Game of the Year 2024!

The game awards are soon upon us, and the nominees for Game of the Year have been announced. More than one title were surprise entries on the list, and there's no clear favorite for the top spot; any one of the 6 contenders could claim the coveted award! With that, let's take a look at the nominees:

Astro Bot: Team Asobi/Sony Interactive Entertainment, Playstation exclusive

In the game, the player teams up with Captain Astro and goes on a quest to rescue his lost crew scattered across different worlds.

As of the day of its release, the game was the highest-rated new game of 2024 on both Metacritic and OpenCritic.

Metaphor: ReFantazio: Studio Zero/Atlus

This story takes place in The United Kingdom of Euchronia, where the assassination of the king brings chaos and unrest to the land. Then, one fateful day, a magic known only to the king called the Royal Magic is invoked, and the world becomes embroiled in a Royal Tournament for the throne.

99% of OpenCritic players recommend this game, and it sold over 1 million copies on its release day, alone!

Black Myth: Wukong: Game Science

The game is inspired by the classical Chinese novel "Journey to the West" and follows an anthropomorphic monkey based on Sun Wukong from the novel.

Reached 2.2 million concurrent players on day its release day!

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth: Square Enix

The game is a sequel to Final Fantasy VII Remake (2020) and the second in a planned trilogy of games remaking the 1997 PlayStation game Final Fantasy VII

The title received 'universal acclaim' on platforms Metacritic and OpenCritic.

Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree: FromSoftware/BANDAI NAMCO

ELDEN RING Shadow of the Erdtree takes players beyond the Lands Between to explore the Land of Shadow, a completely new world from ELDEN RING. Players can seamlessly travel back and forth between its vast maps interspersed with diverse situations and meticulous dungeons where menacing enemies roam.

Has been recently cited on a list of 'the greatest video games of all time' in USA Today, Sports Illustrated, and GQ!

Balatro: LocalThunk/Playstack

Balatro is a poker-themed roguelike deck-building video game.

Has a coveted 100% rating on Metacritic!

That does it for the nominees this year. Each one of these titles can be ordered on our site.Click on the name to go to the game. The 2024 Game Awards take place on December 12th. Be sure to check it out and get your orders in!