Poll results: Your favorite releases of 2023

2023 has come and gone. It was yet another year filled with loads of new great video game music on vinyl (as can be seen in my annual recap post for 2023) and of course this has to be celebrated, which is why I launched a poll where all of you could vote on your favorite releases of 2023.

I did something a little different this year by also including some additional categories. That means that it was possible to vote on the following categories:

Your undisputed favorite top 3 VGM vinyl release of 2023
Favorite video game music released on vinyl in 2023
- AAA games
- Indie games
- Retro games
- Arrangements
Favorite original artwork and/or illustration for a VGM vinyl release from 2023
Favorite packaging and/or product design for a VGM vinyl release from 2023
Favorite sound quality for a VGM vinyl release from 2023
Favorite VGM vinyl label to release multiple albums in 2023
Most anticipated announced VGM vinyl release of 2024

Without further ado – here are your picks for favorite releases of 2023.

Top 10 most voted for undisputed favorite release of 2023

Hi-Fi Rush, released by Laced Records (11.9%)
Hotline Miami 1 & 2 Complete Collection, released by Laced Records (10.1%)
– Neotokyo, released by Stumpy Frog Records (8.4%)
– Signalis, released by Very Ok Vinyl (8.4%)
– Super Lesbian Animal RPG, released by Turtle Pals Tapes (8.4%)
Frog Fractions, released by Turtle Pals Tapes (7.5%)
– Bayonetta, released by Wayô Records (7.0%)
– Cult Of The Lamb, released by Laced Records (7.0%)
– Final Fantasy XIV Vinyl LP Box Vol. 2, released by Square Enix Music (7.0%)
– Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary Vinyl LP Box, released by Square Enix Music (7.0%)

Top 3 favorite original artwork/illustration

Hotline Miami 1 & 2 Complete Collection – artwork by -IZMA- & El Huervo, released by Laced Records (21.0%)
Super Metroid OST Recreated – artwork by Pierre Thyss, released by WRWTFWW Records (14.6%)
Bugsnax – artwork by Nicole Gustafsson, released by iam8bit (12.3%)

Top 3 favorite packaging/product design

Hi-Fi Rush – slipcase box set with individual jackets and matching vinyl colors, released by Laced Records (14.4%)
Sonic Frontiers: The Music Of Starfall Islands – slipcase box set with individual jackets, a booklet with art work and composer commentary, and colored splatter vinyl, released by Data Discs (10.5%)
Horizon Forbidden West – box set with magnetic lid, two triple gatefold jackets with printed inner sleeves, two art prints and a felt slipmat, released by Sony Classical (10.0%)