1. Bioshock Infinite - The moment I finished Infinite was such a rough time. I wanted to talk to somebody about the game, but no one had finished it. So I waited till someone finished it and then we talked about it for an hour. It remains my favorite throughout the year from all the games I played.
2. Saints Row 4 - If it wasn't for Bioshock, this would be number 1. This game had me laughing and just enjoying doing dumb shit that didn't really have a lot of meaning behind it. And to be honest, I didn't hate the DLC so hey another plus.
3. Gone Home - I wish there was more. More things to look at, more creepy yet safe environment to explore, and more story. It's not that there wasn't enough, it's just that it was so good. There are 2 games that are ahead of Gone Home on my list, but if I was asked to recommend one game to someone, especially someone that doesn't play games, Gone Home would be the first thing I'd tell them.
4. Pokemon X - I was finally excited to play another Pokemon game. I skipped Black/White 2, because I was finally bored of the series, but X/Y brought me back. It was still basically the same formula, but with at least more significant changes than previous games that reignited a series that I've loved since I was a kid.
5. The Stanley Parable - The very first time I played this game I ran into the portion where you are put into a Minecraft portion and I was in love. So many different variations for some of the smallest choices (or are they actually choices?) and you can find something completely different. Try and break the game and you actually find something else that the developers accounted for. Oh and it has a great sense of humor too. Sold.
6. Dead Rising 3 - If I would have played this game by myself I would be done with it by now, but that not what I wanted from DR3. I wanted to play this with someone and have been playing through it with my boss and loving every minute of it. The leveling is trivial once you get the Ultimate Grim Reaper, but that makes it more fun. Just mass slaying of zombies and screwing around with a friend makes this game a true joy to play.
7. Battlefield 4 - Picked this up after a lot of the early bugs were somewhat solved and had a blast playing with friends. It's nothing new, but I still enjoy those crazy moments and come behind wins that you experience pretty much every new round.
8. Arma 3 - Arma 3 is a lot like BF4 to me, except a lot more tactical and "realistic". Playing with a group of people can be absolutely incredible and modding allow for some great missions to keep things fresh.
9. Steamworld Dig - I picked this up on Christmas Eve on Steam and absolutely enjoyed it. It's rare that I buy a game on a Steam sale and then go on to play it to completion, but that's what happened with Steamworld Dig. I played some and stopped, but wanted to go back and finish it. It wasn't long, I think it took me about 4 hours, but between collecting, upgrading, and some platforming this game kept me wanting to keep playing.
10. Grand Theft Auto V - The only reason that GTA V is on my list is probably because I didn't play Last of Us or Papers, Please (I bought PP on Christmas though). GTAV is a lot like a mediocre relationship. It's great in the beginning, it loses that initial thrill, it has its up and downs for awhile, then things get a little rough and finally you just get bored/frustrated and the relationship ends. I wanted to like GTAV and at times I did, but it just seemed to drag too much and the online was just ok. I wanted to like it more, I really did, but it just didn't happen. But still those good times were good enough to make it on my list.