The 11 best video games of 2016

We struggle to recall 12 months so crowded with great video games. Indie developers, blockbuster studios, virtual reality tinkerers, and creators who defy labels: all corners of the industry contributed to one of the strangest, most varied, and best years in the medium’s short history.
Controversial games like No Man’s Sky and Pokémon Go let us explore both infinite solar systems and our neighborhood park. Dishonored 2 and Firewatch showed the range of first-person storytellin