond our world, writes a dark story in an attempt to shape the reality around him and escape his prison. With a dark horror hunting him, Wake is trying to retain his sanity and beat the devil at his own game.

Baldur’s Gate 3

Abducted, infected, lost. You are turning into a monster, but as the corruption inside you grows, so does your power. Forge a tale of fellowship and betrayal, sacrifice and survival, and the lure of absolute power. Caught in a conflict between devils, deities, and sinister otherworldly forces, you and your party will determine the fate of the Forgotten Realms.

GOTY 2023 – Results so far