Triple A inherently stands for risk avoidant, and money grabbend. It takes a special exception to get an AAA game that is more than ok. But the best games have never been the big bidget super polished games.
In the last 5 years, we have seen vampire survivors raise an entire genre from obscurity to the general public.
Lethal company has caused a lot of chaos among friends.
BG3 has surprised even the fans (one of those AAA exceptions).
Technically, Satisfactory was finally released in 2024.
Stray has given us a small but unique experience.
Dave the diver is an experience that I still can’t pinpoint the genre of.
Half Life Alyx was revolutionary for the VR market.
There has been a complete revival of the boomer shooter genre.
Doki Doki literature club spawned a new cult following.
Triple A inherently stands for risk avoidant, and money grabbend. It takes a special exception to get an AAA game that is more than ok. But the best games have never been the big bidget super polished games.
In the last 5 years, we have seen vampire survivors raise an entire genre from obscurity to the general public. Lethal company has caused a lot of chaos among friends. BG3 has surprised even the fans (one of those AAA exceptions). Technically, Satisfactory was finally released in 2024. Stray has given us a small but unique experience. Dave the diver is an experience that I still can’t pinpoint the genre of. Half Life Alyx was revolutionary for the VR market. There has been a complete revival of the boomer shooter genre. Doki Doki literature club spawned a new cult following.
These are just some samples that I grabbed from the following search: https://steamdb.info/instantsearch/?range[userScore]=90%3A&refinementList[releaseYear][0]=2025&refinementList[releaseYear][1]=2024&refinementList[releaseYear][2]=2023&refinementList[releaseYear][3]=2022&refinementList[releaseYear][4]=2021&refinementList[releaseYear][5]=2020