Metacritic named the best games of 2024: Astro Bot, Metaphor: ReFantazio and Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree shared the top spot

Art Astro Bot. Source: Sony

We've already reported about the rankings of the worst games of 2024 on Metacritic according to critics and gamers, now it's time to note the best novelties of the year.

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According to journalists' estimates, the platformer Astro Bot and JRPG Metaphor: ReFantazio became the most highly rated games of 2024. However, the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion for Elden Ring shares the first place with them. Thus, three projects received 94 points each and became the best.

The top 20 games of the year according to Metacritic look like this:

1. Astro Bot - 94/100.
2. Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree - 94/100.
3. Metaphor: ReFantazio - 94/100.
4. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth - 92/100.
5. Slay The Princess - The Pristine Cut - 92/100.
6. UFO 50 - 91/100.
7. Animal Well - 91/100.
8. Satisfactory - 91/100.
9. Balatro - 90/100.
10. The Last of Us Part II Remastered - 90/100.
11. Thank Goodness You're Here! - 90/100.
12. Tekken 8 - 90/100.
13. Destiny 2: The Final Shape - 89/100.
14. Tsukihime: A Piece of Blue Glass Moon - 89/100.
15. Horizon Forbidden West: Complete Edition - 89/100.
16. Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth - 89/100.
17. Castlevania Dominus Collection - 89/100.
18. Lorelei and the Laser Eyes - 88/100.
19. Tactical Breach Wizards - 88/100.
20. Kill Knight - 88/100.

The best games of 2024 according to Metacritic

The worst game of 2024 according to critics was Bandai Namco's anime fighting game Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash - 44/100, and gamers considered Unknown 9: Awakening and Concord to be the worst releases of 2024.

Source: Metacritic