You see roguelike and deck builder tags as a red flag, are you willing to gamble on trying one more?
Balatro
LocalThunk
2
Hey Keighley, I got your Innovation in Accessibility winner right here! Let me wheel her up to the stage.
I Wani Hug that Gator!
Cavemanon
3
It innovates by basically mixing the best of every single other previous turn-based game they made into one, from SMT, to Digital Devil Saga until Persona. It also takes the focus away from world-ending gods to good, old fashioned social problems.
Metaphor: ReFantazio
Studio Zero, Atlus
4
Nobody cared about who these poor villagers were until they put on the mask and killed legions of hideous yokai.
Kunitsu-Gami: Path Of The Goddess
Capcom
5
See the world, save the nations, strike down enemy armies, and sweet-talk some sexy elves. Yeah, it's good to be a prince.
Unicorn Overlord
Vanillaware
6
Killed before it could realize its true potential
Concord
Firewalk Studios
7
Captures the spirit and appearance of classic 90s survival horror, with the added benefit of actually being able to see where you're fucking shooting.
Crow Country
SFB Games
8
Martial artist machinations and scientific schemes culiminate in a clash where only the fittest will survive and one man must face his past to build a future.
Nine Sols
Red Candle Games
9
Shorter games with worse graphics made by people who were paid more to work less, and they're not kidding
UFO 50
Mossmouth
10
Eye candy and solid gameplay, filling in the hole that Senran Kagura left.
Stellar Blade
SHIFT UP
11
Mihoyo finally returning to its roots: fast-paced arena combat, timewasting minigames, and a healthy amount of jiggle.
Zenless Zone Zero
miHoYo
12
After so many retelling of the original story, finally China give us the long awaited sequel and it doesn't fall short, truly a AAA experience.