Polygon: The 50 Best Games of 2017

Video games have been a bright spot in a bleak year.Early in 2017, we got the Switch, which made it all the more easy to take our hobby wherever we'd like. With the help from some noise-canceling headphones, the bus or the subway or the plane or the entire world can now disappear. Thwomp.Who couldn't use that escape? Fantastical worlds in collapse certainly feel more manageable than our own, where there seem to be few heroes and endless villains.