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What were you loyal Kotaku readers most interested in this year? Despite 2023 offering us scammers in Congressa megolomaniac destroying one of the most popular social media websites of all time, and a pop star dating an NFL football hero, gamers remained laser-focused on the things that matter most to them as a subculture: retro games, asset theft, Funko pops, and vaginas.

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The variety of stories gathered here is a testament to the well-roundedness of your average Kotaku reader. For reference, last year’s list can be found right hereand yes, it contained hentai.

This year, however, you were interested in interviews with boundary-breaking women in the industry, commentary about HBO’s The Last of Us series, and even an Across the Spider-Verse secret So without further ado, here are the top 10 Kotaku stories of 2023, starting with the most popular one. Did your favorite post make the cut?

A mage leads three other adventurers down a dark stone hallway.

Image: Ironmace

Miles and Gwen sit next to each other in a movie theater.

Screenshot: Sony Pictures Animation / GSCinemas / Kotaku

Angels descend from the heavens.

Image: Wizards of the Coast

The Completionist talks to the camera with a Super Mario gameplay screen inlay.

Screenshot: The Completionist

Yennefer gives a sideways glance.

Image: CD Project Red

A Grogu Funko pop meditates on top of a landfill.

Image: Funko / Kotaku / Peter Macdiarmid (Getty Images)

Joel looks concerned while wind ruffles his hair.

Screenshot: HBO/Naughty Dog

Junkrat sports googly eyes while detonating a bomb.

Image: Blizzard

Dr. Rachel Kowert smiles in front of a vaporwave background.

Image: Dr. Rachel Kowert / Vicky Leta

Kishonna Gray stands in front of a vaporwave background.

Image: Kishonna Gray / Vicky Leta

There they are, the biggest Kotaku stories of 2023. Was there something you read this year that you thought would be here, or a story that specifically stood out to you? Drop your favorite Kotaku post of the year in the comments below.



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