Google Play’s Best of 2023

This year has been one of discovery: new digital spaces, sports, technologies, and places have steered our interests across 2023, starting conversations, sparking trends, and helping us reconnect with one another. It’s no surprise that these apps and games reflect what we’ve experienced this year, showcasing just how technology intersects with our lives. Presenting Play’s Best of 2023.

Proudly made in Singapore, susGain helps you build sustainable habits in your daily life through challenges to recycle, show kindness, or spend time in nature. We like how you can easily join community events like beach cleanups or upcycling workshops for a purposeful fun day with friends and family. Better yet, those activities give you points to further support good causes.

Honkai: Star Rail took our breath away from our first action-packed moments aboard the Astral Express. This turn-based sci-fi extravaganza rose to be our best game of the year thanks to its excellent depth of content, stunning visuals, and thoughtful game design. Each new world we explored was more dazzling than the last.

You’ll be whisked away by its gorgeous anime-style visuals and stylish, memorable characters, but this game is so much more than how it looks. It builds up intrigue by sprinkling lore and character backstories as you go while easing you into its innovative combat system. The result is lasting enjoyment for RPG lovers and new fans alike. If you can only play one game, make it Honkai Star Rail.