DLC for Elden Ring out of competition: Metacritic named the Best Games of 2024 for PC, Xbox, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation

Art Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree. Source: FromSoftware

Metacritic has already published the Metacritic named the best games of 2024: Astro Bot, Metaphor: ReFantazio and Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree shared the top spot, but without a breakdown by platform. To help PC, Xbox, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation users better navigate the most highly rated releases of the past year, the popular aggregator has published separate selections.

Here's What We Know

Only games that were released between 1 January and 31 December 2024 and received at least 7 reviews from critics were considered in the top. They are arranged according to the average final score on Metacritic.

Best games of 2024 for PC

1. Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree - 92/100;
2. Metaphor: ReFantazio - 92/100;
3. UFO 50 - 91/100;
4. Tekken 8 - 91/100;
5. Animal Well - 91/100;
6. Satisfactory - 91/100;
7. Balatro - 90/100;
8. Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance - 90/100;
9. God of War: Ragnarök - 90/100;
10. Thank Goodness You're Here! - 90/100;
11. Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth - 89/100;
12. Destiny 2: The Final Shape - 89/100;
13. Horizon Forbidden West: Complete Edition - 89/100;
14. Persona 3 Reload - 89/100;
15. Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut - 89/100;
16. Lorelei and the Laser Eyes - 88/100;
17. Tactical Breach Wizards - 88/100;
18. Dragon's Dogma 2 - 88/100;
19. Kill Knight - 88/100;
20. AntonBlast - 87/100.

Best Games of 2024 for Xbox

1. Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree - 95/100;
2. Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth - 92/100;
3. Metaphor: ReFantazio - 92/100;
4. Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance - 92/100;
5. Tekken 8 - 89/100;
6. Destiny 2: The Final Shape - 89/100;
7. Neva - 88/100;
8. Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown - 87/100;
9. Unicorn Overlord - 87/100;
10. Botany Manor - 87/100;
11. Persona 3 Reload - 86/100;
12. Indiana Jones and the Great Circle - 86/100;
13. Dragon's Dogma 2 - 86/100;
14. Dragon Age: The Veilguard - 85/100;
15. Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess - 84/100;
16. Cat Quest III - 84/100;
17. Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy - 83/100;
18. Still Wakes the Deep - 83/100;
19. DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO - 83/100;
20. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 - 83/100.

Best Games of 2024 for Nintendo Switch

1. Castlevania Dominus Collection - 92/100;
2. Animal Well - 90/100;
3. Pentiment - 90/100;
4. TSUKIHIME -A piece of blue glass moon- - 90/100;
5. Balatro - 90/100;
6. Neva - 89/100;
7. Unicorn Overlord - 89/100;
8. Lorelei and the Laser Eyes - 88/100;
9. Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown - 88/100;
10. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door - 88/100;
11. Cat Quest III - 86/100;
12. Grapple Dogs: Cosmic Canines - 86/100;
13. Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance - 86/100;
14. Marvel vs; Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics - 86/100;
15. The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom - 85/100;
16. qomp2 - 85/100;
17. Dungeons of Dreadrock 2 - The Dead King's Secret - 85/100;
18. Ace Attorney Investigations Collection - 85/100;
19. Lil' Guardsman - 85/100;
20. Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy - 85/100.

Best Games of 2024 for PlayStation

1. Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree - 94/100;
2. Astro Bot - 94/100;
3. Metaphor: ReFantazio - 94/100;
4. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth - 92/100;
5. Slay The Princess: The Pristine Cut - 92/100;
6. Dave the Diver - 91/100;
7. Destiny 2: The Final Shape - 90/100;
8. Balatro - 90/100;
9. The Last of Us Part II Remastered - 90/100;
10. Tekken 8 - 90/100;
11. Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth - 89/100;
12. Castlevania Dominus Collection - 89/100;
13. Animal Well - 88/100;
14. Hi-Fi Rush - 88/100;
15. Persona 3 Reload - 87/100;
16. Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance - 87/100;
17. Marvel vs; Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics (PS4)- 87/100;
18. Unicorn Overlord - 86/100;
19. Silent Hill 2 - 86/100;
20. Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown - 86/100.

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Source: Metacritic