Every year we recognize some of the "best" games we've played throughout the year. "Best" is a relative term and we don't think it needs to be singular or honor just one winner in each category. With a team of 20+ reviewers from all over the world, we've played approximately 800+ games. Below are essentially our top 5% of the games we like to honor with an award this year. We also added a new category award for "Attraction" & "Character" this year. 

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Starting from the "Individual Category" awards, we feel that these games stood out in one of these categories: "Set Design", "Puzzle Design", "Fun Game/Room", "Cooperative Elements", "Innovative Ideas" "Graphics",  "Puzzle Hunts", "Unique Storyline", "Attractions" and "Characters". 

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In our "Theme Category" awards, these were games we felt best represented a certain theme with their design, puzzles, and storytelling. These categories were "Adventure", "Fantasy", "Horror", "Mystery", "Sci-Fi" and "Thriller". 

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Finally our most prestigious category, "Best Overall", were games/experiences that we felt hit all the targets in terms of set design, story, immersion, and puzzles. These were given in categories of "Digital games", "Video Games (App, Vr, Console)", "Table-Top Games", "Immersive Experience" and "In-Person Escape Rooms" 

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Congratulations to all the winners!