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When I watched theFallout TV showback in April, I never could have predicted what it would kickstart.

And oddly, it’s that particular kind of nostalgia that’s been following me around throughout the year.

Fallout 4 Screenshot of Cogsworth and the vault dweller�s spouse at home before the bombs dropped

But it’s also a year that I look back on fondly because of what I played.

In 2015, I’d spent a year following university applying for jobs and unsuccessfully landing any of them.

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Dragon Age Inquisition screenshot of Solas in the Trespasser DLC

But when I think of 2015, I think of Max Caulfield and Chloe Price first and foremost.

It’s funny how things line up sometimes.

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Life is Strange: Double Exposure screenshot of Max Caulfield

GamesRadar+ year in review hero image which shows ‘Game of the Year 2024’ text displayed in a glowing plus symbol

Assassin�s Creed Shadows screenshot of Yasuke and Naoe

Best games of 2025: images of Split Fiction, Like a Dragon Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, and Monster Hunter Wilds.

Fallout 4 power armor in repair rig

The Order: 1886 screenshot of Galahad standing with Igraine and Lafayette

The new Nintendo Switch 2 Joy-Con controller grip

A screenshot of the Adoring Fan seen in The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered.

Oblivion Remastered "Sir Vancealot"

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

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Baldur�s Gate 3 Drunken Master Monk in the House of Hope screenshot

A screenshot from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, showing a man named Verso covered in dirt and blood, looking into the camera.

GTA 6 trailer screenshots

Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith

A screenshot from Super Mario Odyssey showing Mario throwing Cappy in New Donk City.

Mavix M7�s Elemax massage and heating backrest

Ritual Remnants appear in various rooms in The Horror at Highrook

Articulate box, cards, board, and tokens on a wooden table

The cast of Thunderbolts standing in an elevator during the trailer for the upcoming Marvel Phase 5 movie.

Jonah Hauer-King as Conrad in Doctor Who: ‘Lucky Day’.