Here are games that won at least one award at The Game Awards in 2024 and their scores on Metacritic (the largest aggregator site that collects reviews for movies, games, and TV shows). This is not a top in the usual sense — rather a compilation of the results of a single award and game criticism in general.
How we've grouped data:
- all games are placed from top to bottom and left to right, from highest to lowest, and in alphabetical order. Except for Baldur's Gate 3, as it came out last year;
- if the game was released on several platforms, the score is taken from the one with the most reviews;
- the data is current as of mid-December 2024. As more reviews become available, game scores and, as a result, their placement may change;
- we also recommend that you read the results of The Game Awards 2022 et 2023 years.
Astro Bot — 94 points (PS5)
Reward: game of the year, best game director job, best action adventure, best family game
Genre: 3rd person platformer
What is remarkable: the unexpectedly varied adventures of a cute robot through Sony's gaming universes.
Metaphor: RefantAzio — 94 points (PC, PS4/5, Xbox Series)
Reward: best storytelling, best art, best RPG
Genre: jRPG
What is remarkable: After the king dies, the magic kingdom plunges into a battle for the throne. A new developer project called Persona 5.
Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth — 92 points (PS5)
Reward: best soundtrack
Genre: jRPG
What is remarkable: The second episode of the Final Fantasy 7 remake trilogy, which tells a familiar story in a new way.
Balatro — 90 points (PC, PS4/5, Switch, Xbox One/Series)
Reward: best indie debut game, best indie game, best mobile game
Genre: roguelike
What is remarkable: a hypnotic mix of poker and roguelike, based on building your own deck.
Tekken 8 — 90 points (PC, PS5, Xbox Series)
Reward: best fighting game
Genre: fighting game
What is remarkable: the return of the legendary fighting game series. The story will tell a new chapter in the misadventures of the Kazama family.
Neva — 86 points (PC, PS5, Switch, Xbox Series)
Reward: greatest social impact
Genre: 2D platformer
What is remarkable: the girl goes on a journey through the dying world in the company of a huge she-wolf. A new project by the developers “Gris”.
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown — 86 points (PC, PS4/5, Switch, Xbox One/Series)
Reward: accessibility innovation
Genre: metroidvania
What is remarkable: colorful metroidvania set in the Prince of Persia universe. A new project by Rayman Legends developers.
Frostpunk 2 — 85 points (PC)
Reward: best simulator or strategy
Genre: urban development strategy
What is remarkable: 30 years after the Earth turned into an icy wasteland, humanity is trying not only to survive, but to regain its former greatness. New developer project “This War of Mine”.
Batman: Arkham Shadow — 84 points (PC)
Reward: best VR/AR game
Genre: 1st person action, VR
What is remarkable: A new threat has descended on Gotham — the cult of the Rat King. And Batman can't stay away.
Helldivers 2 — 82 points (PC, PS5)
Reward: best supported game, best multiplayer
Genre: 3rd person action game
What is remarkable: the sequel to the cooperative action game about the Hell Marines fighting hostile creatures across the Galaxy.
Black Myth: Wukong — 81 points (PC, PS5)
Reward: best action game, player choice
Genre: 3rd person action game
What is remarkable: souls-like is about the monkey king who took as a basis not only the novel Journey to the West, but also Chinese mythology.
Senua's Saga: Hellblade II — 81 points (PC, Xbox Series)
Reward: best sound design, best acting
Genre: 3rd person adventure
What is remarkable: Senua continues to fight his own madness and travels to the inhospitable Icelandic wastelands. New developer project “Enslaved: Odyssey to the West” and “DmC: Devil May Cry”.
EA Sports FC 25 — 76 points (PC, PS4/5, Switch, Xbox One/Series)
Reward: best sports or racing game
Genre: soccer simulator
What is remarkable: an annual portion of football from Electronic Arts.
Baldur's Gate 3 — 96 points (PC, PS5, Xbox Series)
Reward: better community support
Genre: isometric RPG
What is remarkable: a party-based RPG set in the Dungeons and Dragons universe, with amazing freedom of choice. A new project by the developers of the “Divinity: Original Sin” dilogy.
Grand Theft Auto VI (PS5, Xbox Series)
Reward: the most anticipated game
Genre: 3rd person action game
What is remarkable: the great series returns to the azure streets of Vice City, which are still full of crime and vices.
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