2023 Video Game Innovations EVERYONE Should Copy

Active Time Lore needs to be in *everything*.

by Jess McDonell

As video games continue to innovate, change, and grow beyond the constraints of specific genres, we’re starting to see some fascinating new features and mechanics we never could have even dreamed up for the medium.

Just this year alone we’ve been inundated with a bevy of unique innovations from AAA studios right down to games that have been created by a tiny team. There is no limit or budget that restrains publishers and developers from being able to implement features and mechanics that we’ve either rarely seen used or even never seen before in another video game.

In the case of the following features, it’d be a treat to see them in far more games in the future so fingers crossed publishers and developers have been taking notes.

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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.