The 20 best video games of 2024

Ingenious puzzle games, a psychedelic take on poker, an action-packed take on Buddhist legend and a compilation of 50 faux-retro titles – our critics pick the year’s finest

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It starts with a single machine: a landing pod on an untouched planet. Then a drill, built with iron mined by your own hand. Hours later, the planet is covered in neat (or not) arrays of extractors and conveyor belts, machines whirring comfortingly as they create their infinite thingummies. Corporate strip-mining simulator it may be, but it’s just so absorbing.

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The Best Xbox Games Of 2024

As production costs have risen and the business has changed, exclusive video games have become less common, and nowhere is that more acutely felt than on Xbox. Microsoft's strategy for years now ...
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The Best PC-Exclusive Games Of 2024

PC gaming often doesn't get the attention it deserves; there are generally not the big inflection points like new console launches that can catch people's eye. And yet, PC is home to some of the ...
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The Best Nintendo Switch-Exclusive Games Of 2024

Nintendo's new console might be coming as soon as 2025, and while it won't spell the immediate end for Nintendo Switch, which is approaching its eighth anniversary, it's certainly approaching the ...
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The Best PS5-Exclusive Games Of 2024

We're now well into the current generation of consoles, but as time goes on, exclusives have become increasingly uncommon--especially if you're looking for games that aren't also on PC. That said, ...
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The Best Games Of 2024

The 2024 gaming year is nearing the finish line, and if there's a common thread linking all of this year's biggest releases, it's that several of these games have been surprise hits. While 2023 was ...
GameSpot - Dec. 11
The 20 best albums of 2024

Check out the 20 best albums of 2024 as selected by Times pop music critic Mikael Wood.
Los Angeles Times - Dec. 11
GameSpot's 10 Best Games Of 2024

Each year, the task of narrowing down our favorite games to a list of just the 10 best is challenging, and 2024 is no exception. Whether it's brilliant expansions to existing games, the continued ...
GameSpot - Dec. 10
Best Video Games of 2024

It was supposed to be a sleepy year for the video game industry. Then came surprise hits like Balatro, Animal Well and Astro Bot.
The New York Times - Dec. 6
The 20 best songs of 2024

Here are the year’s most outstanding tracks – from Fontaines DC to Beyoncé via Kendrick Lamar – as voted for by 26 Guardian music writers Continue reading...
The Guardian - Dec. 6