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

Astro Bot




















Game of the Year (2nd)
Played on iOS









Balatro
























Game of the Year (3rd)
Played on iOS









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









Animal Well
























Best Immersion (2nd)
Played on PS5









Still Wakes the Deep
























Best Immersion (3rd)
Played on Nintendo Switch









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









Still Wakes the Deep
























Best Story (2nd)
Played on XBox Series X









Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
























Best Story (3rd)
Played on PS5









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









Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2
























Best Graphics (2nd)
Played on PS5









Tekken 8
























Best Graphics (3rd)
Played on PS5









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









Neva
























Best Artdesign (2nd)
Played on PS5









Astro Bot
























Best Artdesign (3rd)
Played on Nintendo Switch









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









Tekken 8
























Best Sound (2nd)
Played on XBox Series X









Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
























Best Sound (3rd)
Played on PS5









Astro Bot



















Best Music





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















Best Music (1st)
Played on iOS









Monument Valley III
























Best Music (2nd)
Played on PS5









Astro Bot
























Best Music (3rd)
Played on Nintendo Switch









Sea of Stars
(2023)



















Best Arcade Game















Best Arcade Game (1st)
Played on iOS









Danmaku Unlimited 3
(2017)



















Best Action Adventure Game















Best Action Adventure
Played on XBox Series X









Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II



















Best Adventure Game















Best Adventure Game
Played on iOS









Return to Monkey Island (2023)














2. Still Wakes the Deep
3. Dredge










Best Roleplay Game















Best Role Play Game
Played on Nintendo Switch









Sea of Stars
(2023)



















Best Strategy Game















Best Strategy Game
Played on iOS









Six Ages: Ride like the Wind (2018)



















Best Shooter Game















Best Shooter Game
Played on PS5









Helldivers 2



















Best Fighting / Beat em Up Game















Best Fighting Game/ Beat em Up
Played on PS5









Tekken 8



















Best Racing Game















Best Racing Game
Played on PS5









F1 24



















Best Platformer















Best Platformer
Played on PS5









Astro Bot



















Best Puzzle Game















Best Puzzle Game
Played on iOS









Balatro














2. Monument Valley III
3. –










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