Which is to say, yes, we've covered off our actual Top 10 Best Games, BUT we make the list out of 20 potentials, and always remember to acknowledge those who made a cut, just not the final cut. Here's our 10 runners up to the Top 10 Best Games of 2019...

And in no specific order, each one of these challenged the final group as if it were a Royal Rumble (timing), resting beneath belt-buckles or having been knocked out of the ring, but not over the top rope... yet finally succumbing to the pops, cheers and 'officials'' calls of the all-feud. Here's a small snippet from one enter:

The Eternal Castle - PC
Leonard Menchiari, Giulio Perrone, Daniele Vicinanzo | Review

There’s something immediately striking about The Eternal Castle’s authentic CGA 4-colour visuals -- showcasing an era of PC gaming when Emperor Palpatine was the main villain in a Star Wars film. Well, the first time he was. This release is also somewhat of a hoax, presenting itself as the long-lost remastered release of a 1980s computer game. It’s not, and there are a few modern touches to be found in the gameplay, but where The Eternal Castle stands out is how it leverages its primitive look to deliver some wonderfully minimal art and animation. Stuff that evokes the sort of mystery and wonder you got when games like the original Prince of Persia were king of the videogame sandcastle.

Click here for our Top 10 Best Games of 2019: Honourable Mentions follow-up.

No Days Gone or even Death Stranding (yeah I know, both have motorcycles) means the year was a very good one if these didn't even make the honourable list.

Bloodstained should have been in the top 10, it's in my top 5 of the decade!

selecting the list is seriously hard. We agreed entirely on the top three, everything else was hard AF