A new year is a time to reflect on the old, and what better way is there than to commemorate our most favorite of video games? But this is not a task to be taken alone. I gathered unto myself a team of six lovely men and women to cast forth our nominees and vote - with great authority - on what was truly the most special of all special games to us last year.

Oh, and this list has almost nothing to do with release dates. Instead, it is a recognition of the actual games that spoke to us - and held us together, sometimes quite literally - in 2020.

Crack open that award envelope, and let’s begin!