The Short Game

140: Game of the Year 2017

Listen Later

Join us as we finally put 2017 out of its misery! It was a great year for games, if nothing else, and we’re rounding up our favorite short- and non-short-games of 2017.

Our Game(s) of the year:

  • 117: Night in the Woods

  • 129: Pyre

    • Other Games Mentioned:

    • 139: Reigns – Her Majesty

    • 135: IFComp 2017 pt. 1

    • 131: Tacoma

    • 132: Sonic Mania
    • 122: What Remains of Edith Finch
    • 116: Linelight
    • 123: The Sexy Brutale
    • 114: Puyo Puyo (Series)
    • 133: Nex Machina

      • Past GOTY episodes:

      • 110: Game of the Year 2016
      • 70: Game of the Year 2015
      • 29: Game of the Year

        • There were a lot of great games in 2017 that we missed, some of which we hope to cover soon. Here’s our list:

        • Dream Daddy
        • Doki Doki Literature Club
        • Butterfly Soup
        • Gorogoa
        • Rakuen
        • West of Loathing
        • Universal Paperclips
        • Bury Me My Love
        • A Normal Lost Phone/Another Lost Phone
        • Four Last Things
        • Last Day in June
        • Heat Signature
        • Everything
        • Blackwood Crossing
        • Monument Valley 2
        • Framed 2
        • Hidden Folks
        • Nidhogg 2
        • Emily is Away Too
        • Finding Paradise (To the Moon sequel)

          • And a few games we’re looking forward to in 2018:

          • Donut County
          • Manifold Garden
          • Dreams
          • Florence
          • Moss
          • WATTAM
          • The Room: Original Sin
          • The Wolf Among Us Season 2

            • You can follow our show on Twitter at @_shortgame

            Like the show? Support us by writing a review on iTunes!

            Your hosts this year were:

            • Raygan Kelly – @raygank
            • Shane Kelly – @8bitShane
            • Nate Heininger – @natestl
            • Laura Nash – @laurajnash
              • (04:28) - Night in the Woods
            • (14:23) - Pyre
            • (21:06) - Other great short games of 2017
            • (40:49) - Non-Short GOTYs
            • (57:14) - Listener Responses and Games We Missed
            • (01:09:43) - Looking forward to 2018
              • ...more
              View all episodesView all episodes
              Download on the App Store
              The Short GameBy The Short Game
              • 4.9
              • 4.9
              • 4.9
              • 4.9
              • 4.9

              4.9

              112 ratings