Wccftech’s Best Games of 2024 – Gaming Delivers Another Solid Year – Wccftech

After the full suite of genre lists, it is now time for the final shortlist of Wccftech’s Best Games of 2024 award. Let’s get that out of the way: no, the year that just ended wasn’t nearly as filled with many excellent games as the historic 2023. We knew that from the get-go, just looking at the release schedule. However, 2024 still managed to provide many great games that fans of most genres have had a lot of fun playing, though admittedly those who love JRPGs had a particularly great time.
The year started off strongly in January and February; then, there was a bit of a lull, but the release pace picked up again in the final quarter. Without further ado, here are our top ten best games released in 2024.
Wccftech’s Best Games of 2024 per genre: Shooters, RPGs, Indies, Fighting, Horror, Action, DLC/Expansion, Adventure, Platformer, Multiplayer, Sports & Racing, Strategy & Simulation
The first great game of the year was Ubisoft’s Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown. Sure, fans are still waiting for the promised Sands of Time remake (now in development at Ubisoft Montreal, from the Far Cry team), but at least the Montpellier office delivered a great Metroidvania entry. Francesco De Meo wrote in the review:
Minor issues aside, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is a thoroughly enjoyable Metroidvania that is not only among the best since Metroid Dread but also one of the best entries in the Prince of Persia series, bringing the franchise back to its platforming roots in the best way possible. If the long hiatus of the series was the price to pay for such a nicely crafted adventure, then it was a price worth paying.
 
The ninth mainline entry in the series formerly known as Yakuza features two protagonists: the returning main character Kazuma Kiryu and the new lead Ichiban Kasuga, introduced in Yakuza: Like a Dragon. The RPG formula continues to work very well for Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, as outlined by reviewer Kai Tatsumoto:
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth serves as the real bridge between the Yakuza and Like a Dragon series into one cohesive experience. It’s the perfect sendoff for Kiryu and a passing of the torch to the plucky Ichiban Kasuga. In a lot of ways, Infinite Wealth builds upon the past with callbacks that series fans could appreciate. It’s a Japanese RPG experience that could only best be described as Ryu ga Gotoku Studio’s Metal Gear Solid 4 moment.
It isn’t that easy for any fighting game to make it into the Best Games of the year shortlist, but Bandai Namco succeeded with the latest installment in the Tekken series. Francesco De Meo wrote:
Creating a sequel that could top its predecessor was no small feat, but Katsuhiro Harada and his team definitely managed to do so almost effortlessly. While some mechanics, such as Heat and Special Style, will remain controversial for the entirety of the game’s run, Tekken 8 is an excellent fighting game whose quality is only partially impacted by its far-from-perfect netcode and limited single-player content.
The game sold over two million copies in the first month, ensuring its commercial success in addition to the considerable critical acclaim.
One of, if not the, most anticipated games of 2024 launched early in the year and got a perfect score in Wccftech’s review penned by Kai Tatsumoto:
If there’s one word to describe Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, it would be ambitious. Tetsuya Nomura, Kazushige Nojima, and the rest of Creative Business Unit I at Square-Enix have turned what is merely the remainder of Final Fantasy VII’s Disc One upon leaving Midgar into a 100-hour-long epic. Moments of distracted exploration throughout the massive wide-open environments are often bookended with more linear story segments that balance comedy and somber moments. Players will feel more intimately engrossed with the story of those chosen by the planet and routinely have their fond memories of playing the original tickled with delight. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is an absolute must-play for fans of the series.
It wasn’t easy, as Final Fantasy VII Rebirth offers a large open world-like experience, unlike its relatively linear predecessor. However, Square Enix succeeded, even though sales weren’t as stellar as the publisher had originally hoped for (just like with Final Fantasy XVI).
