I am open to other perspectives, but a lot of the love of games to me is down to how it feels to hit a button. When the jump feels bad, the game is bad. When the jump feels good, the game is good. That's oversimplifying, intentionally. But so many games ARE just a collection of button presses, and how good they feel to hit. Platformers, action games, shooters, MOBAs, all of these are represented on our nominees. Whose buttons feel the best to hit? Let's decide that.

The Nominees Are:Peppino (Pizza Tower)Chai (Hi-Fi Rush)Kai (Gravity Circuit)Spark (Spark the Electric Jester 3)Blaster Stance (Star Wars: Jedi Survivor)Wild Dancer (Like a Dragon: Ishin)Sybil (Pseudoregalia)Xeku Zwei (Gundam Battle Operation 2)GM [Gatherroad Type] (Gundam Battle Operation 2)Alex [CA] (Gundam Battle Operation 2)Sisquiede (Gundam Battle Operation 2)MSN-04FF Sazabi (Gundam Battle Operation 2)Woundwort (Gundam Battle Operation 2)Mega Mewtwo X (Pokemon Unite)Mario Mario (Mario Wonder)

Here's our write-up for the winners!

Our intro and outro music for the Gimmick Awards 2023 is Ippai by kamatamago, and our art is a commission from @yonsoncb on Twitter!