There were immoderate unthinkable games released this year, and we wanted to cognize which you thought was nan champion of nan best. So pinch our partners astatine Truth, we picked 64 of 2024’s champion games, put them successful a head-to-head tournament, and gave you nan powerfulness to ballot for your favorites. After six rounds of voting and much than 1 cardinal votes successful all, 1 crippled reigned ultimate arsenic champion: Black Myth: Wukong.
An action crippled from developer Game Science, Black Myth: Wukong is inspired by nan classical Chinese caller Journey to nan West. You play arsenic nan Destined One, an anthropomorphic monkey based connected Sun Wukong from nan novel. You wield a unit pinch different stances, person entree to respective magic spells, and tin toggle shape into enemies aft defeating them.
In IGN’s review, we cited its awesome combat, beautiful environments, and well-designed bosses arsenic nan areas wherever it shines. While it whitethorn not beryllium a soulslike, its combat tin beryllium rather challenging and forces you to weave together speedy reflexes, smart assets management, and versatile attacks to return down its galore bosses.
Black Myth: Wukong’s fame was evident from nan very commencement of our fan-voted tournament. It had a ascendant run, culminating successful a triumph complete Marvel Rivals successful nan last pinch 59% of nan vote. Before that, it had to get done Harry Potter: Quidditch Championship, Star Wars Outlaws, Mario & Luigi: Brothership, Stellar Blade, and Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, beating each of them pinch astatine slightest 67% of nan vote.
Marvel Rivals’ tally to nan last was much contested, pinch it hardly beating retired nan Silent Hill 2 remake successful nan semifinals and Astro Bot successful nan quarterfinals, which was 1 of nan closest matchups of nan full tournament. There were much than 50,000 votes formed successful that matchup, and Marvel Rivals won by only 960. Before those adjacent calls, it had to get done immoderate stiff title successful World of Warcraft: The War Within, Batman: Arkham Shadow, and Indiana Jones and nan Great Circle.
IGN’s pick for Best Game of 2024 went to Metaphor: ReFantazio, but it didn’t make it retired of nan first information of nan People’s Choice Tournament. Mario & Luigi: Brothership took it down earlier falling to Black Myth: Wukong successful its way to nan title. Indie darling Balatro, 1 of IGN’s runners-up for Best Game of 2024 and victor of our Best PC Game of 2024 Award, besides had a amazingly short run. After narrowly defeating Still Wakes nan Deep successful nan first round, it comberan only 26% of nan ballot successful Round 2 against Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2.
Space Marine 2 had a very awesome tally overall, taking down aggregate large names connected its measurement to nan Final Four. In summation to its resounding triumph complete Balatro, it besides defeated Sons of nan Forest, Dragon’s Dogma 2, and Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth, different of IGN’s runners-up for Best Game of 2024. The different personnel of nan Final Four was Silent Hill 2, which won nan IGN Award for Best Horror Game of 2024. It comberan to nan semifinals by going done Life Is Strange: Double Exposure, Helldivers 2, Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD, and Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero.
Thank you to nan galore group who logged votes successful this year’s People’s Choice Tournament. Let america cognize successful nan comments beneath what you deliberation of nan outcome. If you disagree pinch nan winner, which crippled would you person chosen? And here’s to different awesome twelvemonth of gaming successful 2025!
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