And the nominees for Game Of The Year are...
Mostly RPGs!
There's a good mix of developers and publishers represented across this year's nominations, however 2024 seems to be the year of the RPG, with three of the six nominated titles falling into this genre. Although one of these, Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree, arguably should not have been eligible due to being DLC. It's the first time additional content has been up for the award and it's causing some controversy, but we'll leave that there and move on! The latest instalment of the Final Fantasy VII remake, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth makes the cut for Square Enix and then we have the most recently released title in the list and new IP, Metaphor ReFantazio completing the RPG set.
Balatro is the only small indie title up for game of the year, it's taken the industry by storm since it's launch back in February, and rightly so, it's a difficult game to put down! It's in the top 10 most highly rated games released this year, so a massive congratulations to the developer LocalThunk and Publisher PlayStack.
Another new IP, Black Myth: Wukong, was a little bit of a surprise hit when it released in late August. There was some negative press around the studio itself and a few small gameplay frustrations, but critical reviews were strong, with a global average of 82. There are, however, nearly 50 new titles with higher review scores, so should Black Myth: Wukong really be on this list?
Finally, the highest critically rated game released in 2024 to date, and a nomination for Publisher Sony for the 10th year in a row is the super cute Astro Bot.
So, there are 3 new IPs, 3 RPGs, 1 Roguelike Deck Builder, 1 Action Adventure and 1 Platformer, all predominantly single player, making up the 6 nominees for the game of the year 2024!
Which game is your game of the year?
