Welcome to my personal Game-of-the-Year list 2024. I list my Top-3 games in the categories Best Game of the Year, Best Immersion, Best Story, Best Graphics, Best Artdesign, Best Sound and Best Music. In addition the Top-3 games per Genre are listed further below. I took into account all games I played in 2024, so you will also see games released in previous years. For those I added the release-year in brackets.

Best Game of the Year

The best games overall in 2024 from my perspective

Game of the Year (1st)
Played on PS5

1. Astro Bot














Game of the Year (2nd)
Played on iOS







2. Balatro


















Game of the Year (3rd)
Played on iOS







3. Monument Valley III



















Best Immersion





Here are the top 3 games that were drawing me in most into their world in 2024.









Best Immersion (1st)
Played on Nintendo Switch







1. Animal Well


















Best Immersion (2nd)
Played on PS5







2. Still Wakes the Deep


















Best Immersion (3rd)
Played on Nintendo Switch







3. Dredge
(2023)



















Best Story





The games that impressed me most in 2024 in terms of their narrative, emotional story and credible characters.









Best Story  (1st)
Played on PS5







1. Still Wakes the Deep


















Best Story (2nd)
Played on XBox Series X







2. Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II


















Best Story (3rd)
Played on PS5







3. Tekken 8



















Best Graphics





The three games with the most stunning visuals pushing forward for next generation graphics.









Best Graphics (1st)
Played on XBox Series X







1. Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2


















Best Graphics (2nd)
Played on PS5







2. Tekken 8


















Best Graphics (3rd)
Played on PS5







3. Astro Bot



















Best Artdesign





My top 3 games of 2024 having the most unique, special and visually attracting art style .









Best Artdesign (1st)
Played on Nintendo Switch







1. Neva


















Best Artdesign (2nd)
Played on PS5







2. Astro Bot


















Best Artdesign (3rd)
Played on Nintendo Switch







3. Animal Well



















Best Sound





The best games of 2024 in terms of audio quality, sound effects and voice acting.









Best Sound (1st)
Played on PS5







1. Tekken 8


















Best Sound (2nd)
Played on XBox Series X







2. Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II


















Best Sound (3rd)
Played on PS5







3. Astro Bot



















Best Music





Here are the top 3 games with the best soundtrack in 2024.









Best Music (1st)
Played on iOS







1. Monument Valley III


















Best Music (2nd)
Played on PS5







2. Astro Bot


















Best Music (3rd)
Played on Nintendo Switch







3. Sea of Stars
(2023)



















Best Arcade Game









Best Arcade Game (1st)
Played on iOS







1. Danmaku Unlimited 3
(2017)



















Best Action Adventure Game









Best Action Adventure
Played on XBox Series X







1. Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II



















Best Adventure Game









Best Adventure Game
Played on iOS







1. Return to Monkey Island (2023)














2. Still Wakes the Deep
3. Dredge










Best Roleplay Game









Best Role Play Game
Played on Nintendo Switch







1. Sea of Stars
(2023)



















Best Strategy Game









Best Strategy Game
Played on iOS







1. Six Ages: Ride like the Wind (2018)



















Best Shooter Game









Best Shooter Game
Played on PS5







1. Helldivers 2



















Best Fighting / Beat em Up Game









Best Fighting Game/ Beat em Up
Played on PS5







1. Tekken 8



















Best Racing Game









Best Racing Game
Played on PS5







1. F1 24



















Best Platformer









Best Platformer
Played on PS5







1. Astro Bot



















Best Puzzle Game









Best Puzzle Game
Played on iOS







1. Balatro














2. Monument Valley III
3. –




















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