EDGE “2024 Game of the Year” awards revealed

EDGE magazine are known as some of the harshest game critics around, which is why so many pay attention to the reviews in their monthly issues. Well, now that the year is coming to an end, EDGE has sifted through everything they tackled in 2024 to name the best of the best. You can see their top 10 games of 2024 below, as well as winners in a variety of individual categories.

1. Astro Bot
2. UFO 50
3. Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
4. Animal Well
5. Metaphor: Refantazio
6. FF7: Rebirth
7. Arco
8. Frostpunk 2
9. Shiren the Wanderer: The mystery dungeon of serpentcoil island
10. Helldivers 2

PlayStation game of the year

• Astro Bot (winner)
• Helldivers 2 (runner-up)
• FF7: Rebirth (runner-up)

Xbox game of the year

• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (winner)
• Dungeons of Hinterberg
• STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl

Nintendo game of the year

• Shiren the Wanderer (winner)
• Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
• Paper Mario: The thousand-year door

PC game of the year

• UFO 50 (winner)
• Frostpunk 2
• Tactical Breach Wizards

VR game of the year

• Vendetta forever (winner)
• Batman: Arkham Shadow
• Thrasher

Best Expansion

• Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree (winner)
• Destiny 2: The Final Shape
• Diablo IV: vessel of hatred

Best Visual Design

• Neva (winner)
• Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2
• FF7: Rebirth

Best Audio Design

• Star Wars: Outlaws (winner)
• Balatro
• Still wakes in the deep

Best Narrative Design

• The rise of the golden idol (winner)
• Lorelei and the laser eyes
• No case should remain unsolved

Best performance

• Alec Newman – Still wakes in the deep (winner)
• Troy Baker – Indiana Jones
• Russ Bain – Ghosts of New Eden

Studio of the year

• Asobi (winner)
• Mossmouth
• GSC Game World

Publisher of the year

• Playstack (winner)
• Panic Inc
• Kepler Interactive