We knew Team Asobi was a great developer from their work on Astro Bot Rescue Mission and Astro’s Playroom, but with Astro Bot, they knocked it out of the park. The Sony-owned Japanese studio delivered a fantastic platform game worthy of being cited alongside the best titles in the genre, including the likes of Super Mario, earning the Game of the Year award at TGA 2024. In Wccftech’s review, Kai Tatsumoto wrote:
As one of the few platformers to keep me grinning from beginning to end, Astro Bot is some of the most fun I’ve had working on a review all year. There’s a profound sense of whimsy and wonder to everything that plucky little robot can do while the worlds he visits inhabit such a diverse set of environments and abilities. Astro Bot’s adventure still may be far from over, but this time he’s brought a few hundred friends along for the journey.
After years of nothing, KONAMI is once again making non-football games, or at least publishing them. Silent Hill 2 was the first and arguably the most important piece in the resurrection of the revered horror franchise. Thankfully, they chose well with Bloober Team. The Polish studio surprised skeptics and delivered an excellent and faithful remake of the most acclaimed franchise entry that thoroughly deserves to be in our Best Games of 2024 shortlist. Chris Wray wrote:
So, shall I succinctly finish this? Silent Hill 2 is scary, atmospheric, polished, and fun (or as fun as a game like this can be). It is great, the best game by the Bloober Team, and proof that, somewhere in the organisation, someone in Konami knows what needs to be done, and they must be nurtured.
Here’s another studio on a streak. Atlus once again tickled JRPG aficionados in exactly the right parts with Metaphor: ReFantazio, their new IP based in a medieval fantasy setting. The game became a million-seller on its launch day and was exceedingly well-received by Persona fans. Kai Tatsumoto stated in the review:
Those who harbor an innate distaste for the social systems and time limits of modern Persona titles will find no solace here, but those who are willing to embrace what very well could be the sixth Persona title in all but name alone will experience one of the most stylish Japanese roleplaying games of 2024.
BioWare, once one of the most respected roleplaying studios, had a lot to prove after the utter disaster of Anthem. Thankfully, they listened to the fans and returned to doing what they do best: single player RPGs. With Dragon Age: The Veilguard, they also implemented some of the most critical feedback shared by fans after the release of Inquisition, abandoning the open world design in favor of a curated experience that still allows for a degree of exploration.
While the game isn’t selling as well as publisher Electronic Arts hoped (like Final Fantasy VII Rebirth), this is still a worthy Western RPG for anyone to play through. Here’s an excerpt from my review:
With Dragon Age: The Veilguard, BioWare has largely returned to its roots, casting aside the temptations of open world and/or live service games. Instead, Veilguard is a great mission-based RPGs with a memorable story that will leave Dragon Age fans enthralled by the revelations, an awesome combat system that perfectly blends action and tactics, and lots of loot and secrets to uncover through its 80-hour playthrough.
The Legend of Zelda makes it once again in our yearly best games list, even in an off-year like 2024 for the series. This time, it does so with a top-down perspective and with Zelda finally as the main character. Small caveats aside, Nathan Birch really enjoyed his time with the game co-developed by Nintendo and Grezzo:
Ultimately though, any fussiness doesn’t obscure what Echoes of Wisdom is at its core — a really good, modern take on the traditional Zelda format, with excellent old-school dungeons and an enticing world. And really, it’s some of the game’s less-flashy new features I enjoyed the most. The more responsive-feeling controls and platforming, the addition of a wide array of engaging sidequests, the ability to ride a dang horse in a 2D Zelda! This is the old-school Zelda you love, polished up to meet modern expectations.
The year ended on a high note with Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, the first Indiana Jones gaming adaptation in many years. Elder Scrolls and Fallout head Todd Howard had tried to get an Indy project going for several years with a very specific story pitch, and he picked Bethesda-owned MachineGames (Wolfenstein) to make it. The result is an absolutely fantastic game, as I explained in my review:
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is an excellent adventure/action game that features one of the best Indiana Jones stories, great level design that rewards exploration, and awesome ray traced visuals. This might just be the best game dedicated to Dr. Henry Walton we’ve ever seen.
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2024 had plenty of noteworthy game launches that did not quite make it into our shortlist. Here’s another ten titles you should absolutely consider for your next game purchase:
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