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The best TV of 2023 so far

By Pete Volk, Zosha Millman, and 3 more

The best movies of 2023 so far

By Pete Volk, Austen Goslin, and 3 more

Wonder Woman, Egyptian fantasy, and pro wrestling in 2023’s best comics

By Susana Polo, Katie Rife, and 2 more
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The best Blu-rays and 4K UHD releases of 2023

By Chris Plante
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The best anime of 2023 so far

By Toussaint Egan, Joshua Rivera, and 3 more

The best video games of the year so far

By Mike Mahardy, Nicole Carpenter, and 6 more
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The best sci-fi and fantasy books of 2023 so far

By Nicole Clark, Sadie Gennis, and 1 more
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The best board games of 2023 so far

By Charlie Theel
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The best video essays of 2022

By Daniel Schindel

The best tabletop RPGs we played in 2022

By Charlie Hall

The best board games that we played in 2022

By Charlie Hall

The 10 best documentaries of 2022

By Noel Murray

The best science fiction and fantasy books of 2022

By Nicole Clark, Sadie Gennis, and 1 more

The best movies of 2022

By Polygon Staff, Tasha Robinson, and 1 more

The best anime of 2022

By Toussaint Egan, Petrana Radulovic, and 2 more

The 50 best video games of 2022

By Mike Mahardy and Polygon Staff

The best comics of 2022

By Susana Polo

The best TV shows of 2022

By Polygon Staff, Zosha Millman, and 1 more

Guitar Hero meets Undertale in Everhood, 2021’s overlooked gem

By Diego Nicolás Argüello

Before Your Eyes tells a brilliant story about regret, our legacies, and the afterlife

By Kazuma Hashimoto

The 10 best action scenes of 2021

By Alex Rallo

Placement games were 2021’s most calming trend

By Cameron Kunzelman

The GTA Trilogy remaster is flawed, but so much more accessible

By Stephen Wilds

Co-op game Haven understands life as a couple during Covid

By Yussef Cole and Vivian Chan

Our favorite memes of 2021

By Nicole Clark and Ana Diaz

7 games that pushed accessibility forward in 2021

By Courtney Craven

Our favorite stories of 2021

By Polygon Staff

Horror games made living in 2021 more bearable

By Tauriq Moosa

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Board games heavily influenced some of 2021’s best video games

By Charlie Theel

Inscryption is the best video game of 2021

By Mike Mahardy

Nix Umbra is this year’s scariest and most enigmatic game

By Ewan Wilson

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