2023 may not have been the best year for the gaming industry as a whole, with an incredibly disappointing number of layoffs in recent months and some controversial business practices all year round, but it has been an undeniably excellent year for video game releases themselves. Since about March, there's been a non-stop cavalcade of huge video game releases, with long-awaited sequels, remakes, and exciting new Indie games all dropping within quick succession. By far one of the biggest releases of the year has been Bethesda's Starfield.