lists of best games of 2024

PC / Switch games

Ars Technica — Ars’ favorite games of 2024 that were not released in 2024
- Stardew Valley, 📔Grounded by Microsoft/Obsidian Entertainment, 📔Fights in Tight Spaces, 📔The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, Tetrisweeper, 📔Freelancer, and 📔Cyberpunk 2077
The Guardian — The 20 best video games of 2024
- 1. 📔Metaphor: ReFantazio, 4. Balatro, 5. 📔Dragon's Dogma 2, 6. 📔Neva, 9. UFO 50
Game Awards — 📔The Game Awards 2024
- winner, Games for Impact — 📔Neva
- nominee, Games for Impact — 📔Tales of Kenzera: Zau, a metroidvania
- Best Independent Game
  - winner — Balatro
  - nominee — 📔Animal Well, a metroidvania
  - nominee — 📔Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
  - nominee — Neva
  - nominee — 📔UFO 50
- Best Debut Indie Game
  - winner — Balatro
  - nominee — Animal Well
  - nominee — 📔Manor Lords, the most wishlisted Steam game ever
  - nominee — 📔Pacific Drive, survival
Kotaku — Top 15 Games (slideshow, but it removes slideshow mode when viewed on mobile)
New York Times — Best Video Games of 2024
Sports Illustrated?? — Top 10 best indie games of 2024
The Verge — 2024’s best games channeled the heart and soul of the ‘90s