10 Best 2023 Video Games Nobody Bought

by Jess McDonell

1. Void Stranger

void stranger
System Erasure

Void Stranger is a sokoban-style puzzle game which, if you don’t know what that is, because I didn’t, is that kind of puzzle game where you push the boxes around a room.

It has a gorgeous black and white art style, lovely music that accompanies the hypnotically charming story cutscenes as well as your tense puzzling. It’s easy to dismiss this one as a basic sokoban puzzler without much substance but that couldn’t be further from the case. Void Stranger trusts players to learn its secrets, mechanics, and unfold its story and it does so with style and charm.

Void Stranger presses boundaries in fascinating ways but it asks you to stick with it if you want to appreciate the full emotional gut punch of its impact.

Developed and published by the studio System Erasure, this is yet another game on this list waving the flag for indie games and proving that just because a bunch of people didn’t buy a title, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t.

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Jess has been a journalist and content creator in the games industry for over 15 years and has been WhatCulture's resident Australian import and sorry cop since 2020, upping the quotient of swearing and apologising in WhatCulture Gaming's annual blooper videos considerably. She previously worked at GameSpot for 10 years, most notably hosting GameSpot News in addition to E3 live shows, and PAX panels. She regularly livestreams a variety of games on her 'jessmcdonell' YouTube and Twitch channels and hosts the 'Do It On The Day' podcast. She has won awards for her news and feature work in gaming as well as an accolade for her comedic writing (likely an admin error). She can be found on X at @jessmcdonell and Instagram at @jessicamcdonell sharing her current videogame fixations, industry insights, and videos of her cat, Karma.