It’s that time of the year again, and you’re now called to decide DualShockers’ annual honor: Game of the Year 2018 – Reader’s Choice Award.

Without question, our community is the best part of DualShockers, so we (and the developers and publishers we chat to) know that the Reader's Choice Award is one of the best annual honors to win. And, as always we are looking for your help in making that selection in one of gaming's busiest years.

You’re given the ability to change your vote at any time before the cutoff time, which will be December 16th, at 11:59:59 PM Pacific Time. People change their mind all the time, so we don’t see a reason why you wouldn’t be able to change your vote here.

Below, you’ll find a form to vote for your favorite game (you can find it here if you are on mobile). In order to limit spam and vote manipulation, you’ll be asked to log in to a google account if you aren’t already. If you don’t have one, making it is pretty easy and very quick.

In order to be eligible for Game of the Year, a game needs to have been released for the first time (unless it’s a remaster/remake) between January 1st, 2018, and December 16th, 2018. Expansions are not eligible. Early Access games that have moved out of early access this year (for instance Dead Cells) are considered 2018 releases.

While we love Japanese games, only releases in the West are eligible (to avoid games appearing for two years in a row). For instance. it wouldn’t make sense to ask you to vote for Judge Eyes as Game of The Year, since most of you will play the Western version (Judgement) in 2019. You’ll be able to vote for it starting tomorrow for our Most Anticipated Game of 2019 – Reader’s Choice Award.

Asian market releases in English have been included where appropriate in case a western release is confirmed as not happening, or extremely unlikely.

As you’ll probably notice, the list is very long -- though sorted alphabetically. While other outlets give you a narrowed down list for Game of the Year, we think it is better that all voices get heard -- even niche games that may be ignored. If you notice a game is missing that you wanted to vote on, go ahead and let us know in the comment section and we will add it on.

You’ll also notice that there are plenty of games that didn’t review very well on the list. It’s not our place to tell you what you should or shouldn’t like. Yet, we apologize if we missed or forgot games that you might love. After all, we’re only human.

So, what are you waiting for? Get voting, and feel free to let us know your favorites in the comments.

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