A gaming sub free from the hype and oversaturation of current releases, catering to gamers who wait at least 12 months after release to play a game. Whether it's price, waiting for bugs/issues to be patched, DLC to be released, don't meet the system requirements, or just haven't had the time to keep up with the latest releases.
Perhaps like many here, I haven't played enough 2023 games to make a confident choice in every category of the Steam Awards, so I looked for games from the prior years, released in 2023 on Steam.
While I don't agree with the idea of a 2019 game being named the game of the year in 2024, the choice is there and we might as well use it and remind Valve that their system is flawed.
I don't know about the other games, but The Expanse: A Telltale Series released this year.
Fixed! I think it was the only exception, though the better way to title my post would have been to say "older". Even a 2022 game isn't old.